WordPress Foundation to Sponsor Open Source Educational Events

photo credit: 16th st – (license) The WordPress Foundation is sponsoring a new series of workshops and training events that will introduce people to WordPress and related open source software. The program targets communities in Latin and South America, Africa, Oceania, and Asia. “Specifically, we want to shine more light on the potential of open source software in countries where …

Hustle’s Gettin’ Busy With All-New SendInBlue and HubSpot Integrations

We launched our Hustle plugin with big promises for growing your email marketing list on your favorite services and we’re putting out big. So we’re excited to fill you in on our latest integrations: SendInBlue and HubSpot. Hustle now includes a dozen integrations with some of the top email marketing services – and we’re just […] View original post at …

Gutenberg Development Team Confirms Meta Box API Will Not be Formally Deprecated

photo credit: Doors Open Toronto 2008 – Toronto Archives – (license) The discussion surrounding how Gutenberg will handle meta boxes heated up over the weekend after a participant commented on the GitHub issue with concern regarding meta box support being removed from the most recent milestone. “I see this vital issue has been removed from any milestone,” @steveangstrom said. “It …

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Dismisses Automattic’s Trademark Dispute Against Chris Pearson

In July 2015, Automattic won its Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) case against Chris Pearson regarding Thesis.com after the panel determined that he failed to establish all three elements required under the ICANN Policy. A party must satisfy all three of the burdens imposed under the Policy in order for the Panel to order transfer of a domain name from …