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News & Articles

• WordPress 5.8 Beta 1 (wordpress.org)
  WordPress 5.8 Beta 1 is now available for testing!
• Core Editor Improvement: Improve Your Workflow with List View (make.wordpress.org)
  As blocks increase, patterns emerge, and content creation gets easier, new solutions are needed to make complex content easy to navigate. List View is the latest and greatest to add to your toolbox when it comes to jumping between layers of content and nested blocks.
• The Fun Doesn’t Happen Without You: Volunteer For WordFest Live Today (www.wordfest.live)
  WordFest being a celebration of the community, and the Festival of WordPress, it is their volunteers who contributed to the success of the event. Register now to fill one of their many, varied roles. From emceeing in front of the camera to making the tech magic happen behind a computer, they’ve roles to fit every skill set.
• The 2021 WPMU DEV Survey (wpmudev.com)
  
• An App Store for WordPress (jonathanwold.com)
  
• Redesign of WordPress.org/News (make.wordpress.org)
  
• WordPress Vulnerability Report: June 2021, Part 2 (ithemes.com)
  
• The Best of Both Worlds: WordPress.com Managed Hosting (wordpress.com)
  
• WordPress Forced Updates vs Auto-Updates and Abusing User Defined Intent (noc.org)
  

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Plugin News

• Product Launch: Give Your Customers 5 Star Support (herothemes.com)
  Hero Themes have created a new user-friendly plugin that makes customer service more straightforward, faster, and more efficient.
• Create Per-Post Social Media Images With the Social Image Generator WordPress Plugin (wptavern.com)
  It was a bit of a low-key announcement when Daniel Post introduced Social Image Generator to the world in February via tweet. But, when you get repped by Chris Coyier of CSS-Tricks and the co-founder of WordPress uses your plugin (come on, Matt, set a default image), it means your product is on the right track.
• Jetpack Receives a Forced Update (poststatus.com)
  
• Plugin Rank – From Lockdown Side Project to My First Exit (polevaultweb.com)
  
• Open Invitation To Contribute to the WordPress Block Pattern Directory (wptavern.com)
  
• WPCodeBox – the Ultimate Code Snippet Solution to Help You Build Powerful WordPress Websites with Fewer Plugins (wp-content.co)
  

Theme News

• Blockbase: A Parent Theme for Block Themes (themeshaper.com)
  
• Spice Up Your Food or Recipe Blog With the Nutmeg WordPress Theme (wptavern.com)
  

Tutorials

• How to Setup a WooCommerce Membership Site (Free Plugin) (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  You can use a membership plugin with an ecommerce plugin and create an exclusive store for your members. The two plugins that make this possible? Paid Member Subscriptions and WooCommerce! In this tutorial, we’ll share reasons why you should consider setting up a WooCommerce membership site. We’ll also show you how to set it up with Paid Member Subscriptions and Woocommerce. Both of them have a powerful free version that will let you achieve all the steps we describe below.
• How to Clear WordPress Cache (Tutorial + Plugins) (wpbuffs.com)
  You’ve made major updates to your website, but they’re not showing up in real time… Now what? Before you panic, let us tell you the solution is likely simple! You may just need to clear WordPress cache and browser cache in order to see those new changes. In this guide, you’ll learn what cache is and why you may need to empty your WordPress cache.
• Your Complete Guide to WooCommerce Coupons (woocommerce.com)
  
• What is Keyword – A Comprehensive Guideline (wptechonline.com)
  
• How to Do a Security Audit of Your WordPress Site (ithemes.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• Finding the Good In Disagreement | WP Briefing (wordpress.org)
  
• Lindsay Halsey on Building Pathfinder SEO | Matt Report (mattreport.com)
  
• Brad Touesnard on the Acquisition of Advanced Custom Fields | Post Status Draft (poststatus.com)
  
• Nichola Stott on Running, Hiring and Evaluating an SEO Agency! | The Yoast SEO Podcast (yoast.com)
  
• Core Web Vitals, SEO Strategy & Referral Optimization (Melanie Phung, Orange Spark Digital) | The WPMRR WordPress Podcast (wpmrr.com)