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News & Articles

• The Road Ahead: What’s in Store for WordPress for the Rest of 2020? (wptavern.com)
  Full-site editing, automatic theme and plugin updates, global styles, and more await. With the release of WordPress 5.4 and an open call version 5.5 tickets, it is time to peer into the future and catch a glimpse of what is to come. It is shaping up to be an exciting year thus far.
• WP FeedBack Online Summit (wpfeedback.co)
  Go behind the scenes with 30+ world-class WordPress agency owners, developers & marketers and discover how to scale your WP agency or freelance business by attracting high-paying clients and building recurring revenue.
• State of the Meetup Under Lockdown (wptavern.com)
  Even if handshakes are replaced with elbow bumps, and we learn to stop touching our faces and to sneeze into our shirts, we need a place to go where we can assemble to keep the polis lively. Change is inevitable, and there’s nothing new about “new normals,” but we don’t do ourselves any favors by canceling what we know works best.
• WordPress Vulnerability Roundup: April 2020, Part 1 (ithemes.com)
  
• Why You Should Stop Using Google Analytics on Your Website (plausible.io)
  
• The JavaScript for WordPress Conference (javascriptforwp.com)
  
• 10 Largest Web Hosting Companies in 2020 (Based on Data From 4 Independent Sources) (www.codeinwp.com)
  
• WordPress Sites Using WooCommerce Targeted by Credit Card Skimmers (siliconangle.com)
  

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Plugin News

• Gutenberg 7.9 Adds Gradients to More Blocks, Extra Typography Controls, and New Patterns (wptavern.com)
  For Gutenberg junkies, the three-week wait between major releases has been rough, especially during this time when many are looking for new things to fill the gaps in our social calendars. Not to fret, the team dropped version 7.9 of the plugin yesterday. This release includes several goodies such as new typography-related controls for blocks, extra patterns for testing, and even more work toward a lighter DOM for theme authors.
• Block-a-saurus Embeds a Side-Scrolling T-Rex Game via the Block Editor (wptavern.com)
  Currently, Block-a-saurus is still sitting at version 1.0. However, Koppenhaver has plans to add extra features to the plugin, such as saving high scores for logged-in users and potentially making the game playable in the backend. The holdup with admin-side playing is some JavaScript conflicts with the native Gutenberg controls.
• 5 Best RSVP Plugins for WordPress Websites (www.elegantthemes.com)
  
• How to Bulk Edit WooCommerce Coupons (www.webtoffee.com)
  
• Turn Off Gutenberg Blocks You Don’t Use since Getwid Version 1.5.3 (motopress.com)
  
• Let WooCommerce Customers Login through Social, PayPal or Amazon (bobwp.com)
  

Tutorials

• How To Customize WooCommerce Registration Form (2020 Ultimate Guide) (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  Customizing the WooCommerce registration form in WordPress is something you should consider doing if you want to get more from your WooCommerce store and from the customer registration process. The WooCommerce plugin comes with a registration form built-in, which collects basic information about your new users. But if you customize it using the Profile Builder Pro plugin, you can collect the exact information you need and make the registration process a better experience for your customers.
• How to Create a WordPress Custom Menu (In 4 Steps) (wpbuffs.com)
  Your WordPress menu is essentially a map of your website. When it's well designed, customers can use it to browse your site with ease to find exactly what they're looking for. In this post, we'll introduce you to WordPress custom menus and walk you through how to create one in four easy steps. We'll also show you how to remove a page from your menu, then finish up with some frequently asked questions (FAQs).
• WordPress User Roles: What They Are & How To Add Them To Your Website (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  
• How to Create an Online Ordering System for Restaurants (iconicwp.com)
  
• What is a WAF? – Website Application Security Explained (premium.wpmudev.org)
  
• A Practical Guide to Writing technical Specs (stackoverflow.blog)
  
• Stop Outsmarting Yourself: Simplify WordPress Development (1stwebdesigner.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• Vanessa Van Edwards on Navigating the Virtual Workplace in Stressful Times | Distributed.blog (distributed.blog)
  
• Danny Rubio | Hallway Chats (hallwaychats.com)
  
• WordPress Stuff We Love | WPwatercooler (www.wpwatercooler.com)
  
• WPMRR Top Tips on Acquisitions and Being Acquired | WPMRR (wpmrr.com)
  
• Getting SASSy During COVID-19 with Tracy Rotton | Women in WP (womeninwp.com)
  
• Matt Mullenweg with Sam Harris on Distributed Work’s Five Levels of Autonomy | Distributed.blog (distributed.blog)