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News & Articles

• What’s a WordPress “Developer?” (cdn.poststatus.com)
  Ten years ago this topic was reliable clickbait for “WP-Drama” and serious chest thumping. It was often expressed as “who counts” or “who deserves to be called a developer?” (Emphasis on exclusivity by men who resemble each other.) “Will the real developers please stand up?” A lot has changed in a decade.
• WP 6.0 ”Arturo” Contribution Stats (jeanbaptisteaudras.com)
  519 people from at least 53 countries and 134 identified companies contributed to WordPress 6.0. Worth noting that 129 people contributed to WordPress Core for the very first time! That’s around 25% of the total number of contributors.
• WordPress.com Announces New Starter Plan For $5/Month (wptavern.com)
  WordPress.com announced a new “Starter” plan for customers that bridges the pricing gap between the free plan and its $15/month Pro plan. The Starter plan is $5/month and includes a custom domain name, along with 6GB storage, and the ability to use payment collection blocks (Donations Form, Premium Content, and Payment Button).
• Ignore Full Site Editing (masterwp.com)
  
• Optimize Crawling, for the Environment (joost.blog)
  
• WordPress Vulnerability Report – June 1, 2022 (ithemes.com)
  
• The WooExpert Program is Back: Exclusive Opportunities to Grow Your Agency (woocommerce.com)
  

Plugin News

• 5 Best WordPress Class and Course Registration Plugins with Tons of Customizations (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  If you want to build a form for class registration or sell a course, then all you need is a WordPress class registration plugin. However, the problem of plenty is very real with WordPress. You have tens of options for pretty much any functionality you want to add to your site. So we are going to make the choice easy for you by reviewing the 5 best WordPress class and course registration plugins in this post.
• LottieFiles Releases Official WordPress Plugin (wptavern.com)
  LottieFiles, a company that hosts thousands of Lottie animations and helps designers create and test their animations, has just released an official plugin for WordPress. The company recently raised $37M in a Series B round, passed three million users on its website, and is investing in making motion design more accessible.
• Transparency Report of May 2022 | Print My Blog (printmy.blog)
  
• Gutenberg 13.3 Introduces Experimental Table of Contents Block (wptavern.com)
  
• Jetpack Goes Modular With More Features Now Available as Individual Plugins (wptavern.com)
  
• Groundhogg Acquires HollerBox, A Powerful Popup & Lead Generation WordPress Plugin! (www.groundhogg.io)
  

Tutorials

• Membership Site vs Subscription Site: Which One Is Right for You? (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  Are you looking to sell premium content to your audience in exchange for a fee? Not sure whether to create a membership vs subscription site? While both membership and subscription sites offer a way to charge users for accessing premium content, deciding on the right one can be difficult, especially if you don’t know the main differences between the two. In this article, we’ll explore some of the key differences between a membership vs subscription website.
• Google Translate Website Widget Discontinued: What’s the Alternative? (translatepress.com)
  Yes, the Google Translate website widget has been discontinued. Now what? In this short guide, we’re going to explain why the widget by Google Translate isn’t available to the wider public anymore, who can still use it, and what to do as an alternative for anyone who doesn’t meet Google’s current requirements for use.
• How to Create a Website in 10 Easy Steps (wpastra.com)
  
• WooCommerce Function of the Week: add_fee (poststatus.com)
  
• The WordPress Error Guide: How to Solve Them Easily (wpmarmite.com)
  
• How to Create Block Theme Patterns in WordPress 6.0 (css-tricks.com)
  
• How to Use WordPress StyleSheets(Stylelint) Coding Standards (wp-punk.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• An Open Source Reading List | WP Briefing (wordpress.org)
  
• A Preview of WCEU 2022 | Post Status Excerpt (poststatus.com)
  
• Gutenberg 13.2 and 13.3, WordPress 6.0 and More | Gutenberg Changelog (gutenbergtimes.com)
  
• Yoast Acquisition: Exiting CEO Marieke van de Rakt Shares Her Insights for WordPressers in 2022 | Freemius (youtu.be)