<div class="rss-widget"><ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://wordpress.org/news/2014/03/wordpress-3-9-beta-1/' title='I’m excited to announce that the first beta of WordPress 3.9 is now available for testing. WordPress 3.9 is due out next month — but in order to hit that goal, we need your help testing all of the goodies we’ve added: We updated TinyMCE, the software powering the visual editor, to the latest version. […]'>WordPress 3.9 Beta 1</a> <span class="rss-date">March 11, 2014</span><div class='rssSummary'>I’m excited to announce that the first beta of WordPress 3.9 is now available for testing. WordPress 3.9 is due out next month — but in order to hit that goal, we need your help testing all of the goodies we’ve added: We updated TinyMCE, the software powering the visual editor, to the latest version. […]</div></li></ul></div><div class="rss-widget"><ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://wptavern.com/wordpress-tip-how-to-load-google-fonts-over-ssl-and-non-ssl?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=wordpress-tip-how-to-load-google-fonts-over-ssl-and-non-ssl' title='Here’s a quick tip for when you load Google fonts in WordPress. If you want the fonts to work over both SSL and non-SSL, you need to use the protocol relative link. For example, if you’re loading Google fonts from your theme’s functions.php file, you might do it like this: function mytheme_enqueue_styles() {             wp_register_style(&#039;googleFonts&#039;, &#039;http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Copse&#039;);             wp_enqueue_style( &#039;googleFonts&#039;);         } However, this method breaks over HTTPS, which means that all your fancy custom fonts won’t work and the browser’s default will be loaded instead, ie. Times New Roman. Removing the “http” protocol from the link will allow the visitor’s browser to determine the correct protocol to load. function mytheme_enqueue_styles() {             wp_register_style(&#039;googleFonts&#039;, &#039;//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Copse&#039;);             wp_enqueue_style( &#039;googleFonts&#039;);         } There are many tutorials that claim to show you “The Right Way to Load Google Fonts in WordPress,” but most of them don’t use the protocol relative link. If you’ve ever forced SSL on pages then you know that all of your assets, including images, CSS, JS, fonts, etc., will be broken unless they are loaded via HTTPS. You should use the protocol relative links wherever possible when the assets or third-party links are available via both HTTP and HTTPS.'>WPTavern: WordPress Tip: How to Load Google Fonts Over SSL and Non-SSL</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://wptavern.com/take-the-2014-bbpress-survey?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=take-the-2014-bbpress-survey' title='Similar to BuddyPress, bbPress has announced its own survey to help decide features and which direction bbPress development will go in 2014. The survey is three pages long and contains a mix of generalized questions. It doesn’t take long to complete and it’s nice to be able to have a say in which direction the project goes. The only thing missing from the survey are social media links that I could use to spread the word about completing the survey. At the very least, I’d like to see a Twitter button to announce I took the survey and encourage my followers to do the same. As part of WordCamp Miami 2014, the event will feature a BuddyCamp. BuddyCamp focuses on both BuddyPress and bbPress and provides an opportunity to learn and contribute to both projects. Tickets for WordCamp Miami are still available but you better hurry, only a limited number are left. Sarah Gooding and I will be in attendance so be sure to say hi if you see us.'>WPTavern: Take The 2014 bbPress Survey</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://wptavern.com/13-sources-for-free-public-domain-and-cc0-licensed-images?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=13-sources-for-free-public-domain-and-cc0-licensed-images' title='Yesterday, we featured WP Inject, a plugin that makes it easy to insert Creative Commons licensed images into WordPress content. High quality CC-licensed images are incredibly easy to find these days. The vast majority of the collections include images that fall under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 license. While these images are fine for blogging, they cannot be distributed with GPL-licensed software. Why Creative Commons 2.0 Is Not Compatible With the GPL When I submitted my first theme to the WordPress Themes Directory, I learned that most CC-licensed images are not compatible with the GPL. At first it seemed odd to me that they wouldn’t be compatible, given that they both offer so much freedom. Samuel “Otto” Wood explained why certain Creative Commons licenses are not compatible in an answer on the WordPress.org support forums: Because CC-BY-SA cannot be sublicensed, then that means it cannot be distributed in a work under the terms of the GPL. So it cannot be included in a GPL-compatible work-as-a-whole. If you want to include images in a GPL-licensed work, you’ll need to select from those that fall under a compatible license. According to the GNU licensing classifications, CC0 is the only Creative Commons license that is compatible with the GPL: CC0 is a public domain dedication from Creative Commons. A work released under CC0 is dedicated to the public domain to the fullest extent permitted by law. If that is not possible for any reason, CC0 also provides a lax, permissive license as a fallback. Both public domain works and the lax license provided by CC0 are compatible with the GNU GPL. If you are distributing a GPL-licensed product with images, such as a WordPress theme or plugin, your best bet is to opt for using images with the CC0 or Public Domain license. 13 High Quality Sources for CC0 and Public Domain Licensed Images CC0 and Public Domain licensed images are not as easy to find as those that fall under the CC 2.0 license. Nevertheless, I was able to locate 13 high quality sources for finding images that are suitable for inclusion in GPL-licensed works. All of the following sites explicitly state a Public Domain or CC0 license for the images collected. Unsplash  PublicDomainPictures  Pixabay  SplitShire  1 Million Free Pictures  Viintage  Gratisography  Little Visuals  PDpics  The British Library  New Old Stock  Pickup Image  Public Domain Archive  You’ll want to bookmark these sites for the next time you’re building a WordPress theme or plugin for distribution on WordPress.org. Do you have any other favorites to recommend? Please share them in the comments.'>WPTavern: 13 Sources For Free Public Domain and CC0-Licensed Images</a></li></ul></div><div class="rss-widget"><ul><li class='dashboard-news-plugin'><span>Popular Plugin:</span> <a href='http://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-plugin/' class='dashboard-news-plugin-link'>Contact Form</a></h5>&nbsp;<span>(<a href='plugin-install.php?tab=plugin-information&amp;plugin=contact-form-plugin&amp;_wpnonce=b598f39288&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;width=600&amp;height=800' class='thickbox' title='Contact Form'>Install</a>)</span></li></ul></div>