WordPress 4.2, named after American jazz Pianist, Bud Powell, is now available for download! This update improves the overall writing experience in WordPress, and includes under-the-hood changes that developers will love: Press This has been completely revamped to maximize speed and ease of content sharing. utf8 has been updated to utf8mb4 to provide out-of-the-box support for a host of new characters, including native Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters, as well as musical and mathematical symbols, and emojis. You can now browse and preview themes directly in the Customizer. Plugins Screen has been updated for a more intuitive update and install. You can now seamlessly update your […]

Just in case you missed it, here’s a roundup of the latest happenings from this past week. If you have a news tip you’d like to share, write us at [email protected]. W25K DMCA win: WordPress wins $25,00 from DMCA takedown abuser. Introducing the WordPress security whitepaper: WordPress published its WordPress security whitepaper, which includes analysis of WordPress core software development and security processes. On WordPress history: The first version of Siobhan McKeown’s book on WordPress history is finished. GoChat.US: Developers, this is what happens when you use every css scrolling and animation effect at the same time. Shop Plugins: Shop Plugins is a marketplace focused on eCommerce […]

Just in case you missed it, here’s a roundup of the latest happenings from this past week. If you have a news tip you’d like to share, write us at [email protected]. Twitter Plugin: Twitter officially released its first WordPress plugin. Updated version stats: Andrew Nacin, WordPress lead developer, announced a major update to WordPress version stats for PHP, MySQL, and WordPress. #TheDress: Developers, do you see black and blue or white and gold? Best practices and SOPs: Josh Pollock talks about how to define best practices and standard operating procedures for your WordPress business. WordPress.com and Bitcoin: Matt Mullenweg addresses the discussion surrounding WordPress.com and Bitcoin. […]

Just in case you missed it, here’s a roundup of the latest happenings from this past week. If you have a news tip you’d like to share, write us at [email protected]. WordPress 4.1.1 maintenance release: On Wednesday, WordPress 4.1.1 was released, fixing 21 bugs found in version 4.1. Andy Adams discusses how the WordPress talent shortage might be a  problem: The demand for WordPress developers is u. Andy Adams speculates that a reason for this talent shortage may be accredited to the fact that WordPress developers, when compared to Drupal devs or Ruby on Rails devs, for example, are actually paid considerably less. GravityView Plugin is […]