Member Spotlight: Piccia Neri
Michelle Frechette
Piccia Neri is a UX & accessible design lead, consultant & speaker, helping businesses and agencies put users at the centre of their sites.
Community Roundup Week Ending May 12
Michelle Frechette
What's happened and what's coming up in the WordPress community - week ending May 12, 2023.
Member Spotlight: Laura Coronado
Michelle Frechette
With a love for all things marketing & communications, Laura Coronado manages the marketing strategies, initiatives & efforts for WebDevStudios & Pluginize.
Business Roundup Week Ending May 12
Mike Demopoulos
WordCamps: The Next Generation The official WordPress Community blog recently published a post titled "The Next Generation of WordCamps," outlining the future of in-person WordPress conferences in the post-pandemic world. The successful transition of WordCamps from in-person to virtual during…
Tech Roundup Week Ending May 12
Mike Demopoulos
WooCommerce 7.7 If you're running an online store using WooCommerce, you'll be excited to hear about the recent 7.7 release! This latest update focuses on improving performance, security, and user experience. Among the key features in version 7.7 is the…
The WP Agency Journey with Bet Hannon of AccessiCart-Post Status Draft
Emilee
Bet Hannon, CEO of AccessiCart, talks with Cory Miller about her journey in starting an agency focused on accessibility and e-commerce in the WordPress space. She highlights the importance of accessibility, not only as a legal requirement but also as a means to enhance the user experience for all visitors. Bet emphasizes the need for WordPress professionals to continually educate themselves about accessibility and user experience best practices, collaborate with communities, and consider the diverse needs of users with disabilities. By prioritizing accessibility and optimizing user experiences, we can create inclusive websites that benefit all users.
WP 6.2.1 RC1 • Annual Survey Results • WCUS Scholarship Fund
Courtney Robertson
WordPress 6.2.1 RC1 is now available for testing, and planning is underway for the 6.3 AND 6.4 release squad members. Head over to the Core team website for more information.
Each year the WordPress community has an opportunity to participate in the annual survey. The results from 2022 are now available.
Contributors that are a self-identifying female, have a financial need and have never attended WordCamp US are encouraged to apply by June 12, 2023, 11:00 pm Eastern time
Each year the WordPress community has an opportunity to participate in the annual survey. The results from 2022 are now available.
Contributors that are a self-identifying female, have a financial need and have never attended WordCamp US are encouraged to apply by June 12, 2023, 11:00 pm Eastern time
Tech Roundup Week Ending May 5
Mike Demopoulos
New Community Theme Launched WordPress Themes Team released a new block theme, Stacks, designed to build slide decks. Stacks was designed and constructed by Saxon Fletcher with help from Ben Dwyer. After customizing the theme, users can create slides on…
Community Roundup Week Ending May 5
Michelle Frechette
What's happened and what's coming up in the WordPress community - week ending May 5, 2023.
Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 12
Cory Miller
Corey Maass and Cory Miller continue the development of their new WordPress plugin, Crop.Express. They discuss the current state of WordPress, its future, and what it means for WordPress professionals. Discover the top takeaways for developers, designers, and business owners in the WordPress ecosystem. Expect to gain insights on navigating the evolving WordPress landscape and staying ahead of the game.
WordPress Products in the Enterprise with Crowd Favorite-Post Status Draft
Cory Miller
In this episode, Cory Miller talks with Karim Marucchi, Pat Ramsey, and Alex Nitu of Crowd Favorite. They share their insights on scaling WordPress for the enterprise. Their discussion includes the challenges of managing large WordPress sites, tips for optimizing site performance and security, and advice for hiring and managing a WordPress development team.
Blogs to Blocks • Core + AI • LCP Image Performance • Testing FSE Front Page
Courtney Robertson
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
The latest call for testing from the Test team includes an exercise using the new Grid view, as well as creating pages from patters.
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.
Member Spotlight: Daugirdas Jankus
Michelle Frechette
Daugirdas Jankus is the Chief Marketing Officer at Hostinger, a web hosting company based in Lithuania. He has been using WordPress since he was 12 years old, % is an active member of the WordPress community.
Community Roundup Week Ending April 28
Michelle Frechette
What's happened and what's coming up in the WordPress community - week ending April 28, 2023.
Tech Roundup Week Ending April 28
Mike Demopoulos
Accessible Target Sizes Cheatsheet Vitaly provides practical guidelines for preventing rage taps, and rage clicks on mobile devices, including recommended target sizes for icons, links, and buttons. It also offers helpful conversion tables for translating point units to CSS pixels…
Talking With Valet’s Ceo Kimberly Lipari About The Changing Value Of Websites To Organizations-Post Status Draft
Cory Miller
In this episode, Kimberly Lipari and Cory Miller discuss the ups and downs of building and selling WordPress companies. They share their experiences, including the challenges they faced and lessons learned. They also give advice to entrepreneurs and business owners looking to grow and sell their own WordPress companies.
