Introducing the WordPress Deal of the Week: Save more, get better exposure
Brian Krogsgard
The Deal of the Week is an opportunity for companies to reach the Post Status audience, and for readers to save money.
This week (May 27) marked theĀ 16th…
Dan Knauss
This week (May 27) marked theĀ 16th anniversaryĀ of the first version of WordPress (0.7), and the core team published the release agendaĀ for WordPress 5.2.2. š The schedule for 5.2.2 is: Release Candidate 1: Monday, June 3, 2019 Release Candidate 2: Monday,ā¦
If you are thinking about dipping…
Dan Knauss
If you are thinking about dipping your toes into Vue JS and you're already comfortable with jQuery, then "Making the Move from jQuery to Vue" by Raymond Camden over at CSS Tricks should be right up your alley. Raymond offersā¦
If you’veĀ ever wondered what goes into…
Dan Knauss
If you'veĀ ever wondered what goes into being a release manager for PHP, this interview with Peter Kokot explains.
Gutenberg plugins are maturing rapidly!Ā š¾ Some…
Dan Knauss
Gutenberg plugins are maturing rapidly!Ā š¾ Some new examples: Grids is a "layout builder" that lets you visually define layouts. You can specify a section for blocks just by dragging its margins. Automattic too is experimenting with a "full site editing"ā¦
The Genesis 3.0.0 Beta is out,…
Dan Knauss
The Genesis 3.0.0 Beta is out, with the final release planned for June 19th. Some highlights of the new version include internal integration with the Google AMP spec and a great deal of code cleanup. š§¹
Scott Bolinger discusses theĀ AppPresser team’s experience…
Dan Knauss
Scott Bolinger discusses theĀ AppPresser team's experience with the WooCommerce REST API ā a great read for developers building WooCommerce apps. Scott addresses several potential problems when it comes to more advanced (and not so advanced) functions. The API doesn't supportā¦
HTMLās tabindex attribute is frequently misused.…
Dan Knauss
HTMLās tabindex attribute is frequently misused. Scott O'Hara explains how to use it properly ā and why it matters: "It can also be easily abused by people who are often trying to do the right thing but donāt quite understandā¦
The GDPR became official twelve months…
Dan Knauss
The GDPR became official twelve months ago, so how has it played out? According to data on cases and fines released by the European Data Protection Board, there have been ā¬55,955,871 in penalties ā but almost all of it (ā¬50ā¦
Chris Arter has written a “middleware…
Dan Knauss
Chris Arter has written a "middleware helper" that allows you to write simple checks with the Wordpress REST API.
Matias Ventura writes about visualizing the…
Dan Knauss
Matias Ventura writes about visualizing the user interface as a reflection of the application's state, using motion as a critical concept. There's a good video demo showing an improved user experience for the WordPress block editor.
Sarah Drasner made a CSS GridĀ generator…
Dan Knauss
Sarah Drasner made a CSS GridĀ generator tool. It's awe-inspiring and useful: you can designate rows, columns, gaps, and units. Then you can drag them to create child containers in dynamic layouts.
Yoast SEO 11.3 is out with…
Dan Knauss
Yoast SEO 11.3 is out with some bug fixes and enhancements. As soon as WordPress 5.3 comes out, Yoast will go back to supporting the two most recent versions ā starting with WordPress 5.2 and 5.3.
Caillie West published the results of…
Dan Knauss
Caillie West published the results of Delicious Brains' first-ever WordPress developer industry report. Over 420 WordPress developers provided a lot of data you can review quickly in some pretty graphs. š Here are a few highlights: A little over halfā¦
Adrian Roselli has a proposal to…
Dan Knauss
Adrian Roselli has a proposal to increase the overall accessibility of the WordPress ecosystem. It involves Automattic building a dedicated accessibility team and additional training for employees and volunteers. Adrian says it's not a massive hurdle: The process is notā¦
Pantheon announcedĀ it hasĀ acquired Staging Pilot. š©āāļø…
Dan Knauss
Pantheon announcedĀ it hasĀ acquired Staging Pilot. š©āāļø Staging Pilot is a service that helps you set up a server (while installing WordPress if you wish) by installing all the required software automatically, including PHP, database services and the web server itself.ā¦
