Hi,
WordPress 6.1 release is around the corner and the teams are putting in their best efforts to make it a smooth and perfect one. The Active Installs Growth Chart is still missing and developers are strongly urging its return.
See you next Tuesday.
Bye!
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📰 WordPress & Around
- WordPress 6.1 Beta 3 is now available: This release contains more than 350 enhancements and 350 bug fixes for the editor, including more than 300 tickets for WordPress 6.1 core.
- Improved PHP performance for core blocks registration: To reduce filesystem reads and processing of
block.jsonfiles, block registration has been updated to introduce a new Grunt task (copy:block-json) that scans and converts coreblock.jsonfiles to PHP arrays and stores them in a singleblocks-json.phpat build time. It reduces block registration filesystem reads from ~70 files to just a single file. - Improvements to WP_Query performance in 6.1: By default, all calls to
WP_Querywill be cached going forward. It is possible to opt out of caching queries by simply passing thecache_resultsparameter asfalse. - Introduction of presets across padding, margin and block gap: WordPress 6.1 introduces preset values for padding, margin and block gap. With those the editor implements consistent spacing of blocks and nested blocks out of the box.
- Updated editor layout support in 6.1 after refactor: A new layout type, “constrained”, was added to the already available Flow and Flex layouts types.
- Introducing WP_List_Table::get_views_links() in WordPress 6.1:
WP_List_Table::get_views_links()abstracts the link generation to the parent class and accepts a$link_dataarray argument for each view. - Introducing “Update URI” theme header in WordPress 6.1: This allows third-party themes to avoid accidentally being overwritten with an update of a theme of a similar name from the WordPress.org Theme Directory.
- New cache Site Health checks in WordPress 6.1: The Performance Team has added two Site Health checks – Persistent Object Cache and Page Cache. Both checks will run only in a production environment.
- Multisite improvements in WordPress 6.1: The network options functions have been updated to use the more established metadata API, which is already used for metadata of other object types like posts, terms, and users. Also WordPress 6.1 brings a number of key improvements to the REST API to increase performance. A new API, known as the “Style Engine”, has been shipped in WordPress 6.1 to provide a single, centralized agent responsible for generating and rendering consistent block supports styles on the client-side and server-side.
- Create-block scaffolding tool updates: WordPress 6.1 introduces new features and updates to the
@wordpress/create-blockpackage used by developer to scaffold new blocks. - Escaping Table and Field names with wpdb::prepare() in WordPress 6.1: As part of the WordPress 6.1 release,
wpdb::prepare()has been updated so it can escape Identifiers (such as Table and Field names) with the%iplaceholder and don’t lead to SQL Injection Vulnerabilities. - Changes to block editor preferences in WordPress 6.1: This change means the preferences will now be retained when clearing local storage, and can be used across multiple browsers or computers.
- Filters for theme.json data: WordPress 6.1 has introduced some server-side filters to hook into the
theme.jsondata provided at the different data layers. It also introduces some new elements to Styles to give block theme developers consistent styles across similar elements, and control those in the theme.json file. - Google settles consumer privacy lawsuit for $85 Million: The lawsuit filed by the State of Arizona in May 2020 alleged that Google collected location data even after users opted out of tracking.
- Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon & Microsoft join to improve voice recognition: Google announced that it is joining the Speech Accessibility Project in order to help develop advanced speech recognition systems that can serve the needs of people with impaired speech.
- Google Analytics discontinues store visits reporting: Google is discontinuing store visits reporting in Google Analytics and will stop collecting new data at the end of October.
🚨Web Security & Vulnerabilities
- Patchstack helps One.com fix 56,000 WordPress vulnerabilities for their customers: One.com has introduced Patchstack’s WordPress vulnerability alerts to customers on their Managed WordPress subscription.
- Facebook detects 400 Android and iOS Apps stealing users log-in credentials: The apps ultimately functioned as a means to steal the credentials entered by users by displaying a “Login With Facebook” prompt.
- Hundreds of Microsoft SQL servers backdoored with new malware: Named Maggie, the backdoor has already infected hundreds of machines all over the world.
- GitHub Repositories offer fake exploits for exchange flaws: Cybercriminals were seen impersonating security researchers to sell fake proof-of-concept ProxyNotShell exploits for newly identified zero-days in Microsoft Exchange.
🔌 New Plugins & Themes
- Powder theme: A modern, sophisticated WordPress FSE theme from Brian Gardner. It can be a base WordPress Theme for your personal and client projects.
- PowerUp plugin: It helps hide the WordPress Toolbar for all visitors and users, redirect users to specific page, or close the comments section on any post type.
