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Performance Lab

Performance plugin from the WordPress Performance Team, which is a collection of standalone performance features.

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WordPress Performance Team kick off

Two weeks ago, Google and Yoast WordPress contributors posted a proposal to create a Performance team responsible for coordinating efforts to increase the performance (speed) of WordPress. The prop…

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The Performance Lab plugin has been released

Introducing the Performance Lab plugin: After the WordPress performance team began work on it in November 2021, the first version of the plugin is finally here and ready for testing. You can downlo…

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Current features:

WebP Uploads: Creates WebP versions for new JPEG image uploads if supported by the server.
WebP Support: Adds a WebP support check in Site Health status.
Persistent Object Cache Health Check: Adds a persistent object cache check for sites with non-trivial amounts of data in Site Health status.
Audit Enqueued Assets: Adds a CSS and JS resource check in Site Health status.

Google developers also appear to be involved.


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Introducing WordPress Starter: Make Your Mark

Every site starts with an idea. WordPress Starter is a new, beautifully pared-back plan designed to put that idea center stage. For just $5/month. Like the WordPress Pro plan (more on that below), …

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WordPress 6.0 “Arturo”

Say hello to “Arturo” and WordPress 6.0, inspired by Grammy-winning jazz musician, Arturo O’Farrill. With nearly 1,000 enhancements and bug fixes, the second major release of 2022 is here. Download…

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Access your Professional Email inbox directly from WordPress.com

We’re happy to share our next improvement—an embedded inbox within your site dashboard that will save you time, and make your Professional Email experience more efficient.

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WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires an ActivityPub plug-in so blogs can join the Fediverse | TechCrunch

ActivityPub is not the only protocol Automattic is testing.

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Phase 3: Collaboration

Over the last few years, the WordPress project has been transforming the way users create and manage content on their websites. The introduction of blocks and the editing experience surrounding the…

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Introducing the 100-Year Plan: Secure Your Online Legacy for a Century

An exceptional new plan for those who want to secure their online legacy for a lifetime—and then some.

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ActivityPub

The ActivityPub protocol is a decentralized social networking protocol based upon the ActivityStreams 2.0 data format.

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With the ActivityPub plugin installed, your WordPress blog itself function as a federated profile, along with profiles for each author. For instance, if your website is example.com, then the blog-wide profile can be found at @[email protected], and authors like Jane and Bob would have their individual profiles at @[email protected] and @[email protected], respectively.

 

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App for Cloudflare®

Utilize Cloudflare to the max (caching, settings, rules, analytics, cloud storage, email management, protect admin area).

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Digital Point just released this. Solid developer. I am using his Cloudflare addon for XenForo and it's fantastic.