The WordPress theme directory reaches a major milestone with 1,000 block themes. It has been a while coming, but the number of submissions seems to have picked up.

For developers, ACF Free and Pro can now be installed using Composer.

Up to now it has been difficult for plugins to register custom block templates. WordPress 6.7 adds a new Template Registration API for plugins.

This is a good article about CSS for block themes. It talks about how using style.css shifts to theme.json and block styles.

Lots of people have lost access to developer support due to the current conflict. The conflict impacts more people due to a rippling effect.

Another video from Paul Charlton in his Mastering Bricks series. If you want to get started with Bricks these are good videos to watch.

There is a major update to the HTML Processor API coming in WordPress 6.7.

Dennis Yo recently released SleekPixel. It is a plugin that provides an image editor within the admin for automatically creating Featured Images and Open Graph images. This video provides a walk-through and look at the features. I’m impressed with it.

WooCommerce 9.4 adds Brands functionality into WooCommerce. This new feature provides free access to brand management, product assignment, and customization.

The new Brands feature will allow you to create and manage brands for stores and assign them to products. It works similar to how categories work and will be released end of this month.