Weekly WordPress News: WordCamp US 2021 Happens Today

Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news.

This week, the largest WordCamp event in North America kicks off. This one-day virtual event features speaker sessions, question and answer time, workshops, and more. Check out the schedule here. 

Beyond that,  Gutenberg 11.6 landed with a number of enhancements and bug fixes. We also feature new plugins in the market including Barn2 Plugin’s Fast Cart.

We also have a lot of news, tutorials, and roundup posts for you as usual.

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

WORDPRESS NEWS AND ARTICLES

• WordCamp US 2021 Schedule – happening today.
• Gutenberg 11.6 Improves the Global Styles UI, Adds Child Theme Support – minor updates on the block editor.
• A Bright Future: SomewhereWarm Joins WooCommerce – the Automattic family of companies continues to grow. 
• Upcoming Gallery Block improvements – more ways to show off images in your posts and pages.
• Important security patch released in WooCommerce – WooCommerce 5.7.0 patches security issue.
• WordPress Vulnerability Report: September 2021, Part 5 – the regular iThemes vulnerability roundup.
• Barn2 Plugins’ New WooCommerce Side Cart Plugin to Grow your Sales – now available for download.
• Introducing Astra 3.7 with Global Color Palette, Button & Typography Presets – new features.
• Adding Blocks With Animated Backgrounds Using WebArea’s Latest Plugin – if you’re looking to add animated blocks to your site.
• Celebrating 10 years of WooCommerce – WooCommerce marks its 10-year anniversary.

TUTORIALS AND HOW-TOS

• 18 WordPress Block Editor Tips in 2021 (Gutenberg Tutorial) – for Gutenberg beginners.
• Largest Contentful Paint: What is It and How to Optimize for It (2021) – a comprehensive guide.
• Core Web Vitals: What Are They & How to Optimize Them – optimize your site for ranking on search engines.
• WordPress Default Themes History – WordPress’ default themes through the years.
• How MailOptin Can Help You Simplify Email Automation (3 Key Ways) – if you’re managing an email list for your site.
• How to Hide a Category in WooCommerce – using WooCommerce Protected Categories plugin.
• WordPress Block Widgets Explained: How to Use Them and Why – what block-based widgets are and how to use them effectively.
• How to Use Dashicons in WordPress – to customize your site’s frontend and backend
• 10 Fixes to Speed Up a Slow WordPress Admin Dashboard – resolve slow WordPress admin panel problems.
• How to display the WooCommerce stock status on shop & category pages – using two easy methods.

RESOURCES

• 20 Best WordPress Music Themes (2021) – the best music WordPress themes.
• 10 Best WooCommerce Wholesale Plugins in 2021 – getting your wholesale e-store up and running.
• Syed Balkhi on Awesome Motive acquiring Sandhills Development plugins – the latest from Matt Report.
• AmyJune Hineline talks about contributing to WordPress – a new episode of Torque’s Social Hour podcast.
• Brindle Booking AppSumo Deal – an $11 lifetime deal. Check out our review here.