Weekly WordPress News: Gutenberg Rolls On

It has been kind of a quiet week. The Gutenberg Editor train is, of course, still rolling along. We have a couple of articles on that.

Additionally, there’s also a neat interview with Michael Hebenstreit of MH Themes. And we have plenty of how-tos, as well as a good deal at Mighty Deals.

Let’s get to all of this week’s news…

WORDPRESS NEWS AND ARTICLES

• Stop the Presses: Gutenberg is What WordPress Needs, but It Doesn’t Go Nearly Far Enough – thoughts from Fred at WP Shout.
• The Story Behind MH Themes – a neat Indie Hackers interview with Michael Hebenstreit of MH Themes.
• A Customer Picks Up Your WordPress Plugin Or Theme & Ditches It: How To Handle Cart Abandonment? – another good article from Freemius.
• What’s new in Gutenberg (September 5) – Gutenberg keeps rolling along.
• Translate Dynamic Strings in WordPress – a new way to translate dynamic strings in WordPress.
• WPML Translation Feedback Feature – speaking of translation, WPML just added a cool new feature that lets readers give feedback on translations.
• WordPress.org Now Allows Plugin Authors to Specify a Minimum PHP Version Requirement – but you should just get PHP 7 to make things easy.

TUTORIALS AND HOW-TOS

• How to Create Your Own Custom WordPress Shortcode – build your own shortcode!
• How to Build a Landing Page With WordPress and Beaver Builder for Free – a nice guide from CodeinWP.
• Hosting WordPress Yourself at Scale Part 1 – Dedicated Database Server – say goodbye to your WordPress host! Maybe…
• How to Start a Fashion Blog in 2017 – Beginner’s Guide – some tips for starting a fashion blog with WordPress.
• Take Payments Easily with Jetpack’s Simple Payment Button – Jetpack premium customers can now add a simple payment button via the plugin. Here’s how.
• Migrating Your WordPress Site with the Free WP Migrate DB Plugin – a neat way to migrate WordPress.

RESOURCES, DEALS & FREEBIES

• The Top Starter Themes for WordPress Development – some starter themes to get you…started.
• 5 Best WordPress Mega Menu Plugins for Better Menus – some of the best mega menus plugins
• One Click-Upsells Review – We got a review on a plugin that can instantly improve your WooCommerce sales
• Lifetime Access to Lizatom’s WordPress Plugins and Themes Club – only $37! – never heard of this shop, but it’s a good price at Mighty Deals.