There is now a dedicated post…

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There is now a dedicated post on Make WordPress written by Mel Choyce about Gutenberg Phase 2, which shows off some screenshots and provides additional details from Matt's State of the Word on Saturday. Gutenberg Phase 2 will be outside post_content,…

There has been an official call…

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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…

Haris Zulfiqar at WebDevStudios covers the…

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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…

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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…

Adrian Roselli writes about some lessons…

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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…

WPCampus announced that Automattic has pledged…

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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…

WordCamp US will be happening next…

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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…

Alex Mills released a new version…

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Alex Mills released a new version of SyntaxHighlighter Evolved that allows you to easily post syntax-highlighted code to your site, now with Gutenberg support.

Bill Erickson shows how to build a…

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Bill Erickson shows how to build a custom Gutenberg site with a Gutenberg-optimized theme. Bill offers a lot of code examples and some helpful advice based on the differences between pre- and post-Gutenberg site development.

More than a few people are…

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More than a few people are expressing concern about the rapid development cycle of Gutenberg. Despite his recognition that much hard work and progress is happening, Joost de Valk says the 5.0 release needs a new timeline to cope with accessibility issues and because…

WordPress 5.0 Beta 2 was officially released,…

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WordPress 5.0 Beta 2 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…

Nico Prat talks about ACF Blocks…

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Nico Prat talks about ACF Blocks with Gutenberg and Sage, a WordPress starter theme. The article is in French, but Chrome translated it quite well for me.

Automattic wants to hire a Product Designer…

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Automattic wants to hire a Product Designer "with in-depth experience designing with accessibility needs and guidelines in mind." Creating this role is a great move that should put more emphasis on accessibility in WordPress. The timing of this job post, following public debate…

Array Themes, as well as the…

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Array Themes, as well as the associated Atomic Blocks (a library of customizable blocks for Gutenberg), has been acquired by WP Engine. Array founder Mike McAlister and contributor John Parris will be joining WP Engine as part of the acquisition.…
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