WordPress released the new 5.8 version of its CMS, affectionately naming it “Tatum” after a favorite jazz pianist, Art Tatum. Previous updates have been named for Miles Davis and Charles Mingus.

The biggest design breakthrough available on this version is probably “block Widgets,” the capability to insert widgets into your content like any other element in WordPress’s block-based scheme. Accessed within blocks, there is now a Block Widgets Editor to manage widgets, as well as a Customizer. The CMS is getting more open to collaboration and improvisation,…

Yesterday, the WordPress pattern directory went live to the world as the development team behind it put the finishing touches on the project. It will work similarly to the theme and plugin directories in time. Along with WordPress 5.8, users can browse and use block patterns directly from the post editor.

Officially, the pattern directory shipped as part of the WordPress 5.8 release. The Tavern did not include this in its coverage yesterday because it was still listed as an “in-progress” project until several hours later. The team was still wrapping up several issues yesterday…

Do you have a website to build? Are you wondering if Wix or WordPress is the better platform to achieve that goal? If so, keep reading, as we’ll compare the two to help you make an informed decision as to which one better fits your needs.

Wix vs WordPress: User-Friendliness

If you’re trying to decide between Wix Website Builder and WordPress Content Management System (CMS) for building a website, it’s probably because you intend to build that site yourself versus hiring someone else. As such, the user-friendly nature of the content management platform you choose may be its most…

Restricting premium content to paid members is the basic requirement for running a membership website. This way, you can keep a few sections of your website private while others are available to the public.

If you’re powering your website with WordPress, you can easily restrict content with the Ultimate member plugin; you can restrict content based on selective sections, pages, or posts.

In this article, we’ll go through the process step-by-step to restrict content using the Ultimate Member plugin.

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IOTA tokens can now be easily accepted by every website built on popular PHP-written open-source content management system WordPress.

IOTA plugin for WordPress goes live: Details

IOTA community enthusiast Alexander (@shortkatien), the author of the Short-Aktien.de blog on peer-to-peer technologies and cryptocurrencies, has released a plugin (purpose-made…

The Page Experience Update is coming, and if you’re reading this you’re likely either scrambling to tackle the issues you’ve been ignoring or looking for some ways to enhance the work you’ve done.

Most in the industry are aware that it will start out fairly light, becoming more influential over time.

Google’s John Mueller likened it to cooking. They’re starting with just a pinch of salt, and will slowly adjust to get things right.

I see this update a lot like the HTTPS update. The day it rolled out it didn’t seem to have an overwhelming impact. But how many HTTP sites do you see…

The Page Experience Update is coming, and if you’re reading this you’re likely either scrambling to tackle the issues you’ve been ignoring or looking for some ways to enhance the work you’ve done.

Most in the industry are aware that it will start out fairly light, becoming more influential over time.

Google’s John Mueller likened it to cooking. They’re starting with just a pinch of salt, and will slowly adjust to get things right.

I see this update a lot like the HTTPS update. The day it rolled out it didn’t seem to have an overwhelming impact. But how many HTTP sites do you see…

Matt Mullenweg, a founding developer of WordPress, announced on July 20, 2021, the release of WordPress 5.8 Tatum. Buried amongst the new features was a mention about WordPress adding support for WebP.

WebP is an image format that can significantly reduce the file sizes of images without loss of visual clarity, and it fully supports transparency. WebP is the perfect successor to JPEG and PNG image formats. Frustratingly, the format has taken a significant amount of time to…

WordPress 5.8 “Tatum,” named in honor of jazz pianist Art Tatum, landed earlier today. It is the second major release in 2021. It includes duotone media filters, block-based widgets, theme-related blocks, template editing, and theme JSON file support.

The release also ships tons of other notable features, such as support for new Emoji and an Update URI field for plugin authors to offer custom updates. The latest update also drops support for IE11, saying goodbye to the era of Internet Explorer.

Matt Mullenweg led the WordPress 5.8 release, which saw contributions from 530…

Second major release of the year expands usability of PHP security tool

WordPress has extended its Site Health interface for developers, allowing for greater visibility over potential security flaws.

Version 5.8 of WordPress core, out today (July 20), allows web developers to extend the Site Health admin interface.

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Developers will now be able to include their own tabs to allow website administrators to navigate their way around the Site Health portal more easily.

Check out the WordPress release notes for…