Category: Plugins

AMP Plugin for WordPress Version 1.0 Introduces Gutenberg-Integrated AMP Validation

Posted on by Sarah Gooding

Version 1.0 of the official AMP plugin for WordPress was released on the eve of WordCamp US, after two years in development by contributors from Automattic, XWP, and Google. This first stable version has a massive changelog with 30 people credited for their contributions. The plugin is now considered ready for production and is active Read more about AMP Plugin for WordPress Version 1.0 Introduces Gutenberg-Integrated AMP Validation[…]

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved Plugin Adds Gutenberg Support

Posted on by Sarah Gooding

WordPress 5.0 will ship with a code block in the new editor but it doesn’t include syntax highlighting. The code is currently wrapped in pre tags. During the earlier days of Gutenberg’s development, the HTML block had syntax highlighting but the team was not satisfied with its implementation and decided to pull it until they Read more about SyntaxHighlighter Evolved Plugin Adds Gutenberg Support[…]

New Block Lab Plugin Makes it Easy to Create Custom Gutenberg Blocks

Posted on by Sarah Gooding

Block Lab is a new tool that provides an admin interface and a templating system for creating custom Gutenberg blocks. Rob Stinson, Luke Carbis, and Rheinard Korf, all employees at XWP, kicked off the project in their own time with the goal of removing the relatively steep barrier to block creation. The plugin is now Read more about New Block Lab Plugin Makes it Easy to Create Custom Gutenberg Blocks[…]

WordPress Theme and Plugin Shops are Pioneering the First Layout Blocks for Gutenberg

Posted on by Sarah Gooding

photo credit: Jeffrey Betts Many WordPress theme shops started out with themes as their only products but over the years have moved into selling plugins that enhance their core products. This came about partially because theming standards evolved to encourage developers to put non-presentational functionality into plugins. For many, the revenue from plugins quickly eclipsed Read more about WordPress Theme and Plugin Shops are Pioneering the First Layout Blocks for Gutenberg[…]

New commonWP Plugin Enables WordPress Sites to Use the Free jsDelivr CDN

Posted on by Sarah Gooding

Milan Dinić, a WordPress developer based in Serbia, has released his commonWP plugin that enables WordPress sites to use the free, public jsDelivr CDN. Last year jsDelivr was revamped to allow any file from GitHub and npm to be served by the CDN. WordPress’ mirror on GitHub made it possible for Dinić to create a Read more about New commonWP Plugin Enables WordPress Sites to Use the Free jsDelivr CDN[…]

WPForms Acquires Pirate Forms, Plugin to be Retired

Posted on by Sarah Gooding

photo credit: Reiterlied Plundering San Francisco Bay – (license) WPForms has acquired Pirate Forms, a popular WordPress contact form and SMTP plugin originally created by ThemeIsle in 2015. The announcement coincides with International Talk Like a Pirate Day but the pirate branding of the plugin is set to be retired and its users will be Read more about WPForms Acquires Pirate Forms, Plugin to be Retired[…]

MetaSlider Plugin Adds Gutenberg Block for Inserting Sliders

Posted on by Sarah Gooding

If you search for “slider” in the WordPress plugins directory, MetaSlider is the first result that comes up. The plugin, created by the team at UpdraftPlus, is active on more than 900,000 sites, more than any other free slider plugin, and averages a 4.7-star review. It includes four different types of sliders: Flex 2, Nivo Read more about MetaSlider Plugin Adds Gutenberg Block for Inserting Sliders[…]

Pootlepress Previews Upcoming Storefront Blocks Plugin for WooCommerce

Posted on by Sarah Gooding

At the end of 2017, WooCommerce published some of their “Wootenberg experiments”, one of the first previews of what e-commerce might look like in the Gutenberg era. Gutenberg’s handling of meta boxes has greatly evolved since that time and the WooCommerce Gutenberg Products Block feature plugin is now active on more than 20,000 sites. The Read more about Pootlepress Previews Upcoming Storefront Blocks Plugin for WooCommerce[…]

Plugin Review: Theme Support for Gutenberg

Posted on by Jeff Chandler

As Gutenberg nears a merge with WordPress, Theme Authors are running out of time to ensure that their themes are compatible. The Gutenberg handbook has an excellent article on how to opt-in and add support for enhanced features. Most themes will present the default blocks without any issues as the blocks themselves provide their own Read more about Plugin Review: Theme Support for Gutenberg[…]

Font Awesome 5.2 Adds 372 New Icons, Introduces Automotive and Education Categories

Posted on by Sarah Gooding

image credit: Font Awesome Font Awesome 5.2 was released yesterday with two new categories and 372 new icons, bringing the total number of free icons to 1,295. The open source vector icon font is used on more than 22 million sites across the internet. It’s also a popular icon font with WordPress theme and plugin Read more about Font Awesome 5.2 Adds 372 New Icons, Introduces Automotive and Education Categories[…]