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Biting the Bullet – Enabling Auto-Updates for Plugins

November 22, 2021 by Jeffro

As I was checking the backend of WP Mainline today, I noticed I had 6 plugin updates ready to be installed. I typically read the changelogs of each update to get a sense of what’s new or if there is … Read More

Categories WordPress Tags auto updates, fear, plugins

Not Clickbait – Pagely Acquired by GoDaddy

November 12, 2021 by Jeffro

There have been a lot of WordPress acquisitions this year, but none of them are as surprising as GoDaddy acquiring Pagely. In fact, it has taken nearly 24 hours for the shock and awe to decrease to the point where … Read More

Categories News Tags acquisition, godaddy, pagely

Writing Exercise: Copy and Paste Links From Google Docs Into A List Block

November 4, 2021 by Jeffro

Task: In today’s exercise, the task is to copy three links that are listed in a Google Document that’s used to collaborate on show notes for a podcast and paste them into a List Block. Expectation: After I create a … Read More

Categories WordPress Tags blocks, exercise, writing

The WP Late Night Show From WordCamp Spain 2021 Is Awesome

November 5, 2021November 4, 2021 by Jeffro

As I usually do, I was keeping an eye on Twitter and saw someone post a link to a video called WP Late Night. Intrigued, I clicked the link and watched a video of two people associated with WordCamp Spain … Read More

Categories Video Tags spain, spanish, wordcamp, wp late show

Automattic Acquires WPScan

November 4, 2021 by Jeffro

WPScan, a WordPress vulnerability database that has existed for 10 years has been acquired by Automattic. But if you read the announcement on the Jetpack blog, it appears as though Jetpack acquired WP Scan as if it’s its own separate … Read More

Categories News Tags automattic, jetpack, security, wpscan

Voting Is Now Open for the 2021 WP Awards

November 3, 2021 by Jeffro

The voting booths are now open for the 2021 WP Awards hosted by The WP Weekly. Participants can vote for their favorite WordPress themes, Page builders, WordPress Blogs, and other categories until November 30th. Winners receive bragging rights and increased … Read More

Categories News Tags the wp weekly, wp awards

In-Person WordCamp Birmingham, AL, Is on the Schedule for February 4-5, 2022

November 2, 2021 by Jeffro

Those of you looking to get back into traveling to in-person WordPress events are in luck as WordCamp Birmingham, Alabama is officially on the schedule. The event is set to take place February 4th-5th at the Sidewalk Film Center and … Read More

Categories Events Tags alabama, birmingham, wordcamp

Patchstack Introduces Free Plan, Plugin Now Available in the WordPress Plugin Directory

November 2, 2021 by Jeffro

Patchstack has announced that they’ve added a new Free plan that allows one person to add up to 99 sites to their account. In addition to the free plan, their plugin is also now available in the WordPress plugin directory … Read More

Categories News Tags patchstack, plugin developers, security

The Not So Secret Santa WordPress Community Gift Exchange

November 2, 2021 by Jeffro

Today on Twitter, I noticed a link from Mike Demopoulos that pointed people to a WordPress Community Gift Exchange on Elfster. This is the second year the gift exchange is taking place. Demopoulos started it in 2020 during the Covid-19 … Read More

Categories News Tags community, gift exchange, secret santa

After Months of Not Visiting, Finally Getting in Some Train Watching

November 2, 2021 by Jeffro

Thanks to anxiety and other issues, I haven’t been able to visit one of my favorite places in months. Today, I managed to wake up at a decent time after struggling all night to sleep and decided to get out … Read More

Categories Trains Tags berea, csx, fall, trains

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WP Mainline Episode 23 – Saving the Internet and Saving Open Source

In this episode, Malcom Peralty and I catch up on a few of the stories we’ve missed since the start of the New Year. We briefly go over what’s new in WooCommerce 6.1, what I feel was missed in the ... Read More

https://wpmainline.com/podcast-player/6442/wp-mainline-episode-23-saving-the-internet-and-saving-open-source.mp3

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:45:44 | Recorded on January 14, 2022 | Download transcript

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