It looks like Felix Arntz is…
It looks like Felix Arntz is setting up a new, simple, and portable WordPress core development environment based on Lando. I’m looking for others interested in using and improving it.
It looks like Felix Arntz is setting up a new, simple, and portable WordPress core development environment based on Lando. I’m looking for others interested in using and improving it.
Felix Arntz explains how it was recently discovered that the current WordPress core implementation might regress the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) metric “when hero images above the fold are being lazy-loaded.” Felix notes the adjustments for WordPress 5.9 will likely have just the very first content image or content iframe not be lazy-loaded. (Featured images…
An App Store for WordPress.com? Performance Team Gathers Steam. WP Notify. FSE Beta. Block is Beautiful. Security, Plugin, Dev, Acquisitions.
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
Felix Arntz has a possible solution for lazy loading images in WordPress core and is calling for testing it in a feature plugin (WP Lazy). 💤 “With WordPress enabling native lazy-loading by default, it would significantly impact performance and user experience for millions of sites, without requiring any technical knowledge or even awareness of lazy-loading…
It’s time to update your WordPress websites now. This week’s release breaks shortcodes used in Block Themes on Templates, but is related to a security issue.
Is WordPress, and the plugin and theme ecosystem around it, ready for PHP 8? Earlier versions of PHP, such as 7.4, are now considered End of Life, and hosts are eager to deploy supported versions. But first, Core compatibility needs additional testing to come out of beta compatibility.
Translating WordPress just got a little bit easier for contributors with the WP Translation Playground.
A Community team working group announces a pilot proposal for a Contributor Mentorship Program, helping all contributors onboard.
Community team is considering tooling around the building and using the WordCamp websites, in addition to the naming of events. To help speakers attend WordCamps, additional lead time for visas is requested as well. Share your thoughts now.
WP-CLI has released 2 updates. Get a look at what new features are available.
See the dev blog for more ways to use the block inspector.