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Millions of Tumblr blogs will move to the back-end powered by
WordPress, big move for sure! Also, new resources for WordPress funding,
security course, and Bricks showcase. Plus, check two upcoming online
events for WP users.
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- Funding WordPress… Dave Grey and Andrew Palmer have launched the FundWP Project
with a simple mission to secure consistent funding for WordPress with a
focus on transparency and accountability in gathering more funds.
- Expert Security Course… Nathan Ingram and Kathy Zant have released the MonsterSecure
– an expert-led security course the promises to equip WordPress agency
owners and freelancers with the essentials to stay safe from hackers.
- Bricks Sites Showcase… Barry Wirt has created a place for Bricks Builder users called Built with Bricks, which includes a listing of websites created with Bricks and more resources coming soon.
- WP Resource Listing… Aryan Chaurasia has launched the SelectWP WordPress resources listing website. It aims to help WordPress users discover the best plugins, services, tools, and resources.
Plugins: SureCart Support, SnapSection, Woo Shipping
New SureCart Addon… Nelson Miller has released the Support Portal addon
for the SureCart platform, which allows customers to request support
directly from their SureCart customer dashboard. This results in a
ticketing system with messaging and notifications within the SureCart
interface.
Share to Specific Post Section… Eduardo Capella has released a free SnapSection plugin
that allows quick sharing of a specific section of your blog post
content. It recognizes H3 headlines in your post, adds an ID, and give
direct link to copy and sharing to that specific location.
Shipping for Woo… Rafa Gallego has developed the Super Shipping for WooCommerce plugin, which promises an easy solution for creating advanced shipping rules on your WooCommerce store.
New Features: LMS and Builder Plugins
Drip Schedule Course… MemberPress has added a new built-in Course Content Dripping feature that allows you to set up drip schedule from within the curriculum builder that releases new lessons automatically.
MasterStudy LMS… the Pro Plus 4.5.0v has added Reports and Analytics
feature for a complete view of what is happening in your LMS. You can
access information separated into four tabs: revenue, engagement, users,
and reviews.
Droip Content Manager… Droip website builder has released a Content Manager Feature allowing you to design pages visually with dynamic content from custom fields, templates, and more.
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- Interesting Online Events… the team at InstaWP is all set for the AnyoneCanWP online event, one of its kind online hackathon for and by WordPress users. Also, Cloudways is back with the Prepathon 2024 online event to prepare you for the upcoming holiday season.
- Contributions & Feedback… Anne McCarthy is inviting collaborators for testing Block Bindings API explaining it in a video and playground setup. Kathryn Presner is looking forward to your feedback for drawing new learners to the new Learn
WordPress website.
- More Gravatar Features… with the latest update you can add a custom header image
to your Gravatar profile. Also, you can display your digital business
card on the profile with mobile wallet cards for both iOS and Android.
- New in Gutenberg… 19.1v has added a new API to allow plugins
to register templates easily. It has also improved the image caption
style; the caption background intensity has been toned down.
- More Asian Speakers… in the last WordCamp Asia 2024, only 27% of
speakers were from Asia, 31% from EMEA, and 29% from America. Lawrence
Ladomery is exploring if there should be more Asian speakers at WordCamp Asia?
- WordCamps Action… WordCamp Europe 2025 has opened the call for organizers until August 31, 2024. WordCamp Malaysia 2024 has opened the call for speakers until September 16, 2024. Also, general and micro-sponsor tickets for WordCamp US 2024, scheduled for Sep 17, 2024, are still available.
- WP Milestones… Josh Kohlbach shared (LinkedIn) that the Wholesale Suite plugin has crossed the 1 million+ wholesale orders processing milestone in the last 12 months.
New: Woo Templates, Multilingual Menus, Upsell, Reviews
WooCommerce Templates… Builder Pro from Themify now includes
WooCommerce templates that does not require manual code, through a
collection of pre-made Cart & Checkout Templates offering different layouts.
Multilingual Menus… WPML GraphQL 1.1.0v has added support for multilingual menus and menu items, allowing you to filter menu queries by language or return menus in all languages.
Pre-purchase Upsell…
WPFunnels has added the ability to setup relevant upsells right before your customers complete their purchase. It also added integration with Drip service for automated campaigns.
Fetch More Reviews… Reviews Feed plugin by Smash Balloon has been updated to retrieve up to 100 historical
reviews from new Google and Yelp sources.
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Quick Bits
Tumblr Blogs to get WordPress power!
Automattic acquired the micro blogging platform Tumblr some time ago. Now, it plans to change the backend of Tumblr to WordPress, while the front-end would remain the same. Automattic has put up a page calling for talented engineers to join them for this massive level migration process.
Tumblr powered by WordPress, why not! It should be a good learning
process for everyone involved and even discover new opportunities on the
go. Also, with millions of Tumblr blogs going WordPress – that should
bump up the WordPress market share, maybe tip over 50% share?
Updates: FlyWP, MainWP, AIO Captcha, Admin Time
FlyWP Advanced Controls… FlyWP has introduced Granular Team Permission feature, allowing you to define custom roles, assign precise permissions, and manage access server-wide.
MainWP… 5.2v has upgraded REST API (v2) with enhanced capabilities
and easier API Key management with a new ‘Create API Key’ button. Also,
allows more control over updates, like ignore specific plugin/theme versions or schedule automatic updates.
AIO Captcha + TasteWP… All In One Captcha has announced collaboration with the TasteWP service enabling users to choose and configure the preferred captcha method with just a few clicks directly from the TasteWP interface.
Site Owner Admin… 2.1v has added a new welcome screen and an option to restrict admin user sessions to 1 hour, possibly a good security practice
for WordPress websites of clients.
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Upcoming Events
The WP Awards 2024: Nominations & Sponsorships is open.
Online Events:
September 10, 2024: Prepathon 2024 by Cloudways.
October 09, 2024: WordPress Accessibility Day 2024 event.
October 11, 2024: AnyoneCanWP Hackathon by InstaWP.
October 19, 2024: WordPress and Remote Work (Online) in Spanish.
Upcoming WordCamps:
September 05, 2024: WordCamp Jinja 2024 in Jinja City, Uganda.
September 17, 2024: WordCamp US 2024 in Portland, Oregon.
September 27, 2024: WordCamp Bretagne 2024 in France.
September 28, 2024: WordPress Diversity Day in Valencia, Spain.
September 28, 2024: WordCamp Nagpur 2024 in Maharashtra, India.
September 28, 2024: WordCamp Managua 2024 in Managua, Nicaragua.
October 04, 2024: WordCamp Gdynia 2024 in Gdynia , Poland.
October 05, 2024: WP Campus Connect in Ajmer, India.
October 11, 2024: WordCamp San José 2024 in Costa Rica.
October 12, 2024: WordCamp Karlsruhe 2024 in Germany.
October 18, 2024: Online
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By
Davinder Singh Kainth
A creative who Loves to Create Online Spaces powered by WordPress.
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