Gutenberg 14.8 was released today with a major update to the Site Editor’s interface that makes it feel more unified as a design tool. In August, Gutenberg designer James Koster shared some mockups for updating the Site Editor to include a “navigable frame” where users can select from a menu of features and styles on the left. This was one …
How to Build an Online Presence With Social Media
A consistent and strategic approach is required to build an effective online presence, and these three techniques can help ensure that consistency. View original post at Entrepreneur…
ClassicPress at a Crossroads, Directors Consider Re-Forking WordPress
ClassicPress is polling its users to determine the next step for the software. The project is a pared back fork of WordPress based on version 4.9 that uses the TinyMCE classic editor as the default option with no block editor. It’s run under a non-profit organization called the ClassicPress Initiative. In July 2022, the project appeared to be on the …
3 Ways to Make Your Funding Pitches Shine
Announcing a funding round is crucial to project stability and strength for your company, so your news needs to be spread as far and wide as possible. Here are three tips to increase your chances of securing coverage for your next funding round. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Block Protocol Announces New WordPress Plugin Coming in 2023
Block Protocol, a project that launched earlier this year that aims to build a universal block system, has announced a new WordPress plugin coming in early 2023. It will allow users to embed interactive blocks that are compatible with Gutenberg. Given WordPress’ footprint on the web (43% by W3Tech’s estimate), this plugin is a major milestone on the project’s roadmap …
These Fatal Flaws Are Killing Brand Reputations
Stop scaring customers away by implementing several easy-to-incorporate behaviors brand-wide. View original post at Entrepreneur…
You’re Safe! Hummingbird’s Newest Release Allows for Manual Optimization in Protected Mode
Fine tuning your website through manual optimization can be tricky, but our new Safe Mode feature in Hummingbird puts that problem in the rearview. Now, you can now test optimization in a temporary area that allows for non-permanent changes, so you can work out any kinks, then push them to your live site. For free! Introducing Safe Mode for Manual …
Drupal Gutenberg 2.6 Released with Drupal 10 Compatibility
Drupal Gutenberg, the Gutenberg module for Drupal that was created by Frontkom, has released version 2.6 with compatibility for Drupal 10. The module offers Drupal users a better authoring experience using blocks, allowing them to quickly build landing pages and save reusable blocks inside the editor without any code required. There are more than 3,300 active Drupal installations using Gutenberg, and the …
State of the Word 2022: Matt Mullenweg Highlights Gutenberg’s Progress, Announces New Community Tools
State of the Word (SOTW) watch parties kicked off around the world this afternoon as Matt Mullenweg delivered his annual address to the WordPress community. A small group of people gathered live in New York City to participate while the majority of enthusiasts watched via the livestream. Mullenweg spent an hour reviewing and celebrating the work done across the project …
Performance Lab Plugin to Add New Experimental SQLite Integration Module in Upcoming 1.8.0 Release
WordPress’ Performance Team contributors have merged a new experimental SQLite integration module that is on track to be included in the upcoming version 1.8.0 of the Performance Lab plugin. (This is the plugin that contains a collection of feature plugins with performance-related modules the team hopes to land in WordPress core.) The new module allows the adventurous to test the …





