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September 9, 2020

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Major WordPress updates are always exciting, and WordPress 5.5 is no exception. There are usually only three major releases per year, and each one moves the Content Management System (CMS) in new and interesting directions. As is usually the case, we’ve known about some of WordPress 5.5’s new features for months now. Lazy loading, for example, has been a long time coming to core, and it’s a very welcome addition. In this article, we’re going to give you the full breakdown of everything you need to know about WordPress 5.5. We’ll go over all the changes this update brings to […]

Yoast Takes Stake in WordProof

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September 1, 2020

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Yoast founder Joost de Valk and current Yoast CEO Marieke van de Rakt have invested in Dutch startup WordProof. WordProof is aimed at giving consumers a way to validate information using the Timestamp Ecosystem. This gives readers and search engines a way to quickly find sources for content. “Joost and Marieke bring valuable expertise that will help us create a universal timestamp standard, assuring that search engines can index the website in the best possible way,” WordProof-founder and CEO Sebastiaan van der Lans said. Utilizing Yoast’s SEO expertise, the company plans to combat the spread fake news and fraud. “From […]

WordPress Co-Founder Mike Little Speaks at Genesis Community Livecast

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August 25, 2020

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The Genesis Community Livecast came back from hiatus with special guests Mike Little, Anita Carter, and Sandee Jackson. The conversation centered around the representation of black WordPress community members. Where are we now? The WordPress community is known for being incredibly inclusive and welcoming, however panelists had a hard time pinpointing black thought leaders. “I find that black people in the WordPress community aren’t hugely visible and it does seem to be a small number that is visible. There is a large community in the WordPress world but I’ve struggled trying to pinpoint anyone who is a leader,” Little said. […]

WordCamp US 2020 Cancelled

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July 30, 2020

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Organizers of WordCamp US 2020 announced that this year’s virtual event will be canceled. “It is with heavy hearts that we have made the decision to cancel this year’s WordCamp US event,” organizers said in a blog post. “In light of the continued pandemic, online event fatigue for attendees, organizers, and volunteers, and the desire for WordCamp experiences to be traditional WordCamp experiences, we have made the difficult decision to stop this year’s planning, and cancel WordCamp US 2020.” In May the team announced the event will go fully virtual due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However as the world changed, the […]

WordProof Awarded 1 million Euros from European Commission

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July 9, 2020

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Dutch WordPress startup, WordProof, has received a 1 million euros from the European Commission. The grant was created to encourage developers to find ways to use blockchain technology as a way to solve social issues. WordProof is aimed at giving consumers a way to validate information using the Timestamp Ecosystem. This gives readers and search engines a way to quickly find sources for content. “Misinformation is such a problem and time stamping is part of the solution,” said WordProof founder Sebastiaan van der Lans. “You can prove you didn’t tamper with the information and verify it’s you.” The grant comes […]

GiveWP 2.7 Update Adds Donation Form Templates

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June 30, 2020

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2020 has been a tough year for a lot of people, and many are looking for a way to help others. For years, GiveWP has made it easy to turn any WordPress site into a fundraising platform. With the newest 2.7 update, it’s even easier to raise money for people in need. Donation Form Templates The team has updated the way donation forms look. Now instead of inheriting style from your theme, you can fully customize the way forms look. The user can change colors and text without using CSS. Right now, there is one streamlined template available but the […]

Report from WordCamp Europe 2020: The Future of WordPress

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June 22, 2020

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Another year, another WordCamp. After 2016, 2017, and 2019, I am back with a report from WordCamp Europe 2020. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, this year, everything happened online. So, instead of some venue, this time around, the entire WordCamp experience happened on the official website. All of the sessions were online (you can find both track 1 and track 2 on YouTube) and the networking as well as the sponsor events happened in Zoom channels. You could even download designs to print your own swag. So, in case you didn’t attend, I sat down in my home office […]

Grant For The Web Accepting Proposals Through June 22

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June 16, 2020

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The Grant for the Web proposal deadline has been extended through June 22. The $100M fund was set up to help developers working on “privacy-centric, open, and accessible Web Monetization ecosystem.” Grant for the Web is funded and led by Coil, working in collaboration with founding collaborators Mozilla and Creative Commons. (Additional collaborators may be added in the future.) A Program Team, led by Loup Design & Innovation, manages the day-to-day operations of the program. “Through our work building the Coil Web Monetization WordPress plugin to make it easy for people to add and control micropayment functionality on their WordPress sites, we […]

Online is Amazing– WordCamp Europe 2020

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June 9, 2020

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WordCamp Europe 2020 Online brought in 8,756 attendees, making it the biggest WordCamp to date. The conference consisted of two full days of live-streamed talks as well as a Contributor day. The team decided to move the entire conference online in order to keep community members and organizers safe in the wake of the pandemic. Though it was an incredibly tough decision, and a lot of hard work, the conference was a huge success bringing in almost triple the attendees from last year. Online is Amazing Day one ended with a conversation between WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg and Lead Architect […]

Virtual WordCamp Europe 2020 Kicks Off June 4

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June 2, 2020

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