2025 is finally rolling with many new features announced across various products. Like the upcoming V4 editor in Elementor, WSForm styler, SureTrigger gets workspaces. Also, the first stash of acquisitions in 2025 is here!
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What’s Buzzing in WordPress 💖
- Upcoming Elementor V4 Editor… web.fwrd 2025 event teased V4 Editor (YouTube) with classes and more – scheduled to come in Elementor in Q2 of 2025. Imran from Web Squadron shared his thoughts (YouTube) describing various settings, use cases, and more.
- New Form Styler… has been introduced in WSForm. This allows full control over form design, enabling the customizing of over 400 design elements like Typography, Colors, Spacing, CSS Variables, Dark and Light Modes.
- Workspaces in SureTriggers… for each client, workflows can be easily kept separate with the workspaces feature, which is helpful for agency and enterprise users. SureTriggers now has the unlimited workspaces option in the Business Plus lifetime plan.
- Customise Plugin List… Dave Grey has released v2.3 of the Administrator Toolkit plugin, allowing you to customize plugins list and prevent deletion from clients. This update also allows you to block plugins appearing on the ‘Add New Plugin’ screen, based on your specific keywords list.
New In: WowRevenue, ConBridge, WPRocket, PerfMatters
Woo Double Order… WowRevenue has introduced a double order feature for WooCommerce store owners. It allows buyers to double their orders and get specified discounts. Besides double orders, you can set up triple or quadruple orders at checkout for more discounts.
Enhanced Conversions… Conversion Bridge 1.6v has added support for Enhanced Conversions, an improved method of tracking and attributing conversions. It allows more accurate data by using first-party data that is passed through securely and used to match conversions to the right user.
WP Rocket… 3.18v update has added a one-click option to self-host Google Fonts on WordPress websites for better privacy and performance. Also, now there is an option to activate CSS and JavaScript minification by default for all new customers.
Permatters… 2.3.8v update has added built-in delay JS exclusion for document .write for compatibility. Also, this update has added a REST API exception for the users of SureForms plugin.
Extended WordPress Buzz 🔥
- Bit Integrations vs Bit Flows… two products in the same niche by the same company. Abdul Kaioum published a post explaining the difference – while Bit Integrations is entirely WordPress-based for triggers, Bit Flows (launching soon) will support triggers and actions across multiple platforms.
- Write Books in Block Editor… in completely offline mode, you can use the Block Editor to create online books and other documents. Check the blockdocs open source project that uses the Block Editor, to get started.
- Gutenberg’s 200th Release… 20.0v marks the 200th release of Gutenberg. This update brings enhancements for the style book, a new UI for starter patterns, and the ability to set a page to become the posts page.
- WP Milestones… Aurelio shared (Links X) about WP Umbrella reaching the 40,000+ active installs milestone for its plugin in the directory. Rob Cairns published the 500th episode of SDM Show featuring Mark Westguard of WSForm; congrats!
- Celebrating 7th Anniversary… Birgit Pauli-Haack is celebrating 7th year of Gutenberg Times publication, which started in 2017. Bob Dunn also celebrates 7 years of Do The Woo, announcing new shows and hosts.
- WordCamp Asia 2025… Kim Parsell and Diversity scholarship recipients for this event have been announced, it features Zeel Thakkar, Pooja Derashri, Makarand G. Mane, and Astha Jain. Also, check the people who will lead various tables on the contributor day of this event.
New Features: MemberPress and Tutor LMS
Notifications in MemberPress…now you can send custom email notifications to your students and team members through the new email notifications feature within MemberPress courses.
H5P in Tutor LMS… H5P allows you to create HTML5 content and applications. Now you can easily leverage H5P to add an interactive web experience to your course content created with the Tutor LMS plugin.
WooCommerce 9.6 Core + Features Buzz
More in WooCommerce Core… the order fulfillment feature is coming to WooCommerce core; check the proposed design interface. Also, WooCommerce 9.6 will have the option to enable the caching of raw order data within the HPOS data store layer.
Also in WooCommerce 9.6… the fresh installations of new WooCommerce stores will start in the Coming Soon mode from WooCommerce 9.6 version. Also, the Brands feature will move out of beta and will be automatically enabled for everyone with WooCommerce 9.6 release.
Quick Bits 👍
- New WP Things…
- Kadence changing plans & limits – new express $69/yr plan.
- New plugin that enables anonymous posting on BuddyPress.
- Mike McAlister’s new Agency patterns collection for Ollie Pro.
- New Likes, Reposts, & Fediverse Reactions block at WP .com
- Kevin Powell released free HTML & CSS course for beginners.
- New The Nice Show with Mark Westguard & Nathan Wrigley.
- Ben Townsend launched eCom With Ben YouTube Channel.
- From WP Community…
- Matt compares WordPress (Links X) to a park, & reactions.
- Brian Gardner’s open letter to WordPress theme designers.
- Jyolsna J E leaves (Links X) WPTavern due to health reasons.
- Amber Hinds feels that WordPress Android App is a failure.
Acquisition Train… Service, Woo Extensions, WP Plugin
GTmetrix Acquired… group .one, the owner of popular WordPress products like RankMath and WPRocket, has acquired GTmetrix, a popular online website performance testing and monitoring service. Now, with a significant portfolio of products and services, the company clocked €350 million in revenue in the financial year ending September 30, 2024.
Woo Extensions Acquired… the team at Kestrel has acquired 11 Woo extensions from David Allsop, founder of 99w. Previously, they also acquired extensions from Barn2, KoiLab, and CheckoutWC. Now, they have over 40+ WooCommerce extensions in their portfolio, and more are coming.
Plugin Acquired… Brian Jackson was looking for someone to take over the WP Coupons plugin, and it has been acquired now. Brian shared (Links X), “I’ll let the new owner make their own announcement, but it is someone very active in the WordPress and blogging space for well over a decade. It’s in good hands”.
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