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Munir Kamal has written up a…

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Dan Knauss

Munir Kamal has written up a comparative examination of "HTML Bloat" in Gutenberg and Elementor. Munir created two versions of the same page layout in both Gutenberg and Elementor to compare the amount and quality of the code they each…

Conference and Event Updates 💼 WPMRR…

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Dan Knauss

Conference and Event Updates 💼 WPMRR Virtual Summit (September 23rd and 24th). Free, online. The focus will be "100% focused on helping you make monthly recurring revenue work for your WordPress business.” Scroll down the homepage where they publicly list…

It looks like BuddyPress 7.0 is…

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Brian Krogsgard

It looks like BuddyPress 7.0 is gaining some new features, including a Gutenberg block to share a post/page via the Activity stream. The BuddyPress 6.2.0 Beta is available and needs testers. 🧪

Conference and Event Updates 💼 Big…

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Dan Knauss
Conference and Event Updates 💼 Big conference news for anyone looking for a WordPress business conference: WPMRR Virtual Summit is happening September 23rd and 24th. It will be a free online event focused on helping "make monthly recurring revenue work…

Gutenberg 8.4 was released yesterday with…

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Dan Knauss

Gutenberg 8.4 was released yesterday with some impressive enhancements included image editing, multi-block controls, and the enabling of the Block Directory. The Block Directory has been a big-ticket item in the WordPress Roadmap and is powered by the WordPress.org Plugin…

WebDevStudios has built a scaffolding tool…

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Dan Knauss

WebDevStudios has built a scaffolding tool that sets up everything you need to build Gutenberg blocks. Michael Joseph walks through the install and major parts of the tool. 🛠️

Wholesome Publishing is a new plugin…

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Dan Knauss

Wholesome Publishing is a new plugin that adds comments to Gutenberg blocks. You can also give any block a "draft" status so it won't appear in the front end — very handy! 💬

Gutenberg 8.3 has been released. It…

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Gutenberg 8.3 has been released. It features a few additions to the design tools for blocks, including a new padding control on the cover block. This release consolidates a new organization of block categories that groups blocks into text, media,…

🌊 The Gutenberg 8.2 🇮🇹 release includes…

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Dan Knauss

🌊 The Gutenberg 8.2 🇮🇹 release includes block pattern categories, cover block content alignment, and an improved editing flow: "The editing flow is a constant priority for the project, and Gutenberg 8.2 introduces several enhancements to improve the writing experience. Copying,…

Carrie Dils dives into full site…

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Dan Knauss

Carrie Dils dives into full site editing in WordPress now with this Getting Started guide. To experiment with the existing and planned features coming to Gutenberg in the near future, you'll start by downloading and installing the latest version of…

I hope you’ll read Justin Tadlock’s…

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Dan Knauss

I hope you'll read Justin Tadlock's excellent article on where Gutenberg went wrong, at least for theme developers. Philip Arthur Moore's follow-up is also a must-read. I think a drastic change in the developer ecosystem for themes is an unavoidable…

The latest version of the Gutenberg…

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Dan Knauss

The latest version of the Gutenberg plugin (8.0) has some interesting enhancements and useful bug fixes: To allow users to browse and insert block patterns, a new tab-panel interface has been added to the Block Inserter. There is now a…

Gutenberg 4.7 has been released. Highlights…

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Dan Knauss

Gutenberg 4.7 has been released. Highlights include the Block UI redesign and new APIs — including an API to register custom Block patterns from themes and plugins. The API is still a work-in-progress and may change before entering WordPress Core.…

Gutenberg Hub recently launched a collection…

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Dan Knauss

Gutenberg Hub recently launched a collection of block templates with 100 section templates spread over 12 section types. Just copy and paste them into the editor.

Many companies and individuals — both…

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Dan Knauss
Many companies and individuals — both inside and outside the WordPress space — recently offered reduced or free versions of their products. 🎁 Igor Benić made his WordPress developer course for free using this link for a limited time. The…

Block Test Patterns Rich Tabor explains…

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Dan Knauss

Block Test Patterns Rich Tabor explains why block patterns are the future of page building in WordPress. He also describes what a Block Patterns API may look like. 🏗️ Right now you can copy whole templated sections of block patterns…
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