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News & Articles

• Is WordPress Pushing Freelancers Away? (thewpminute.com)
  The Classic Editor is out, Gutenberg is in. Old school themes are being eschewed in favor of block themes and Full Site Editing (FSE). Whether these developments are good or bad is up to each of us to decide. But either way, things aren’t the same. All of this makes us think about freelancers old and new. How do we old-timers adjust to the “new” WordPress? And, for those who are just starting, are these new features positive or negative?
• Ukraine Universities Hacked As Russian Invasion Started (www.wordfence.com)
  Wordfence protects over 8,000 websites in Ukraine. In addition to the more than 300 universities they protect in Ukraine, they also protect private, government, military, and police websites. This gives them insight into attacks targeting Ukraine. In this post, the team explain how they arrived at the conclusions above, and they provide supporting data, explanations, and visuals.
• WordPress Multisite Is Still a Valuable and Often Necessary Tool (wptavern.com)
  Rob Howard rocked the boat last week in calling for the deprecation of WordPress multisite in the latest MasterWP newsletter. He argued that “the brave and noble add-on is no longer necessary or valuable to developers.” The responses via Twitter were swift and in disagreement.
• The WordPress Web Fonts API Has Arrived (wptavern.com)
  
• WordPress Vulnerability Report – March 2, 2022 (ithemes.com)
  
• The Million Dollar WordPress Page, An Experiment (layerwp.com)
  
• Tech Meetups: The Ones Worth Leaving Your House For (masterwp.com)
  
• Elementor Cloud Website: All-in-One Website Creation Solution (elementor.com)
  
• The Kyiv Independent Seeks Donations to Continue Critical Ukrainian News Coverage (wptavern.com)
  

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Plugin News

• WPExperts Acquires Post SMTP Plugin (wptavern.com)
  WPExperts, a Pakistan and Egypt-based WordPress development agency with more than 120 employees, has acquired the Post SMTP plugin from its former developer, Yehuda Hassine. This is the agency’s second acquisition this year, after picking up Rich Tabor’s Login Designer plugin in January.
• 12 Best WordPress Translation Plugins Compared (2022) (www.isitwp.com)
  WordPress doesn’t have a built-in translation option to serve a website in different languages. However, there are powerful WordPress plugins that can help translate your site effortlessly. In this article, we reveal the best WordPress translation plugins. We’ll review their features, pricing, and cons so you can pick the one that’s best for you.
• Easier Ad Management with the Advanced Ads Plugin (wpmayor.com)
  
• Cache Miss and Cache Hit: When They Occur (& How to Increase Cache Hit Ratio) (nitropack.io)
  

Theme News

• 16 Fastest WordPress Themes in 2022 (Based on Thorough Testing) (kinsta.com)
  

Tutorials

• What Is Google Cloud Hosting for WordPress? (elementor.com)
  Tired of having problems with your website hosting provider's speed, security, and reliability? Maybe it's time to switch to Google Cloud Platform for WordPress. In this post, we will help you make an informed decision about GCP and discuss two methods for installing WordPress on it.
• How to Improve Your Google Core Web Vitals Scores in WordPress (5 Tips) (torquemag.io)
  There are a variety of steps you can take to improve your Core Web Vitals scores and optimize your WordPress website. Doing so will not only enhance the experience for your users, but can also boost your positioning in search engine results. In this post, we’ll start by briefly discussing the importance of optimizing your WordPress site for the Core Web Vitals. Then we’ll provide you with five key tips you can use to improve your scores.
• Building Sidebars With the Site Editor (learn.wordpress.org)
  
• How to Set Up Passwordless Login in WordPress (profilepress.net)
  
• A Detailed Checklist to Boost Your On-Page SEO (www.elegantthemes.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• Full Site Editor for Agencies | WPwatercooler (wpwatercooler.com)
  
• Running A WordPress Business | Post Status Excerpt (poststatus.com)
  
• Artificial Intelligence for WordPress | Matt Report (mattreport.com)
  
• The Current State of Updating WordPress | kitchensinkWP (kitchensinkwp.com)
  
• The State Of WordPress Admin Notifications | Post Status Comments (poststatus.com)
  
• Jonathan Bossenger on Cleaning Up WordPress Notifications | WP Tavern Jukebox (wptavern.com)
  
• Avoiding Time-Killing Tech Debt on WordPress Builds with Jon Martin | Press This (torquemag.io)