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#174 – Joe Dolson and Jonathan Desrosiers on WordPress Accessibility: Core Commitment or Canonical Plugin - WP Tavern

Transcript [00:00:19] 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… Continue Reading →

WordPress Vulnerability Report — June 25, 2025 - iThemes

In this report, 177 vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed. Security patches for 59 of these plugins and themes are available now, so run those updates as soon as possible. If you’re a Solid Security Pro user, the version management tool… Continue Reading →

Dear Loading Spinner, We Need to Talk - Web Designer Depot

Tired of watching the loading spinner do its little dance of despair? This brutally honest breakup letter to everyone’s least favorite UI element calls out the lies, the stalling, and the silent screams behind every infinite loop. If you’ve ever… Continue Reading →

X-post: A Little (Late) Spring Cleaning - Make WordPress Themes

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New Catering Starter Site for Divi (Quick Install) - Elegant Themes

Divi empowers you to build the best websites possible, and now, Divi Quick Sites takes website creation to a whole new level. This revolutionary tool lets anyone, regardless of skill level, generate a complete website in under two minutes! Divi… Continue Reading →

New Nursery Starter Site for Divi (Quick Install) - Elegant Themes

Divi empowers you to build the best websites possible, and now, Divi Quick Sites takes website creation to a whole new level. This revolutionary tool lets anyone, regardless of skill level, generate a complete website in under two minutes! Divi… Continue Reading →

X-post: Online monthly Docs Team Contributor Day July 22, 2025 - Make WordPress Core

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X-post: The Incident Response Team is looking for new members - Make WordPress Themes

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Reddit may soon ask: “Mind if I scan your eye? - Web Designer Depot

Reddit is considering using Sam Altman’s **eyeball-scanning Orb** to verify users—yes, your actual iris, for internet points. If this goes through, proving you’re human online might soon require biometric proof. Welcome to the internet’s weirdest identity crisis yet.

Exploring WordPress Playground: A developer’s sandbox for experimentation - Kinsta Blog

Experimenting with WordPress typically requires setting up a local environment, managing database configurations, and working through a complex server setup. These steps can be time-consuming, especially when you simply want to test a plugin, try out a theme, or tweak… Continue Reading →

Why should I avoid free WordPress hosting? - Pagely Blog

Free WordPress hosting. It’s tempting, right? You’re just starting out, maybe testing an idea or building your first blog. Why spend money when you can get hosting for zero dollars? Here’s the thing though, countless website owners learn this lesson… Continue Reading →

Sustainable Web Design: Saving the Planet or Just a Marketing Gimmick? - Web Designer Depot

Sustainable web design isn’t just a feel-good trend—it’s a necessity as bloated, inefficient sites contribute to massive energy waste. Cutting the fluff, optimizing performance, and rethinking design choices can create a web that’s not just greener, but also faster, smarter,… Continue Reading →

Essential Soft Skills for WordPress Developers - Delicious Brains

You’re not going to get far in WordPress development without solid technical skills. They’re foundational, allowing you to build, customize, and optimize digital experiences. However, they’re only going to take you so far. Continued success demands a sophisticated suite of… Continue Reading →

Dropping security updates for WordPress versions 4.1 through 4.6 - WordPress.org News

As of July 2025, the WordPress Security Team will no longer provide security updates for WordPress versions 4.1 through 4.6. These versions were first released nine or more years ago and over 99% of WordPress installations run a more recent… Continue Reading →

6 best WordPress AI website builders to try in 2025 - Kinsta Blog

AI is reshaping how WordPress sites are built, making the process faster, smarter, and more accessible. What once took days of design and development can now be done in hours using tools that generate layouts, write content, and even optimize… Continue Reading →

X-post: Security updates will cease for WordPress versions 4.1 through 4.6 - Make WordPress Core

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#173 – Tom Wilmot and Jon Ang on Building a Global Bank Website - WP Tavern

Transcript [00:00:19] 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… Continue Reading →

WordPress Vulnerability Report — June 18, 2025 - iThemes

In this report, 138 vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed. Security patches for 75 of these plugins and themes are available now, so run those updates as soon as possible. If you’re a Solid Security Pro user, the version management tool… Continue Reading →

Web Design Will Become the Art of Profiling the User - Web Designer Depot

The next evolution of web design isn’t about looks — it’s about knowing you better than you know yourself. Get ready for a future where websites don’t just personalize your experience — they profile your soul in real-time. Creepy? Absolutely…. Continue Reading →

Creating a Headless WordPress Site from a Blueprint - Delicious Brains

Headless WordPress unlocks a variety of powerful use cases that are often difficult or less efficient to build with a traditional setup. For example, developers and designers may feel constrained by the structure of WordPress themes. A headless approach removes… Continue Reading →

Performance Chat Summary: 17 June 2025 - Make WordPress Core

The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. Open Floor @swissspidy shared a previous question from @spacedmonkey, regarding the use of static variables in core for in-memory caching, and whether the object caching API with a non-persistent cache… Continue Reading →

Shared hosting vs dedicated hosting: Key differences - Kinsta Blog

Are you trying to determine the difference between shared hosting and dedicated hosting, and (more importantly) which approach is best for your website? This post is here to help! Below, we cover everything you need to know, including defining these… Continue Reading →

New Pest Control Starter Site for Divi (Quick Install) - Elegant Themes

Divi empowers you to build the best websites possible, and now, Divi Quick Sites takes website creation to a whole new level. This revolutionary tool lets anyone, regardless of skill level, generate a complete website in under two minutes! Divi… Continue Reading →

New Meetup Starter Site for Divi (Quick Install) - Elegant Themes

Divi empowers you to build the best websites possible, and now, Divi Quick Sites takes website creation to a whole new level. This revolutionary tool lets anyone, regardless of skill level, generate a complete website in under two minutes! Divi… Continue Reading →

WordPress 6.8.2 Release Schedule - Make WordPress Core

Since WordPress 6.8 on April 2025, contributors have kept a close eye on incoming reports to the WordPress.org Support Forums, Trac, and the Gutenberg repository on GitHub. There are currently a handful of tickets planned for 6.8.2. Release squad WordPress 6.8.2 is led by @audrasjb, @estelaris and @zunaid321…. Continue Reading →

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