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This was linked in our 5.0…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

This was linked in our 5.0 release post, but as a reminder, the WordPress 5.0 Field Guide was published right before the launch last week. It's an excellent summary of all the changes and new enhancements for theme and plugin…

If or when WordPress will be…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

If or when WordPress will be moving to Git/Github has been a common question for a long time. Helen Hou-Sandi has written about her involvement in "coordinated research and planning around tooling" that might lead in this direction. If WordPress were to…

The Make WordPress Marketing Team published…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

The Make WordPress Marketing Team published a case study of the redesign of Rolling Stone magazine's website and its migration to WordPress. Handled by WordPress-focused engineering firm XWP and hosted by WordPress VIP, it's interesting to read about the unique…

WordPress for iOS version 11.4…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

WordPress for iOS version 11.4 beta is available for testing. Improvements include better support for translators and better translations, along with a continued polishing of the UI.

There has been an official call…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

There has been an official call for developer documentation about Gutenberg. One of the criticisms I've heard from developers is the lack of documentation, and it appears that's beginning to be addressed now. In this post, Chris Van Patten highlights the kinds…

Dylan Barrell shares some takeaways from…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

Dylan Barrell shares some takeaways from the WordCamp US Accessibility hackathon. Among the items they accomplished: an early integration with puppeteer (axe-puppeteer) was released, and Kelly Dwan started a new project with Ned Zimmerman to create an environment that will allow theme creators to…

John Maeda has a nice and…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

John Maeda has a nice and brief

The Automattic Design Awards were given…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

The Automattic Design Awards were given out during WordCamp US, and although this didn't get as much attention as some other items during the week, there were some impressive products and websites given the spotlight, including Atomic Blocks, Level Level, and Kit.

WPRig will be covered in greater…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

WPRig will be covered in greater depth on Post Status later, but for now, readers should be aware that this groundbreaking project has very recently begun a 2.0 version ("alpha") and is looking for people to help test it and…

In his State of the Word…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

In his State of the Word address, Matt mentioned do_action, which is a charity hackathon focussed on using WordPress intended to "give deserving charitable organizations their own online presence." Run under the auspices of the WordPress Foundation, do_action has grown from 4…

Matt also mentioned the “Intro To…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

Matt also mentioned the "Intro To Open Source" Workshops that seek to unlock the potential of open source software in regions where there is less participation in OSS projects. Areas highlighted in the talk slides included Ghana, India, St. Lucia, and…

Haris Zulfiqar at WebDevStudios covers the…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

Haris Zulfiqar at WebDevStudios covers the timely subject of Advanced Custom Fields and Gutenberg. Haris explains how to build a custom block for a hero section using ACF "without writing a single line of JavaScript code." In his view, "ACF…

Joost de Valk has written an “After…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

Joost de Valk has written an "After WCUS WordPress & Gutenberg FAQ" addressing some questions posed to him and the Yoast team at WordCamp US. In short, he is on board with Gutenberg but "annoyed with the communication failure around the…

Stephan Spencer interviews Matt Mullenweg on…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

Stephan Spencer interviews Matt Mullenweg on his "Marketing Speak" podcast. I haven't had a chance to listen to this personally, but I heard some good things, and it's on my playlist.