Community Roundup Week Ending May 12
Michelle Frechette
What's happened and what's coming up in the WordPress community - week ending May 12, 2023.
WP 6.2.1 RC1 • Annual Survey Results • WCUS Scholarship Fund
Courtney Robertson
WordPress 6.2.1 RC1 is now available for testing, and planning is underway for the 6.3 AND 6.4 release squad members. Head over to the Core team website for more information.
Each year the WordPress community has an opportunity to participate in the annual survey. The results from 2022 are now available.
Contributors that are a self-identifying female, have a financial need and have never attended WordCamp US are encouraged to apply by June 12, 2023, 11:00 pm Eastern time
Each year the WordPress community has an opportunity to participate in the annual survey. The results from 2022 are now available.
Contributors that are a self-identifying female, have a financial need and have never attended WordCamp US are encouraged to apply by June 12, 2023, 11:00 pm Eastern time
Community Roundup Week Ending May 5
Michelle Frechette
What's happened and what's coming up in the WordPress community - week ending May 5, 2023.
Blogs to Blocks • Core + AI • LCP Image Performance • Testing FSE Front Page
Courtney Robertson
The WordPress Marketing Team is hosting a Blogs to Blocks celebration and invites you to get involved by creating and responding to daily prompts around blogging, design, development, photos, community, and more ways to contribute.
The Core Team is considering how to include extendible technology to integrate AI. Additionally, there is a proposal needing your feedback around improving image performance. Felix Arntz notes that adding
The latest call for testing from the Test team includes an exercise using the new Grid view, as well as creating pages from patters.
The Core Team is considering how to include extendible technology to integrate AI. Additionally, there is a proposal needing your feedback around improving image performance. Felix Arntz notes that adding
fetchpriority=”high” to the LCP image typically improves LCP performance by 5-10%. The latest call for testing from the Test team includes an exercise using the new Grid view, as well as creating pages from patters.
Community Roundup Week Ending April 28
Michelle Frechette
What's happened and what's coming up in the WordPress community - week ending April 28, 2023.
WP Feature Notifications • Prioritizing Performance Benefits • DevBlog updates
Courtney Robertson
Tired of the overwhelm of WordPress notifications? Join the WP Feature Notifications effort to streamline the alerts.
What performance gains have happened in WordPress 6.2?
From the Developer Blog: How webpack and WordPress packages interact.
What performance gains have happened in WordPress 6.2?
From the Developer Blog: How webpack and WordPress packages interact.
Community Roundup Week Ending April 14
Michelle Frechette
All the news that’s fit to digitally print about what’s happening in the WordPress Community for the week ending April 14, 2023.
Community Roundup Week Ending April 7
Michelle Frechette
All the news that's fit to digitally print about what's happening in the WordPress Community for the week ending April 7, 2023.
Community Roundup Week Ending March 31
Michelle Frechette
The Wayback Machine Do you ever use any of the mechanisms in place for looking back over time? Whether it's the Wayback Machine, Facebook Memories, or simply scrolling back through the photos in your phone, our histories make us who…
Community Roundup Week Ending March 24
Michelle Frechette
Today I'm acknowledging all of your hard work and efforts to be where you are and have achieved what you have achieved.
Community Roundup Week Ending March 17
Michelle Frechette
Events are back! As of today there are eighteen upcoming WordCamps on the schedule, and more are in the beginning planning stages.
WPCampus Updates & Events
Michelle Frechette
WPCampus has undergone leadership changes, instituting a board of directors, and planning their next conference.
Community Roundup Week Ending March 10
Michelle Frechette
Community Roundup Week Ending March 10, including layoffs, resources, upcoming events, Leo Gopal in the spotlight, and other quick links.
Community Roundup Week Ending March 3
Michelle Frechette
Community Roundup Week Ending March 3: Your legacy matters. You matter. And your place in the WordPress community matters.
Community Roundup Week Ending February 24
Michelle Frechette
The BEST part of WordCamp Asia was finally being able to be in the same room with people I've counted as friends for years!
Community Roundup February 17, 2023
Michelle Frechette
WordCamp Asia is Amazing Are you coming to WordCamp Asia? It started today! (February 17-19 in Bangkok, Thailand.) With more than 60 speakers contributing to 2 days of talks, 100’s of organizers and volunteers, and contributor day, it is going…
