The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 22nd May 2023
Another week, and we’re bringing you the latest WordPress news from the last seven days, including…
- Firstly, there’s no ‘This Week in WordPress’ show this week, or next week. Sorry about that!
- WordPress 6.2.2 is released rather quickly!
- Gutenberg 15.8 adds Pages menu and Revisions UI.
- What’s coming in WordPress 6.3? There’s some possible options discussed.
- What is the Interactivity API, and how can you use it?
- Loads of AI news (as always) as well!
Another week, and we’re bringing you the latest WordPress news from the last seven days, including…
WordPress Core
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wordpress.org The 6.2.2 minor release addresses 1 bug and 1 security issue. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 5.9 have also been updated… |
wordpress.org
The 6.2.2 minor release addresses 1 bug and 1 security issue. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 5.9 have also been updated…
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wptavern.com Gutenberg 15.8 was released with some exciting features that were included in the tentative WordPress 6.3 roadmap. Users are getting closer to a more unified content editing experience with the addition of the Pages menu to the Site Editor… |
wptavern.com
Gutenberg 15.8 was released with some exciting features that were included in the tentative WordPress 6.3 roadmap. Users are getting closer to a more unified content editing experience with the addition of the Pages menu to the Site Editor…
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make.wordpress.org This post is the twenty-third call for testing as part of the Full Site Editing Outreach Program… |
make.wordpress.org
This post is the twenty-third call for testing as part of the Full Site Editing Outreach Program…
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wptavern.com WordPress’ Performance Team has published a summary of a core performance analysis they completed in order to identify and prioritize areas for improvement… |
wptavern.com
WordPress’ Performance Team has published a summary of a core performance analysis they completed in order to identify and prioritize areas for improvement…
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wptavern.com The WordPress 6.3 development cycle has begun and work is already underway on an ambitious list of features that will debut in the upcoming major release. It will cap off Phase 2 of the Gutenberg project, with an emphasis on polishing customization features and making them easier to use… |
wptavern.com
The WordPress 6.3 development cycle has begun and work is already underway on an ambitious list of features that will debut in the upcoming major release. It will cap off Phase 2 of the Gutenberg project, with an emphasis on polishing customization features and making them easier to use…
Community
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wptavern.com The Interactivity API is the main focus of the podcast today, and if you’re working with blocks and dynamically displaying data, this is sure to be of interest to you… |
wptavern.com
The Interactivity API is the main focus of the podcast today, and if you’re working with blocks and dynamically displaying data, this is sure to be of interest to you…
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wpbuilds.com Get 20% off WS Form, click this button and use code “WPBuilds” This is the forth in a series of 6 webinars in which WS Form founder and developer… |
wpbuilds.com
Get 20% off WS Form, click this button and use code “WPBuilds” This is the forth in a series of 6 webinars in which WS Form founder and developer…
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wptavern.com Today is a little bit of a departure for the podcast. It’s an episode all about the last 20 years of WordPress… |
wptavern.com
Today is a little bit of a departure for the podcast. It’s an episode all about the last 20 years of WordPress…
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wptavern.com Automattic has published a new project called wp-now that creates a local development environment in seconds. The tool is a NodeJS app that is powered by WordPress Playground, an experimental project that uses WebAssembly (WASM) to run WordPress in the browser… |
wptavern.com
Automattic has published a new project called wp-now that creates a local development environment in seconds. The tool is a NodeJS app that is powered by WordPress Playground, an experimental project that uses WebAssembly (WASM) to run WordPress in the browser…
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poststatus.com Part of good web design is informed decision-making for WordPress accessibility. Focusing on accessibility will enhance your website’s UX and improve SEO… |
poststatus.com
Part of good web design is informed decision-making for WordPress accessibility. Focusing on accessibility will enhance your website’s UX and improve SEO…
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ithemes.com May 27, 2023 marks a major milestone in digital publishing history: the 20th anniversary of the first official public release of WordPress… |
ithemes.com
May 27, 2023 marks a major milestone in digital publishing history: the 20th anniversary of the first official public release of WordPress…
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masterwp.com The case for an all-underrepresented WordCamp organizing team… |
masterwp.com
The case for an all-underrepresented WordCamp organizing team…
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europe.wordcamp.org Introducing WP Connect, the new name for WP Café.For years now, WordCamp Europe has hosted a great community-based event called WP Café. It was a space where attendees can join informal, guided conversations about specific topics, while drinking coffee, tea, or other favourite beverages together… |
europe.wordcamp.org
Introducing WP Connect, the new name for WP Café.For years now, WordCamp Europe has hosted a great community-based event called WP Café. It was a space where attendees can join informal, guided conversations about specific topics, while drinking coffee, tea, or other favourite beverages together…
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wordpress.tv In this presentation Adam Zielinski, a member of the development team that created WordPress Playground, introduces this exciting new implementation and also demonstrates it… |
wordpress.tv
In this presentation Adam Zielinski, a member of the development team that created WordPress Playground, introduces this exciting new implementation and also demonstrates it…
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docs.google.com We are excited to gather valuable information to help web agencies and freelancers build WordPress websites faster… |
docs.google.com
We are excited to gather valuable information to help web agencies and freelancers build WordPress websites faster…
Plugins / Themes / Blocks
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wptavern.com A new MariaDB Health Checks plugin is now available on WordPress.org, thanks to the efforts of contributors involved in the 2023 CloudFest Hackathon which took place in Germany… |
wptavern.com
A new MariaDB Health Checks plugin is now available on WordPress.org, thanks to the efforts of contributors involved in the 2023 CloudFest Hackathon which took place in Germany…
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maxiblocks.com Unlock your site’s potential with Maxi Blocks – a free, open-source page builder offering a vast template library, 13K designer icons, and 100 style cards… |
maxiblocks.com
Unlock your site’s potential with Maxi Blocks – a free, open-source page builder offering a vast template library, 13K designer icons, and 100 style cards…
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rosswintle.uk The experimental “command center” is coming to WordPress core. What do I think of it? And what does it mean for my own “command palette” product, Turbo Admin…? |
rosswintle.uk
The experimental “command center” is coming to WordPress core. What do I think of it? And what does it mean for my own “command palette” product, Turbo Admin…?
