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WebP by Default is NOT on hold
Dan Knauss
This is a good call, I think, but I can't recall a story like at it at The Tavern where core contributors' corporate sponsors/employers got named so much.
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Post Status Picks for the Week of August 1
Dan Knauss
Adam Silverstein on Performance in large plugins, GDPR and accessibility, World Wide Web Day in the global WordPress community, Jonathan Wold on partnerships, women in software, and Michelle Frechette on building communities.
Post Status Notes #494
David Bisset
It's your weekly roundup of news briefs for busy WordPress professionals! This week we have: Core concerns • New Releases • Events, Planning & Inclusion • and some Things we don't see every day...
Don't miss David's fresh podcast picks for the week! 🎙️ As usual, Courtney has the week's news from the people making WordPress at .org. 🏗️
Don't miss David's fresh podcast picks for the week! 🎙️ As usual, Courtney has the week's news from the people making WordPress at .org. 🏗️
WordPress 5.8 is adding WebP support.…
Dan Knauss
WordPress 5.8 is adding WebP support. 🖼️ As Adam Silverstein notes, as long as your server supports WebP, you should be able to upload .webp files and use them like you would any other image. Developers can also fine-tune the…
Check out this MathML block for Gutenberg…
Dan Knauss
Check out this MathML block for Gutenberg from Adam Silverstein of 10up. As Adam explains, "MathML is a mathematical markup language, an application of XML for describing mathematical notations and capturing both its structure and content." MathJax is used to render…
Facebook relicensure of React and where that leaves WordPress
Brian Krogsgard
After Matt Mullenweg blogged about the decision to ditch React for Gutenberg and core WordPress development, Facebook pulled an about face and changed the license. It was a shocking move, and some suspect WordPress's decision was an impetus for the…
There is a new weekly meeting…
Brian Krogsgard
There is a new weekly meeting for new contributors on WordPress Slack. As Adam Silverstein mentions, it is a perfect place to come if you are new to contributing to WordPress core and have questions.
Last chance: Come to A Day of REST to learn about the next generation of WordPress
Brian Krogsgard
Don't miss your opportunity to visit Boston for the second iteration of A Day of REST, a conference exclusively devoted to teaching you about the WordPress REST API.
WordPress security release, and 4.5 development kicks off
Brian Krogsgard
It was the first truly busy day in WordPress core land since the release of WordPress 4.4. Two big things happened: A maintenance and security update was released in WordPress 4.4.1, and the security component affected all versions back that can…
2013 State of the Word from Matt Mullenweg
Brian Krogsgard
Matt Mullenweg just delivered the 2013 State of the Word, his annual update about WordPress. He started off discussing the history of WCSF, and the first WordCamp San Francisco 8 years ago. It was pretty low tech at first, and…
