Hi,
WordPress 6.1 development cycle was published last week and it is expected to be released by November 01. It was earlier expected by October last. There are still lots of things to do and you can be a part of this if you can spare a bit of time.
Pick a 6.1 ticket from Trac and submit patches as soon as possible. Join hands to deliver the most bug-free WordPress ever.
See you next week.
Bye!
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📰 WordPress & Around
- WordPress 6.1 development cycle published: WordPress 6.1 will be the third major release of 2022 and is expected to be released by 1 November 2022.
- WordPress for iOS 20.4 is out for testing: You can sign up for TestFlight program and join as a beta tester by opening that link on your iPhone or iPad.
- WordPress contributors consider renaming Full-Site Editing: WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy is proposing contributors rename the terms “full-site editing” and “full-site editor” to something more user-friendly.
- WebP by default merged into core for WordPress 6.1: WebP, an image format developed by Google, will soon be generated by default for new JPEG image uploads in WordPress and used for website content.
- WordPress.org Homepage and Download page mockups released: The new homepage brings more attention to the benefits and experience of using WordPress while highlighting the other aspects that make the WordPress project unique. The download page design brings the download and hosting options side by side above the fold.
- Moving Core block styling to JSON to standardize Gutenberg block styles: This post lays out the reasoning behind this change and the impact it will have for both themes and block authors going forward.
- Automattic is removing WordPress.com features from the official WordPress mobile apps: The WordPress mobile team announced that it would be pulling all the Jetpack and WordPress.com features from the official WordPress mobile apps. They will be moved into the Jetpack app through a gradual process.
- Gutenberg contributors experiment with custom labeling of Blocks in list view: Gutenberg contributors have some ideas and prototypes to give the List View more context.
- Gmail’s Material Redesign is officially rolling out to everyone: The new Gmail look will include immediate Meet, Chat, and Spaces integration without clogging up the page. The new look is officially rolling out to anyone who has opted into Google Chat.
- Meta reports first ever decline in ad revenue: The Q2 2022 earnings report from Meta marks the end of its decade-long streak of ad revenue growth.
- Head of Instagram admits redesign is ‘Not Yet Good’: Instagram Head Adam Mosseri says the full-screen redesign that’s in testing is “not yet good.” The company would pause the test of a full-screen feed, which is currently being rolled out to a small percentage of users, and decrease the number of AI-recommended posts that users see in their feeds.
- Twitter transparency report shows dark side of social media: Twitter’s transparency report shows a decrease in account suspensions for many categories but an increase in child safety violations.
- Firefox version 103 released: Total Cookie Protection is enabled by default to protect information and all third-party cookies are now isolated into partitioned storage.
- Linux Kernel 5.19 released with major networking improvements: It features a litany of low-level optimizations, several notable improvements to networking support and all-important security fixes. Torvalds released it using an Apple silicon MacBook.
- Amazon Drive is shutting down at the end of 2023: Amazon Photos will live on for storing your images and videos.
🚨 Web security & Vulnerabilities
- WordPress Vulnerability Report – July 27, 2022: From iThemes
- Akamai blocked the largest DDoS attack ever on its European customers: According to Akamai, threat actors used a highly-sophisticated, global botnet of compromised devices to launch the attack.
- New HiddenAds malware affects 1M+ users and hides on the Google Play Store: McAfee’s Mobile Research Team has identified the new malware on the Google Play Store disguising themselves as cleaner apps that delete junk files or help optimize their batteries for device management.
- GitGuardian launches ggcanary project to help detect open-source software risks: GitGuardian says its new open-source canary tokens project helps businesses detect breaches as they unfold.
🔌 New Plugins & Themes
- BTravel theme: Fully responsive simple blog theme that is accessibility ready.
- NewsCut theme: Modern and flexible WordPress theme empowering magazines, newspapers, and blogs.
- Disable WebP By Default plugin: By David Baumwald, this plugin simply disables WebP creation on upload.
- WP-DXP plugin: By Filter Digital, it allows WordPress users to harness personalization features easily and enables users to show or hide content based on a range of different rules.
- Alt Text Magic plugin: Lightweight WordPress plugin from Minegap LLC that generates unique and descriptive alternative text for your images.
- OH MY SVG plugin: This plugin by codekraft adds the SVG Block to your Gutenberg block editor.
- Notifier plugin: By WANotifier.com, this is the only free WordPress plugin that allows you to send unlimited WhatsApp broadcast messages and transactional notifications right from your WordPress backend using WhatsApp’s official Cloud API.
- LazyLoad Background Images plugin: By Proloy Bhaduri, this plugin will delay the loading of background images on your website
👥 Community News
- Akismet 5.0 adds new spam detection feature: The new feature can detect spam that is posted in a machine-like fashion, even if the spambot is attempting to post a comment with content identical to one that has already been approved.