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youtube.com In this episode, co-hosts Paul Halfpenny (CTO & Founder of Filter) and Nathan Wrigley (of WP Tavern) are joined by Lucy Collins (Director of Web Usability) to discuss the important topic of web accessibility… |
youtube.com
In this episode, co-hosts Paul Halfpenny (CTO & Founder of Filter) and Nathan Wrigley (of WP Tavern) are joined by Lucy Collins (Director of Web Usability) to discuss the important topic of web accessibility…
Deals
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powerpackelements.com Extend Elementor with over 70+ creative, unique Elementor widgets and 200+ templates. Get PowerPack Addons for Elementor now! |
powerpackelements.com
Extend Elementor with over 70+ creative, unique Elementor widgets and 200+ templates. Get PowerPack Addons for Elementor now!
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wperp.com View detailed WP ERP Pricing. Get the features you need for HR, CRM & Accounting brought to you by the best open source & web ERP plugin for WP sites… |
wperp.com
View detailed WP ERP Pricing. Get the features you need for HR, CRM & Accounting brought to you by the best open source & web ERP plugin for WP sites…
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wpbuilds.com Find WordPress Deals on the WP Builds Deals Page.It’s like Black Friday, but every day of the year. Search and filter deals from your favourite WordPress companies. |
wpbuilds.com
Find WordPress Deals on the WP Builds Deals Page.It’s like Black Friday, but every day of the year. Search and filter deals from your favourite WordPress companies.
Security
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woocommerce.com Suggestions for the very first steps you should take to make your WooCommerce store safe, secure, and protected from potential threats… |
woocommerce.com
Suggestions for the very first steps you should take to make your WooCommerce store safe, secure, and protected from potential threats…
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ithemes.com Each week, we report the latest vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins and themes. Vulnerable WordPress plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress sites get hacked… |
ithemes.com
Each week, we report the latest vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins and themes. Vulnerable WordPress plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress sites get hacked…
WP Builds
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wpbuilds.com Today on the podcast we have Arnas Donauskas, who is a Product Owner at Hostinger. He’s on the show to talk about something that I’m sure that we’ve all felt before… that feeling of not being sure that WordPress is the project that it once was, that the future is not what you’d like, and how you can move on and work on the web with something else… |
wpbuilds.com
Today on the podcast we have Arnas Donauskas, who is a Product Owner at Hostinger. He’s on the show to talk about something that I’m sure that we’ve all felt before… that feeling of not being sure that WordPress is the project that it once was, that the future is not what you’d like, and how you can move on and work on the web with something else…
Jobs
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wpbuilds.com Post a Job If you know of a job in the WordPress community, please feel free to post it here… |
wpbuilds.com
Post a Job If you know of a job in the WordPress community, please feel free to post it here…
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jobs.wordpress.net Trew Knowledge is a fast-paced, and rapidly growing digital marketing agency focused on world-class, innovative solutions for some of the world’s largest Brands. We specialize in WordPress and WordPress VIP development, digital strategy, UX/UI design… |
jobs.wordpress.net
Trew Knowledge is a fast-paced, and rapidly growing digital marketing agency focused on world-class, innovative solutions for some of the world’s largest Brands. We specialize in WordPress and WordPress VIP development, digital strategy, UX/UI design…
Not WordPress, but useful anyway…
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blog.google We’re starting with an experiment in Search Labs called SGE, Search Generative Experience, which uses generative AI… |
blog.google
We’re starting with an experiment in Search Labs called SGE, Search Generative Experience, which uses generative AI…
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bleepingcomputer.com Highly realistic AI-generated images depicting an explosion near the Pentagon that went viral on Twitter caused the stock market to dip briefly earlier today… |
bleepingcomputer.com
Highly realistic AI-generated images depicting an explosion near the Pentagon that went viral on Twitter caused the stock market to dip briefly earlier today…
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arstechnica.com IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says he could see 30% of back-office functions replaced by AI over 5 years… |
arstechnica.com
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says he could see 30% of back-office functions replaced by AI over 5 years…
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theverge.com OpenAI is trying to get ahead of AI regulation… |
theverge.com
OpenAI is trying to get ahead of AI regulation…
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inclusive-components.design Some of the components I’ve explored here have specific standardized requirements in order to work as expected. Tab interfaces, for example, have a prescribed structure and a set of interaction behaviors as mandated by the WAI-ARIA specification… |
inclusive-components.design
Some of the components I’ve explored here have specific standardized requirements in order to work as expected. Tab interfaces, for example, have a prescribed structure and a set of interaction behaviors as mandated by the WAI-ARIA specification…
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blog.digital-danielle.com Worried about Google’s generative AI search? My initial thoughts on SGE should ease your concerns… |
blog.digital-danielle.com
Worried about Google’s generative AI search? My initial thoughts on SGE should ease your concerns…
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kinsta.com Learn how to get started with Kinsta’s REST API, a powerful tool you can use to access and interact with your Kinsta account and projects… |
kinsta.com
Learn how to get started with Kinsta’s REST API, a powerful tool you can use to access and interact with your Kinsta account and projects…
