Pier #55 - Breakdance AI, Ollie Pro, Microthemer, CheckoutWC, Job Boardly & WpStream

Stefan from Ahoi.dev | The Pier #55 | July 5, 2024

Hi there,

Welcome to the 55th issue of The Pier. Breakdance AI, the AI-powered content writing assistant for the visual WordPress website builder, has finally come out of beta and is now officially available. Don’t miss out on the limited launch offer of the Breakdance Pro + AI Bundle!

Mike and Patrick have recently released the highly anticipated Ollie Pro plugin for the popular Ollie block theme. It comes with a huge and growing collection of professionally crafted, lightweight WordPress patterns aka the Ollie Pro Pattern Library. Pricing starts from as low as $69 per year for a single site.

Here is a selection of the latest and greatest blog posts we published this week on Ahoi.dev. You will also find some interesting industry news, the latest directory listings on The Port, job openings, and deals. Enjoy!

🤙 Microthemer ❤️ Gutenberg

Microthemer 7.3 has introduced a deep integration with Gutenberg, allowing you to style Gutenberg blocks by loading the block editor directly inside the live CSS editor for WordPress.

🗞️ Bites & Pieces

WordPress

Stackable 3.13.2 adds a new Aspect Ratio option to the Image block and related blocks.
GatherPress is new a community developed plugin for event management for WordPress. Now available for free on the plugin repository.
Droip releases new no-code popup builder.
Rockbase 1.2.0 adds four new patterns including a premium newsletter landing page and a new sidebar template.
FluentBoards 1.2 introduces a new calendar view for improved schedule visualization, daily summary notifications for due dates, custom fields for customized data management, and a redesigned user profile to better personalize your project management experience.
FluentSMTP 2.2.80 now automatically converts your HTML email to plain text on the fly, and then sends your email with a multipart/alternative mime type. This can help bypass spam filters and improve accessibility.
Groundhogg 3.4.3 introduces a new asset editing lock for emails and funnels, preventing other users from editing them unless they explicitly take over editing.
Kadence Blocks adds a new Flex Grow option to the Section block, allowing you to stretch sections within a row layout so they align beautifully.
Uncanny Automator 5.9 adds support for Kadence, Campaign Monitor and Notion. It now also allows you to add your own notes to a recipe edit page and see those notes in your recipe list.
Elegant Themes publishes another Divi 5 progress update: They have reached several major milestones by completing Divi Presets, Scroll Effects, Condition Options and View Modes.

Ecommerce

Lightfunnels now supports Printful for print on demand (POD).
Kestrel acquires CheckoutWC. Back in March 2024, they have already acquired 7 plugins from Barn2 (see The Pier #38).

Job Boards

Job Boardly launches a new CSV importer and a new option to translate the no-code SaaS job board into any language. Want to see Job Boardly in action? Check out Biff.codes, our new job board for WordPress developers.

Community Platforms

Heartbeat releases its new and revamped mobile apps, introducing a centralized home feed, major navigation improvements, voice notes and alternative app icons for iOS.

Server Management

xCloud launches a new WhatsApp integration, allowing you to receive server and site notifications and more directly in your WhatsApp.

Infrastructure Monitoring

Better Stack introduces AI post-mortems that summarize incidents and provide an automated view of each incident in seconds. In addition, you can now see metrics charts directly in the incident timeline.

From the Editor: Biff.codes

We’ve just launched a new side project called Biff.codes, a new free job board for WordPress developers. Find out why Biff can get paid in burgers. 🍔

🚨 Latest Posts

The following highlighted articles have been published in the last 7 days. All posts can be found on our blog.

👋 Latest Jobs

Looking for a new professional challenge? Find your new job.

🔥 Quayside Deals

A few irresistible offers that might be of interest to you, don’t you think?

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Save 15% on new/upgraded GetResponse accounts and up to 40% off for a 2-year plan (25 Jun – 9 Jul).
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Save up to $100 on Voxel, the dynamic WordPress directory theme with multi-vendor functionality. Don’t miss out on the lifetime deal.
Save 40% on annual Conversion Bridge plans.
Get the Automatic.css (ACSS) Lifetime plan for the CSS framework that works with Gutenberg, Bricks, and Oxygen.
Save BIG with the WP Inbox LTD and view WordPress data in your Gmail.
Save 30% on Supademo, the AI-powered interactive product demo platform. Valid for first 3 months.
Save BIG with the SureTriggers LTD and the ZipWP Founders deal.
Get $20 or €18 in free MailerLite credits.
Save 25% on Tabular Pro with code 25FORYOU, the no-code email editor for various email marketing platforms.
Get €⁠20 in free credits for Hetzner Cloud and enjoy its new ARM64 CAX servers from as little as €4.51 per month.
Save $10 on Fathom Analytics, privacy-compliant web analytics.
Get 3 months free on a Framer Pro annual plan with code partner25proyearly.

That’s all for this week. We hope you enjoyed the 55th issue of The Pier. Until next week! Please tell your friends about The Pier if you like it.

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