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WordPress 6.2 is finally here! Named after American jazz instrumentalist Eric Allan Doplhy Jr, it is the first release of 2023.

We also got a glimpse into the new interactive API and the future of WordPress is looking exciting.

Until next week,

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📰 WordPress & Around

All the updates around WordPress and its closely related technologies

Proposal: The interactivity API – A better developer experience in building interactive blocks

WordPress contributors have proposed a new Interactive API that could be a game changer. The new API helps developers to create interactive blocks that could redefine the user experience.

• WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy” released: The name is inspired by the American jazz musician and instrumentalist Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. This is the first release of 2023 and marks the closure of Gutenberg Phase 2. It introduces a revamped site editor, a distraction-free mode, a new style book, and more.
• Proposal: The interactivity API – A better developer experience in building interactive blocks: WordPress contributors have proposed a new Interactive API that could be a game changer. The new API helps developers to create interactive blocks that could redefine the user experience.
• FSE Program Exploration: Build a block theme: An interesting approach to explore how well the Site Editor can be used as a design tool. By asking the community to build a block theme fully with the Site Editor, the areas of improvement and the user experience can be understood.
• WooCommerce to host virtual Contributor Day: WooCommerce will host a 24-hour virtual contributor day on April 29, 2023.  The areas of focus will be WooCommerce core and WooCommerce blocks. This is a 24-hour event and the experience will be similar to the contributor day at WordCamps.
• Why Jazz?: Matt Mullenweg explains how the world of Jazz and WordPress are connected.
• Call for Testing: Plugin Dependencies UX: The call for basic workflow feedback regarding the Plugin Dependencies feature is open. The testing is stated to last for three weeks.
• Google announces the launch of the new Ads Transparency Center: The Ads Transparency Center has started rolling out and is essentially a searchable database of ads from all verified advertisers. The feature will provide details on all the ads an advertiser has run, the ads that were shown in specific regions, the last date of an ad, and also the format.
• Google has released its 2022 Ads safety report: An insight into the steps taken by Google to make sure its ads platform is not used for malicious intent and how it protects users from frauds and scams.
• Twitter announces new API pricing: Twitter earlier this year announced that in the coming months, it will be updating its API rules and they have finally done it. There are three new tiers, Free, Basic, and Enterprise. The increase in API prices is already affecting various services.
• Google restructures company to prioritize Bard AI chatbot: The AI race is getting strong and Google knows it. Recent reports have suggested that an internal restructuring has happened to focus more on the Bard AI chatbot so as to not fall behind the competition.
• Twitter makes its recommendation algorithm open source: Twitter’s recommendation algorithm is now available on GitHub. With this users can get a clear idea of how everything works behind the scene and how it determines the tweets to be shown in the “ For You” timeline.

🚨Web Security & Vulnerabilities

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

Critical Elementor Pro vulnerability exploited.

Elementor Pro recently patched a critical vulnerability with the release of version 3.11.7. The vulnerability can be taken advantage of when the plugin is used alongside the WooCommerce plugin and it allowed any authenticated users on the site to change the website settings.

• Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (Mar 20, 2023, to Mar 26, 2023): 80 vulnerabilities were found in 69 WordPress plugins and in one theme.
• WordPress Vulnerability & Patch Roundup March 2023: Regular report from Sucuri.
• WordPress Vulnerability Report – March 29, 2023: Weekly vulnerability report from iThemes.

🔌 New Plugins & Themes

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

Abisko theme

A blog theme with 30+ block patterns, 5 style variations, and bold typography.

• News Port theme: A multipurpose theme for bloggers, writers, and news outlets.
• Gutenify Business theme: A block-based theme with two style variations.
• MariaDB Health Checks plugin: The plugin helps users to debug the MariaDB database.
• TNC Toolbox plugin: The plugin provides additional functionality when using NGINX on cPanel.

