February Newsletter Volume v03/23

We are almost end of February 2023! This volume has some amazing news from the WordPress community. We also bring some deals that can save a lot from your next purchase.

Top WordPress Stories

WordCamp Asia 2023 has already ended on the 19th. WordCamp Asia 2024 is already being planned. The call for an organizer is open now.

Automattic Releases Bibimbap, a Free Block Theme for Restaurants. but does not come with a live demo.

The ChatGPT Plugin is compatible with any WordPress website. To use it, simply purchase the plugin, install it on your website, and configure it to your preferences.

Elementor Introducing 3.11 with their new features that will expand your ability to customize the design and display of your listings, improve your workflow, and your visitor’s experience.

WordPress News

• Eventin an event management plugin made by ThemeWinter, unlocked 9,000+ active installations this week.
• Olivia Bisset, the founder of LemonadeCode, has launched wpfront.page beta version. The site will focus on WordPress news, opinions, and social media posts.
• The Museum of Block Art (MOBA) is calling for submissions celebrating WordPress’ upcoming 20th anniversary.
• Jamie Reevior wrote a short essay named Betrayed by WordPress on why he’s feeling “betrayed” by WordPress JavaScript development.
• Fluent Forms, a WordPress form plugin made by WPManageNinja, has just 300K active installations.
• MemberPress acquire MemberMouse this week. Syed Balkhi shares the news on his social media. Also, MemberPress CEO made a statement blog.
• The Prison Journalism Project (PJP) Launches Prison Newspaper Project on WordPress, which aims to connect prison publications with a broader general audience, including educators and researchers.
• The company behind MemberPress has acquired MemberMouse, an enterprise-grade membership plugin. MemberPress creator Blair Williams says there are no plans to combine the two products.
• Michelle Frechette pledged to donate $5 for every selfie taken with her at WordCamp Asia to Big Orange Heart. She smashed her $500 goal (with well over 100 selfies).
• Corey Maass and Cory Miller share the messiness of building a WordPress product live in a recent Post Status podcast named Launching a WordPress Product in Public.
• Oxygen team are announcing the availability of the first release candidate of Oxygen 4.5.
• Dimi Co-founder & CEO of Brizy announce that they just added website duplication in Brizy Cloud.
• PeepSo makes an update on GiveWP Integration 6.0.3.0. With most importantly security updates and other fixes and improvements.
• YOOtheme makes an update on UIkit 3.16 – Web accessibility,WAI-ARIA Roles, States and Properties and Keyboard Interaction.
• Bookly WP Plugin just released Bookly v21.5 and Bookly PRO v5.9. They introduce integration with WhatsApp,a new Bookly Staff booking form,customizable content of the service card in the modern booking forms,available payment methods for services,the ability to set default values in the new forms,and more feautures.
• MainWP has released the Extension “Database Updater”,for Elementor and WooCommerce plugins.
• Fluent_Forms plugin for WordPress has hit a significant milestone – 300,000 active installs in just over 5 years!

WordPress Deals

• ThemeWinter’s deal for international mother language day. You can save up to 40% on their products such as Eventin, WPCafe, WordPress themes, etc.
• Gravity Forms WordCamp Asia Sale – Get 30% Off a New Gravity Forms License!
• 10 Jet Plugins working flawlessly with Gutenberg that will help you to unlock your WordPress potential at a reduced price — 20% OFF for professional plugins — awaits.
• Get 20% Off to the 10 most popular JetPlugins to build dynamic websites in WordPress. Check here Gutenberg by Crocoblock.
• Don’t miss your last chance to grab a Paid Memberships Pro plan for 33% off with code love23.

WordCamp and Meetups

• WordCamp Chiclana will be live from 3–4 March 2023. The attendee tickets is available on their website.
• The WordCamp London team is planning to announce that WordCamp London #WCLDN is now in the early planning stages for September 2023.