Transcript Christina Deemer [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case making digital content usable for people with cognitive disabilities. If you’d like to subscribe to …
Gutenberg Contributors Explore a New Browse Mode for Navigating the Site Editor
It’s easy to get lost while trying to get around the Site Editor unless you are working day and night inside the tool. The navigation is jumpy and confusing, especially when going from template browsing to template editing to modifying individual blocks. A large PR is in progress for redesigning this UI with the introduction of a “browse mode” that …
It’s Here! New Forminator Field Grouping and Repeater Option Is Now Available
Tired of adding the same fields over and over when creating forms? New Forminator Field Group feature saves you time and lets you add unlimited additional fields to your forms. That’s right — our free 5-star rating Forminator plugin just stepped up its form game with new Field Groups! It’s been highly requested and it’s finally here! “The repeater field …
Openverse Audio Catalog Passes 800,000 Files, Audio Support Now Out of Beta
Openverse, formerly known as Creative Commons Search before it joined the WordPress project, has passed an important milestone with its support for audio files. The catalog has now indexed more than 800,000 audio files and its development team has taken audio support out of beta. Openverse visitors can now confidently search for and explore audio files for use in their …
WordPress Themes Directory Adds Style Variation Previews
WordPress.org theme previews just got a major improvement this week with the addition of Style Variation previews. The previews now appear on block themes that include style variations. Themes that have more variations than what fits in the space beneath the preview pane will display all variations in a carousel with little arrows to navigate to the next ones. Here’s …
Discussion on Replacing Plugin Active Install Growth Data Continues Behind Closed Doors
Earlier this month WordPress.org meta contributors removed the active install growth chart from plugins, sending plugin developers who relied on this data into a state of dismay and outrage. The commit cited “insufficient data obfuscation” but there was no clear communication about when and where this decision had been made. Developers demanded more transparency around the charts’ removal but received …
Hello Quantum…👋…Goodbye Shared Hosting!
For the last 20 years, the dominant form of hosting has been shared. Something like 20-50 sites stuck on one dedicated server running WHM/cPanel and working out at between $3-5 per site, per month. Sounds like your setup? You’re not alone. Every site shares the same IP address, every site is vulnerable to one of the other sites hogging all …
#47 – Adam Silverstein on the State of Images in WordPress
Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, the state of images in WordPress. If you’d like to subscribe to the podcast, you can do that …
Jetpack Social Plugin Adds Paid Plan, Free Users Now Limited to 30 Shares per Month
Jetpack has announced changes to its Jetpack Social plugin that may impact publishers who frequently share across social media networks. Previously, users could share an unlimited number of posts automatically via their connected social media accounts. Jetpack is shuffling its monetization strategy for this extension and has capped social sharing at 30 shares per month for the free tier. A …
UniBlock: A Free Business Block Theme for WordPress
WPZOOM is coming in strong with its first block theme approved for the WordPress Themes Directory. UniBlock is a beautifully designed theme that is well-suited for businesses and freelancers. The company plans to adopt the concept of full-site editing in other WPZOOM themes as well, following the release of UniBlock. UniBlock’s default look is sporting a darker color palette in …