Business Roundup Week Ending June 2
Mike Demopoulos
Business Roundup Week Ending June 2. Check out what happened in WordPress business this week!
WP 6.3 Planning • WP20 • AI Forum Replies • LearnWP Survey Results
Courtney Robertson
How did you celebrate WordPress's 20th birthday? Read Building Blocks: The Evolution of WordPress, now available on GitHub and e-reader formats.
WordPress 6.3 is underway. Core has shared the planning roundup, and the Design team is starting to prepare now.
Support forums recently discussed considerations on using AI to respond to forum issues. Human intervention is still necessary for the foreseeable future.
Training team surveyed attendees at the last 3 flagship WordCamps and any additional respondents. The data is in with feedback on the content and site functionality of Learn.WordPress.org.
WordPress 6.3 is underway. Core has shared the planning roundup, and the Design team is starting to prepare now.
Support forums recently discussed considerations on using AI to respond to forum issues. Human intervention is still necessary for the foreseeable future.
Training team surveyed attendees at the last 3 flagship WordCamps and any additional respondents. The data is in with feedback on the content and site functionality of Learn.WordPress.org.
WP 6.2.2 • WP Playground • Client-side Filtering • Future WordCamp Brainstorms • Plugin Review Update
Courtney Robertson
WordPress 6.2.2 is available now for update. This reintroduces shortcodes in Block Theme Templates in a more secure way.
Rich Tabor and WordPress Playground innovator Adam Zielinski discuss the capabilities and promise of WP Playground.
What do you want to see for future WordCamps? Share your ideas on the post.
Do you want to disable border settings for everyone but Administrators, and only for posts? See the Dev Blog.
What's the fate of the plugin review team with the primary maintainer soon to retire? It appears to have a bright future with additional contributors and tooling.
Rich Tabor and WordPress Playground innovator Adam Zielinski discuss the capabilities and promise of WP Playground.
What do you want to see for future WordCamps? Share your ideas on the post.
Do you want to disable border settings for everyone but Administrators, and only for posts? See the Dev Blog.
What's the fate of the plugin review team with the primary maintainer soon to retire? It appears to have a bright future with additional contributors and tooling.
WP 6.2.1 • PHP8 Compatibility • Translation Playground • Contributor Mentorship Program
Courtney Robertson
It's time to update your WordPress websites now. This week's release breaks shortcodes used in Block Themes on Templates, but is related to a security issue.
Is WordPress, and the plugin and theme ecosystem around it, ready for PHP 8? Earlier versions of PHP, such as 7.4, are now considered End of Life, and hosts are eager to deploy supported versions. But first, Core compatibility needs additional testing to come out of beta compatibility.
Translating WordPress just got a little bit easier for contributors with the WP Translation Playground.
A Community team working group announces a pilot proposal for a Contributor Mentorship Program, helping all contributors onboard.
Is WordPress, and the plugin and theme ecosystem around it, ready for PHP 8? Earlier versions of PHP, such as 7.4, are now considered End of Life, and hosts are eager to deploy supported versions. But first, Core compatibility needs additional testing to come out of beta compatibility.
Translating WordPress just got a little bit easier for contributors with the WP Translation Playground.
A Community team working group announces a pilot proposal for a Contributor Mentorship Program, helping all contributors onboard.
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…
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
Business Roundup Week Ending May 5
Mike Demopoulos
WishList is Joining the Caseproof Family of Products • WishList Products, the parent company of WishList Member™ and CourseCure, has been acquired by Caseproof and its CEO Blair Williams. • Tracy Childers, Co-Founder of WishList Products, will no longer be…
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.
Business Roundup Week Ending April 28
Mike Demopoulos
Ultimate Tech Event Sponsorship Deck is a comprehensive list of over 450 tech events tailored to connect tech innovators with the ideal platform for showcasing their groundbreaking ideas or solutions. The deck promises to offer crucial details about each event,…
Member Spotlight: Carole Olinger
Michelle Frechette
Carole Olinger joined the WordPress community back in 2016 and has been working with key companies in the industry ever since.
Women & Nonbinary Release • WP-CLI 2.8.0 • Redesign Update • Build Block Theme
Courtney Robertson
Sign up soon to mentor and be a part of the upcoming women and nonbinary release squad. Join the Test team in building a block theme. WP-CLI 2.8.0 is coming soon with PHP 8.2 compatibility. Get the latest updates on the WordPress.org redesign.
Member Spotlight: James LePage
Michelle Frechette
In the spotlight: James LePage is a tech entrepreneur & experienced web developer with a focus on WordPress development and AI-powered tools.
Build a Block Theme • Theme Performance Improvements * Interactivity API • Why Jazz?
Courtney Robertson
Matt shares why WordPress releases are named after jazz musicians. The FSE block theme explores functionality gaps and gathers feedback on the Site Editor experience. WordPress 6.2 improves load times and server-side performance for block and classic themes. The Interactivity API proposal standardizes frontend interactivity for Gutenberg blocks.
WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy” • Gutenberg Phase 3 • Test Plugin Dependencies
Courtney Robertson
🥳 WordPress 6.2 is now available! If you haven't started testing yet, now is the time.
Gutenberg is a 4 phase approach to nearly all areas of WordPress. Phase 1 was Posts and Pages. Phase 2 included Themes. Matias Ventura shares what we could see in Phase 3.
Andy Fragen has posted a call for testing on the Plugin Dependencies plugin.
Gutenberg is a 4 phase approach to nearly all areas of WordPress. Phase 1 was Posts and Pages. Phase 2 included Themes. Matias Ventura shares what we could see in Phase 3.
Andy Fragen has posted a call for testing on the Plugin Dependencies plugin.
WordPress 6.2 RC4 • Code Generators and GPL
Courtney Robertson
We're just one week away from WordPress 6.2. Have you tested it and read the field guide yet? If you write code for a plugin that is in the WordPress Plugins Repo, you'll want to ensure the code is GPL compatible.
