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ByDan Knauss

Gutenberg 3.4 was recently released with “a multitude of improvements when converting existing content to blocks,” a REST API search controller, additional documentation, and more than a dozen bug fixes. Gary Pendergast also shared a sample plugin on Github that shows how to convert existing shortcodes into shiny new Gutenberg blocks. Brady Vercher has created a Gutenberg…

Who’s Going to Pay for All This?
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Who’s Going to Pay for All This?

ByDan Knauss

Magne Ilsaas wants WordPress to be more than the pragmatic choice for enterprise clients. He wants WordPress agencies to be known for a distinct WordPress culture and mindset. Alain Schlesser, Carole Olinger, Carl Alexander, and Zach Stepek have a frank talk with Bob Dunn about the costs of not supporting WordPress contributors. Post Status members including Dave Loodts, Marius Jensen, Jeremy Ward, and Chris Reynolds discuss the looming PHP 7.4 EOL. Plus Jb Audras‘ breakdown of contributions to the WordPress 6.1 release. For your weekend reading, some news and insights from business, workplace, webtech, and govtech writers beyond the WordPress bubble.

Starting in WordPress 5.8, Greg Ziółkowski…

ByDan Knauss

Starting in WordPress 5.8, Greg Ziółkowski notes the block.json metadata file should be used as the canonical way to register block types. There are many benefits to this move, including (but not limited to) the WordPress Plugins Directory‘s ability to detect block.json files, highlight blocks included in plugins, and extract their metadata. 🔌

Here’s Nick Hamze on building Gutenberg…

ByDan Knauss

Here’s Nick Hamze on building Gutenberg blocks for the next generation: “Give blocks a chance and maybe ask your kids what they’d like their WordPress to look like.” This is a good read, and it takes on a subject I don’t think we take seriously enough as a community.

Exiting — and Reentry, Block Themes, GitHub Actions, and Assessing the Pandemic’s Impact on WordPress
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Exiting — and Reentry, Block Themes, GitHub Actions, and Assessing the Pandemic’s Impact on WordPress

ByDan Knauss

The Post Status podcast picks of the week include two takes on selling businesses, going back to work for someone else, and then… Chris Coyier and Corey Maas tell their stories. • Daisy Olson has the lowdown on block themes. • Raquel Landefeld on the power of community. • Press the Issue launches a solidly journalistic WordPress podcast with Allie Nimmons investigating the pandemic’s impact on WordCamps for the first episode.