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WordPress 5.2.4 Release Addresses Several Security Issues

October 28, 2019design tips

The core WordPress team released version 5.2.4 of WordPress on October 14. The release addresses six security issues that were all privately reported through WordPress’ responsible disclosure procedure. Like any security release, users should update immediately to the latest version to keep their sites secure. For those with automatic updates (more…)

Meetup.com Introduces RSVP Fees for Members, WordPress Meetup Groups Unaffected by Pricing Changes

October 27, 2019design tips

Meetup, a subsidiary of WeWork, has announced a significant change to its pricing structure that will require members to pay a $2 fee in order to RSVP to events. The change will go into effect in October, ostensibly to distribute meetup costs more evenly between organizers and members. Some meetup (more…)

AMP Project Joins OpenJS Foundation Incubation Program

October 24, 2019design tips

Last week at the AMP Contributor Summit 2019 in New York City, the AMP project announced that it will be joining the OpenJS Foundation incubation program. OpenJS was formed by a recent merger between the JS Foundation and the Node.js Foundation. AMP will join webpack, jQuery, Mocha, Node.js, ESLint, Grunt, (more…)

Inside Look at GoDaddy’s Onboarding Process for Managed WordPress Hosting

October 23, 2019design tips

The Tavern was provided access to test GoDaddy’s onboarding process, which is a part of its managed WordPress hosting service. The company has revamped its system since we covered it in 2016. The web host has had time to garner feedback since then and build an easy-to-use, headache-free way to (more…)

Edit Flow Future in Flux: Here Are 5 Alternative Plugins

October 23, 2019design tips

After years of unpredictable development and support, it seemed the Edit Flow plugin had finally given up the ghost last week when an Automattic support representative confirmed that it is no longer being actively developed and recommended users switch to an alternative. Nick Gernert, head of WordPress.com VIP, has since (more…)

Meta Box Settings Page Extension Adds Support for Customizer, Network-Wide Settings

October 22, 2019design tips

The team behind the Meta Box plugin updated their MB Settings Page add-on to include support for the customizer and multisite. The customizer feature allows theme authors to integrate their custom settings into the customizer using framework-specific code. The multisite integration allows plugin authors to create a network settings page. (more…)

WordPress 5.3 Improves Large Image Handling

October 21, 2019design tips

WordPress 5.3 Beta 3 was released this week and RC 1 is right around the corner, expected October 15. Core contributors have been publishing developer notes on new features landing in this release. One exciting enhancement that hasn’t received much attention yet is WordPress’ updated handling of large images. Many (more…)

MachoThemes, Modula Parent Company, Acquires Three Gallery Plugins

October 20, 2019design tips

MachoThemes, the WordPress development company behind the Modula Gallery plugin, has acquired three gallery plugins. The company is currently rolling the first two of the plugins, Final Tiles Grid Gallery Lite and PhotoBlocks Grid Gallery, into Modula. The third plugin, EverLightbox, will remain as a standalone project. The three plugins (more…)

ExpressionEngine Under New Ownership, Will Remain Open Source for Now

October 17, 2019design tips

EllisLab founder Rick Ellis announced yesterday that ExpressionEngine has been acquired by Packet Tide, the parent company of EEHarbor, one of the most successful EE add-on providers and development agencies in the community. A year ago EllisLab, the developers of EE core, was acquired by Digital Locations but Ellis said (more…)

Rosa 2 Restaurant Theme Provides a Frustrating and Satisfying Experience

October 16, 2019design tips

Rosa 2 is the sequel to Pixelgrade’s best-selling theme, Rosa. The new theme re-imagines its previous incarnation in the context of the block editor (Gutenberg). I was provided a copy of the theme for free to test and provide my thoughts. The theme sells for $75/year, or you can pay (more…)

design tips

WordPress 5.2.4 Release Addresses Several Security Issues

Meetup.com Introduces RSVP Fees for Members, WordPress Meetup Groups Unaffected by Pricing Changes

AMP Project Joins OpenJS Foundation Incubation Program

Inside Look at GoDaddy’s Onboarding Process for Managed WordPress Hosting

Edit Flow Future in Flux: Here Are 5 Alternative Plugins

Meta Box Settings Page Extension Adds Support for Customizer, Network-Wide Settings

WordPress 5.3 Improves Large Image Handling

MachoThemes, Modula Parent Company, Acquires Three Gallery Plugins

ExpressionEngine Under New Ownership, Will Remain Open Source for Now

Rosa 2 Restaurant Theme Provides a Frustrating and Satisfying Experience

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