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Here are two useful posts from…

Dan Knauss

May 17, 2019

Here are two useful posts from Brent Roose about PHP topics. The first article covers the upcoming enhancements in PHP 7.4, and the second article reflects on how far PHP and PHP frameworks have come: PHP isn't just WordPress anymore... WordPress…

If you use the Give plugin,…

Dan Knauss

May 17, 2019

If you use the Give plugin, make sure you upgrade to the latest version (2.4.7+) due to a recently discovered vulnerability noted at the Sucuri blog by Antony Garand. 🔓 I enjoy how Sucuri breaks down the timeline from the…

In the world of front-end development,…

Dan Knauss

May 17, 2019

In the world of front-end development, fluid typography has a lot of promise. Brian recently asked on Twitter why more WordPress themes don't take advantage of elements like VH and VW. Ana Cirujano answered and pointed to "The State of…

A new version of Gutenberg was…

Dan Knauss

May 17, 2019

A new version of Gutenberg was released. It will be part of WordPress 5.2.1, which is close to a first release candidate. Improvements to Gutenberg include the ability to set different widths for each column in the columns blocks, improved usability…

Improvements related to image processing and…

Dan Knauss

May 17, 2019

Improvements related to image processing and resizing after uploading could be coming to WordPress 5.3. Andrew Ozz pointed out that fixing several "stalled" tickets "will greatly improve user experience, especially when uploading large images or the server is slow/busy." ⌛

Software partially raised me, and it’s…

Dan Knauss

May 17, 2019

Software partially raised me, and it’s such a patient teacher. Paul Ford at WIRED writes why he still loves tech despite it being a difficult industry to take proud in. If you grew up in the 1990s and 2000s with…

May 16th was Global Accessibility Awareness…

Dan Knauss

May 17, 2019

May 16th was Global Accessibility Awareness Day, with many public events taking place. You can find more accessibility events, sites, and information via the official Twitter account, @gbla11yday.

The Frontity framework’s public beta has…

Dan Knauss

May 17, 2019

The Frontity framework's public beta has been released. Here's the Quick Start Guide if you want to give it a try. For a quick overview of Frontity, check our interview with Reyes Martinez if you haven't seen it yet.

🎙️ Here are some podcasts I’ve…

Dan Knauss

May 17, 2019

🎙️ Here are some podcasts I've been listening to lately: Matt Mullenweg started a new one called "Distributed," which aims to explore "the benefits and challenges of distributed work." The first episode is an interview with Stephane Kasriel, CEO of…

WordPress 5.2 was released as scheduled…

Dan Knauss

May 13, 2019

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WordPress 5.2 was released as scheduled on Tuesday. Thanks to Site Health, PHP Error Protection, and the minimum PHP version bump (to 5.6.20), this has been one of the best-received updates that I can remember. 🤗 There were over 327…

ReviewSignal has published the 2019 version…

Dan Knauss

May 13, 2019

ReviewSignal has published the 2019 version of the WordPress Hosting Performance Benchmarks report. It focuses only on performance, not features or anything else about the hosts that were tested. 💨 The tests are not (and never have been) sponsored, but…

Advanced Custom Fields version 5.8.0 is…

Dan Knauss

May 13, 2019

Advanced Custom Fields version 5.8.0 is available now. This release contains the long-awaited PHP-based framework for developing Gutenberg custom block types. Many people are already publishing some demos on Twitter using the new PHP method, which seems sure to open…

WPMU DEV is retiring the vast…

Dan Knauss

May 13, 2019

WPMU DEV is retiring the vast majority of its premium plugins and has moved them to Github. It looks like the number of people using these plugins has reached the point where supporting and continuing to develop them wouldn't make…

Developers looking for an excellent introduction…

Dan Knauss

May 13, 2019

Developers looking for an excellent introduction to web components should check out a recent post on the CSS Tricks website. Caleb Williams wrote this detailed and easy to follow guide.

The 4th WordPress Translation Day will…

Dan Knauss

May 13, 2019

The 4th WordPress Translation Day will take place on May 10th-11th, depending on your time zone. The event will be live-streamed, and a schedule has been posted. There is also a great deal more information and background on the event…

The 2019 State of the Merchant…

Dan Knauss

May 13, 2019

The 2019 State of the Merchant Report has been released by eCommerceFuel whose annual reports always provoke new insights. If you are involved in the eCommerce space, take a look at these survey results from 400+ merchants with revenues over…