👥 Community News

Updates and News from WordPress Community

• Yoast SEO reduces your site’s carbon footprint with crawl optimization: The crawl optimization feature is now available with the free version and is an attempt from Yoast to reduce the carbon footprint.
• CodeinWP 15-minute challenge to build an educational WordPress website for children: The challenge requires the users to create a website in 15 minutes and submit the URL for both the completed website and the screen recording of the entire process. The winner will take home $1000, the People’s Choice award winner will take home $500 and 8 finalists will receive $200 each.
• Announcing Patchstack Alliance Season 1 – New Bug Hunt Challenge and Rewards: A new Patchstack Alliance season is here. The season will run from April 1- June 30, 2023. This season the focus will be on themes, app builders, and their extensions.
• Nick Diego joins Automattic: Nick Diego former Senior Developer Advocate at WP Engine has joined forces with Automattic as a part of the Developer Relations team and is now a full-time WordPress contributor.
• iThemes is becoming SolidWP: iThemes will be rebranded to SolidWP in the coming months.
• CloudApp is being rebranded to Zight:  CloudApp the popular screen-capture and screen-recording client is being renamed to Zight and the complete rebranding will happen in the coming weeks.

🔖Interesting Reads & Podcasts

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

• Javier Casares on WP Vulnerability, the API / project for WordPress vulnerabilities: From WPBuilds
• Awesome Motive isn’t awesome: From WPJohnny
• Is it mandatory to add a cookie consent notice on every site?: From What WordPress Experts Are Saying
• How the March 2023 Google core update compared to previous core updates: From Search Engine Land
• Is that commercial WordPress plugin a good deal?: From Speckyboy
• What is a file inclusion attack?: From iThemes
• WordPress Gutenberg product manager explains what’s next for responsive websites and block themes: From Jamie Marshland
• How Yoast SEO is tackling the web’s carbon footprint: From WP Minute
• The Full Report: 6 months of WordPress plugin pricing pages: From Rob Howard
• Joost De Valk on what’s happening after Yoast: From WP Tavern Jukebox
• Is deceptive marketing ruining WordPress’ reputation?: From WP Mayor
• Torque Social Hour: Talking WordPress 6.2 with Aurooba Ahmed: From Torque
• WordPress 6.2 and the state of FSE: From Kadence WP
• Top 8 AI content detection tools you need to know about: From Kinsta
• Future of Grunt Patch WordPress: From Aaron Jorbin

🛠 Guide Zone – Howto’s and More

Handpicked fresh guides from WordPress circle

• Quick and easy local WordPress development with wp-env:  From WordPress Developer Blog
• How to host fonts locally in WordPress (Classic & Block Themes!): From Torque
• WordPress functions.php File: The ultimate guide + helpful code snippets: From Kinsta
• Reach more customers by running paid ads with Performance Max: From WooCommerce
• 7 common WordPress login errors and how to fix them: From Jetpack
• Analyzing drops in Google Search traffic – Google Search Console Training: From Google Search Central
• How to use WordPress Hooks to improve technical SEO: From Search Engine Journal
• Add media and Openverse images to your content directly from the Inserter: From Learn WordPress
• How to deactivate & delete a theme in WordPress (4 Ways): From Jetpack

📆 Save The Dates

Do not miss a WordPress event ever again

How to (and why you should) fork a WordPress theme by WP Engine on April 5

A complete walkthrough on forking a theme and its advantages will be demonstrated by Brian Gardner. The registration for the event is live now.

• Hacked Website Threat Report 2022 on April 5: A virtual event where members from GoDaddy Pro and Sucuri discuss the finding of 2022 in relation to hacked websites.
• WordCamp Sofia on April 22 & 23: The call for speakers is out now.
• Web Agency Summit by Atarim on April 25-28, 2023: The online event will feature over 40+ WordPress experts, Disruptors and Thought Leaders.
• YoastCon 2023 on May 10 & 11: It’s a two-day interactive conference focused on search engine optimization and online marketing. 
• php[tek] 2023 on May 16-18, 2023: It is the longest-running web developer conference in the United States that focuses on the PHP programming language.
• WordCamp Lisboa on May 19 & 20: It is one of the largest WordPress conferences in Portugal.
• WordCamp Europe 2023 on June 8-10, 2023: Tickets are available now.
• Call for Mentors – WordCamp Europe 2023: Call for speaker mentors is out.
• The WordPress Community Summit on August 22-23, 2023: In the early planning stages, the Community Summit is an “unconference,” without slides, selected speakers, or planned presentations. 

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