Here's an excellent year-end summary from the WordPress plugin repo review team by Mika Epstein. In 2018, they only approved 52% of all submitted plugins. The single most common reason for this is "people don’t reply to emails." Mika notes there was an…

Emily Freeman posted a valuable article about developer relations. It comes in response to influential members of the tech community criticizing developer relations as an illegitimate role. Emily shares her experiences and responsibilities in developer relations at Microsoft, ending with…

Mel Choyce shared some personal trials and errors on the path to success as a remote worker. Among Mel's tips: experiment with your environment, set boundaries, create intentional transition time, and seek out social opportunities.

Steven Henty recently blogged about code quality in Gravity Forms, covering past steps and plans for the future. These plans include a focus on accessibility with the help of Rian Rietveld.

Ben Robertson walks us through page layouts for users of assistive technology (particularly screen readers) that are easy to use, navigate, and read.

Justin Tadlock wrote a tutorial on whitelist validation for WordPress in his last article of 2018. Justin says he "always prefers" whitelist validation "because it’s the safest method for making sure data is what it should be."