This Week in WordPress #185

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…

• Pagely has been bought by GoDaddy – what does this mean?
• WP Builds has released a silly version of the WordPress Awards for 2021, please donate to Big Orange Heart and join in!
• Lemon Squeezy is a new WordPress plugin which has it’s sights aimed at Easy Digital Downloads.
• Do you think that the WordPress Admin area needs an overhaul?
• Have Google and Automattic (by association) tarnished their reputation with the rollout of AMP?

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.

WordPress Core

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https://wordpress.org/news/2021/11/wordpress-5-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release

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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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https://wptavern.com/block-pattern-modal-explorer-coming-to-wordpress-5-9

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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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https://wptavern.com/proposed-web-fonts-api-not-coming-to-wordpress-5-9-possibly-landing-in-gutenberg-first

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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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https://thewpminute.com/blocks-boards-fishing-reels-how-gutenberg-has-divided-wordpress

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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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https://events.godaddy.com/events/details/godaddy-events-godaddy-pro-online-presents-testing-the-latest-features-in-gutenberg

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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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https://yoast.com/yoast-has-a-new-ceo-thijs-de-valk

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Yoast has a new CEO: Thijs de Valk

As of today, Thijs de Valk will be the new CEO of Yoast. As our former CCO, he’s very excited to start this new role of leading the company…

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https://tommcfarlin.com/careful-what-you-write

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Play By The Rules and Be Careful What You Write

TL;DR: If you’re going to write about WordPress, it’s important to determine about which you primarily want to write. Is going to be less subjective material such as code or more opinionated material such as op-eds…?

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https://wpbuilds.com/wp-builds-wordpress-awards-2021/

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WP Builds WordPress Awards 2021

Buy your way into being named ‘best in class’ in whatever you like. Donate to Big Orange Heart, then fill out the forms below.…

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https://webdevstudios.com/2021/11/09/wooing-ecommerce-customers

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Wooing Your eCommerce Customers Is Easier Than You Think

Are you struggling to woo your eCommerce customers? Apply this advice from WooCommerce expert, Lax Mariappan…

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https://woocommerce.com/posts/holiday-season-checklist-nine-steps-to-prep-your-woocommerce-store

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Holiday Season Checklist: 9 Steps for Your eCommerce Store

Make the most of the holiday shopping season! Make sure your staff, site, and processes are ready for big sales with this checklist from the eCommerce pros…

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https://wptavern.com/wordpress-polyglots-team-launches-new-monthly-newsletter

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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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https://poststatus.com/speaking-at-wordcamps-as-part-of-your-job-search

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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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https://make.wordpress.org/community/2021/11/05/2022-goals-for-the-community-team-suggestions-invited

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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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https://nitropack.io/blog/post/site-speed-future-nitropack

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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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https://wpgivesahand.com

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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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https://www.wpexplorer.com/muse-ai-wordpress

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muse.ai: Fast & Affordable Video Hosting for WordPress

Learn about muse.ai – fast, affordable and overall super video hosting that integrates with WordPress for improved video performance…

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https://pagely.com/blog/we-did-it

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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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https://www.lemonsqueezy.com

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Sell digital products and downloads the easy peasy way with Lemon Squeezy

Selling digital downloads, subscriptions, and software licenses has never been easier, faster, or more secure…

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https://wptavern.com/radio-station-pro-launches-offers-new-tools-for-live-broadcasters

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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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https://wpmayor.com/wp-adminify-review

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WP Adminify Review: Redesign and Upgrade the WordPress Dashboard Experience

WP Adminify completely upgrades the WordPress dashboard by adding a new design and tons of useful features such as hiding admin notices…

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https://wptavern.com/patchstack-releases-free-security-plugin-its-red-team-found-over-1182-vulnerabilities-since-march

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Patchstack Releases Free Security Plugin, Its Red Team Found 1,182 Vulnerabilities Since March

In September, Patchstack released its six-month report on the vulnerabilities found with WordPress and its extensions. At the time, it listed over 1,000 issues — the company has shared the updated numbers with WP Tavern. It soon followed that up with a free vulnerability-reporting plugin…

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https://github.com/elementor/elementor/issues/16840

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Elementor v3.5.0 Beta 2 Release

We are incredibly excited to introduce our new beta version, Elementor v3.5, which is all about increasing your design capabilities and improving your workflow…

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https://wpbuilds.com/black-friday-cyber-monday-2021/

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WordPress Deals Black Friday 2021

WordPress Deals for Black Friday / Cyber Monday 2021. Loads of great deals on one searchable / filterable page!

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https://blog.sucuri.net/2021/11/woocommerce-skimmer-spoofs-checkout-page.html

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WooCommerce Skimmer Spoofs Checkout Page

Recently a client of ours was reporting a bogus checkout page appearing on their website. When trying to access their “my-account” page an unfamiliar prompt appeared in their browser soliciting credit card billing information…

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https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/11/over-1-million-sites-impacted-by-vulnerability-in-starter-templates-plugin

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Over 1 Million Sites Impacted by Vulnerability in Starter Templates Plugin

On October 4, 2021, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for the Starter Templates plugin, which is installed on over 1 Million WordPress websites..

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https://ithemes.com/blog/wordpress-vulnerability-report-november-2021-part-2

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WordPress Vulnerability Report: November 2021, Part 2

Vulnerable plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress websites get hacked. The weekly WordPress Vulnerability Reportcovers recent WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities…

WP Builds

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https://wpbuilds.com/2021/11/11/254-automatic-content-creation-with-bertha-ai/

254 – Automatic content creation with Bertha.ai

So perhaps you’re really into writing. You live and breathe it. You wake up in the morning and can’t wait to get out the laptop and start bashing away. Find out how Bertha.ai if that’s NOT you…

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https://wpbuilds.com/post-a-job/

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Post a job for FREE!

Post a Job If you know of a job in the WrdPress community, please feel free to post it here.It’ll go in this newsletter FREE OF CHARGE!

Not WordPress, but useful anyway…

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https://wptavern.com/amp-has-irreparably-damaged-publishers-trust-in-google-led-initiatives

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AMP Has Irreparably Damaged Publishers’ Trust in Google-led Initiatives

The Chrome Dev Summit concluded earlier this week. Announcements and discussions on hot topics impacting the greater web community at the event included Google’s Privacy Sandbox initiative, improvements to Core Web Vitals and performance tools, and new APIs for Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)…