Automattic Announces $288 Million Funding Round
The parent company of WordPress.com, Tumblr, and more, Automattic, announcing a new funding round bringing the company’s total valuation […]
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in ThemesAutomattic Releases Quadrat, a Block-Based Podcasting WordPress Theme (wptavern.com)
A few weeks ago, Automattic released Quadrat on the WordPress.org theme directory. It is now the company’s fourth block theme. Like its predecessors, it is a child of Blockbase, a[…]
Using Blockbase for a theme experiment (themeshaper.com)
Last week I spent a little time putting Blockbase to the test. I had some explorations into warping text and images using CSS and SVG filters gathering dust, and I[…]
in ThemesAutomattic Launches Mayland Blocks, Its Second FSE Theme on WordPress.org (wptavern.com)
Automattic released its second block theme to the WordPress theme directory last week. Mayland Blocks is geared toward photographers and other users who want to showcase their projects. It is[…]
WordPress Forced Updates vs Auto-Updates and Abusing User Defined Intent (noc.org)
On June 1st, Automattic’s JetPack plugin released an update to patch an exploitable vulnerability. The vulnerability was found in their Carousel feature. The release invites plugin users to update their[…]
in PluginsNewspack Newsletters Now Live in the WordPress Plugin Directory (wptavern.com)
Automattic released its Newspack Newsletters project to the WordPress plugin directory earlier today. It is the first Newspack-related plugin the company has made available outside of GitHub or its…
Newspack Publishes Showcase with 60 Newsrooms Launched (wptavern.com)
Newspack, a project funded by the Google News initiative and WordPress.com, has published a showcase of 60 news sites running on the platform. WordPress.com announced its plans to build the[…]
in ThemesAutomattic Launches the Blank Canvas WordPress Theme for Building Single-Page Websites (wptavern.com)
Split Screen pattern from Blank Canvas. On Monday, Automattic announced its Blank Canvas theme on WordPress.com. The goal is to allow end-users to build single-page websites, such as an “abou…
Automattic Acquires MailPoet (wptavern.com)
Automattic has acquired MailPoet, a popular email marketing solution for WordPress, to give WooCommerce store owners more integrated email management capabilities in the admin. The plugin is used b…
in ThemesAutomattic Releases Spearhead, a Seedlet Child Theme Aimed at Podcasters and Content Creators (wptavern.com)
Spearhead theme blog/posts page. Last Thursday, Automattic announced its new Spearhead theme to WordPress.com users, which primarily focuses on podcasters. However, the team has marketed it toward …
in PluginsPrivacy-Conscious WordPress Plugin Caches and Serves Gravatar Images Locally (wptavern.com)
Ari Stathopoulos released his new Local Gravatars plugin last week. The goal of the plugin is to allow site owners to take advantage of the benefits of a global avatar[…]
in ThemesExploring Seedlet, Automattic’s Block-First WordPress Theme (wptavern.com)
On August 26, Automattic launched a new theme titled Seedlet that focused on integrating with the WordPress block editor. A few days later, it was also live in the WordPress.org[…]
in ThemesAutomattic Relaunches P2, Self-Hosted Version on the Roadmap (wptavern.com)
Automattic’s relaunch of P2 is now in Beta. This is the long-awaited update to the company’s internal collaboration software that is also used on WordPress.org and other self-hosted sit…
in CoreFull Site Editing: What You Need to Get Started (wpengine.com)
This post will help you dive into full site editing and start experimenting with it right now, so you can gain hands-on experience.