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News & Articles
WordPress 5.9.1 Maintenance Release (wordpress.org) WordPress 5.9.1 is now available!
This maintenance release features 82 bug fixes in both Core and the block editor.
WordPress 5.9.1 is a short-cycle maintenance release. The next major release will be version 6.0.
WordPress for Publishers: A Study of the Digital Newsroom (wpengine.com) From the expansive catalog of WordPress plugins to the Gutenberg editor to the rise of WordPress as a headless solution, digital agency Big Bite’s recent whitepaper: WordPress in the newsroom: Scaling up editorial production takes a closer look at the reasons why WordPress is fast becoming the platform of choice for news organizations of all sizes.
How Can We Increase Qualified Applicants for WordPress Jobs? (poststatus.com) Have you heard? There are jobs in the WordPress industry — lots of jobs and many different roles. See the job postings on the Post Status Job Board, WordPress Jobs, and even LinkedIn Jobs. There are a lot of job seekers in the web development world. How are job seekers preparing for the workforce? What are employers doing to find qualified talent?
SQL Buddy for Simple Database Queries (www.webtng.com) SQL Buddy is a new plugin from Delicious Brains. They make the Better Search and Replace, WP Migrate DB, and Advanced Custom Fields plugins. The plugin is currently on version 1.0 and has about 40 active installs. So, very new.
NextGEN Gallery vs Modula: Which Is the Best WordPress Gallery Plugin? (wpmayor.com)
Trying to decide between NextGEN Gallery vs Modula as the best WordPress gallery plugin for your site?
NextGEN Gallery and Modula are two of the most popular gallery plugins. Both also come with free versions at WordPress.org as well as premium versions that add more features.
How to Set Up Event Registration in WordPress (www.cozmoslabs.com) WordPress is a powerful CMS that offers tons of functionality out of the box. However, it doesn’t let you set up event registration or restrict content for specific user roles. For obvious reasons, this is not ideal for event organizers.
If you organize events, you want to offer easy registration so that as many people sign up for your events as possible. And in this tutorial, we’ll show you exactly that.