News & Articles

• Individual Learner Survey (learn.wordpress.org)
  The Training Team is currently working towards updating the Needs Analysis for the free resource Learn WordPress. This individual user survey is the first phase of this project, and will help us as the team continues to grow and improve the materials produced by the community.
• The 2022 WordPress Vulnerability Annual Report (ithemes.com)
  Every year the number of new vulnerabilities increases in the WordPress ecosystem, and 2022 was no exception. What have we learned from the data this time?
• Open Source Initiative and OpenLogic Release 2023 State of Open Source Report (wptavern.com)
  OpenLogic, a company that provides technical support for enterprise open source infrastructure, and the Open Source Initiative (OSI), the nonprofit stewards of the Open Source Definition (OSD) have published the 2023 State of Open Source Report.
• WordPress’ Admin UI Needs To Be Better (joost.blog)
  
• WordPress Vulnerability Report – February 1, 2023 (ithemes.com)
  
• Core Editor Improvement: Strengthening Style Options (make.wordpress.org)
  
• WordPress Community Support & WordPress Foundation Entity Structure (make.wordpress.org)
  
• 2022 WordPress Maintenance Survey Results: Key Trends and Takeaways (managewp.com)
  
• WordPress.com Introduces Browse Mode, Style Book, and Push to Global Styles Features (wptavern.com)
  

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Plugin News

• Multiple Vulnerabilities Patched in Quick Restaurant Menu Plugin (www.wordfence.com)
  On January 16, 2023, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team responsibly disclosed several vulnerabilities in Quick Restaurant Menu, a WordPress plugin that allows users to set up restaurant menus on their sites. This plugin is vulnerable to Missing Authorization, Insecure Direct Object Reference, Cross-Site Request Forgery as well as Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including 2.0.2.
• Breakdance Page Builder: The Ultimate Solution for Effortless Website Design (www.cloudways.com)
  Breakdance Page Builder helps users easily create professional-looking websites with minimal effort. Read this article to learn more about its features, pricing, system requirements, performance, and more.
• 7 Best Chatbots for Your WordPress Website in 2023 (wplift.com)
  
• Why Did the New GraphQL API take 1.5 Years to Be Released? (graphql-api.com)
  
• Air WP Sync Plugin Review: Easy Airtable WordPress Integration (wpmayor.com)
  

Tutorials

• Using theme.json with Classic Themes (learn.wordpress.org)
  The theme.json is a file that allows block theme developers to control the settings and styles of the blocks in the Editor. In this video, you’re going learn what happens when you add a theme.json file to a classic theme.
• How to Use the WordPress Query Loop Block (www.elegantthemes.com)
  The Query Loop Block is one of the most advanced WordPress theme blocks available in the new Site Editor. It was added to WordPress Core in version 5.8 and is a a more complex version of the Latest Posts Block. It allows anyone to visually build a block that pulls and displays post content dynamically to a page or template.
• How to Deal with Date and Time in WordPress (wp-punk.com)
  
• How to Manage the WordPress Heartbeat API (ithemes.com)
  
• How to Create a Masonry Gallery in WordPress (gutenberghub.com)
  
• Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web & App Design (pimpmytype.com)
  
• How To Add Meta Boxes and Custom Fields To Posts in Gutenberg (kinsta.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• Youth in WordPress | Press the Issue (masterwp.com)
  
• Syed Balkhi Acquisition of Thrive Themes | The WP Minute (share.transistor.fm)
  
• WordPress Fields API with Scott Kingsley Clark | WPwatercooler (wpwatercooler.com)
  
• A Conversation About AI, WordPress, and Ethics | Torque Social Hour (torquemag.io)
  
• What Does Concluding a Gutenberg Phase Really Mean? | WP Briefing (wordpress.org)
  
• The WP Agency Journey With Mario Peshev Of DevriX | Post Status Draft (poststatus.com)
  
• Robert Rowley on Securing Your WordPress Website | WP Tavern Jukebox (wptavern.com)
  
• Matrix Over Slack, WP Minute Plus, & More Gutenberg Goals | The WP Minute (share.transistor.fm)