Hi,
It was quite an eventful week – several acquisitions and WCEU. ACF plugin changed hands again along with 4 other plugins of Delicious Brains. And the WP folks had a smashing time at WCEU. The WordCamp Europe 2022 contributors day gathered more than 800 contributors in Porto. This was the largest Contributor Day ever held!
What do you think about the frequent acquisitions in WP? Please hit the Reply button and let us know.
Stay safe
Bye!
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📰 Latest from WordPress
- Roadmap to 6.1: The tune of the release will be to refine the experiences introduced in 5.9 and 6.0.
- High level feedback from the FSE Outreach Program: Summary of the top pieces of feedback of the current experience to help inform the next steps and as a follow-up to various previous editions.
- Five for the Future program set to adopt official definition for pledges and contributions: WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy proposed the program make a clear distinction between ecosystem contributions and core project contributions.
- WordPress for iOS 20.0 is out: Please help test it by signing up for TestFlight program and joining as a beta tester by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.
- WordPress for Android 20.0 is available for testing: You can ask to join the Beta Program at Android App Testing on Google Play. Once you have been accepted, click the “Become a Tester” button at the same link.
- Apple Search campaigns shifting to cost-per-tap (CPT) pricing model: This means you can bid competitively without the worry of overpaying and get more for your ad dollars by only paying when those most interested tap on your ad.
- Google introduces three new travel products for hotels: Hotels will now have a much easier streamlined process for adding room rates and availability to their Google Business Profiles.
- Google Chrome’s Topics API test going public July 1: Advertisers using Google AdSense to monetize their websites may soon see the initial trail go live, but can opt-out.
- Instagram releases new Reels features: Instagram adds new functionality to its short-form video format Reels, providing creators with new ways to engage with audiences. Another feature allows users to determine how much sensitive content they want to see across Instagram.
- Twitter removing TweetDeck for mac in July: Twitter is dropping support for the Mac version of TweetDeck on July 1, at which time it will only be accessible through a web browser.
- Twitter to roll out notifications for search terms: A new feature rolling out to Twitter will let users opt-in to notifications about tweets containing specific search terms.
🚨 Web security & Vulnerabilities
- Hackers can now take over your computer through Microsoft Word: A new zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office could potentially allow hackers to take control of your computer. Consider switching to cloud-based alternatives like Google Docs. Only accept and download files from 100%-proven sources .
- GitLab issues security patch for Critical Account Takeover vulnerability: GitLab has moved to address a critical security flaw in its service that, if successfully exploited, could result in an account takeover.
- Telegram’s blogging platform abused in phishing attacks: Telegram’s anonymous blogging platform, Telegraph, is being actively exploited by phishing actors who take advantage of the platform’s lax policies to set up interim landing pages that lead to the theft of account credentials.
- YODA tool found ~47,000 malicious WordPress plugins installed on over 24,000 sites: As many as 47,337 malicious plugins have been uncovered on 24,931 unique websites, out of which 3,685 plugins were sold on legitimate marketplaces, netting the attackers $41,500 in illegal revenues.
- FluBot Android spyware taken down in Global Law Enforcement Operation: “This Android malware has been spreading aggressively through SMS, stealing passwords, online banking details and other sensitive information from infected smartphones across the world,” Europol said in a statement.
🔌 New Plugins & Themes
- LottieFiles – Lottie block for Gutenberg: It gives you access to over 50k free and ready-to-use Lottie animations that you can easily embed on your website.
- Draft from Google Docs plugin: The tool extracts images from Google Docs and allows you to download them or import them directly into WordPress.
- iDenfy plugin: Identity verification and fraud prevention solution for anti-money laundering compliance.
- NanoPlazo Payment Gateway for WooCommerce plugin: NanoPlazo WooCommence plugin supports consumers to pay with BNPL.
- Change Default Email Sender Name plugin: A simple plugin to change the sender name in WordPress outgoing emails.
- Depicter plugin: A free SEO-friendly, responsive image and video slider that truly works on all major devices with super smooth hardware accelerated transitions.
- Any CPT Listing Block plugin: It allows you to add latest posts or custom posts to your website as section with Gutenberg builder.
💵 Investments & Acquisitions
- WP Engine has acquired 5 Delicious Brains WordPress plugins including ACF : The plugins acquired are Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), WP Migrate, WP Offload Media, WP Offload SES, and Better Search Replace. Delicious Brains will continue with its SpinupWP product. “The ACF acquisition scares me” writes MasterWP.
