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Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 9

Cory Miller

April 12, 2023

Corey Maass and Cory Miller continue the development of their new WordPress plugin, Crop.Express. In this conversation, they share their experiences and challenges in creating the plugin, including the importance of user feedback and testing. They also talk about their decision to make the plugin open-source, the potential benefits of doing so, and the importance of community involvement in the process.

Women & Nonbinary Release • WP-CLI 2.8.0 • Redesign Update • Build Block Theme

Courtney Robertson

April 12, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

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.

Community Roundup Week Ending April 7

Michelle Frechette

April 7, 2023

The Week in ReviewWordPress Community

All the news that's fit to digitally print about what's happening in the WordPress Community for the week ending April 7, 2023.

Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 8

Cory Miller

April 6, 2023

BusinessDraft

In this episode, Cory Miller and Corey Maass discuss their experiences and insights on launching Crop.Express. They share valuable advice on building a brand, developing a minimum viable product (MVP), getting feedback from the community, and handling challenges along the way.

Build a Block Theme • Theme Performance Improvements * Interactivity API • Why Jazz?

Courtney Robertson

April 5, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

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.

Tech Roundup Week Ending March 31

Mike Demopoulos

April 1, 2023

TechThe Week in Review

WordPress 6.2 "Dolphy" The latest version of WordPress, 6.2 "Dolphy," has now been released. This new version includes various updates and improvements designed to enhance the user experience for developers and website administrators. One of the most significant additions is…

Community Roundup Week Ending March 31

Michelle Frechette

March 31, 2023

The Week in ReviewWordPress Community

The Wayback Machine Do you ever use any of the mechanisms in place for looking back over time? Whether it's the Wayback Machine, Facebook Memories, or simply scrolling back through the photos in your phone, our histories make us who…

WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy” • Gutenberg Phase 3 • Test Plugin Dependencies

Courtney Robertson

March 29, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

🥳 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.

Community Roundup Week Ending March 24

Michelle Frechette

March 23, 2023

The Week in ReviewWordPress Community

Today I'm acknowledging all of your hard work and efforts to be where you are and have achieved what you have achieved.

WordPress 6.2 RC4 • Code Generators and GPL

Courtney Robertson

March 22, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

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.

Community Roundup Week Ending March 17

Michelle Frechette

March 17, 2023

The Week in ReviewWordPress Community

Events are back! As of today there are eighteen upcoming WordCamps on the schedule, and more are in the beginning planning stages.

WordPress 6.2 RC2 • Plugin Review Team Retirement News • WP20 Giveaway

Courtney Robertson

March 16, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

Discover WordPress 6.2's new features, accessibility enhancements, and developer updates. Contribute to the community by joining the Contributor Working Group. Explore new block theme template. Engage in discussions on mentorship programs. Celebrate WP20 and participate in the Wapuu Coloring Giveaway.

WordPress 6.2 RC1 • Dev Notes • Learning Path for WP Devs

Courtney Robertson

March 8, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

WordPress 6.2 Beta 5 is out now, and RC1 will ship on Thursday, March 9. We're just a few weeks away from the final release on March 28. Have you been able to start testing yet? Read the latest from the DevNotes in our WordPress 6.2 section.

A proposed learning pathway for beginning WordPress developers has been proposed. Weigh in with your feedback.

WordPress Layoffs: Some Resources

Michelle Frechette

March 7, 2023

BlogsBusiness

More and more companies have been reducing their staffs through layoffs. Post Status is here to help you navigate.

Member Spotlight: Leo Gopal

Michelle Frechette

March 6, 2023

BlogsMember Spotlights

Leo Gopal started using WordPress in high school long before he even had an email address. He's now a Codeable Expert Community Advocate.

WordPress 6.2 Beta 4 & Live Demo • Performance Roadmap • Static vs Dynamic

Courtney Robertson

March 1, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

WordPress 6.2 is just a few weeks away. It's time to get testing with Beta 4. Core Performance team has announced the roadmap for this year, including Gutenberg Phase 3 work and more. Do you know the difference between static vs dynamic blocks?