News & Articles

• WPBlockTalk - The Building Blocks for Block Builders (wpblocktalk.com)
  WPBlockTalk is a live, virtual event with speakers who’ve been key to designing and developing the block editor. Join them on April 2nd, 2020 (schedule TBA) and learn to make the most of the block editor – build more engaging layouts, create your own custom blocks, and understand the inspiration and code driving the whole project.
• ​​Make a Difference in WordPress With Each Product You Buy (pixelgrade.com)
  We live in a world with enormous gaps in power, influence, and impact. Even though the overall data shows us that things are looking better on multiple levels, there are still worrying unbalances out there. When it comes to WordPress, the ecosystem Pixelgrade’s been part of since 2011, things are still uncertain for small businesses servicing the community. Such as theirs.
• WooCommerce Payments Offers a More Unified eCommerce Experience, Better Feature Parity With Shopify (poststatus.com)
  WooCommerce Payments are now available to select merchants who apply to the program. It's a big step in establishing stronger SaaS-like feature parity with Shopify. Built using Stripe's best-in-class merchant tools, WooCommerce Payments will immediately offer broad payment support for the vast majority of WooCommerce users.
• Welcome to WeirdPress (weirdpress.club)
  
• On MAGA Caps and WordCamps (wptavern.com)
  
• The 2020 State of Remote Work (lp.buffer.com)
  
• Reducing Options Can Drive Online Conversions (chrislema.com)
  
• After the Acquisition: Flywheel in the New Year (wptavern.com)
  
• WordPress Vulnerability Roundup: February 2020, Part 2 (ithemes.com)
  

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Plugin News

• Feature Plugin: WP Auto-updates (make.wordpress.org)
  The release of the WP-Auto-updates feature plugin is an early step in the process of having this functionality included in WordPress Core. Now, your help is needed to test, validate, and improve the current feature to ensure that it meets the needs of the WordPress community.
• How to Use a Membership Website Builder (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  A membership website builder for WordPress lets you build a premium content library that only registered members can access. You can use this to share exclusive articles, video content, tutorials, private forums, or online courses with your members. In this article, we’ll cover what you need to build a membership website and take a look at some of the best membership website builder plugins.
• Elementor Has Raised a $15 Million Series A, Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners (poststatus.com)
  
• Top 5 Best Landing Page Builder Plugins for WordPress (2020) (winningwp.com)
  
• A Review of Atomic Blocks: Gutenberg WordPress Block Collection Plugin (ithemes.com)
  
• Wishlist Member – Why It’s Becoming One Of The Best Membership Plugins Around (chrislema.com)
  

Theme News

• Goodbye Featured Themes, For Now (wptavern.com)
  Last week, the featured themes page was quietly removed from the WordPress theme directory. Previously, it was the primary page users would see when visiting the directory. It has now been replaced with the popular themes list. This change is only reflected on the WordPress.org website and not directly in the WordPress admin for end-users.

Tutorials

• How to Translate Widgets in WordPress + Show Different Widgets based on Language (translatepress.com)
  Some translation plugins will require that you register widget fields for translation which is done either by writing code or by using a complicated interface / or a completely separate plugin. Others simply don’t have support for translating WordPress widgets. There is however a simpler and faster way. One that doesn’t require any custom code and is fully visual (you translate what you see).
• Using WordPress Custom Fields to Enhance a Plugin (wpshout.com)
  Today, we’ll explore some benefits of integrating custom fields into our favorite plugins. Then, it will be time to dive into a real-world example that demonstrates what can be accomplished.
• Why and How to Create a Customer Journey Map (5 Easy Steps) (torquemag.io)
  
• How to Prevent a DDoS Attack on Your WordPress Site (6 Key Tips) (wpbuffs.com)
  
• Submitting Your Website to Search Engines (When You Should Do It And How) (kinsta.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• Beth Livingston | Hallway Chats (hallwaychats.com)
  
• Making WordPress News w/ Post Status | Post Status (mattreport.com)
  
• WordPress – Everything’s Coming Up Google? | WPwatercooler (www.wpwatercooler.com)
  
• Recommending & Bundling WordPress Plugins and Themes: Everything Developers Need to Know | Freemius (freemius.com)