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Why extensions for plugins

ByBrian Krogsgard
Pippin Williamson describes why the extensions model is a good idea for plugins, and responds to common criticism he sees for the model. I agree with him. I really love the extension model for plugins, and I think there is room for it with themes as well.

Eliminating ambiguity in WordPress page template file naming

ByBrian Krogsgard
The template hierarchy is a big part of the structure of WordPress themes, but as its parts were added over time, it now has some strange and confusing file naming. For example, why are so many people naming their templates “page-{templatename}.php”, whilst we already have “page-{slug}.php” in use?

WordPress & Google Summer of Code 2013

ByBrian Krogsgard
Initial plans for applying to Google’s Summer of Code (GSoC) are coming together on the Make Core blog. It’s a good opportunity to mentor someone if you’ve got the chops.
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BobWP’s Woo Snippet for the Week of March 27

ByBob Dunn
WooCommerce 6.4 RC 1 📦 Blocks and Admin 🔌 Time to Retire ZeroClipboard ⚠️ Clients in a Candy Store 🍬 Sustainable Woo? 🪴 Zach Stepek, Carl Alexander, Till Krüss, and JJJ 🎙️

Does WordPress Need a Product Manager?

ByDan Knauss
Lesley Sim thinks so, and she outlines what this could mean — plus a lot of other good ideas for keeping WordPress on top and moving forward. There’s a lot in this interview with Lesley and Brian Coords over at MasterWP. Definitely worth a read.

WordPress core needs a writing style guide

ByBrian Krogsgard
Does WordPress core have a voice and tone problem with its automated messages? That’s the argument from Fred Meyer on WP Shout. He gives a compelling argument: One of WordPress’s greatest and most fixable weaknesses is its own use of words. Words have power: power to define new users’ impression of the seriousness of WordPress…