Weekly WordPress News: WordPress Plugin Acquisitions

Hey, WordPress friends.

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

There are two acquisitions in the WordPress space this week. The Events Calendar acquired WP Conference Schedule. Meanwhile, Pirate Forms is now part WPForms. 

Beyond that, there’s a short-cycle maintenance release that fixes a number of bugs. We recommend updating your sites if you haven’t yet.

Let’s get to all of this week’s news. 

WORDPRESS NEWS AND ARTICLES

• Equalize Digital Sells WP Conference Schedule Plugin to The Events Calendar – more details from Equalize Digital blog.
• Pirate Forms is now WPForms – read the announcement from WPForms.
• WordPress 6.0.1 Maintenance Release – ready for download.
• Launching the weather report: WordPress is down 10.4%  – read more from Ellipsis.
• Axton – check out this free block-based portfolio theme.
• WPBeginner Turns 13 Years Old – Reflections and Updates from Syed Balkhi. 
• Project Kickoff: WordPress.org Homepage and Download page redesign – WordPress is looking for user inputs for this redesign.
• PSA: Sudden Increase In Attacks On Modern WPBakery Page Builder Addons Vulnerability – a reminder to remove the Kaswara plugin from your site.
• The WP Awards 2022 – currently looking for sponsorships.
• WordPress Vulnerability Report – July 13, 2022 – the regular iThemes vulnerability report.

TUTORIALS AND HOW-TOS

• How to Find, Access, & Edit wp-config.php in WordPress – a guide from Jetpack.
• How to Embed Google Data Studio Report in a WordPress Website – using the block and classic editor.
• The Ultimate Website Content Checklist – the landing pages you need before the big launch.
• How to Fix the “Your Site Has No Hreflang Tags” Error in Google Search Console – a tutorial from TranslatePress.
• How to Create a WordPress Registration Form with Payment Options (Stripe, PayPal, and Others) – using Paid Member Subscriptions plugin.
• The Beginner’s Guide to WordPress Custom Fields – a detailed guide from ACF.
• How To Track WooCommerce Logging (and Why You Should) – as the title says.

RESOURCES

• How To Add Cool Chatbots and Live Chat to Your WordPress Website Using Tidio – check out our detailed review of Tidio.
• How to build an amazing product – the latest episode from Matt Report.
• Five for the Future’s True Intentions – episode 35 of the WordPress Briefing.
• Felix Arntz on WordPress and Performance – a new episode from WP Tavern Jukebox.
• Gutenberg Releases, WordPress 6.0.1, the Create Block Theme – the latest from Gutenberg Changelog.
• Feeling FSE: Bringing Out the Fabulous of Full Site Editing – episode 20 of WPwatercooler.
• Matt Mullenweg thinks Tumblr can be a better Twitter than Twitter ever was – listen to this issue of the TechCrunch podcast.
• If-So AppSumo Deal – a $59 lifetime deal on this content personalization plugin.
• Affiliate Booster AppSumo Deal – a $49 lifetime deal on this affiliate plugin.
• OceanWP Summer Deal – get up to 50% off on Bundle plans.