- InstaWP gets seed funding from Automattic: Founder Vikas Singhal said the investment gives Automattic a percentage of future equity under a SAFE (simple agreement for future equity) arrangement. Also check out his interview with Daniel Schutzsmith
- NP Digital acquires keyword research tool AnswerThePublic: AnswerThePublic will be integrated with UberSuggest to give users visualizations of Google searches and content ideas. NP Digital, which was co-founded by marketing influencer and entrepreneur Neil Patel, is also the owner of UberSuggest.
- SEOClarity acquires RankSense technology: The enterprise platform will integrate the technology, which was created by the late Hamlet Batista, into its platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
- Ahrefs invests $60M in building creator-friendly search engine, ‘Yep’: Yep is taking a fresh new path through the world of internet advertising, claiming that it’s giving 90% of its ad revenues to content creators.
👥 Community News
- WordCamp Europe 2023 in Athens, Greece: Check this video the WordPress Greek Community has created to announce it.
- IndexNow coming to Yoast SEO Premium: This is despite Yoast’s founder, Joost de Valk, being super unimpressed with IndexNow, the Microsoft-backed indexing initiative.
- Jetpack now available as six plugins: Jetpack announced that it is splitting out six of its most popular features into individual plugins. The six features that are now available as individual plugins include Jetpack Backup, Jetpack Protect, Jetpack Boost, Jetpack Social, Jetpack Search and Jetpack CRM.
- Kinsta Academy launched: From website performance and security optimization to SEO, WooCommerce conversions, you’ll find everything you need in written or video form. And it’s free.
- rtCamp launches WordPress Plugin Compare Project: WPPC will help users to extend WordPress with the right plugins for their needs by letting users search for plugins to compare and customize.
- Inlinks launches new keyword & topic research tool: Inlinks launches keyword topic and content planning tool that speeds up the content creation process.
- One of these days I’m gonna break these chains: Justin Tadlock on his plans after resigning from WPTavern. He is now officially a member of the WordPress.org division at Automattic.
- Museum of Block Art is open for submissions: The Museum of Block Art is now offering an official way to submit your art. Explore the power of the editor, create something wonderful, and give back to the community all at once.
- New podcast from MasterWP: The first episode was “Capitalizing the “P” in WordPress”.
- Visual Composer announces four-day workweek: They experimented for 6 months making Friday #Yourday and achieved positive results. They will now continue to pursue less is more and keep a four-day workweek.
- The challenges of WordPress’ massive market share: From Speckyboy
- Ignore Full Site Editing: From MasterWP
- Why WordPress in 2022: Full Site Editing vs. Dynamic Templating: From Kathy Zant
- My so-called WordPress mass exodus: From MasterWP
- WordPress is getting too complicated and people are leaving: Twitter thread from Lesley Sim
🛠 Guide Zone – Howto’s and More
- When (and how) to use advanced grid layouts in WordPress: From BeaverBuilder
- A complete guide to Elementor Popups: From Kinsta
- The WordPress error guide: From WP Marmite
- How to create Block Theme Patterns in WordPress 6.0: From CSS-Tricks
- How to use WordPress Stylesheets(Stylelint) coding standards: From WP-Punk
- How to create a website: From WP Astra
- 10 best structured data and schema tools: From Elegant Themes
- Accessibility in social media: From Yoast SEO
- The cybersecurity CIA triad: What you need to know as a WordPress site owner: From Wordfence
📆 Save The Dates
- CISCO Live! Las Vegas on June 12-16: Cisco’s executives and world-renowned speakers converge at Cisco Live to bring you cutting edge information about the industry and thought leadership.
- The Page Builder Summit on June 20-24: Join the VIP list to be the first to know when you can get your free ticket.
- WordCamp MontcWordCamp Montclair – June 25, 2022 — Montclair, NJlair 2022 on June 22: Call for sponsors is now open.
- WordCamp US 2022 on September 9-11: All three days of programming will be held at Town and Country Resort San Diego. The Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship also returns after 2 years.
- WordCamp Nederland 2022 on September 15 & 16: Save the dates.
- Inclusive Design 24 on September 22: Call for speakers is open for the 24-hour long livestream conference.
- WordPress Accessibility Day on November 2-3: A free, 24-hour virtual conference focused on building accessible websites in WordPress.
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