BuddyPress recently updated to version 4.3.0.…
Dan Knauss
BuddyPress recently updated to version 4.3.0. It's a security and maintenance release, so be sure to upgrade if you are using the plugin on any of your sites.
WordPress developers’ biggest (or most common) coding mistakes
Dan Knauss
What are the biggest and/or most common PHP coder mistakes?
“Become the best version of yourself.” An Interview with Rich Tabor
Dan Knauss
Rich Tabor is taking CoBlocks and his other work to GoDaddy, where he'll continue to development experiences for using WordPress with Gutenberg.
Jeff Matson gives us a peek…
Brian Krogsgard
Jeff Matson gives us a peek behind the curtains at NorthStack, which is a new managed application hosting service from the team at Pagely. Make sure to check out NorthStack's brand new documentation site.
TheĀ General Services AdministrationĀ (GSA) recently launchedĀ theĀ U.S. Web…
Brian Krogsgard
TheĀ General Services AdministrationĀ (GSA) recently launchedĀ theĀ U.S. Web Design System 2.0. USWDS is a library of code, tools, and guidance to help government teams design and build fast, accessible, mobile-friendly government websites. It already powers nearly 200 federal sites, and 2.0 introducesā¦
Justin Tadlock explains how to build…
Brian Krogsgard
Justin Tadlock explains how to build a compelling business or agency landing page with Gutenberg and his newly released Exhale WordPress theme, which I really like.
Jetpack promotions in search, and fallout
Brian Krogsgard
In the last newsletter, I mentioned Jetpack's search replacement for promotions as well as the discussion and fallout that followed. It escalated quite a bit, and then it got out of hand. Jetpack has now removed the feature in versionā¦
A new version of Gutenberg landed…
Brian Krogsgard
A new version of Gutenberg landed this week with foundational work and UI explorations related to the block-based widgets screen. There is also a new, built-in, static Gutenberg Playground for testing in a WordPress agnostic context. There's also an openā¦
Fast Company published a great featureĀ on…
Brian Krogsgard
Fast Company published a great featureĀ on John Maeda, who is head of inclusion and computational design at Automattic. John says "design is not that important," which probably will seem strange and slight controversial at first read, especially since the WordPressā¦
Thomas Griffin is closing a chapter…
Brian Krogsgard
Thomas Griffin is closing a chapter in his life as a developer and takes time to share some unusually open reflections on his personal growth. Many business owners start with the pure passion of "just coding a plugin." Later, withā¦
The PHP minimum version bump is…
Brian Krogsgard
The PHP minimum version bump is happening! As noted in this Trac ticket, WordPress's support for PHP 5.2 - 5.5 officially ends now, and the minimum required PHP version is 5.6. As Scott Arciszewski explains, the impending release of WordPressā¦
Felix Arntz explains how the Fatal…
Brian Krogsgard
Felix Arntz explains how the Fatal Error Protection feature had to be dropped from WordPress 5.1 due to several security concerns. It appears error protection is here to stay, however, and Felix goes into detail about the completely new approachā¦
WordPress 5.1.1 is out as a…
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress 5.1.1 is out as a security and maintenance release. š The vulnerability fixed in the 5.1.1Ā is detailed by Simon Scannell ofĀ RipsTech, who discovered it. 5.1.1 also includes a new button that hosts can enable to encourage site owners toā¦
Freemius CEO and cofounder Vova Feldman…
Brian Krogsgard
Freemius CEO and cofounder Vova Feldman shares what others can learn from Freemius' recent experience with a significant security vulnerability. Also from Freemius: how Brexit may affect theme and plugin sellers.
Today isĀ International Women’s Day ā a…
Dan Knauss
Today isĀ International Women's Day ā a good day for listening to stories by fantastic women. That's something you can always do at HeroPress where Amena Mabrouk is the latest contributor. Amena shares how the WordPress community helped her learn andā¦
W3C has approved WebAuthn as the…
Dan Knauss
W3C has approved WebAuthn as the web standard for "password-free logins", letting "users log into online accounts using biometrics, mobile devices, and/or FIDO security keys."Ā š It will be interesting to see how this develops and impacts WordPress. Nearly all browsersā¦
