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News & Articles

• The Next Generation of WordCamps (make.wordpress.org)
  Especially in recent years, how the WordPress community meets has fundamentally changed. And, as more and more events are organized, several challenges have emerged, some we experienced even before the pandemic. To address these challenges, organizers, community deputies, and mentors have begun to discuss different ways of meeting.
• WordPress 6.2.1 RC1 is Now Available (make.wordpress.org)
  WordPress 6.2.1 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is available for testing! 6.2.1 RC1 features 19 fixes on Core as well as 10 fixes for the Block Editor.
• 2022 Annual Survey Results & Next Steps (wordpress.org)
  Each year, members of the WordPress community (users, site builders, extenders, and contributors) provide valuable feedback through an annual survey. For 2022, the survey received a comprehensive update, the first in six years.
• WordPress Contributors Discuss How Core Can Better Enable AI Innovation (wptavern.com)
  
• Gutenberg 15.7 Adds Site Logo Upload to Inspector Controls (wptavern.com)
  
• NameHero's WooCommerce Hosting: A Comprehensive Review (barn2.com)
  
• WordPress Vulnerability Report – May 10, 2023 (ithemes.com)
  
• WordPress Wins Big at The Webby Awards (wpengine.com)
  
• Building the WordPress Icon Library (www.briancoords.com)
  
• Speaking at WP Accessibility Day (2023.wpaccessibility.day)
  

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Plugin News

• A Look at the Free MemberPress Alternative: Paid Members Subscriptions (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  MemberPress is a popular WordPress plugin that enables you to create a membership site. However, the plugin has a few limitations such as a high price point. Therefore, you might prefer to find a MemberPress alternative that’s within your budget. Fortunately, Paid Member Subscriptions is a free MemberPress alternative that lets you sell subscriptions, offer free trials, paywall premium content, and more.
• Introducing the Ultimate WooCommerce Product Options Plugin (barn2.com)
  After identifying how much online shoppers hate having to click through to multiple product pages, Barn2 have launched a plugin which brings product selection to the main shop page. The WooCommerce Express Shop Page plugin lets you show quantity pickers and variation dropdowns directly on the shop and category pages, cutting out the product page to save the user time.
• Advanced Custom Fields Plugin Patches Reflected XSS Vulnerability (wptavern.com)
  
• A More Complete Alternative to Contact Form 7 for User Forms (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  
• 7 Best Membership Plugins for Elementor Websites 2023 (www.sitesaga.com)
  
• The 9 Top WordPress Restaurant Menu Plugins in 2023 (barn2.com)
  
• New Plugin: CoreSocial Pro 1.0 (www.dev4press.com)
  

Theme News

• Introducing Frost Version 1.0 (wpengine.com)
  Frost boasts a robust feature set that makes it the perfect choice for agencies seeking to create visually stunning and high-performing websites that set themselves apart.
• 11 Best Premium WordPress Themes in 2023 (Reviewed & Compared) (www.elegantthemes.com)
  

Tutorials

• How to Show Variations on Shop Pages in WooCommerce (barn2.com)
  Are your customers tired of visiting individual product pages trying to find the right variation of a product? In this article, we'll guide you on how to show variations directly on the shop page of WooCommerce with just a few clicks.
• A Native and Iterative Approach to Responsive Control in WordPress (olliewp.com)
  Now that users are diving deeper into block themes, one of the first hurdles they’re seeing is the lack of responsive controls in the WordPress UI. It’s a totally realistic expectation — virtually every other website builder has granular controls for adjusting styles for tablet and mobile views.
• How to Easily Create a Responsive Slider in WordPress (www.wpbeginner.com)
  
• How to Change Your WordPress Username (wpmarmite.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• Happy Anniversary, WordPress! | WP Briefing (wordpress.org)
  
• Explore One of the Coolest New Features of WordPress 6.2 | viewSource (viewsource.fm)
  
• Mark Westguard on Launching a Plugin Into an Already Competitive Market | WP Tavern Jukebox (wptavern.com)
  
• Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 12 | Post Status Podcasts (poststatus.com)
  
• 20 Years of WordPress: The Impact on Freelancers | The WP Minute (share.transistor.fm)