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Weekly WordPress News: Full-Site Editing in WordPress 5.8
Hey, WordPress friends. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news.
This week, a decision was made on whether Full Site Editing (FSE) would land in WordPress 5.8 release. While site editor and global styles will not be landing in this release, other FSE-related features are expected to ship.
Beyond that, WordPress released a new security update and we recommend updating your site immediately.
Let’s get to all of this week’s WordPress news…
WORDPRESS NEWS AND ARTICLES
- Full Site Editing Is Partly a ‘Go’ for WordPress 5.8 – read for FSE-related features that will be ready when WordPress 5.8 launches.
- WordPress 5.7.1 Security and Maintenance Release – featuring 26 bug fixes and two security updates.
- WordCamp Europe 2021 Opens Call for Speakers and Workshops – first-time speakers encouraged to apply.
- What’s New in the Block Editor: New Page Layout Picker, Better Block Transformation Options, and More – the latest round of editor improvements.
- Introducing Milestone Notifications – when your site reaches or surpasses a certain number of views.
- WooCommerce Quantity Manager – a new all-in-one quantity management plugin.
- Google Is Testing Its Controversial New Ad Targeting Tech – an interesting read.
- WordPress Vulnerability Report: April 2021, Part 2 – the regular iThemes vulnerability roundup.
TUTORIALS AND HOW-TOS
- Set Up a Gutenberg Test Site in 2 Minutes with the Gutenberg Nightly Plugin – a quick way to start alpha/beta testing FSE.
- How to Create a Job Board Using WordPress (2021) – as the title says.
- How to profit beyond your business – a new episode of Matt Report.
- What is Churn Rate? How to Calculate & Improve Your Churn Rate – if you want to control and develop your churn rates.
- How to Backup A WordPress Site Safely – three ways to safely backup your site.
RESOURCES
- Webnus Deep Multipurpose Theme Review – an affordable multipurpose theme package.
- 10 Best WooCommerce Booking Plugin in 2021 – awesome booking plugins.
- OceanWP Spring Sale – use coupon code Spring2021 to get up to 40% off on all packages.
- Gravitec Lifetime Appsumo Deal – a lifetime deal for this push notification plugin.
- 25 Best WordPress Real Estate Themes in 2021 – for real estate directory and property listing websites.
- 13 Best WooCommerce Shipment Tracking Plugins in 2021 – a must-have tool for every WooCommerce store.