Not shocking, but a statistic worth…
Not shocking, but a statistic worth noting nevertheless: Mobile and tablet internet usage exceeds desktop for first time worldwide.
Not shocking, but a statistic worth noting nevertheless: Mobile and tablet internet usage exceeds desktop for first time worldwide.
It’s time to update your WordPress websites now. This week’s release breaks shortcodes used in Block Themes on Templates, but is related to a security issue.
Is WordPress, and the plugin and theme ecosystem around it, ready for PHP 8? Earlier versions of PHP, such as 7.4, are now considered End of Life, and hosts are eager to deploy supported versions. But first, Core compatibility needs additional testing to come out of beta compatibility.
Translating WordPress just got a little bit easier for contributors with the WP Translation Playground.
A Community team working group announces a pilot proposal for a Contributor Mentorship Program, helping all contributors onboard.
Another successful WordCamp Europe 2018 just wrapped up a few days ago. The event had 54 organizers, 170 volunteers, 65 speakers (from 17 countries), and 37 sponsors (with 44 micro-sponsors). Out of 2,368 tickets sold, 2,085 attendees (from 76 countries) physically attended. Another 808 people in 37 countries bought livestream tickets. Florian Ziegler has shared…
Is “Mobile First” really “Desktop Worst”? Oliver Brooks (Creative Director at Metalab) explains his dislike for the unnecessary use of mobile menus in desktop browser views: Mobile First should not be taken as an opportunity to over-simplify and, by the same token, Desktop First should not be taken as an opportunity to pile on complexity….
Automattic acquired what is probably the most popular third party WordPress publishing app, Poster. Tom Witkin, Poster’s developer, is joining Automattic to work on the official WordPress mobile apps. There’s a little more info on Mac Stories, TechCrunch and WP Daily, if you’re interested. I enjoy using the WordPress for iOS app, and am keen to have custom…
In a bit of a surprise move, Envato is getting into the video mobile app space. With a clever video app that nicely highlights their VideoHive market, the new Envato Video app allows people to create simple marketing videos, straight from iOS. I love the idea, and it’s an excellent integration into their existing business…
The WordPress Marketing Team is hosting a Blogs to Blocks celebration and invites you to get involved by creating and responding to daily prompts around blogging, design, development, photos, community, and more ways to contribute.
The Core Team is considering how to include extendible technology to integrate AI. Additionally, there is a proposal needing your feedback around improving image performance. Felix Arntz notes that adding fetchpriority=”high”
to the LCP image typically improves LCP performance by 5-10%.
The latest call for testing from the Test team includes an exercise using the new Grid view, as well as creating pages from patters.