This Week in WordPress #185

November 16, 2021 • 01:22:59
This Week in WordPress #185
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This Week in WordPress #185

Nov 16 2021 | 01:22:59

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This week’s WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 8th November 2021

Another week, and we’re bringing you the latest WordPress news from the last seven days, including…

There’s a whole lot more than this, as there is each and every week, and you can find all that by scrolling down and clicking on the links!

This Week in WordPress #185 – “New, new, new”

With Nathan Wrigley, Kim Coleman and Ken Elliott.

Recorded on Monday 15th November 2021.
If you ever want to join us live you can do that every Monday at 2pm UK time on the WP Builds LIVE page.

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WordPress 5.8.2 Security and Maintenance Release
WordPress 5.8.2is now available! This security and maintenance release features 2 bug fixes in addition to 1 security fix. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 5.2 have also been updated…
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Block Pattern Modal Explorer Coming to WordPress 5.9
It has been a long year since Paal Joachim Romdahl’s proposed an alternative block pattern experience. In November 2020, he opened a ticket on the Gutenberg GitHub repository to explore an overlay-based approach to viewing, searching, and inserting patterns into the content canvas. Late last week, a pull request for the long-awaited feature landed in the Gutenberg plugin…
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Proposed Web Fonts API Not Coming to WordPress 5.9, Possibly Landing in Gutenberg First
After what seemed like a shoo-in for WordPress 5.9, a proposed web font API was put on hold. The feature would standardize how theme and plugin developers load fonts and lay the groundwork for future user-facing features..

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Blocks, Boards & Fishing Reels – How Gutenberg has Divided WordPress – The WP Minute
Today’s episode is bittersweet.It’s one man’s take on how Gutenberg has impacted the WordPress community deeply — down to the core. How the weight of control shifting in our space has shuttered him. The constant tug-of-war feeling that splits our community. And with all that, making this his final act for WordPress…for now.
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Testing the latest features in Gutenberg
GoDaddy Events GoDaddy Pro (Online) w/ Testing the latest features in Gutenberg on Nov 16, 2021.
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Play By The Rules and Be Careful What You Write
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WP Builds WordPress Awards 2021
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WordPress Polyglots Team Launches New Monthly Newsletter
WordPress’ Polyglots team has published the first edition of a new monthly newsletter aimed at helping contributors stay informed and engaged with the team’s activities….
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Speaking at WordCamps as Part of Your Job Search
Speaking at WordCamps is a great way to contribute to the community, build your resume, and meet potential employers…
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2022 Goals for the Community Team: Suggestions Invited
As 2021 is slowly coming to an end (can you believe it?) it is time to start thinking about the Community Team’s goals for 2022. I feel that 2022 will be a pivotal year for our team as we begin to see a return to in-person events after nearly 18 months of online events. Hence, it seems prudent that the team starts thinking of its 2022 goals early on…
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The Past, Present, and Future of Site Speed Optimization: Why NitroPack Does Things Differently
In theory, site speed should be improving as devices become more powerful and connections get faster. As we’ll see later on, that’s not the case.It’s easy to blame heavy frameworks, Content Management Systems, bad dev practices, or several other factors. But the fact remains – the industry is yet to find the right solution(s) to the speed problem at scale…
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#WPGivesAHand – Charity by WordPress Community
#WPGivesAHand is a WordPress-wide movement that other businesses have joined to help those in need.If you’re making a purchase with these companies, from December 20th to December 26th, 2021 they will donate a percentage of every sale towards charity..!
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We did it.
Pagely joins GoDaddy. After a total of 18.5yrs in business, we are proud to announce we are moving on to the next phase…

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Radio Station PRO Launches, Offers New Tools for Live Broadcasters
In June, netmix® CEO Tony Zeoli began touting the release of the company’s Radio Station PRO plugin. It would offer an upgraded experience over the free version his team had maintained since 2019. At the end of last month, the company officially launched its commercial offering, a plan that had been in the works since the beginning…
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Patchstack Releases Free Security Plugin, Its Red Team Found 1,182 Vulnerabilities Since March
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