Sarah Gooding
Sarah Gooding is an Editorial Ninja at Audrey Capital. When not writing about WordPress, she enjoys baking, knitting, judging beer competitions and spending time with her Italian Greyhound.
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WordPress Contributors Propose Blocking FLoC in Core
WordPress contributors are proposing the project take an active position on Google’s Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC). This particular mechanism … Continue reading WordPress Contributors Propose Blocking FLoC in Core →
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Automattic Launches Jetpack Boost: A New Performance Plugin
The Jetpack team has been quietly testing a new plugin called Jetpack Boost, which addresses website owners’ performance and SEO … Continue reading Automattic Launches Jetpack Boost: A New Performance Plugin →
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Gutenberg 10.4 Introduces Block Widgets in the Customizer
The latest release of the Gutenberg plugin (10.4) brings block widgets into the Customizer. When customizing widget-enabled areas, a new … Continue reading Gutenberg 10.4 Introduces Block Widgets in the Customizer →
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Zerodium Temporarily Triples Payout to $300K for WordPress Exploits
Zerodium, one of the most well-known security vulnerability brokers, announced that it is tripling payouts for remote code execution exploits … Continue reading Zerodium Temporarily Triples Payout to $300K for WordPress Exploits →
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WordCamp Europe 2021 Opens Call for Speakers and Workshops
WordCamp Europe 2021 will be taking place online, June 7-10. This will be the second year in a row that … Continue reading WordCamp Europe 2021 Opens Call for Speakers and Workshops →
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Free Software Foundation Unrelenting on Stallman Reinstatement: “We Missed His Wisdom”
The Free Software Foundation has published a public explanation of why they decided to reinstate Richard Stallman to the board … Continue reading Free Software Foundation Unrelenting on Stallman Reinstatement: “We Missed His Wisdom” →
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Set Up a Gutenberg Test Site in 2 Minutes with the Gutenberg Nightly Plugin
WordPress contributors are working towards landing full site editing (FSE) sometime this year, an ambitious plan that will require all … Continue reading Set Up a Gutenberg Test Site in 2 Minutes with the Gutenberg Nightly Plugin →
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iThemes Acquires Kadence WP, Plans to Sunset Legacy Themes in 2022
iThemes has acquired Kadence WP, the Missoula-based makers of the Kadence Blocks plugin and its accompanying Kadence theme. Originally founded … Continue reading iThemes Acquires Kadence WP, Plans to Sunset Legacy Themes in 2022 →
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Wix’s Negative Advertising Campaign Falls Flat with WordPress Developers and Professionals
Wix has launched a negative advertising campaign targeting WordPress, following a bizarre marketing stunt where the company shipped out Bose … Continue reading Wix’s Negative Advertising Campaign Falls Flat with WordPress Developers and Professionals →
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Wix Takes a Jab at WordPress with Bewildering New Marketing Campaign
Wix is taking direct aim at WordPress in a new cryptic marketing campaign that began over the weekend with shipments … Continue reading Wix Takes a Jab at WordPress with Bewildering New Marketing Campaign →
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FSF Doubles Down on Stallman Reinstatement, WordPress Does Not Support His Return to the Board
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is hemorrhaging board members and management following the reinstatement of Richard Stallman. The GPL author … Continue reading FSF Doubles Down on Stallman Reinstatement, WordPress Does Not Support His Return to the Board →
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First Look at Initial Designs for WordPress’ Block Pattern Directory
WordPress contributors began discussing the possibility of a block pattern directory in October 2020, an idea that garnered enthusiastic support. … Continue reading First Look at Initial Designs for WordPress’ Block Pattern Directory →