Hi!

We have a status update on the Interactivity API and its future roadmap and the call for Test Team Reps is now live. Also, WordCamp US is taking place in a couple of days. After a brief lull, the WP ecosystem is again active with acquisitions. The past few days saw group.one and CodeinWP expanding their portfolios.

Next week, we are celebrating our national festival Onam💮. It’s an exciting time for us with joyful dances, intricate flower carpets, and the irresistible aroma of traditional delicacies.

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📰 WORDPRESS & AROUND

All the updates around WordPress and its closely related technologies

WP20 – A heartfelt thanks

A post summarizing how the WordPress community united to celebrate 20 years of WordPress.

• Status update on the Interactivity API: Automattic sponsored contributor JuanMa Garrido has shared an update on the progress of the Interactivity API.
• WordPressCS 3.0.0 is now available: The post summarises the latest updates to the WordPress coding standards.
• Bug scrub schedule for WordPress 6.4: The bug scrub schedule for the upcoming WordPress 6.4, which will be the third major release of this year has been published.
• Should WordPress.org support threads auto-close after 6 months?: A ticket on Meta trac, Is suggesting that WordPress.org should remove the auto-closure from support threads and instead add a warning that the thread is old.
• Discussion for a proposal for WP.org content translation and localization: The proposal seeks to translate and localize various WordPress.org content. The current ones that are planned include Documentation (HelpHub & DevHub), Training (Learn), and Local handbooks.
• Test Team Reps: Call for nominations: The nominations are now open for new Test Team Reps for the next 12 months. The Call for Nominations is open until Thursday, August 31, 2023, at 05:30 PM GMT+5:30.
• New Chrome browser extension enables one-click plugin and theme testing with WordPress Playground: The Chrome extension is called “Open in WordPress Playground” and the code is also open source on GitHub.
• Progress report: HTML API: A post covering the HTML API and what’s coming with the second phase.
• Developer Hours: Introduction to the HTML API: The upcoming WordPress Developer Hours scheduled to take place on Aug, 30 at 15:00 UTC will feature Dennis Snell who will cover the topic Introduction to the HTML API.
• Hallway Hangout: Let’s explore the power of block variations: Ryan Welcher and Nick Diego in next month’s Hallway Hangout scheduled on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 1:00 PM CST (18:00 UTC) will focus on block variations and how users can use them to enhance the editing experience in WordPress.

🚨WEB SECURITY & VULNERABILITIES

A collection of web security and vulnerability news and updates for the past week

Threat actors using obfuscation in attempt to evade detection

Wordfence explains the various obfuscation techniques that a style of malware uses to evade detection.

• Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 7, 2023 to August 13, 2023): 86 vulnerabilities were disclosed in 68 WordPress Plugins and 3 WordPress themes.

🔌 NEW PLUGINS & THEMES

Be one of the first ones to explore some fresh plugins and themes

BSoJ theme

 Blue Screen of Joy is a blog theme inspired by the infamous Blue Screen of Death.

• Lineup theme: A fanzine inspired theme that lists entries with bold typography and color.
• FlexiVerse theme: A block theme with two style variations and sixteen customizable patterns.
• Display product attributes for WooCommerce plugin: The plugin allows users to add various product attributes to showcase the specialties of various products.
• Advanced custom order status for WooCommerce plugin: The plugin allows users easily create, edit, and delete order statuses that align with their business needs.

INVESTMENTS, ACQUISITIONS & PARTNERSHIPS

• group.one acquires  BackWPup, Adminimize, and Search & Replace: The three plugins formerly owned by Inpsyde have been acquired by group.one further extending their portfolio.
• NASA funds development of front-end highlighting feature for Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker: The new “front-end highlighting” feature that was released was funded by none other than NASA. This feature was also added to the free version so that all users could make use of it.
• Jadro joins the CodeinWP family!: CodeinWP known for its flagship brand Themeisle with themes like Neve and Raft in their portfolio has acquired the Jardo theme.

👥 COMMUNITY NEWS

Updates and News from WordPress Community

A groundbreaking all-women panel at WordCamp Kathmandu

The all-women panel will discuss and share their views on the topic, Cracking the Code: Women’s Journeys in Tech Careers.

• The WP Community Collective successfully funds the first fellowship for the WordPress contributor community: WPCC has funded its first fellowship to Alex Stine, a blind individual who is a long-time WordPress contributor and is also a part of the accessibility team.
• MainWP 4.5 released: This release introduces flexible widgets, enhanced encryption for 3rd party API keys, redesigned dashboard navigation, three new widgets, and much more.
• Beaver Builder 2.8 first beta released: The release introduces features such as a box module, global styles, and global colors. The team is also providing a hosted demo of the new beta release.
• Community Summit Travel Fund updates: This year’s Community Summit Travel Fund has raised a total of $48,000. This will be used to provide travel grants to 38 Community Summit attendees. The travel fund is sponsored by Automattic, A2 Hosting, Elementor, and Weglot.
• Ryan Welcher has compiled a list of “recipes” for block developers for a new workshop: The new workshop is called The Block Developers Cookbook and users can browse the existing issues and add their own bugs or an idea to the list.

INTERESTING READS & PODCASTS

More blog posts and podcasts from WordPress Community you don’t want to miss

• Plugins: Double the Damage: From Half-elf on tech
• Let’s call WordPress 6.4 the “Underrepresented Gender Led Release”: From Anne McCarthy
• Contribution Stats for WordPress 6.3 “Lionel”: From Jean-Baptiste Audras
• Here’s what I hope to experience at WordCamp US: From The WP Minute
• Not all WordPress websites are the same: From WebDevStudios
• Jonathan Wold on Guildenberg, What it is and how it aims to help product owners: From WP Tavern Jukebox
• All things WordCamp US with Julia, Aaron and Kevin: From Do the Woo
• 30+ of the most common WordPress security issues & vulnerabilities: From Jetpack
• Top 20 most popular block collections: From David McCan
• Social media marketing for WordPress Products: From WP Product Talk
• Should your content be globally relatable?: From Yoast
• Generative AI and SEO: Revolutionizing content creation: From Yoast

🛠 GUIDE ZONE – HOWTO’S and MORE

Handpicked fresh guides from WordPress circle

• Embedding media and third-party content on your website: From Learn WordPress
• The anatomy of a letterform: WordPress Developer Blog
• How to add rate limiting to an API in a Laravel application: From Kinsta
• How to use PageSpeed Insights with WordPress to improve your page speed: From WPMarmite
• How to redirect a WordPress page (manually and using a plugin): From Beaver Builder
• How to use GitHub for WordPress projects – A beginners’ guide: From Appsero
• How ChatGPT plugins can up your SEO game: From Search Engine Land

📆 SAVE THE DATES

Do not miss a WordPress event ever again

• The WordPress Community Summit on August 22-23, 2023: The Community Summit is an “unconference,” without slides, selected speakers, or planned presentations. 
• WordCamp US 2023 on Aug 24-26, 2023: Contributor day signup is now open.
• WordCamp Kathmandu on September 8-9, 2023: Call for sponsors is now open.
• WordCamp Malaysia 2023 on Sep 9, 2023: Call for speakers and sponsors is now open.
• WordCamp Rochester on September 30, 2023: Call for speakers and sponsors is now open.
• WordCamp Masaka on October 6-7, 2023: Tickets are available now.
• WordCamp Deutschland 2023 on Oct 19-21, 2023: Call for speakers is now open.
• WordCamp Montreal on November 8-9, 2023: Call for speakers is now open.
• WordCamp Asia on March 7-9, 2024: Call for speakers and volunteers is now open.

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