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News & Articles

• WordCamp Europe 2021 (europe.wordcamp.org)
  Yet another year where we cannot travel to a new European host city, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a WordCamp Europe. This year’s event will be another great online event. We’ve heard your feedback and comments on last year’s WCEU Online and we took it to heart. It’s the second edition of WCEU Online, and it will take place 7-10 June 2021!
• GoDaddy Pro Will Kick off 2-Day Expand Event on April 27 (wptavern.com)
  GoDaddy Pro is launching its first virtual Expand event on April 27. The free-to-attend conference will focus on web professionals and will last until April 28.
• Where to Hire WordPress Developers? 9 of the Best Places in 2021 (www.codeinwp.com)
  As a site that specializes in WordPress resources, we’ve taken the time to research what’s out there in the world of popular WordPress job marketplaces. We’ll be walking through nine websites that have proven to be the best places to hire WordPress developers.
• PHP Compromised: What WordPress Users Need to Know (www.wordfence.com)
  
• Two Kinds of Customers (chrislema.com)
  
• WordPress 5.8 Pre-planning (make.wordpress.org)
  
• WordPress Vulnerability Report: March 2021, Part 4 (ithemes.com)
  
• Survey of Web Accessibility Practitioners #3 Results (webaim.org)
  
• Understanding eCommerce Trends: Microservices Architecture (wpengine.com)
  

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Plugin News

• Best Polylang WooCommerce Alternative? TranslatePress Does It All for Free (translatepress.com)
  Looking for some viable Polylang WooCommerce alternatives? You’re in the right place! We have one such alternative for you here. In this post, we show you what the main challenges are when building a multilingual WooCommerce store, how Polylang tackles them, and why considering TranslatePress as an alternative might be a good choice for many users.
• 10up Releases Convert to Blocks to Support Safe Migrations to The WordPress Block Editor (10up.com)
  Convert to Blocks is a new WordPress plugin that automatically converts existing classic content to blocks when a page or post needs to be edited. The plugin works upon activation, with no configuration needed and does nothing until an editor needs to update or edit an existing piece of content.
• Creating Tiled, Masonry, and Other Image Layouts With Meow Gallery (wptavern.com)
  
• Extendify Acquires Editor Plus, Introduces Commercial Templates in Its Plan To Improve Block Editing (wptavern.com)
  
• Why the GraphQL API Needs a Monorepo, and How it's Optimized (graphql-api.com)
  
• Facebook for WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Targets +500,000 Sites (www.searchenginejournal.com)
  

Theme News

• Michelle - A New Block Editor Compatible Theme (www.webmandesign.eu)
  Michelle is free block editor compatible accessibility ready WordPress theme ideal for any fast and inclusive website.
• FSE Outreach Round #4: Building a Restaurant-Themed Header With Gutenberg’s Site Editor (wptavern.com)
  

Tutorials

• How to Set Up WooCommerce Role-Based Pricing (2021) (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  Looking for a solution to set up WooCommerce role-based pricing on your store? WooCommerce doesn’t include a built-in feature to handle role-based pricing, but you can easily add this functionality using a plugin, which is the focus of this post.
• Intro to Gutenberg Block Development (learn.wordpress.org)
  With WordPress moving more and more into the world of blocks, knowing how to build your own blocks has become valuable knowledge. However, if you are a plugin or theme developer, you might not be sure where to start. This workshop will serve as a guide to building your first block.
• So You Want to Make Block Patterns? (wordpress.org)
  
• How to Stop WordPress Spam: The Ultimate Guide (ithemes.com)
  
• How to Build a Single-Page Content Aggregator Website (wpmayor.com)
  
• How to Duplicate Pages, Posts, and Other Content in WordPress (wpbuffs.com)
  
• WordPress Permissions: Learn What They Are and Their Optimal Settings (kinsta.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• Thomas Fanelli | WPCoffeeTalk (anchor.fm)
  
• Best of Matt Report March 2021 | Matt Report (mattreport.com)
  
• Talking Full Site Editing with Matías Ventura | WP Briefing (wordpress.org)
  
• How to Fix Error 404 Not Found on Your WordPress Site | Kinsta (youtu.be)
  
• The Future of “Single” WordPress Plugin Devs, Thoughts On Jobs | Post Status Excerpt (poststatus.com)
  
• Tried & Tested Tools to Boost Your WordPress Plugin & Theme Business | Freemius Experts Corner (youtu.be)
  
• Growing Awesome Niche Community Sites with WordPress featuring Moni Jefferson | Press This Podcast (torquemag.io)