WordPress News
October 15, 2026
WordPress 7.2 is coming: What developers should know
Explore planned WordPress 7.2 features for developers, including security updates, new blocks, Site Editor changes, and performance work.
Welcome to UplinkPress
Latest news, opions, and information from Stephen Walker
Automatic CSS
October 12, 2026
Automatic CSS Effect Recipes in Etch
Automatic CSS includes composable Hover, Entrance, Exit, and On Visible effects. Applying several utility classes to every element works, but it gets repetitive when the same combinations repeat across a site. This guide uses Etch…
Etch
September 28, 2026
Etch Studio is great … just not for me
I am an early adopter of EtchWP and therefore received the opportunity to be an early adopter of Etch Studio. I did, and it is too early to say I will never use it, but…
Plugin News
September 26, 2026
Meet Uplink Hours and Greetings
A website should know when the doors are open. That sounds simple, yet many WordPress sites handle opening hours with copied text, separate option fields, and messages that stay unchanged all day. Uplink Hours &…
September 25, 2026
Moving to Multisite – Your Feedback Requested
I have decided to move the UplinkPress websites (this one, plugins , and studio ) to a WP multisite instance. Why? The primary reasons are that keeping the same plugins and themes updated across multiple…
Welcome to the New Home of UplinkPress
The old version and content are still available until November 1, 2026, at UplinkPress.com. Look for more changes here as development begins.
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Etch Toolkit
A free add-on from Nick Arce
Photo Gallery
A free component from Anna Ogonowska
Etch Font Manager
A free add-on from Dumal Kanishka
Ambient Backgrounds
A free component from Davide Del Gatto
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WP Content.co
October 16, 2026
Matt Mullenweg Tells Contributor Andrea Fercia to Contribute Elsewhere as Accessibility Changes Are Reverted
Matt Mullenweg has called for the reversal of WordPress accessibility improvements proposed by longtime contributor Andrea Fercia six years ago, and also told Fercia to take his talents to another…
ACF
October 15, 2026
Safest Caching Plugin for WooCommerce Stores
Key points: The safest WooCommerce® caching setup keeps customer-specific content dynamic. Cart, Checkout, My Account, session data, and other
WP Content.co
October 14, 2026
Automattic Applies for .wordpress Top-Level Domain, Seeks Code of Conduct Exemption
Automattic has applied to ICANN for the .wordpress top-level domain through its subsidiary, Knock Knock WHOIS There. The application describes .wordpress as a namespace dedicated to the WordPress brand, its…
WP Tavern
October 14, 2026
#237 – Robert Abela on WordPress Security and the Battle Against AI Threats
The conversation focused on insights from the 2026 WordPress Security Survey by Melapress, featuring guest Robert Abela. We talked about persistent concerns among WordPress users, with 78 percent of survey…
ACF
October 14, 2026
Best WordPress Caching Plugins by Hosting Type
Key points: There is no universal best WordPress® caching plugin because the right choice depends on your hosting environment, existing full-page cache,
WordPress VIP
October 14, 2026
Why Your Tech Stack Should Behave Like an Always-On Marketing Campaign
A common branding best practice could inspire a new way of thinking about your technology investments.
MetaBox
October 14, 2026
How to Display a Travel Itinerary on the Map – Using MB Views
Make your travel website more attractive and intuitive by displaying the destination as an itinerary on a map with the help of MB Views
Bricks Builder
October 13, 2026
Bricks 2.4.3
Security fixes for the Form element, WooCommerce 11.2.0 compatibility, and improvements and bug fixes.