News & Articles

• WordPress 5.9 Delayed Until January 2022 (wptavern.com)
  WordPress 5.9 has been delayed due to significant blockers that could not be resolved in time for Beta 1, which was previously scheduled to be released November 16. The 5.9 release team came to the decision after a lengthy deliberation on the impact a delay will have on users and contributors.
• Black Friday / Cyber Monday WordPress Deals 2021 (poststatus.com)
  Get these great Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on WordPress products and services for 2021! The sale is on NOW!
• GoDaddy Discloses Recent Security Breach That Exposed 1.2 Million Accounts (www.engadget.com)
  In disclosures to the Securities and Exchange Commission, web registrar and hosting company GoDaddy has revealed that it discovered it had been hacked. The company says that it discovered an “unauthorized third party” had gained access to its Managed WordPress hosting environment.
• Open Web Manifesto (poststatus.com)
  
• AWS Attacks Targeting WordPress Increase 5X (www.wordfence.com)
  
• WordPress Vulnerability Report: November 2021, Part 4 (ithemes.com)
  
• WordPress, Blogging, and the Things We Are Thankful For (wptavern.com)
  
• Donate to Big Orange Heart, Become a Self-Proclaimed Winner in the WP Builds WordPress Awards 2021 (wptavern.com)
  
• Pantheon Kicks off Program to Give Back to Open Source Communities with Second Annual Gift of Open Source (pantheon.io)
  

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Plugin News

• 5 Best WordPress Plugins for Enterprises (torquemag.io)
  There are plenty of suitable options for large enterprises. Some plugins can increase your site’s security and rankings in the Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs). Others can help you run your large company more efficiently. In this article, we’ll discuss the features to look for when choosing WordPress plugins for enterprises.
• Automattic Theme Team Releases a Plugin To Build Blockbase Child Themes (wptavern.com)
  On Wednesday, Ben Dwyer announced a new block-based plugin on the Theme Shaper blog. The Automattic Theme Team had built a child theme creator for its Blockbase WordPress parent theme.
• Best Free WordPress Appointment and Booking Plugins (gretathemes.com)
  
• WP Guidant Review: Convert More Traffic Into Leads & New Customers (wplift.com)
  
• Full Site Editing - P5: What Are Block Patterns in Gutenberg? How to Create Them? (metabox.io)
  

Theme News

• Discover BeautifulPress, the Newest Member of the WPMarmite Family (wpmarmite.com)
  BeautifulPress is all about showcasing the best WordPress websites from around the world. It’s a gallery or “showcase” of everything you can do with WordPress.
• How Do Post Formats Fit Into a Block Theme World? (wptavern.com)
  

Tutorials

• How to Create an International SEO Strategy (Plus a Checklist!) (translatepress.com)
  International SEO can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming because you need to localize your website, optimize for multiple languages, and just generally implement some best practices if you want to be successful. To make international SEO a lot simpler, we’re here to help.
• Create Your Own SSL Certificate Authority for Local HTTPS Development (deliciousbrains.com)
  Creating a local SSL certificate to serve your development sites over HTTPS can be a tricky business. Even if you do manage to generate a self-signed certificate, you still end up with browser privacy errors. In this article, we’ll walk through creating your own certificate authority (CA) for your local servers so that you can run HTTPS sites locally without issue.
• Page Caching on the Filesystem (konstantin.blog)
  
• How to Add Floating WhatsApp Button in Astra Theme? (www.wplogout.com)
  
• Best Data Sanitization Secure Guide for the WordPress Site (wp-punk.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• Jill Binder | WPCoffeeTalk (wpcoffeetalk.com)
  
• WordPress Performance Optimization | WPwatercooler (wpwatercooler.com)
  
• Developer Overload: Physical and Mental Health | Post Status (poststatus.com)
  
• The Next Chapter For In-Person WordCamps | Post Status Excerpt (poststatus.com)
  
• A WordPress Thanksgiving with David Vogelpohl | Press This Podcast (torquemag.io)
  
• How to Become a WordPress Ambassador w/ Maciej Palmowski | Matt Report (mattreport.com)
  
• Marketing Products in the WooCommerce / WordPress Ecosystem | Do the WOO (dothewoo.io)