WordPress News

If you’ve ever thought about live…

Dan Knauss

June 5, 2020

If you've ever thought about live streaming yourself developing or coding on a platform like Twitch, then check out this blog post at AcAdamy. The advantages are accountability, community and networking, a rapid feedback loop, a higher impact, it's fun,…

Markdown on Ice Rich Tabor and…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

Markdown on Ice Rich Tabor and Jeffrey Carandang have announced the release of Iceberg, which describes itself as a "beautiful, flexible writing editor for crafting posts with the WordPress block editor." In other words, install the plugin and open the…

If you like using Markdown editors…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

If you like using Markdown editors and posting to your WordPress sites remotely, check out iA Writer 5.5 for Mac and iOS. I like the copy that promotes its focus on WordPress integration: "If you run a self-hosted WordPress.org site,…

Justin Tadlock wonders, as the third-party…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

Justin Tadlock wonders, as the third-party alternatives to the core editor proliferate, should there be an API for them? 🤔 Meanwhile, WordPress.com has transitioned its users to the block editor. ✨

The Full Site Editing project (FSE)…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

The Full Site Editing project (FSE) is on track to enter WordPress core later this year. That's going to mean a lot of changes for the Customizer and core Customize component. If you'd like to participate in a discussion about…

Automattic Invests in New Vector “One…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

Automattic Invests in New Vector "One thing WordPress and Matrix.org have in common is a strong, abiding belief in the open web, a rare thing in a world that is dangerously moving towards walled gardens" — and that's why Automattic…

WooCommerce recently launched the WooCommerce Payment…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

WooCommerce recently launched the WooCommerce Payment feature — a native solution powered by Stripe. With it, you can control payments directly in the WordPress back end. It adds a new payment tab that lets you view charges, issue refunds, and…

If you ever need to migrate…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

If you ever need to migrate from Shopify to WooCommerce, then this guide from Nexcess might come in handy. 🚚

Joshua Strebel explains PHP workers and…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

Joshua Strebel explains PHP workers and what they mean for WordPress hosting. He also shares some test results and what to take away from them. For example, "You want to tune the number of PHP workers to consistently use 80-100%…

Birgit Pauli-Haack shared a big list…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

Birgit Pauli-Haack shared a big list of Women in WordPress to follow on Twitter. 👩‍💻

If you still visit Facebook, then…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

If you still visit Facebook, then this guide from Michele Butcher-Jones will help you find the better WordPress Groups on that social network. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Michele recently published an interview with Allie Nimmons, a Support and Customer Success Buff at WP…

Maddy Osman shares some of the…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

Business

Maddy Osman shares some of the most interesting COVID-19 business pivots she has noticed lately "in hopes that they give you some ideas to help you prosper during this time." 🦠 I can speak from personal experience that I have…

Dries Buytaert has been talking about…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

Dries Buytaert has been talking about the power of Open Source in the fight against COVID-19: "In every crisis, Open Source has empowered organizations to do more with less. It's great to see this play out again. Open Source teams…

Github recently introduced CodeSpaces, which is…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

Github recently introduced CodeSpaces, which is described as "a full Visual Studio Code experience" in the browser. If you code on your iPad or tablet, this is might be something to take a closer look at.

Blocks and Themes The Themes Review…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

Blocks and Themes The Themes Review Team has been renamed the Themes Team. 📛 WordPress 5.5 will include checks for PHP and WordPress core version requirements in the theme installer. Users won't be able to install themes whose requirements aren't…

Upcoming Events Take note that WPCampus…

Dan Knauss

May 20, 2020

Hosting

Upcoming Events Take note that WPCampus 2020 Online has changed its dates to July 29-31. 📅 Other event reminders: WordSesh Americas 2020 is coming on May 27th. Registration is free and the lineup looks excellent. The call for speakers for…