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Jonathan Desrosiers also has an update on how the WordPress core team is continuing the transition to GitHub Actions for automated testing:
“As of today, all repositories have been fully transitioned to GitHub Actions except the WordPress Coding Standards.”
Jonathan at the end of the post lists some next steps that lie ahead. 🧪
WordPress 5.8 “Tatum” was released as planned this past Tuesday. Matt Mullenweg was the lead on this release. There were 530 volunteers along with 320+ tickets on Trac and over 1,500 pull requests on GitHub. Courtney Robertson has a good summary of the features in WordPress 5.8 from the perspective of those who have client…
I wrote a shell script that creates a new WordPress install in MAMP (directory, database, and security keys) based on your input into the prompts and sends you to wp-admin/install.php upon completion. I use it for every project and put it up on GitHub for others to use or fork.
WooThemes has been working on their Bookings extension for quite a while. They had the idea for Bookings before WooCommerce was WooCommerce, and had some form of the product even in December 2011. They wanted to make sure they did it right. Currently, there are few options for bookings and appointment management for WordPress website…
After interviewing thirteen WordPress developers for a book on getting up and running with WordPress development, I have some key takeaways that I’d like to share with you.
David and Olivia Bisset sat down for a chat with Matt Mullenweg about open source, Tumblr, and how Matt deals with negativity. Matt has three roles today: CEO of Tumblr, CEO of Automattic, and project lead for the next release of WordPress. He shares what went wrong with post formats and what he would love to acquire next if he could. The answer may (or may not) surprise you! Recorded shortly before WordCamp Europe 2022.
WordPress 6.2 Beta 5 is out now, and RC1 will ship on Thursday, March 9. We’re just a few weeks away from the final release on March 28. Have you been able to start testing yet? Read the latest from the DevNotes in our WordPress 6.2 section.
A proposed learning pathway for beginning WordPress developers has been proposed. Weigh in with your feedback.
