During a Q&A session at WordCamp Europe 2020 online, Matt Mullenweg mentioned that Gutenberg contributors were considering dual licensing for embedding Gutenberg in mobile apps, along with the requirement that they would need to get an agreement from all contributors. WordPress mobile engineer Maxime Biais has just published a proposal for discussion, recommending dual licensing the editor under GPL v2.0 …
How To Accurately Test Your WordPress Host (For Free)
Take a behind the scenes look at how we performance-tested our hosting against some of the biggest WordPress hosts on the web. What started as a simple in-house exercise to see how our hosting measured up, quickly turned into a fascinating journey of self-discovery. A journey we’ve decided to share with you, dear blog readers. After all, we pride ourselves …
Matt Mullenweg and Jamstack Community Square Off, Making Long-Term Bets on the Predominant Architecture for the Web
Over the past two weeks, Matt Mullenweg and Jamstack community leaders have forged a new rivalry, after Mullenweg told The New Stack that he sees Jamstack as “a regression for the vast majority of the people adopting it.” “The usability and functionality is actually lower,” Mullenweg said to Richard MacManus in an email. “Even rebuilding sites in Jamstack harkens back …
Matt Mullenweg Clarifies Jamstack Remarks
Two weeks ago, Matt Mullenweg made some pointed remarks in an article from The New Stack, calling Jamstack “a regression for the vast majority of the people adopting it.” In preparation for an upcoming article that will include comments from leaders across both the WordPress and Jamstack communities, I asked Mullenweg if he stands by his remarks characterizing Jamstack as …
GoDaddy Acquires SkyVerge, Creator of Over 60 WooCommerce Add-Ons
On September 14, GoDaddy announced it had acquired SkyVerge, a major WooCommerce-focused development company, for an undisclosed amount. At the moment, GoDaddy is playing it close to the vest in terms of its future plans. It has not publicly announced anything beyond a continued commitment to current customers. The initial announcement makes note that SkyVerge’s free plugins on WordPress.org have …
How to Simply Set Up Users & Roles in The Hub for You and Your Clients
With The Hub 2.0, you can give unlimited users multiple roles — even if they aren’t WPMU DEV members! All of this can be easily set up in a matter of minutes, allowing you the flexibility to give users access to as much or as little as you’d like on your WordPress site. Plus, With The Hub Client, you can …
Gutenberg 9.0 Brings Major Improvements to Navigation Screen and Query Block
If you haven’t played around with Gutenberg’s experiments lately, the Navigation block is getting some exciting updates. Version 9.0 was released today with drag-and-drop support added to the list view of navigation items. Contributors have been working through several different prototypes aimed at unifying the controls and simplifying the menu building process. The Navigation screen included in version 9.0 has …
4 Ways Brands Can Be Activists for School Safety Right Now
As some U.S. schools return to in-person learning, this is how brands should support students and educators. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Upcoming API Change Will Break Facebook and Instagram oEmbed Links Across the Web Beginning October 24
In an extraordinarily inconvenient API change, Facebook and Instagram will be dropping unauthenticated oEmbed support on October 24, breaking content across millions of websites. The change will force users to generate an app ID with a developer account in order to continue embedding links via oEmbed: Changes to tokenless access for User Picture and FB/IG OEmbed endpoints: By October 24, 2020, developers must leverage …
Buying Into a Political Brand: 5 Things That Matter to Voters
Voters sift through promises and policies the same way consumers choose which products and services to buy. View original post at Entrepreneur…