WordPress News

Nikki Thomas shares how Modern Tribe…

Dan Knauss

October 16, 2019

Nikki Thomas shares how Modern Tribe tackles project definition with a few pointed questions. First, they ask who the users are, what their needs are, and why these needs exist. A project roadmap follows from the next two questions: "How…

Tobias Günther explains some smart ways…

Dan Knauss

October 16, 2019

Tobias Günther explains some smart ways for developers to correct their mistakes in Git. 😌

As soon as I heard about…

Dan Knauss

October 16, 2019

Hosting

As soon as I heard about WP FeedBack, I was wondering which hosting company would take advantage of it first. The answer came quickly as GoDaddy Pro announced a partnership with them this week. Their members can get WP Feedback…

Advanced Custom Fields version 5.8.5 is…

Dan Knauss

October 16, 2019

Advanced Custom Fields version 5.8.5 is now available and contains a handful of bug fixes and improvements to solve various issues.

In a big win for accessibility,…

Dan Knauss

October 16, 2019

In a big win for accessibility, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear Domino's Pizza's petition on whether its website is accessible. The order to not hear the case keeps in place a January ruling by the 9th U.S.…

WordCamp US will have a WordPress-themed…

Dan Knauss

October 16, 2019

Hosting

WordCamp US will have a WordPress-themed game show Saturday morning (November 2nd). If you are attending WordCamp US, join the fun and help support the young people who are hosting it. It will be fun! 🎉

Douglas Kendyson shows how to add…

Dan Knauss

October 16, 2019

Douglas Kendyson shows how to add Two-Factor Authentication to WordPress with the Nexmo Verify API.

Gilbert Pellegrom takes a look behind…

Dan Knauss

October 16, 2019

Gilbert Pellegrom takes a look behind the scenes to see how Laravel Valet works and what is going on in the background when you run Valet commands.

One theme to rule them all?

Dan Knauss

October 15, 2019

BusinessDesign

What does the future hold for WordPress themes, for theme developers and end users? Are we ready for a single master parent theme?

WordPress 5.3 Beta 2 is now…

Dan Knauss

October 10, 2019

WordPress 5.3 Beta 2 is now available with some further polishing of the block editor and Twenty Twenty, the next default theme to be shipped with WordPress. There are some accessibility bug fixes and enhancements to the interface changes introduced…

Anders Norén has an update about…

Dan Knauss

October 10, 2019

Anders Norén has an update about the progress of Twenty Twenty: the Customizer can "automatically adapt all colors in the theme to maintain a high color contrast." 👓 Anders reminds us that they "need all the help [they] can get…

Yoast released its first “digital story”…

Dan Knauss

October 10, 2019

Yoast released its first "digital story" — "Diversity, inequality, and prejudice; a sociological exploration." Omar Reiss explains: With these stories, we want to explore the possibilities the WordPress block editor has to offer for storytelling and creating rich interactive experiences.

👋 Last week (September 27) was…

Dan Knauss

October 10, 2019

👋 Last week (September 27) was Brian Gardner's last day under contract with WP Engine and last day with StudioPress, but this is not a goodbye for Brian: I hope to continue playing a role in its future and look…

Automattic officially took ownership of Tumblr…

Dan Knauss

October 10, 2019

Automattic officially took ownership of Tumblr last week, so both communities should start looking for some changes soon. 👀 Two other investments and acquisitions in the open-source space might have caught your eye: Gatsby has raised a $15M Series A…

Human Made has announced a new…

Dan Knauss

October 10, 2019

Human Made has announced a new iteration of their "next-generation digital experience platform (DXP)," Altis 2. Altis 2 features A/B testing, a new publication checklist workflow, enhanced privacy and GDPR compliance, cloud improvements, and more. If you are still new…

SearchWP 3.1 has been released with…

Dan Knauss

October 10, 2019

SearchWP 3.1 has been released with quoted phrase searches and "the ability to automatically suggest a revised search if the original search did not produce any results." 🔍