#525 WP-Tonic Round-Table Show on Friday, August 27th, 2020 at 8:30 am PST

<p>We discuss this week’s best WordPress & internet news stories. We also have a great panel of WordPress community and marketing internet junkies.</p> <p>This Week Show's Sponsors</p> <p>Kinsta: https://kinsta.com/</p> <p>WPFunsion: https://wpfusion.com/</p> <p>#1 - Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t force the free app to add purchases after all</p> <p> https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/22/21397424/apple-wordpress-apology-iap-free-ios-app</p> <p>#2 - Facebook's 'classic' look dies in September</p> <p> https://www.engadget.com/facebook-classic-redesign-septemver-235525075.html</p> <p><br /> #3 - Full Site Editing in WordPress: Lowering Barriers to Entry or the End of Themes?</p> <p><br /> https://torquemag.io/2020/08/full-site-editing-in-wordpress-lowering-barriers-to-entry-or-the-end-of-themes/</p> <p><br /> #4 - Google Has a Plan to Disrupt the College Degree</p> <p><br /> https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/google-plan-disrupt-college-degree-university-higher-education-certificate-project-management-data-analyst.html</p> <p> </p> <p>#5 - WordPress Documentation Team Discusses Modifying External Linking Policy Following Opposition to the Ban on Commercial Links</p> <p><br /> https://wptavern.com/wordpress-documentation-team-discusses-modifying-external-linking-policy-following-opposition-to-the-ban-on-commercial-links</p> <p>#6 - WordPress Should Bump PHP Support on a Transparent and Predictable Schedule</p> <p> https://wptavern.com/wordpress-should-bump-php-support-on-a-transparent-and-predictable-schedule</p>