Recommended Read — iframe Native Lazy Loading
Some recommended reads on one of the changes in WordPress 5.7—iframes will be lazy-loaded by default. It may have implications for sites that display ads.
News and Research
WordPress 5.6.2 is now available!
WordPress 5.6.2 is a small maintenance release focused on fixing user-facing issues discovered in 5.6.1.
Update Ninja Forms ASAP
Wordfence has detected four vulnerabilities in the Ninja Forms plugin. Due to the severity of the exploits, an immediate update of the plugin is recommended.
Gutenberg 10.0 — 100th Release
Gutenberg 10.0 was released on February 17, 2021. Get the details and read our assessment of this release.
WordPress News and Links — Feb 20, 2021
Here is this week’s update on important WordPress news and recommended articles for Outcome Labs WordPress Care Plan customers and our newsletter subscribers.
WordPress News and Links Saturday Feb 6, 2021
Here is this week’s update on important Wordpress news and recommended articles for Outcome Labs Wordpress Care Plan customers and our newsletter subscribers.
Skinning the WordPress Admin—Recommended Read
This week Justin Tadlock at WP Tavern highlighted a Wordpress 5.7 update which implements CSS custom properties for the Wordpress admin. Worth a read.
What’s in Your WordPress Toolset? A Page Builder or the Block Editor?
It has been just over two years since the Wordpress Block Editor was released as a core platform feature. Are you using a commercial page builder or have you migrated to the Wordpress Block Editor?
Full Screen Mode or Not?
The Wordpress Block Editor is designed to operate in "full screen" mode so you can focus on content creation. Do you prefer this or do you prefer to have the editing controls visible?