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Gutenberg 4.0 Changelog
New Features Add ability to change overlay color in Cover Image.Introduce new Font Size Picker with clear labels and size comparison.Introduce new RichText data structure to allow better manipulation of inline content.Add Pullquote style variation and color palette support.Add support for post
Allow toggling the core custom fields meta box.Introduce Annotations API across Block and Formatting.Allow using a YouTube URL (or other sources) in the Video block and transparently convert it to Embed.Allow Alt+F10 keyboard shortcut to navigate to block toolbar regardless of the
WordPress Recovery Mode Without Access to Admin Email
An awesome feature was added to WordPress 5.2 that created a recovery mode when a fatal error on the site occurs. Prior to adding this feature, a fatal error would cause a blank white screen with no further information on the problem.
We use WooCommerce Subscriptions to manage our customers monthly payments, and love its overall functionality. It's both powerful and flexible, and more than enough for our needs. Like all WooCommerce products, WooCommerce Subscriptions come with a built in status set - including
The WordPress plugin, WordPress Download Manager, has been discovered to contain multiple security vulnerabilities in versions 2.8.8 and lower. Both the free and pro versions are at risk. If you use this plugin, please update immediately to the latest build: version 2.8.9.
LayerSlider WP is a seemingly ubiquitous content slider that comes bundled with over 900 WordPress themes available at themeforest. If you run a premium theme purchased there, chances are you have it installed on your site right now. Like many other bundled
In order to be able to use srcset and sizes on the front end, wp-image-### CSS class has been added to the media and text block.Add minimal multi-selection block panel to replace “Coming Soon” message. It shows word and block count for the selection.Exclude reusable blocks from the global block count in Document
At some point in time you, or another user of your WordPress site, will forget their password and will need to have it reset. WordPress has automated this activity and made it simple. Self-service vs. admin-managed password resets The built-in “lost password”
If you've enabled cross-sells in WooCommerce on a product by product basis but would like to remove them from the cart in one motion, add the following script to your functions.php file or a custom functions plugin: You can also move the
The release of WooCommerce 3.1 included a number of great additions for store owners and we've found it to be stable and virtually conflict-free for most of our Essential Support for Woo customers. This new version includes native CSV Import/Export functionality so
Most of us who are close to the WordPress world know that Gutenberg is coming. And probably soon. We've been using it here on Cinch and elsewhere in order to get a better understanding of how it works and how it will affect
How to set up multiple Flat Rate shipping options in WooCommerce
Setting up proper shipping options in WooCommerce can sometimes be a daunting task. Depending on what you are shipping, and where you're shipping to, the setup can get quite complicated. For many of our customers, going with a simple flat rate shipping
Website backups are vital to your site’s long-term health. Unfortunately, the free WordPress backups provided by hosting companies typically aren’t enough to reliably restore your site to its full glory after a crash… or in some cases, even restore it at all.
I recently ran into an issue trying to connect to a new FTP account for a client who's hosted on GoDaddy. After setting up a new FTP account, I copied the credentials GoDaddy provides to manually configure an FTP client and continually
We offer real-time backups for our Performance, WooCommerce, and Pro-Bundle customers. A new customer recently signed up for our WooCommerce Support plan. One of the first things we do when setting up any site is to connect our backup systems and take
Need to add a new user or author to your WordPress website? Well good news, it's pretty easy. WordPress comes with a built in user management system that allows you to add users with a variety of roles and capabilities. This means you
When you send an email it better get delivered, right? Ideally into the recipients inbox. As email hosts and ISP's crank harder to fight email spam, we're seeing an increasing issue with our WordPress and WooCommerce Support customers – emails sent from
WordPress is a hugely popular content management platform. From its humble blogging beginnings, WordPress has developed into an online powerhouse used by organizations and businesses from Fortune 500 firms to shoe-string start-ups. In fact, W3 Techs reports that a whopping 58.6% of
We've been designing logos and brands for years, especially Chris and his team at Studio2. Lots of really good work over the years. Designing for ourselves should be a... wait for it... cinch for us right? Yeah not quite so much. Turns
WooCommerce 4.1.0 was released yesterday and among the various updates, there's now a new Marketing tab below the Analytics menu item. This is a new addition to WooCommerce, which they are dubbing the Marketing Hub. Taking a look at the new section