Liquid Web Acquires iThemes in Multi-Million Dollar Deal

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Jeff Chandler

Liquid Web, a managed hosting service founded in 1997, has acquired iThemes. iThemes recently celebrated its 10th year in business. PostStatus reports that it was an all cash deal and sources confirmed to the Tavern that it was a multi-million dollar acquisition. iThemes will continue to operate ...

Zac Gordon Launches Gutenberg Development Course, Includes More Than 30 Videos

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Jeff Chandler

Zac Gordon, a technology educator, has released his Gutenberg Development course. The course is $79 but is available for $49 using the coupon code earlyadopter. Gordon says the course is aimed at developers who want to update their themes, plugins, shortcodes, etc. to work with Gutenberg and take...

Tide Project Aims to Audit and Score WordPress Themes and Plugins based on Code Quality

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Sarah Gooding

Last week XWP dropped an intriguing preview of a new project called Tide that aims to improve code quality across the WordPress plugin and theme ecosystems. The company has been working with the support of Google, Automattic, and WP Engine, on creating a new service that will help users make bett...

Envato Elements Adds Unlimited WordPress Theme and Plugin Downloads to Subscription Plan

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Sarah Gooding

Envato has added unlimited WordPress theme and plugin downloads to its Elements digital assets subscription service. The company is including a curated collection of 210 WordPress themes and 100 plugins along with 400,000 other design assets already offered through the service. Envato is the larg...

WordPress 4.9 Released with Major Improvements to Customizer Workflow, Updated Code Editors, and New Core Gallery Widget

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Sarah Gooding

WordPress 4.9 “Tipton” was released today, named for Oklahoma-born jazz musician William Lee Tipton, a gifted pianist and saxophonist. This update introduces major improvements to the design and collaboration workflow in the Customizer, improves WordPress’ built-in code editor, and enhances core ...

Gutenberg Contributors Discuss the Drawbacks of Using iframes for Meta Boxes

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Sarah Gooding

photo credit: Closed square box, variation – (license) A lively and productive discussion regarding Gutenberg’s use of iframes for meta boxes is happening on GitHub. Yesterday, WordPress developer Kevin Hoffman created an issue titled “Are iframes a viable long-term solution for meta boxes?” Gute...

New Dispensary Details Plugin for WooCommerce Adds Cannabis Details to Products

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Sarah Gooding

photo credit: Blueberry Kush, Indica-3 – (license) Two years ago, WordPress developer Robert DeVore launched WP Dispensary, a free marijuana dispensary menu plugin for WordPress, and has since built an accompanying theme, additional free add-ons, and six commercial extensions. DeVore is aiming to...

Gutenberg Engineer Matías Ventura Unpacks the Vision for Gutenblocks, Front-End Editing, and the Future of WordPress Themes

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Sarah Gooding

photo credit: KaylaKandzorra i miss you grampa. – (license) In a post titled Gutenberg, or the Ship of Theseus, Matías Ventura breaks down the vision for how the project will transform WordPress’ content creation experience and the decisions the team has made along the way. Ventura describes how ...

Poopy.life Launches Pro Version at WPsandbox.io Aimed at Theme and Plugin Developers

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Sarah Gooding

photo credit: hiljainenmies – cc Six months ago, the team behind WP All Import and Oxygen opened Poopy.life to the public, a service that offers free unlimited WordPress installs for anyone who needs a temporary testing site. Public testing went well enough that a commercial tier of the service i...

Jetpack 5.4 Introduces Beta Version of New Search Module Powered by Elasticsearch for Professional Plan Users

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Sarah Gooding

Jetpack 5.4 was released yesterday with many small enhancements to existing modules and an expansion of features for users on the paid plans. A new date picker field is available for the Contact Form, allowing administrators to request additional information such as project timelines, event reser...

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