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News & Articles

• WordPress 5.9.3 Maintenance Release (wordpress.org)
  WordPress 5.9.3 is now available! This maintenance release features 9 bug fixes in Core and 10 bug fixes in the block editor. WordPress 5.9.3 is a short-cycle maintenance release. The next major release will be version 6.0.
• Why is WordPress.com Squeezing its Free Users? (masterwp.com)
  This week, WordPress.com released new pricing for its blogging and web-building solution – and, unfortunately, sparked outcry from community members who felt the new structure unfairly squeezed free users into upgrading to the $15/month plan.
• Google Discover: What Is It And How to Get Featured (stackdiary.com)
  Discover is a content promotion feature provided by Google for people who have opted-in to have their browsing activity tracked. Being featured in Google Discover can put your article in the spotlight of hundreds of thousands of people. In this article, we will share our approach to content writing as well as showcase two of our articles that got a total of 200,000 impressions from Discover.
• How We Landed on Vue.js for WP Wallet (masterwp.com)
  
• WordPress Vulnerability Report – April 6, 2022 (ithemes.com)
  
• Crafting the Ideal B2B WordPress Website With Elementor: Hive’s Case Study (elementor.com)
  
• How I Got Happier & More Productive: Actionable Tips for Busy WordPress Entrepreneurs (freemius.com)
  

Plugin News

• WebMan Design Launches Abs, Additional Styles for Native WordPress Blocks (wptavern.com)
  WebMan Design owner Oliver Juhas released the first version of the Abs – Additional block styles plugin on Monday. Unlike many block-related extensions, it does not offer any blocks of its own. Instead, it registers custom styles to enhance those packaged with core WordPress.
• Jetpack 10.8 Introduces QR Code Post Sharing, Adds Openverse Media Provider (wptavern.com)
  People have been asking if QR codes are dead for the past decade, but their relevancy has only increased as digital life becomes more vibrant. eMarketer forecasts that the number of US smartphone users scanning QR codes will increase from 83.4 million in 2022 to 99.5 million in 2025. In recognition of the many creative uses and utility of QR codes, the latest Jetpack release (10.8) introduces support for sharing posts via a QR code.
• Print My Blog - Transparency Report of March 2022 (printmy.blog)
  
• Improve Your Site’s Loading Speed with EWWW Image Optimizer (wpmarmite.com)
  
• Featured Cover Blocks and the Future of Binding Data to Generic WordPress Blocks (wptavern.com)
  
• WP Migrate 2.3 Released: Database-Less and Subsite-to-Subsite Migrations, Version Comparisons, and a New Name (deliciousbrains.com)
  

Theme News

• 15 Best Elementor Themes (and When to Use Them) (kinsta.com)
  
• 5 Fastest WordPress Themes for Your Website in 2022 (managewp.com)
  

Tutorials

• A Guide to WordPress Logout Redirects (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  Setting up WordPress logout redirects the right way can go a long way in helping you improve your website’s overall user experience. It also helps you stay on top of your user engagement since you would be able to make your users visit the pages you really want them to.
• How to Translate a Whole Page of Your Website (translatepress.com)
  If you’re looking for a way to translate a whole page from your website to another language, then we do have some good news for you. There’s at least a handful of methods you can use, and the best ones are completely free. In this post, we’re going to walk you through the process of how to translate a whole page of your website, how to translate multiple webpages at once, and even how to translate your entire website.
• How to Restrict Content in Elementor (Quick and Easy Tutorial) (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  
• How to Install and Use DevKinsta - Webinar (kinsta.com)
  
• WordPress User Roles and Permissions: The Essential Guide (ithemes.com)
  
• 12 Content Elements to Add to Your Website Footer (+Examples) (torquemag.io)
  
• How To Build Book and Book Review Cards with WordPress Blocks (wptavern.com)
  
• How to Build a WooCommerce Website With Elementor & Astra Theme (wpastra.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• WordPress Gets Meta(verse) | Torque’s Social Hour (torquemag.io)
  
• How to Create a Referral Program in WordPress | WPGears (wpgears.com)
  
• Chris Coyier Talks About Why He Sold CSS-Tricks | WP Tavern Jukebox (wptavern.com)
  
• Gutenberg 12.9, Example Repo, and Inline Tokens | Gutenberg Changelog (gutenbergtimes.com)
  
• Coming to a WordCamp Near You: A Return to In-Person WP Events | WP Briefing (wordpress.org)
  
• Finding Someone Else to Run Your Company w/ WP Buffs Founder Joe Howard | Matt Report (mattreport.com)