- StellarWP and the Events Calendar launched WP.events: A new directory of WordPress community events, WordCamps, and Meetups.
- A new starter site from Creative Themes: Beverr is a good option for aspiring designers.
- Introducing WPCodeBin: This website from Maghetiu Ovidiu, the author of WPCodeBox plugin has public Code Snippets.
- Wordify has a new website and pro plans: They have added a premium hosting option aimed at WooCommerce and other sites that need great performance, and have reorganized plans into three separate products- Unity, Unity Pro and Infinity.
- TypeRocket – a modern WordPress framework: It has remarkable code performance, beautiful UI components, and elegant PHP syntax.
- Convesio launches Directory: It will spotlight partners pushing the limits of WordPress performance.
- 7-figure WordPress business tactics from Justin Ferriman: The co-founder of LearnDash launched a WordPress business podcast NoFilterFM.
- Kinsta’s Free CDN Bandwidth increased upto 500%: Kinsta increased the free CDN bandwidth quota for each standard plan at no additional cost.
- MasterWP is now the flagship sponsor of The WP Minute and HeroPress: “In an industry where everyone’s being acquired by a web host, we think it’s really valuable to allow independent creators to do their thing without needing to be purchased by a big company just to survive. ” said Rob Howard.
- The WPWeekly’s WP Awards 2022 nominations are now open: Submit your favorite WordPress product or service nominations before Sep 15, 2022.
- Redis Hackathon on DEV: Build a new app before August 29 using Redis & write about it in a DEV post to win up to USD 2,200
- Gravity Forms 2.7: Coming soon: it will have a new built-in template library, Redesigned Installation Wizard, orbital form theme framework and block styling options. The initial beta of 2.7 is expected within the next few weeks.
- WordPress theme authors are moving to host fonts locally: The WordPress Themes team is poised to change its guidelines on remote hosting Google Fonts and is once again strongly urging theme authors to host their fonts locally.
- An unofficial “waitlist” from David Bisset for those looking for WCUS tickets: Fill in the information here if you’re looking for a WordCamp US 2022 ticket.
- Shopify lays off 10% of workforce: Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke announced layoffs of 10% of workforce. Employees express shock and surprise. Shopify’s 0.1% loss in CMS market share this month was picked up by WordPress.
- Help design the State of CSS Survey 2022: The target is for the survey to launch in mid-September and the feedback period will be open until August 20.
🔖Interesting Reads & Podcasts
- WordPress installer attack race: Security article from Vladimir Smitka.
- A brief look at the WordPress for iOS App on the iPhone XR: From Torque
- Angular vs Vue: A head-to-head comparison: From Kinsta
- I’m switching to Gutenberg for WordPress | And you should too: From WPTuts
- A short history of WordPress APIs — and their future: From PostStatus
- Solving WordPress dashboard spam and contributing to WordPress: MasterWP talks to Jonathan Bossenger of Automattic.
- Beginner’s guide to contributions: From WordPress.org
- How to add conditional logic to menus in WordPress: From WP Beginner
- WordPress product founders on what they’d do differently: From Speckyboy
- How accessible is WordPress?: From MasterWP
🛠 Guide Zone – Howto’s and More
- Conditionally registering Patterns in themes with third-party blocks: From Gutenberg Times
- Ultimate guide to MAMP Pro for WordPress users: From Elegant Themes
- The ultimate guide to WooCommerce scalability: From Kinsta
- How to create a custom login page in WordPress: From Jetpack
- Installing, updating, and managing WordPress plugins with WP-CLI: From Delicious Brains
- Web Server Penetration Testing: A complete guide: From Astra Security
- Why and how to delete content in bulk for SEO: From Search Engine Land
📆 Save The Dates
- Web Accessibility in Mind Conference on September 7 & 8: This virtual conference will provide conference participants with content that will help them mature their practice in digital accessibility.
- WordCamp US 2022 on September 9-11: It will only have around 650 people – much lower than the 2,000 persons in the previous editions. You can read about it here.
- WordCamp Nederland 2022 on September 15 & 16: Save the dates.
- Inclusive Design 24 on September 22: A free 24-hour online event for the global community to celebrate inclusive design and share knowledge and ideas.
- WooSesh on October 10-14: A live, virtual conference for WooCommerce store builders.
- Adobe MAX Creativity Conference on October 20: In-person event in Los Angeles. Attend virtually for free from 18–20 October.
- WordPress Accessibility Day on November 2-3: A free, 24-hour virtual conference focused on building accessible websites in WordPress. Call for speakers is now open.
- WordFest Live on November 18: This will be the fourth 24-hour WordFest Live, and the theme is Transformation. Call for speakers is now open.
- WordCamp Asia 2023 on February 17-19 at IconSiam, Bangkok Thailand: Call for speakers and media partners is out. Free tickets out for 2020 buyers.
- WordCamp Europe 2023 on June 8-10, 2023: Call for organizers is out.
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