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News & Articles

• State of the Word 2022 (wordpress.org)
  Mark your calendars; it’s almost time for State of the Word 2022! This year’s event will take place in person in New York City and live-streamed via various WordPress.org social media platforms. 
• WordPress Developer Blog Is in Public Beta (make.wordpress.org)
  Over the weekend, the new WordPress developer blog public came online in its beta stage.
• Digital Products with Discount - up to 45% OFF on TemplateMonster (www.templatemonster.com)
  As Black Friday Sale is not limited to one single day, TemplateMonster’s deals are on. You have a chance to grab up to 50% OFF on the whole assortment. These are valid till December 1, so make sure to get them now.
• The Enterprise (poststatus.com)
  
• The Future of GiveWP and the Block Editor (poststatus.com)
  
• New Tool Checks If Google Fonts Are Hosted Locally (wptavern.com)
  
• WordPress Vulnerability Report – November 23, 2022 (ithemes.com)
  
• Not Just for the Government: Using the NIST Framework to Secure WordPress (www.wordfence.com)
  
• StellarWP Releases Open-Source Libraries for Advanced WordPress Development (stellarwp.com)
  

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Plugin News

• TranslatePress Review: Easy Way to Make WordPress Multilingual (wpmayor.com)
  TranslatePress makes it very easy to create an SEO-friendly, easily navigable multilingual WordPress site. The visual translation interface is super simple to use, you can use manual translation or automatic translation from Google Translate or DeepL and all of your translation data still stays on your own server and in your site’s database.
• Jetpack Search Adds Free Tier and 3-Month Free Trial (wptavern.com)
  Jetpack Search, a plugin that enhances WordPress’ search capabilities, has added a free tier and a three-month free trial to what was previously only available as a paid upgrade. The plugin uses WordPress.com’s infrastructure to provide instant, more relevant search results without reloading the page, with real-time indexing, integration with WooCommerce, spelling correction, and more.
• Gutenberg vs Elementor: Which is Better in 2022? (rockythemes.com)
  
• The 10 Best WordPress Podcast Plugins Compared (barn2.com)
  
• SEOKEY: Test of the Plugin to Optimize WordPress SEO (wpmarmite.com)
  
• WP Migrate 2.5 Released: High-Performance File Transfers for All (deliciousbrains.com)
  
• Breakdance Plugin Review: Is This the Best Elementor Alternative for WordPress? (wplift.com)
  
• BuddyPress 11.0.0 to Limit JavaScript and CSS Asset Loading to Community Pages Using a Filter (wptavern.com)
  

Theme News

• Astra Black Friday Sale 2022 - Biggest Discount &Giveaway (wpastra.com)
  

Tutorials

• How to Translate Webpages (for your WordPress Site or Any Other Website) (translatepress.com)
  If you spend any time on the internet these days, you will need to translate webpages at some point. Maybe you’re shopping at an online store hosted in another country, or there’s a white paper written in another language. Or, if you run your own site, you may want to make it more accessible to a global audience. We’ll show you a few different ways to translate web pages in this article. They’re all easy and free.
• Best Practices for Contact Forms - 15 Tips to Apply for Success in 2022 (tripetto.com)
  Forms can increase engagement, and your contact forms are central to this. This post will discuss some essential contact form best practices!
• Working with Multiple User Metadata Queries (thewpminute.com)
  
• How to Add A Search Bar in WordPress within Minutes (wedevs.com)
  
• How We Run Integration Tests for Our WP Plugin Using Lando and InstaWP (masterwp.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• All Things Open | Press the Issue (masterwp.com)
  
• Is WordPress Becoming Less 'Pluggable'? | The WP Minute (thewpminute.com)
  
• Tom Willmot on the Challenges and Opportunities Facing Enterprise WordPress | Post Status Draft (poststatus.com)
  
• Hannah Smith on Why We Need To Be Making Websites More Sustainable | WP Tavern Jukebox (wptavern.com)