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Adrian Roselli writes about some lessons…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

Adrian Roselli writes about some lessons to be learned (or more accurately, things to avoid repeating) from Gutenberg that should apply to other projects as well. Referencing Andy Bell's similar post at Smashing Magazine, Adrian's main concerns are about accessibility, but they also…

Here is a nice update from…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

Here is a nice update from the Tide group, which made progress during Contributor Day at WCUS. Tide is a series of automated tests run against every installed plugin and theme in the WP.org directory. It displays PHP compatibility, and…

David Bisset would like to thank…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

David Bisset would like to thank BlogVault and Ron Rennick (recently hired by Prospress to be possibly the only non-Automattic full-time paid contributor to WooCommerce) for their donations for the Happiness Bars given out at WordCamp US. It is truly…

Now for something somewhat different: the Nineteen…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

Now for something somewhat different: the Nineteen Eighty-Five theme — a child theme for Twenty Twelve — is a cute 80s throwback, thanks to the NES.CSS project.

Interview with Matt Mullenweg on Gutenberg, WordPress, and the future

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

BusinessDraft

I am joined by Matt Mullenweg to discuss decision making, Gutenberg, core WordPress processes, Automattic's business, and more.

Matt Mullenweg’s State of The Word, 2018

David Bisset

December 10, 2018

Make WordPressPlanet

Matt Mullenweg took the stage once again for his annual “State of the Word” talk at WordCamp US in a packed room of over 1,500 attendees.

Today marks the release of WordPress…

Dan Knauss

December 6, 2018

Today marks the release of WordPress 5.0, a target date communicated by Matt Mullenweg a few days ago.

Matt has been on a kind…

Dan Knauss

December 6, 2018

Matt has been on a kind of media tour ahead of the release,

It’s been a while since new…

Dan Knauss

December 6, 2018

It’s been a while since new post type labels were introduced to WordPress, and in 5.0 there are five more.

There is a brief WordPress Media…

Dan Knauss

December 6, 2018

There is a brief WordPress Media 5.0 Guide that explains how the block editor interacts with media now.

BigCommerce announced a plugin that does “full-featured…

Dan Knauss

December 6, 2018

BigCommerce announced a plugin that does "full-featured integration" between WordPress and its eCommerce platform. The announcement emphasized their plugin is built "The WordPress Way," and you get full catalog data access within WordPress with no iFrames. The plugin was built in…

WPCampus announced that Automattic has pledged…

Dan Knauss

December 6, 2018

WPCampus announced that Automattic has pledged to ensure the accessibility audit of Gutenberg is fully funded. Rachel Cherry clarifies the announcement here: "Automattic has pledged to ensure the project is fully funded. We are still accepting donations and would love the…

WordPress 5.0 marks a new era for the world’s most popular CMS

Brian Krogsgard

December 6, 2018

Make WordPressPlanet

Gutenberg has been an ambitious undertaking, but the new WordPress editor marks an important step for WordPress. The platform must continue to be both easier to use and more powerful to extend, and Gutenberg is a step in the right direction on both fronts.

WordCamp US will be happening next…

Brian Krogsgard

December 1, 2018

WordCamp US will be happening next week — officially December 7th, 8th, and 9th — for the second year in Nashville. If you are not attending, free livestream tickets are available. There's a certain feeling in the air that this year's…

Gutenberg 4.6 is out with a…

Brian Krogsgard

December 1, 2018

Gutenberg 4.6 is out with a relatively shorter changelog than in the past. Mostly browser related fixes (for IE11, Edge, drag-and-drop functionality), an improvement for block preview styling, and various other tweaks and fixes. This "what's new" update has been…

Rich Tabor, a theme developer at…

Brian Krogsgard

December 1, 2018

Rich Tabor, a theme developer at ThemeBeans, has released Merlin WP 1.0, which aims to "improve the onboarding experience of WordPress themes" by providing "a theme setup wizard ... for theme developers." There's a nice video showcasing what is possible…