There is a new plugin that might be of interest to developers and power users called WP Debug Toolkit. It is created by Elias Lista, who is a member of the Soflyy team. I created a short video walk-through.

YouTube video: youtu.be/3ooQKKE1wIw
Plugin website: wpdebugtoolkit.com

SureDash is a new WordPress plugin for creating member dashboards and courses. This video provides a complete walk-through using SureDash to create a dashboard for discussion and courses. It also shows how to use SureMembers and SureCart to sell access to your courses.

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I looked at the data from the 2024 Survey of WordPress Professionals, focusing on “one person agencies” in the United States. There were some unexpected findings from which I drew a few conclusions. I hope you find it interesting and thought provoking.

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Freelancers and agencies, do you want to add an accessibility package to your offerings? Gen Herres is offering a 5 day workshop challenge to help you get started. easya11yguide.com/product/sell...

In a surprise move yesterday the Oxygen team released version 6. It is a rewrite and modernization of the code base. In this video I review the information available for current lifetime license holders and do a walk-through of the UI.

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Joost and Karim Fork of WordPress? Matt has removed Joost and Karim from WordPress org and challenged them to create their own fork.

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The Meta Box team has released a new free plugin that makes it easier to use Meta Box features for creating Custom Post Types, custom taxonomies, and custom fields. In this video I show what was involved previously and how it is now more convenient.

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Here are some suggestions for #WordPress plugin and theme developers following on the WPE / Matt Mullenweg conflict.

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Here is a summary of today's events and a discussion of what they might mean for the project in 2025. Is a fork, or maybe a community distro, inevitable?

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And the controversy continues! Checkout the new WordPress org login form. I hope you like pineapple on pizza :)

@patchstack.com - How do I report a problem with the Patchstack plugin? I tried submitting the PHP error via chat and tried searching for how to submit a bug, but cannot get past the bot.

The latest issue of @idavinder.bsky.social's WP Weekly is out. Voting is open for the WP Awards 2024 (link near the top of the newsletter). This issue is a great summary of everything going on.

thewpweekly.com/issue-221/

ACF Pro has also just been added to the WordPress plugin directory, also under the name Secure Custom Fields. I take a look at this new plugin. Is this a nulled plugin or a fork?
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Admin and Site Enhancements Pro lets you create Custom Post Types with custom fields, similar to ACF. It includes advanced field types like repeater fields. Here is a video showing how to use the Custom Content Type feature of ASE and then display it using Breakdance.

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