- Remove jQuery from Gravity Forms plugin: This plugin makes use of the built-in REST API in Gravity Forms, and uses that to submit the form and perform validation.
- Multisite Shared Blocks plugin: This plugin allow contributors to share blocks from posts on the network.
👥 Community News
- WordPress.org plugin developers demand transparency regarding the removal of active install growth data: While he seems open to finding a way to show more stats, Mullenweg did not promise the return of the active install growth data. At this point, the protracted lack of transparency in this matter has further damaged trust in WordPress.org as the best distribution channel for free plugins.
- 2022 Web Almanac Report finds WordPress adoption is growing: In contrast to W3Tech’s stats, which show WordPress market share declining from March – June 2022 and then holding steady, the Web Almanac shows WordPress up 1.4% over 2021 on mobile and 0.2% over 2021 on desktop.
- Easy Digital Downloads 3.1 released: It introduces 10 new core blocks available to users who are running WordPress 5.8 or newer.
- Announcing Jotform Sign: It is an easy-to-use e-signature solution that enables you to create documents and collect signatures for them.
- Stackable 3.5.0 released: This latest release greatly improves the editor performance and experience.
- Wordfence 7.7.0 is out: It has a new scan result for vulnerabilities found in plugins that do not have patched versions available via WordPress.org.
- Jetpack 11.4 is out: There are several under-the-hood improvements for an enhanced Jetpack experience in this release.
- Nexcess website got a brand refresh: Check the new website.
- WooFunnels is now FunnelKit: Automattic had informed the team of the fact that they reserve the right to use the word Woo exclusively leading to the renaming.
- The Icon Block turns one: Nick Diego also shared a recap of Version 1.3.0
- Automattic named in Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplaces rankings for 2022: It is also a certified Most Loved Workplace.
- ‘The WP Awards 2022’ voting is live: Vote for your favorite WordPress product or service in all or specific categories. Only one vote per email ID is allowed.
- Mastodon.technology shutdown: The server will be shut down by December 1, 2022. Download your data and migrate to a new server.
🔖Interesting Reads & Podcasts
- Building a block-based header template in a Classic theme: From Gutenberg Times
- 11 types of developers (Which will you be?): From Kinsta
- 10 Top cybersecurity companies: From Astra Security
- What should the title tag length be in 2023?: From Search Engine Land
- What it’s like to contribute to WordPress outside of the project itself: Twitter thread from Carl Alexander.
- Why Classic WordPress themes aren’t going away: From Speckyboy
- Is WordPress entering a death spiral?: From Jean Galea
- How non-compliance with the ADA can be B-A-D for your business: From MasterWP
- Open Source Communities: You may not be interested in CISA, but CISA is very interested in you: From PostStatus
- Exploring email tracking with Amazon SES and CloudWatch: From DeliciousBrains
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month: You could be the biggest threat to your WordPress site: From Wordfence
- 3 reasons why I think 50% Coding 50% Marketing is the best framework for solo tech founders: From Bannerbear
- How to easily find all changes coming to WordPress 6.1: From Dave on WP
- Active growth problems: From WPwatercooler
- Torque Social Hour: The world of WordPress themes: From Torque
- Reverse racism is not real: From Under Represented in Tech
🛠 Guide Zone – Howto’s and More
- Is Local not working correctly? 13 solutions to common problems: From Torque
- Extending the Query Loop block: From WordPress.org Developer Resources
- How to create a WordPress multisite with different domains: From Kinsta
- Create Awesome AI Video Animations for WordPress just using your Phone: From Jamie Marsland
- A simple guide to manage WordPress Transients: From RankMath
- Guide to WordPress uptime monitoring: From Jetpack
- A beginner’s guide to ecommerce SEO: From WooCommerce
- How to submit your website to search engines in 2022: From Semrush
- A guide to Google’s Knowledge Graph Search API for SEO: From Search Engine Journal
📆 Save The Dates
- WooSesh on October 11-13: A live, virtual conference for WooCommerce store builders. The schedule has been published.
- 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. Registration is now open and it’s free to attend.
- WordCamp Nagpur (India) on Nov 12: WordCamp Nagpur is now accepting speaker applications.
- WordFest Live on November 18: This will be the fourth 24-hour WordFest Live, and the theme is Transformation.
- WordCamp Kolkata (India) on December 17-18: It will be an in-person event
- WordCamp Asia 2023 on February 17-19 at IconSiam, Bangkok Thailand: Call for speakers and media partners is out. Last batch of tickets will be released on the 19th October.
- WordCamp Phoenix on March 24 & 25, 2023: More details awaited.
- WordCamp Europe 2023 on June 8-10, 2023: Call for organizers is out.
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