Weekly WordPress News: WordCamp Asia 2021 is a Go

Hey WordPress fans, welcome to this week’s roundup of WordPress news.

First, some good news – though WordCamp Asia’s inaugural 2020 event was canceled due to the coronavirus, the event is officially a go in 2021.

Beyond that, Beta 2 for WordPress 5.4 is also out.

Let’s get to all of this week’s WordPress news…

WORDPRESS NEWS AND ARTICLES

• WordCamp Asia 2021 – though this year’s event was canceled due to the coronavirus, it will be back at the same location, possibly in January 2021.
• WooCommerce Partners With Square to Expand Services for CBD Merchants – this seems to have already been available, but it’s now official.
• WordPress 5.4 Beta 2 – the latest beta is out.
• Active Attack on Recently Patched Duplicator Plugin Vulnerability Affects Over 1 Million Sites – make sure to update if you’re still using the Duplicator plugin.

TUTORIALS AND HOW-TOS

• Monday Masterclass: How to Speed up Your WordPress Website — Part 1 – a video tutorial from Elementor.
• How to Choose the Right SMTP Port (Port 25, 587, 465, or 2525) – an exciting topic – SMTP ports
• How to Use Google Keyword Planner to Improve Your Ads Campaign – how to use this free tool.
• How to Translate Widgets in WordPress + Show Different Widgets based on Language – as the title says.
• How To Clean Up Your Website’s Media Library – how to clean out your media.
• How to Set Multiple Prices per Product on WooCommerce – IconicWP shows you the way
• The Best Ways to Sell Lifetime Licenses for WordPress Plugins and Themes – a video tutorial from Freemius.
• 5 Ways to Create a WordPress Plugin Settings Page – a developer tutorial from Delicious Brains.
• Pricing strategy, the most underrated marketing channel for WordPress products – Alex Denning brings us up to speed on pricing
• How To Create a Divi Membership Site – Cozmozlabs explains you how

RESOURCES

• 5 Best Tools to Manage Multiple WordPress Sites from One Dashboard – these tools help you manage multiple sites.
• Forminator Review: A Free WordPress Form Plugin That Feels Premium – check out this generous free plugin.
• 6 Best WordPress Heatmap Plugins and Tools: Free and Paid Options – analyze your WordPress site with heatmaps.
• Fatcat Apps AppSumo Deal – get lifetime access to five Fatcat Apps plugins for just $49.