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WordPress 5.9 Performance Improvements
Whether you’re using the latest and greatest with full site editing features or not, there are performance enhancements that everyone can look forward to with WordPress 5.9 set to launch January 25th, 2022. At a high level, you can expect improvements to the Inserter, Block Themes, List View, and more.
WP Engine Acquires Brian Gardner’s Frost, Opens It to the Public
Brian Gardner announced last week that WP Engine has acquired his latest project, Frost. In an email sent out to all customers, Gardner said his team had issued refunds to all current customers. The business model is changing, and Frost will be a freely-available project going forward and focus on full site editing.
Yoast Moves Outside of Open Source Platforms to Launch SEO App for Shopify
After 10 years in the WordPress ecosystem as one of the most popular plugin businesses, Yoast is branching out with a new SEO app for the Shopify market. The app will offer Shopify merchants a set of optimizations for search results and Google Shopping, automatically add structured data, and allows users to optimize for desired keyphrases. It will launch in the Shopify app store on January 18, 2022.
