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WordPress 6.3 Planning Proposal & Call for Volunteers (make.wordpress.org) After the successful launch of WordPress 6.2, it’s time to start planning for WordPress 6.3, and for WordPress 6.4’s women and non-binary-led release. In preparation, this post includes WordPress 6.3 proposed target dates and a call for its release squad.
Experimental APIs in WordPress Core Have Largely Been Tamed (make.wordpress.org) Last year’s proposal to stop merging experimental APIs from Gutenberg to WordPress Core is now mostly implemented. After a long discussion and discovery process, Gutenberg introduced a distinction between Plugin-only APIs and Private APIs.
ACF Wins Plugin Madness 2023 (torquemag.io) Congratulations to the 2023 Plugin Madness winner, Advanced Custom Fields! ACF was the very first Plugin Madness winner in 2016, and it has come back to take the crown again seven years later.
How to Deal with Plugin Security Issues (joost.blog) Dealing with security issues for your WordPress plugin can be hard and even a bit scary, certainly when it’s happening to you for the first time. In this post we try to outline all the steps you should take as a plugin developer.
Building a Directory Website for WordPress in 4 Simple Steps (www.cozmoslabs.com) A directory website is useful for many purposes including listing registered users or showcasing well-known experts in your industry so your audience can reach out to them for solutions quickly. However, with default WordPress functionality, creating a full-fledged directory website can be challenging.