WordPress 6.0 To Ship New Block Locking Feature – WP Tavern

WordPress 6.0 has several new features that should make any extender happy about building on top of the platform. However, one of the more advanced tools is the ability to lock blocks, which can be used to prevent specific blocks from being moved or removed.

The upcoming release includes a new “Lock” setting in the block toolbar’s options dropdown, as shown in the following screenshot:

Selecting the Lock option from the block toolbar.

Once clicking the lock option, a modal appears that allows the user to disable movement of the block or prevent its removal:

WordPress site editor with a header section shown in the content canvas.  A modal overlays the screen with options for disabling movement or preventing removal of a block.
Block locking…

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Ulysses App Updates WordPress Publishing to Use WP REST API – WP Tavern

Ulysses, a writing app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, has released version 26. This is an important update for those who use the app to write and publish to WordPress. It adds support for more blogs and has simplified the process of setting them up using the WordPress REST API.

Under the File > Publishing Preview menu, users with connected WordPress sites can see how their posts would look with the Twenty Twenty-One default theme. Here you can also manage external publishing accounts and add multiple WordPress blogs by authenticating for each one and authorizing the Ulysses app….


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455 million WordPress websites now accept Dogecoin

Over 455 million WordPress websites now accept Dogecoin through the “Easy Dogecoin Gateway.” The plugin also makes use of the Google API to produce QR codes and the CoinGecko API to convert fiat currency to Dogecoins. Because WordPress is used by over 450 million websites, this might be considered a plus for DogeCoin adoption.

Dogecoin is now accepted on 455 million WordPress websites

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The “Easy Dogecoin Gateway” now accepts Dogecoin on over 455 million WordPress websites. Millions of WordPress websites can now accept Dogecoin thanks to the “Easy Dogecoin…


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455 Million WordPress Websites Can Now Accept Dogecoin, Here’s How



Tomiwabold Olajide

Dogecoin now accepted via “Easy Dogecoin Gateway” by over 455 million WordPress websites

According to DogeDesigner, a UX/UI specialist and graphic designer at Dogecoin Foundation, millions of WordPress websites can now accept Dogecoin using the WooCommerce plugin “Easy Dogecoin Gateway” built by the Dogecoin developer known as “inevitable360.”


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How To Build Coupon Cards With WordPress Blocks – WP Tavern

Last year, I designed several patterns for showcasing coupon codes on a site. They were part of a larger theme project that I never finished. However, I had a ton of fun playing around with variations. Disliking them withering away on my laptop’s hard drive, I thought I would share them with the Tavern audience.

The base coupon card looks like the following:

When I designed it and the others, I had Christmas on my mind (if that was not obvious from the screenshot). Of course, I am always thinking about the holiday, usually starting my shopping by at least July each…


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WordPress sites getting hacked ‘within seconds’ of TLS certificates being issued


Adam Bannister

06 May 2022 at 13:36 UTC

Updated: 06 May 2022 at 13:43 UTC

Attackers pounce before site owners can activate the installation wizard

Attackers are abusing the Certificate Transparency (CT) system to compromise new WordPress sites in the typically brief window of time before the content management system (CMS) has been configured and therefore secured.

CT is a web security standard for monitoring and auditing TLS (aka SSL) certificates, which are issued by certificate authorities…


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More Utility For Dogecoin As WordPress Websites Can Now Accept DOGE Payments

Dogecoin has added another utility to its belt. The meme coin which has been a fan favorite has been gaining ground recently in terms of payment capability. Its community of avid supporters has been leading the charge with this and now, another developer has released a new plugin that would allow hundreds of millions of websites around the world to enable DOGE payments without any hassle.

Dogecoin For WordPress

DogeDesigner, a UI/UX and graphics designer at the Dogecoin Foundation, recently unveiled a new plugin that would allow website owners to start…


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Ulysses 26 brings modernized WordPress integration and more blogging tools

Three months after its latest update, the writing app Ulysses is now in version 26 with a handful of new features for those who are using the software to publish blog posts from it. Here’s what’s new for the Mac and iOS versions of the app.

For the Mac app, Ulysses 26 adds a permanently visible counter in the editor. In addition, it optimizes the flow for publishing blog posts, brings a dedicated publishing button and publishing preview, as well as a modernizes the WordPress integration using the WordPress REST API.

The iOS version of Ulysses also shares three of the news…


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WordPress Should Support Featured Images for Categories, Users, and More – WP Tavern

One of the features that I have long wanted for WordPress has been on my mind lately. It is not a new idea, and it has been implemented in some form or fashion by plugin and theme authors in the past. However, it has never been standardized. WordPress needs featured images for more than just posts. It should support them for taxonomy terms (e.g., categories, tags) and users.

One month ago today, I participated in Round #13 of the FSE Outreach Program. It was the first time that the Gutenberg plugin allowed adding a new author template via the site editor (this is coming in WordPress…


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WordPress Web Hosting Services Market Size, Development Data, Growth Analysis & Forecast 2022 to 2028 – A2 Hosting, Hostinger, DreamHost, AccuWeb, HostGator, Bluehost, Ionos, GoDaddy, FatCow, Hostwinds, Liquid Web, SiteGround, WP Engine – ManufactureLink

The report gives an abstract and quantitative examination of the Global WordPress Web Hosting Services .The examination relies upon the division of the WordPress Web Hosting Services which focuses on monetary and non-money related factors impacting the WordPress Web Hosting Services improvement. The report joins a genuine scene which concludes the market position in the focal parts, including new help offered, thing dispatches, business associations, combinations and acquisitions in the past five years.

Companies operating in the WordPress Web Hosting Services
A2 Hosting, Hostinger,…


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