Community Summit Recaps, Multilingual Documentation, Performant Translations
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (September 4, 2023) News WP Briefing: Episode 61: Community, Summit, all at Washington D.C. WordPress 6.3.1 Maintenance Release The Future of WordPress & What’s Next for Gutenberg WP20 – A Heartfelt Thanks Community Summit Notes Community…
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Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (August 7, 2023) Translations, Dashboard Redesign, Blocks page, Supporting Orgs, Mentorship Discussion for a proposal for WP.org content translation and localization Admin Design Kickoff Introducing WordPress.org/blocks Organizations Supporting WordPress.org The Inaugural Cohort of the WordPress…
WordPress 6.3 • Release Workflows • European Union Cyber Resiliency Act • Gutenberg Accessibility
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (August 7, 2023) WP 6.3, 1st LearnWP Cohort, EU CRA WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” Announcing the first Learn WordPress Course Cohort ⤴️Proposal: improve the editor tech workflow for major releases Concerns over the European Union’s Cyber…
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Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (July 30, 2023) WP 6.3, Whose Ticket, Merging Gutenberg during Alpha, and EU CRA WordPress 6.3 RC3 ️ Whose ticket is it, anyway? ⤴️Proposal: improve the editor tech workflow for major releases Concerns over the European…
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Tech Roundup Week Ending July 28
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WordPress 6.3 Release Candidate 2 – WordPress News WordPress 6.3 Release Candidate 2 is available for download and testing. It is currently under development and should not be installed on production or critical websites. It is scheduled for release on…
Tech Roundup Week Ending July 21
Mike Demopoulos
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WordPress 6.3 to Introduce a Development Mode WordPress 6.3 will introduce a new development mode. This mode can be initiated by declaring the WP_DEVELOPMENT_MODE constant. It is not recommended for production sites. Possible values for WP_DEVELOPMENT_MODE include core, plugin, theme,…
WordPress 6.3 RC1 • Field Guide • Gutenberg Phase 3
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (July 17, 2023) WP 6.3, Field Guide, Phase 3 WordPress 6.3 Release Candidate 1 Sneak a Peek at WP 6.3 with Mike Schroder Help Test WordPress 6.33️⃣ Gutenberg Phase 3 WordPress 6.3 Field Guide News…
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Mike Demopoulos
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GitHub introduces passwordless authentication. GitHub is introducing passwordless authentication as a new method to enhance account security and provide a seamless user experience. Passkeys are a secure and easy-to-use way of protecting user accounts, combining two-factor authentication (2FA) with enhanced…
WordPress 6.3 Beta 4 • Help Test • DEIB New Team Proposal • Gutenberg Phase 3
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (July 11, 2023) WP 6.3, DEIB, Mentorship, Phase 3β WordPress 6.3 Beta 4 6.3 Live Product Demo Help Test WordPress 6.33️⃣ Gutenberg Phase 3 Contributor Mentorship Program! News WordPress 6.3 Beta 4 6.3 Live…
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WordPress Dropping support for PHP 5 WordPress has announced that they will discontinue support for PHP 5 in the upcoming WordPress version 6.3, set to release on August 8, 2023. This decision implies that the new minimum supported PHP version…
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Mike Demopoulos
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iThemes: Why WordPress Malware Scanners Are Worthless In a thought-provoking article recently published on iThemes, the effectiveness of WordPress malware scanners is critically examined. The article suggests these tools may not be as reliable as users hope, often failing to…
WordPress 6.3 Beta 2 • Help Test • WPDiversity • Plugin Team Next Phase • Mentorship
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (June 26, 2023) WP6.3b2 • Test • WPDiversity • Mentorship • Plugin Team Next Stepsβ WordPress 6.3 Beta 2 Help Test WordPress 6.3 Attention WordPress event organizers: This important workshop on July 20, 2023 is…
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Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (June 12, 2023) Sustainability Team, Supporting Orgs, Commercial & Community Themes & Plugins, Pattern Curation Proposal: establishment of a formal WordPress Sustainability Team Linking to Supporting Orgs New Filter Controls: Discover “Commercial” and “Community” in the…
Improving Visa Support • Event Tooling • WP-CLI Updates • Block Inspector Sub-groups
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (June 5, 2023) Improving Visa Support • Event Tooling • WP-CLI Updates • Block Inspector Sub-groups Early Speaker and Volunteer Selection and Improved Visa Support Discussion: Next Generation Event Tooling > WP-CLI v2.8.1 Release Notes &…
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Mike Demopoulos
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ChatSEO? Buildd.co's Chat SEO is a product that merges the functionalities of chatbots and search engine optimization (SEO) to improve user engagement and increase organic traffic on websites. Utilizing AI-driven chatbots, the solution provides personalized experiences by addressing user queries…
