BuddyPress 6.3.0 is out with some…
Dan Knauss
BuddyPress 6.3.0 is out with some bug fixes, so make sure you are updated. According to the latest dev chat notes, we might see a 7.0 release in October. 🍂
Thierry Muller has a proposal to…
Dan Knauss
Thierry Muller has a proposal to opt-in to large image previews by default when the “Search Engine Visibility” setting is turned on in WordPress. That would allow search engine results "to display large images resulting in an enhanced user experience…
As noted by M Asif Rahman,…
Dan Knauss
As noted by M Asif Rahman, the WordPress Plugin Directory now has a release confirmation mechanism for new commits. Following a commit that updates a plugin's stable tag value, the committer receives an email with a link they must click…
Ryan Welcher announced in Post Status…
Dan Knauss
Ryan Welcher announced in Post Status Slack the launch of the GoodFirstBugs Twitter bot that finds issues tagged as "Good First Issue" in Gutenberg as well as Core Trac tickets. It's a pretty great concept, and I would love to…
HeroPress has some insightful lessons learned…
Dan Knauss
HeroPress has some insightful lessons learned by Tijana Andrejic as she breaks down the five things that helped her start a freelance career. Some good advice for beginners: question your motives, develop your WordPress skills, and plan ahead. Tijana also…
Dave Rupert writes about the value…
Dan Knauss
Dave Rupert writes about the value of browser diversity and narrows down his feelings about it to two major value propositions: 👉 Browser diversity keeps the web slow deliberately. 👉 Browser diversity fosters consensus and cooperation over corporate rule. While…
Lars Wikman shows how you can…
Dan Knauss
Lars Wikman shows how you can use CSS to track users that have JS disabled, and asks if this is "evil." 😈 "The ugly side is that there are things that you can do to indicate every single link your…
Iain Poulson walks through development environment…
Dan Knauss
Iain Poulson walks through development environment setups for WordPress — how to install WordPress locally, wrangle the database, and start debugging. It's nice a comprehensive guide for anyone starting out or retooling. 👩💻
Now that Restrict Content Pro has…
Dan Knauss
Now that Restrict Content Pro has been sold to iThemes, the transition team that will be working on it has been introduced by AJ Morris. 👍
Github CLI 1.0 is now available.…
Dan Knauss
Github CLI 1.0 is now available. With it, you can "run your entire GitHub workflow from the terminal, from issues through releases." 🔧
After years in the making with…
Dan Knauss
After years in the making with funding by the Google News Initiative, The Membership Guide has been released by The Membership Puzzle Project and The Lenfest Institute. 🗞️ The Membership Guide offers best practices, case studies, and practical advice for…
The Gutenberg plugin is out with…
Dan Knauss
The Gutenberg plugin is out with a new update. In version 8.9, the block-based widgets screen is enabled by default and replaces the default WordPress widgets screen. Other enhancements include adding a character count to the info panel. You can…
Birgit Pauli-Haack published a resource list…
Dan Knauss
Birgit Pauli-Haack published a resource list useful to anyone creating small or big block patterns. This is a good starting point for learning how to make block patterns available in your themes or plugins. 🙏
This made me smile 😄 —…
Dan Knauss
This made me smile 😄 — something a bit different for virtual WordCamps: WordCamp Austin 2020 has put out a call for musicians along with its call for speakers. 🎶
Austin Ginder recently launched Stackable —…
Dan Knauss
Austin Ginder recently launched Stackable — which soon was rebranded as WP Freighter. The product offers "fast duplicate copies of your WordPress site with no need to wait to deploy to separate environments."
Upon returning from a sabbatical, Josepha…
Dan Knauss
Upon returning from a sabbatical, Josepha Haden wrote about some skills and leadership lessons she picked up from tending to her garden. 👨🌾 Two clear and simple lessons: Plant today what you need tomorrow and give them space to grow,…
