WooBase becomes VendBase and Growmatik becomes part of the Convesio brand, with new name: Convesio Convert. Besides these name changes, two popular websites, Pressable and WP Mayor, got a new look!
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What’s Buzzing in WordPress 💖
- Woo Product Name Change… Mark Ashton recently launched WooBase which focused on easier and faster management of WooCommerce websites. Moving forward, WooBase has been renamed to VendBase and everything else remains same.
- Rebrand & Relaunch…. Convesio WordPress hosting acquired Growmatik service sometime back. Now, it has rebranded and relaunched it as Convesion Convert service for marketing automation and website personalization.
- New look Websites… going with darker color palette, new look Pressable WordPress hosting website is now live, powered by the block editor. Also, Mark Zahra shared the new look of WP Mayor website, which is all light, super neat, and very readable.
New: Patterns Cloud, External Links, Search, New UI
Cloud Launch… GeneratePress users can now access their patterns very easily with the GeneratePress Cloud availability. It allows you to create own patterns library which can be added to any website from the online cloud.
Interlinking External Sites… Slim SEO Link Manager has introduced a feature that allows you to link between external WordPress websites with full control and management of what linking should be done.
New Elementor Search… Elementor 3.23v update has added a new Search Widget that displays real time search results as a visitor types the search keyword without the need to navigate to a separate page.
New Builderius UI… 1.0v public alpha is bringing a new user interface that promises to be both modern and immediately familiar, along with global components, a tabbed canvas Interface, and dynamic data previews.
Extended WordPress Buzz 🔥
- 10 Years of Data on Hosting… Ionut Neagu, the founder of Themeisle, collected data via eight surveys on the WPShout website from 2014 to 2024. Check this Google Docs file with the complete data and breakdown information.
- New Integrations… FlowMattic 4.3.0v has added GamiPress integration, which allows digital rewards in the form of points, achievements, and ranks.
- WP Core Updates… WordPress 6.6.1 is now available. It features seven bug fixes in the core and nine bug fixes for the Block editor. It also fixes the CSS issue that underlines links by default.
- WordCamp Action… WordCamp Asia 2025, the call for Emcees, who converse on the stage and introduce speakers, is open until August 26, 2024. Also, Courtney Robertson shared prep for WordCamp US Contributor Day, which is scheduled for September 17th, 2024.
- WP Milestones… Dynamic ooo is celebrating its 6th birthday and has brought back the much requested lifetime deal option for a limited time. Mike McAlister shared (Links X) about Ollie Theme generating first $10k in subscription in less than a month; congrats!
Quick Bits 👍
- Check the list of top 27 University Websites using WordPress.
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- Tips: Ways to start marketing of your online coaching program.
- The WhiP newsletter, now with DEV name by WPMU DEV team.
- Popular among WP devs, Lemon Squeezy acquired by Stripe!
- Google URL shortener goo .gl will stop working on Aug 25, 2025.
In Focus: Woo 2024 Plans, Prices, WP Still Exciting?
Woo in 2024… Beau Lebens, Head of Engineering for Woo, shared Woo’s plan for the remaining part of 2024, like revamped developer blog, improvements to documentation, and a developer-focused newsletter. Also, “Our future is block-based”, did get some interesting comments!
WordPress and Inflation… in the real word, price rise is everywhere. WordPress ecosystem is also getting expensive. Alan Fuller and Rogier Lankhorst shared a few things to note for increasing WordPress product prices.
I agree with Matt… Matt Mullenweg’s WordCamp 2024 keynote mentioned, “Blogs and dynamic sites are better”. This inspired Rémi to write on how in 2024, websites (including brochure ones) can be exciting, authentic, original – agree?
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