Gutenberg 9.1 was released to the public on Wednesday. The team announced over 200 commits from 77 contributors in its release post yesterday. One of the biggest changes to the interface was the addition of a new dropdown selector for block pattern categories. The team also reverted the block-based widgets section in the customizer and added an image size control …
Cloudflare Launches New Web Analytics Product Focusing on Privacy
In pursuit of “democratizing web analytics,” Cloudflare announced it is launching privacy-first analytics as a new standalone product. The company is entering a market that has been dominated by Google Analytics for years but with a major differentiating feature – it will not track individual users by a cookie or IP address to show unique visits. Cloudflare Web Analytics defines …
Jetpack 9.0 to Introduce New Feature for Publishing WordPress Posts to Twitter as Threads
Jetpack 9.0, coming on October 6, will debut a new feature that allows users to share blog posts as Twitter threads in multiples tweets. A recent version of Jetpack introduced the ability to import and unroll tweetstorms for publishing inside a post. The 9.0 release will run it back the other way so the content originates in WordPress, yet still …
Supercharge the Default WordPress Theme With Twentig, a Toolbox for Twenty Twenty
Custom page pattern from the Twentig plugin. I am often on the hunt for those hidden gems when it comes to block-related plugins. I like to see the interesting places that plugin authors venture. That is why it came as a surprise when someone recommended I check out the Twentig plugin a few days ago. Somehow, it has flown under …
Marketing Amid a Pandemic: 3 Ways to Adapt to the Paradigm Shift
If you can develop a resilient brand as the world has turned upside down, you’ll be well-positioned to thrive when the crisis is finally in the rearview mirror. View original post at Entrepreneur…
A Forminator Quiz Is the Answer to Collecting Emails and Generating Leads
Collecting leads has never been as much fun! Thanks to our free 5-star plugin, Forminator, you can now create engaging quizzes and capture emails simultaneously. Plus, you can easily manage your leads, integrate the emails with a 3rd party app (like Mailchimp, Aweber, etc.), automatically run submission reports, and more! Quizzes are highly engaging, can offer personalized feedback, are interactive, …
W3C Selects Craft CMS for Redesign Project
W3C has selected Craft CMS over Statamic for its redesign project, after dropping WordPress from consideration in an earlier round of elimination: In the end, our decision mostly came down to available resources. Craft had already committed to reach AA compliance in Craft 4 (it is currently on version 3.5, the release of version 4 is planned for April 2021). …
Fuxia Scholz First to Pass 100K Reputation Points on WordPress Stack Exchange
Fuxia Scholz, a prolific WordPress Stack Exchange (WPSE) contributor, is the first member to reach 100,000 reputation points. The popular Q&A community site rewards expert advice by floating the highest quality answers to the top, allowing users to earn reputation points. The gamified help community has proven to be more motivating for developers than many traditional forums, since the upvotes …
Google Officially Releases Its Web Stories for WordPress Plugin
Web Stories for WordPress dashboard. Two and a half months after the launch of its public beta, Google released its Web Stories for WordPress plugin. So far, the plugin has over 10,000 active installations and has garnered a solid five-star rating from four reviews. Google created the Web Stories format through its AMP Project to allow publishers to create visually-rich …
Why Global Brands Must Prioritize a Localized Experience
Added reach puts a wealth of opportunities on the table, it also presents new challenges. View original post at Entrepreneur…