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Carl Alexander has a new post on…

Dan Knauss

November 2, 2018

Carl Alexander has a new post on the subject of "acceptance testing," which is testing whether your code meets the needs and expectations of the end users who will use your software. Carl talks a bit about popular PHP acceptance testing…

The inaugural WooSesh is over, but…

Dan Knauss

November 2, 2018

The inaugural WooSesh is over, but those who didn’t make it to the live event can watch recordings of it today by becoming a WPSessions member for as little as $15. Those who attended the livestream should have received an…

Jetpack introduced a new Activity feature that…

Dan Knauss

November 2, 2018

Jetpack introduced a new Activity feature that monitors your site and adds a new tab in WordPress.com where you can see all your site’s activity outlined in an "organized, readable way." How far back you can look or how many features…

Denis Žoljom, a WordPress core contributor…

Dan Knauss

November 2, 2018

Denis Žoljom, a WordPress core contributor and plugin author, shares his experience creating a decoupled ("headless") WordPress site. Denis covers the advantages and disadvantages of the decoupled approach when you are setting up a site and using the WordPress REST API.…

Matt Mullenweg did his annual “what’s…

Dan Knauss

November 2, 2018

Matt Mullenweg did his annual "what's in my bag" post, which I always find informative. If you travel with any tech in your bag at all, this post is worth a look.

WordPress 5.0 Beta 3 was officially released,…

David Bisset

November 2, 2018

WordPress 5.0 Beta 3 was officially released, and it includes an updated version of the Twenty Nineteen theme as well as the latest version of the block editor for Gutenberg. The previous default themes were updated as well. Recently Gary Pendergast posted…

Eric Karkovack has showcased an impressive upcoming feature…

Dan Knauss

October 25, 2018

Design

Eric Karkovack has showcased an impressive upcoming feature of Advanced Custom Fields. Called "ACF Blocks," this feature allows users to create custom Gutenberg block types without the usual JavaScript. ACF PRO customers can play with this today in the latest beta release,…

WordPress has reached 32% of the…

Dan Knauss

October 25, 2018

WordPress has reached 32% of the web according to W3Techs and remains just shy of 60% in CMS market share.

As Catalin Cimpanu points out, the…

Dan Knauss

October 25, 2018

Security

As Catalin Cimpanu points out, the PHP 5.x branch will stop receiving official security updates at the end of this year. As many WordPress developers already know, this branch is still widely used on many servers. While WordPress recommends 7.2…

WooCommerce recently gave us a glimpse…

Dan Knauss

October 25, 2018

WooCommerce recently gave us a glimpse into some JavaScript-powered changes scheduled for early 2019, including reports (some new, others improved), an improved notification experience, better management tools, and a new dashboard. For me, the dashboard preview was the most impressive.…

PollDaddy, an Automattic company, will be changing…

Dan Knauss

October 25, 2018

PollDaddy, an Automattic company, will be changing its name to CrowdSignal.

WooCommerce 3.5 went live recently, a…

Dan Knauss

October 24, 2018

WooCommerce 3.5 went live recently, a significant version update. It's been in development since May, and this release introduces the latest version of the WooCommerce REST API, along with several new features for store builders and developers.

There’s been some interest in static…

Dan Knauss

October 24, 2018

There's been some interest in static sites for some time, and recently Gatsby has been gaining some attention. There is a plugin for pulling data into Gatsby from WordPress sites using the WordPress REST API. At least one starter skeleton…

Human Made recently published a white…

Dan Knauss

October 24, 2018

Human Made recently published a white paper on headless WordPress.

Gutenberg 4.1 has been released and…

Dan Knauss

October 24, 2018

Gutenberg 4.1 has been released and is considered "feature complete for ... the WordPress 5.0 cycle." New features include a "block navigation system" that works as a pathfinder, new style variations for the table block, support for video backgrounds in…

The importance of tinkering

Brian Krogsgard

October 19, 2018

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Justin Tadlock was the first person I really connected with in the WordPress community -- sometime back around 2008, if I recall correctly. I stumbled upon Theme Hybrid as someone looking to make a website, and I was off to…