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After the WordPress 5.2 release was…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

After the WordPress 5.2 release was pushed back to early May and the first release candidate became available for testing, some detailed posts surfaced about 5.2 with some new and more in-depth analysis. William Earnhardt addressed the accessibility changes developers…

Chris Coyier shares his thoughts on how…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

Design

Chris Coyier shares his thoughts on how to improve WordPress comments. Chris has WordPress sites with a cumulative total of a few hundred thousand (generally high quality) comments, so he speaks with some authority on this subject. Many of Chris's suggestions…

Justin Tadlock posted an update about…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

Security

Justin Tadlock posted an update about his focus and direction with Theme Hybrid as he limits his scope to a few key projects: "It’s hard to build truly great products when you can never focus on any given thing at…

Registration is open for WPCampus 2019,…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

Registration is open for WPCampus 2019, which is happening July 25-27 in Portland, Oregon. 🎓

Here’s an excellent guide (in five…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

Here's an excellent guide (in five languages) to help developers write better commit messages.

If you follow PHP development, you…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

If you follow PHP development, you might be interested to know that a JIT ("just in time") engine is coming to PHP 8. This change will present some challenges, but overall the benefit will be increased performance. ⏱️ There isn't…

Jon Kantner tried going without CSS…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

Jon Kantner tried going without CSS in all the major browsers and wrote about the experience. Why? "It's a good way to check some accessibility standards. [....] And, like any tool we have in our set, leaning too heavily on…

HeroPress published Anyssa Ferreira’s story this…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

HeroPress published Anyssa Ferreira's story this week, which involves Anyssa's efforts to travel to WCUS from São Paulo, Brazil in 2015 and 2016. Anyssa was repeatedly denied a visa to enter the United States, even though she had received a…

RafflePress is an upcoming product from…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

RafflePress is an upcoming product from Awesome Motive (makers of OptinMonster) that promises to provide a method "to easily create giveaways, contests and rewards" in WordPress. 🎫

Delicious Brains shared in a recent…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

Delicious Brains shared in a recent post how they replaced all of the jQuery with React in WP Migrate DB Pro.

If you are a JavaScript developer,…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

If you are a JavaScript developer, Sam DeSota's arresting post is worth a read: "Javascript debuggers are broken, and it's our fault." 💔

Ian Stewart talks about being a…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

Design

Ian Stewart talks about being a communication leader by using the elements of art and visual design: Just like I can use these elements to create visual harmony and an effective design or piece of art, I can use these…

WPGraphQL for ACF is a new…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

WPGraphQL for ACF is a new plugin that allows you to interact with your Advanced Custom Field data using GraphQL Queries.

Here’s a good reminder from Ben Cullimore…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

Here's a good reminder from Ben Cullimore that designers should avoid the temptation to overuse icons and start with user needs. Icons have their advantages, but Ben noticed in some of the use cases he shares that some icons do more…

BuddyPress recently updated to version 4.3.0.…

Dan Knauss

April 26, 2019

Security

BuddyPress recently updated to version 4.3.0. It's a security and maintenance release, so be sure to upgrade if you are using the plugin on any of your sites.