Issue #19 Wait is Over - RankMath Pro, Free Kadence, New Owners

Over a period of time, Kadence Theme and Rank Math SEO plugin has built a good user base. Well, the wait is over for their users as Kadence theme’s free version makes debut, while Rank Math is finally launching the pro version. This and a lot of WordPress buzz, comparisons, and who bought whom in this issue.

IT BEGINS...
WordPress Black Friday Deals
Bookmark theWPweekly.com/bf for Black Friday Deals.

• Making Waves… the pro version of RankMath SEO plugin launches on Nov 09, 2020. Besides the plugin, buyers also get access to exclusive discounts from their partners (which happens to be other popular WordPress products).
  
  
• Good news… for Kadence theme users as the free theme version is now available in the official WordPress theme repository. It might soon rub shoulders with likes of Astra, OceanWP, GeneratePress on popular themes listing page.
  
  
• Comparisons… Mike has updated the comparison of top page builder plugins by CSS & JS files sizes for 2020, Oxygen and Beaver Builder shine at the top. While Jack Arturo lists top membership plugins for the WP Fusion platform.

1. Dev Focus… Project Huddle is now using refresh token rotation for cross-domain authentication. Also, noticed this – to spin up a WordPress install instance for free to taste WordPress easily!
   
   
2. In the News… LearnDash website has a new colorful look, their new logo design did raise a few heads in FB communities (which they seem to have modified now). And, Uncanny Automator plugin joins the WPBeginner growth fund.
   
   
3. More news… EIG (Endurance International Group) famous to acquire web hosting companies got acquired itself by Clearlake. Let’s see if this will disrupt web hosting space, again! And, a timely reminder about investing in the future of WordPress.
   
   
4. Blocks Life… Automattic added over 100 beautiful block patterns for WordPress.com users. Generate Blocks plugin added fancy shape dividers and gradient overlay features. And here is an update where full website editing is going with Gutenberg 9.3 release.

• EDD added auto-updates support for licensing extension.
• MailPoet gets better with new form editor & other features.
• LifterLMS free broke the 2,780 downloads a day milestone.
• Oxygen 3.6 released with edit mode, custom units, & more.
• A series to build an online booking website with Meta Box.
• Joe Casabona launched a podcast for WP Year in a Review.
• WordCamp Finland 2020 on Nov 12 for good online learning.
• Clarity from Microsoft is here, a Google Analytics competitor.

The new auto-update feature in WordPress got users thinking and with recent auto-update accidentally adding alpha version stuff, thinking gone deeper. Moving to address this, here is how the option to disable auto-updates will look in WordPress 5.6 version and the developer focussed discussion to hide it.

• theWPWeekly.com/bf for Black Friday 2020 WordPress Deals.
• New $49 LTD of Elements Kit addon for Elementor users.
• WP 301 redirects plugin available for free on Appsumo.
• FluentCRM LTD offer for lifetime usage on your websites.
• Discounted yearly pricing for Kadence Theme & Blocks plugin.
• New LTD of Modern Events Calendar for online bookings.
• Get 18% off on SliceWP Affiliates Plugin, code HAPPY18
• Agency Bundle discount of 3 plugins by Page Builder Framework.
• ReviewX early bird offer from $34.5, for WooCommerce Reviews.
• Qubely is the first blocks plugin to offer a lifetime deal at $49.
• Fancy Instagram photos display, Spotlight is getting attention.

Support by sharing this with your geeky WordPress friends using buttons below. Get to read this first by signing up for Free Email Newsletter once a week. Also, connect on Twitter and on Facebook for instant daily updates. This content may contain affiliate links, read the disclosure for more.

Did someone share this via email?
Get Daily updates on social media or Subscribe via Email
Twitter / Facebook / Subscribe

By
Davinder Singh Kainth
A creative who Loves to Create Online Spaces powered by WordPress.

Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn