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.