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Pier #57 – Cwicly Comeback, GeneratePress, SuperMotion, The Events Calendar & Amelia
Stefan from Ahoi.dev | The Pier #57 | July 19, 2024Hi there,
Breakdance 2.0 is finally out of beta. To celebrate the launch of Breakdance AI, a special Breakdance Pro + AI bundle is still on sale until July 31st.
We would also like to welcome SuperMotion to The Port.
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!
🤙 New: GP Font Library
GeneratePress has released a brand new feature called the Font Library that allows you to download and serve Google Fonts locally from your WordPress sites. No more performance or privacy concerns with pinging Google Fonts every time your site loads. You can even upload your own custom fonts and set advanced configuration options.
It is currently in alpha and available for download from your GeneratePress account.
🗞️ Bites & Pieces
WordPress
In an effort to provide unified solutions, The Events Calendar includes the Virtual Events and Event Automator add-ons in Events Calendar Pro. Similarly, the new Community add-on will combine the features of Community Events and Community Tickets.
Following the acquisition of ImageSEO by WPChill in October 2023 (see The Pier #20), WP Modula is now officially integrated with the Image SEO Optimizer plugin for WordPress.
Ollie Pro has been on the market for two weeks now and is a huge library of beautifully designed patterns, page layouts, templates and styles (see The Pier #55). Based on user feedback, they have introduced a new Agency pricing plan for $249 per year for up to 500 sites. In addition, all features are now available on all Pro plans.
GP Google Sheets is leaving Gravity Perks and will be added to the upcoming
new Gravity Connect suite, which focuses specifically on integrating Gravity Forms with top services such as OpenAl, Notion and Google Sheets.
AIOSEO 4.6.6 adds support for Thrive Architect and SiteOrigin page builders.
Sugar Calendar 3.0 comes with a fresh, modern look and introduces a new admin area, easy event management and ticketing, as well as two new blocks to display events.
WP Engine acquires NitroPack, an all-in-one SaaS solution for improving site speed and performance metrics, including Google’s Core Web Vitals.
Ecommerce
Booking & Appointment Plugin for WooCommerce 6.4.0 now allows store admins to add comments when creating manual bookings. Edit Booking page now includes an option to manually send reminder emails for specific bookings.
Amelia 7.7 adds support for Square and WP Fusion, as well as the option for users to enable onsite and WooCommerce Payments.
Lightfunnels now allows you to import reviews directly from Aliexpress, Amazon, Etsy & CJ Dropshipping into the sales funnel platform.
Managed Cloud Hosting
Cloudways introduces a new AWS Micro Tier plan: The new entry-level tier for AWS servers on Cloudways Flexible is supported by T3 instances with 2 vCPUs and 1 GB of RAM. In addition, you can now set up invoice reminders in the Client Billing tool.
Project Management
Nifty is now officially SOC 2 (Service Organization Control 2) compliant.
Reputation Management
EmbedMyReviews now allows you to sync reviews from G2 and WebMD. The Stripe integration now supports creating Stripe payment links for annual plans as well as monthly plans. Annual plans are also displayed on the marketing page (if available).
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 Port Arrivals
The following fine new tool has arrived at The Port.
🔥 Quayside Deals
A few irresistible offers that might be of interest to you, don’t you think?
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Save BIG with the xCloud LTD.
Save 50% on ClickWhale Pro plans, a link shortener & click tracker for WordPress.
Save up to $100 on Voxel, the dynamic WordPress directory theme with multi-vendor functionality. Don’t miss out on the lifetime deal.
Get the Automatic.css (ACSS) Lifetime plan for the CSS framework that works with Gutenberg, Bricks, and Oxygen.
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 57th issue of The Pier. Until next week! Please tell your friends about The Pier if you like it.
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