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Taco Verdonschot explains why the WordPress…

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Taco Verdonschot explains why the WordPress community is not just about the software and how this type of culture is sustained. If you are fairly new to the community, this is a good general take on it that may help…

WebDevStudios has built a scaffolding tool…

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WebDevStudios has built a scaffolding tool that sets up everything you need to build Gutenberg blocks. Michael Joseph walks through the install and major parts of the tool. 🛠️

Brad Touesnard revised and updated a…

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Brad Touesnard revised and updated a popular post that explains how to create SSL certificates for local development. Running HTTPS locally without problems has some nice upsides, like matching your local development environment with your production server. 💡

Apple recently announced WebP image support…

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Apple recently announced WebP image support in Safari 14. That news led me to Johannes Siipola asking the first question to come to mind: is WebP really better than JPEG? The answer may depend on whether you are using the…

Wholesome Publishing is a new plugin…

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Wholesome Publishing is a new plugin that adds comments to Gutenberg blocks. You can also give any block a "draft" status so it won't appear in the front end — very handy! 💬

Tobias Ahlin has written an informative…

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Tobias Ahlin has written an informative introduction to A/B testing 🧪 that also explains very clearly why testing matters: "The more users you have, the more damage you can cause by shipping features that, despite your best intentions, happen to…

Joe Casabona has started a class…

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Joe Casabona has started a class called Podcast Liftoff. If you are interested in starting a podcast, get in there! David has signed up and can't wait to dive in. 🎙️

As Pedro Mendonça mentions on Twitter,…

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As Pedro Mendonça mentions on Twitter, the Translation Tools plugin for WordPress has been updated with its 1.1.0 release. It improves usability, shows the availability of all WordPress Locales, and includes theme and plugin translations for Locales without Language Packs.…

Nathan Rice shares some wisdom gained…

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Nathan Rice shares some wisdom gained from his experience of "starting over" 🏁 by transitioning from a developer role into management with StudioPress at WPEngine: I’ve discovered a new passion, and while it may not be marathon coding sessions experimenting…

Conference Updates WordCamp Denver is happening…

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Conference Updates WordCamp Denver is happening online from June 26-27. There are three tracks and I hear there's even a Yoga session. 🧘‍♂️ The JavaScript for WordPress event is happening from July 8 to 10th.  📅 Registration is open for…

WordPress 5.4.2 is a security and…

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WordPress 5.4.2 is a security and maintenance release that rolled out on June 10. It features 23 bugfixes and enhancements. Make sure your sites are updated if that hasn't happened automatically. One maintenance update was also deployed back to versions…

Gutenberg 8.3 has been released. It…

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Gutenberg 8.3 has been released. It features a few additions to the design tools for blocks, including a new padding control on the cover block. This release consolidates a new organization of block categories that groups blocks into text, media,…

Matt Shaw explains how the JavaScript…

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Matt Shaw explains how the JavaScript FileReader API can be used to upload large files in chunks and avoid server limits. The API has major browser support now, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer 10. Matt notes, "If you’re…

ProcessKit has a free video course…

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ProcessKit has a free video course on automating processes in a service business. It explains how to create an efficient standard operating procedure (SOP) and automate project management using tasks. 🤖

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