In this video JP creates a hero section using the Spectra, Stackable, and Greenshift blocks plugins. You get a sense of the differences in user interface and ease of use.

The most popular block themes – This video looks at the differences between classic and block themes, at the top 20 block themes by the number of active installs, and at some of the reasons these themes are the most popular ones.

There is a very bad vulnerability in the free version of Essential Addons for Elementor The plugin is the most popular Elementor addon and has more than 1 million active installs. Versions 5.4.0 to 5.7.1 are vulnerable and users are urged to upgrade to the latest version which has been patched.

The founders of Yoast have invested in WPCS, which is a multitenancy, scalable WordPress as a Service or Software as a Service hosting platform. My understanding of how the service works is that your sites share a WordPress files install but each site has a different database.

WPManageNinja has updated Fluent Forms to be more modern, consistent, and usable. They now have a beta of the the new version, Fluent Forms 5, available for testing. Here is the signup form if you would like to try it out and give them feedback.

WooCommerce adds multichannel marketing allowing stores to add sales channels and manage inventory across storefronts.

WordPress Wins Big – The prestigious Webby Awards are awarded annually in recognition of excellence in web design and development. This year a number of the winning sites were built with WordPress.

Wix has been known as the easy solution for users who want an easy site up fast. Now they’ve shifted and launched Wix Headless to enhance developer flexibility and scalability. By aligning itself with modern trends Wix hopes to attract professional web developers and larger businesses.

The maintenance release WordPress 6.2.1 is scheduled for May 16th. It includes a number of fixes to core and Gutenberg. The release candidate is available for testing.