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20 Years of WordPress

WordPress 0.7 was the first official version of WordPress, released on May 27, 2003. Yeah, we are celebrating 20 years of WordPress. Twenty Years. Incredible. Happy Birthday, WordPress, and we wish you many more! Writing about WordPress and its 20 …

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Widgets Panel with Block editor

After many delays and issues, the Widgets Panel has been replaced by the block editor in the new WordPress 5.8. While I like the idea, the final execution is mostly done badly and will (and already is) cause many problems to countless websites unaware of the changes.

Dev4Press plugins with WordPress 5.8

WordPress 5.8 has been released, bringing some major changes that will affect almost every existing plugin, and I imagine, it will break quite a few of them, mostly because of the new block-based replacement Widgets page.

WordPress: 18 Years

On May 27, 2003, the first public version of WordPress had been released. It was version 0.7 that started this long journey of our favorite CMS, and today we celebrate the 18th birthday and over 40% of market share among all the internet websites.

Getting ready for WordPress 5.5

In about two weeks WordPress 5.5 will be released. This version includes a lot of changes and new features, and it requires that plugins depending on those get updates before the 5.5 is actually released.

Plugins Compatibility with WordPress 5.3

Improved Block Editor and New blocks in WordPress 5.3

WordPress 5.3 was released yesterday, and it includes significant changes to Block Editor (including new blocks), Admin Interface, new theme, PHP 7.4 support, admin email verification and much more. I am currently in the process of testing the stable version, …

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Gutenberg: The current 2.4 state

Gutenberg 2.4 with metabox area

Since September, when I have written about the Gutenberg 1.1 version, this plugin soon to be part of the WordPress core, has come a long way and it has reached version 2.4.

Gutenberg: The Good, The Bad and The…

The Gutenberg

I have waited for a while before I decided to write this review of the Gutenberg, I wanted to test editor that has come far in the development process. Now, with version 1.1 Beta, I think that editor is becoming …

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WordPress 4.8: Evans

New widgets added

WordPress 4.8, named after the jazz pianist and composer William John “Bill” Evans, is the first major update for WordPress in 2017 with longer development cycle compared to previous 3 years.

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