Nico Prat talks about ACF Blocks…

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Dan Knauss

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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Dan Knauss

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.…

David Artiss shares his feelings about…

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David Artiss shares his feelings about "toxic elements of the community" that emerge when it comes to providing feedback and contributing. There are some fine lines between incisive feedback and un-constructive criticism, but I don't think I've ever seen those…

The Genesis 2.7 beta is now…

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The Genesis 2.7 beta is now available. This update focuses on key architectural components and modernizing the codebase to prepare for some exciting future updates related to WordPress 5.0 and Gutenberg. PHP version 5.3 or greater is required.

WordPress 5.0 Beta 3 was officially released,…

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David Bisset

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…

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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,…

WooCommerce recently gave us a glimpse…

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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.…

I’m a big fan of Wes…

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I'm a big fan of Wes Bos's series of online tutorials, and if you are moving deeper into React then you might be interested in his latest Full Stack JavaScript Apps with React.js and GraphQL course. WordPress Developers may also…

Here’s a useful script for WP-CLI from Jay Wood…

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Dan Knauss

Here's a useful script for WP-CLI from Jay Wood that scrapes all posts for shortcodes on a site, even if they're not registered. It provides you with a report when it's complete, with a CSV export option. This may come in handy when you're…

If you’re looking for some quality…

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Dan Knauss

If you're looking for some quality podcasts, this episode of Elementor Talks with Elliot Condon might be worth a listen. Elliot is the lead developer for the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. ACF has been in the news recently for is updates related…

Matt Mullenweg reported on Thursday (September…

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Matt Mullenweg reported on Thursday (September 20) that Gutenberg has over 420,000 active installations, and 213,000 posts written with Gutenberg have been tracked. Note that this is only for Jetpack and WordPress.com sites. The total number would be higher if…

Sallie Goetsch has built a plugin…

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Sallie Goetsch has built a plugin that generates a portfolio Custom Post Type whose entries are pre-populated with core Gutenberg blocks. When you create a new portfolio item, the blocks are pre-arranged in a template to make it easier to…

Version 5.0 of Advanced Custom Fields…

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Version 5.0 of Advanced Custom Fields has been released, and it's considered a major milestone for the free version. Updates include a revised UI, a revamped import/export tool, long-awaited Gutenberg support, and several new fields.

A tentative release roadmap for WordPress…

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A tentative release roadmap for WordPress 4.9.9. has been published. The planned focus areas are accessibility, internationalization, the Site Health Project (Servehappy), and Gutenberg preparation. Anthony Burchell notes: "We will aim to find as many bugs as we can and make any…

Distributor is a free WordPress plugin…

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Dan Knauss

Distributor is a free WordPress plugin that makes it easy to syndicate and reuse content across websites (including multisite installations) or across the web with the REST API. 10up has brought the plugin out of beta, and it is now…
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