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Review Signal Publishes 2022 WordPress and WooCommerce Hosting Performance Benchmarks
Posted by WP Tavern on July 25, 2022 at 8:15 pm

Review Signal Publishes 2022 WordPress and WooCommerce Hosting Performance Benchmarks

Kevin Ohashi from Review Signal has published the 2022 WordPress and WooCommerce hosting performance benchmarks. These benchmarks are some of the most…
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SiteCare Acquires Maintainn from WebDevStudios
Posted by WP Tavern on July 25, 2022 at 12:00 pm

SiteCare Acquires Maintainn from WebDevStudios

More consolidation is happening in the WordPress maintenance services space, as SiteCare announced it has acquired Maintainn, a long-time competitor, from WebDevStudios….
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Gutenberg 13.7 Expands Custom Template Capabilities, Adds Estimated Reading Time to Info Panel
Posted by WP Tavern on July 22, 2022 at 11:48 am

Gutenberg 13.7 Expands Custom Template Capabilities, Adds Estimated Reading Time to Info Panel

Gutenberg 13.7 was released this week with major updates to full-site editing (FSE) capabilities that expand custom template creation. Users can now…
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WordPress Accessibility Day 2022 Opens Call for Speakers and Sponsors
Posted by WP Tavern on July 22, 2022 at 10:45 am

WordPress Accessibility Day 2022 Opens Call for Speakers and Sponsors

WordPress Accessibility Day, a free, 24-hour virtual event, is set for November 2-3, 2022. The event was first founded in 2020 and…
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WordPress.com Makes Major Unannounced Pricing Changes, Slashes Free Storage Limits
Posted by WP Tavern on July 21, 2022 at 8:19 pm

WordPress.com Ends Recent Pricing Experiment, Reverts to Previous Model

WordPress.com has ended the pricing experiment it began at the beginning of April. The company announced today that it is rolling back…
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WordPress Themes Directory Launches Pattern Previews in Beta
Posted by WP Tavern on July 21, 2022 at 6:16 pm

WordPress Themes Directory Launches Pattern Previews in Beta

Meta contributors have turned on a new feature in WordPress.org theme listings that allows visitors to preview themes’ bundled patterns. A grid…
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Bright Mode: A New Block Theme with Vibrant Colors, Patterns, and Custom Block Styles
Posted by WP Tavern on July 20, 2022 at 12:31 pm

Bright Mode: A New Block Theme with Vibrant Colors, Patterns, and Custom Block Styles

Brian Gardner, founder of StudioPress and co-creator of the Genesis Framework, has a new block theme in the directory called Bright Mode….
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#35 – Akshat Choudhary on the State of WordPress Security
Posted by WP Tavern on July 20, 2022 at 7:26 am

#35 – Akshat Choudhary on the State of WordPress Security

On the podcast today we have Akshat Choudhary. Akshat is the Founder and CEO of BlogVault, MalCare, WP Remote and Airlift. These…
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WordPress Design Contributors Propose Shipping a Curated Set of Style Variations Instead of a New Default Theme
Posted by WP Tavern on July 19, 2022 at 9:16 pm

WordPress Design Contributors Propose Shipping a Curated Set of Style Variations Instead of a New Default Theme

WordPress design contributors are cooking up a new idea for this year’s default theme release that would put the spotlight on style…
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Poe: A Bold New Portfolio Theme with 30+ Block Patterns and 10 Style Variations
Posted by WP Tavern on July 19, 2022 at 3:09 pm

Poe: A Bold New Portfolio Theme with 30+ Block Patterns and 10 Style Variations

The WordPress Themes Directory is sitting at 99 block themes today and will soon cross a major milestone. This momentum has been…
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