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Adjust HTML Block Markup, FSE Back to Basics, WP 6.0.2 RC1, and Updating WP_MEMORY_LIMIT

Courtney Robertson

August 24, 2022

WordPress 6.0.2 is coming soon! Join the next Call for Testing and give your feedback on HTML block markup and increasing the WP_MEMORY_LIMIT variable in wp-config.php.

Tech Roundup for the Week of August 15, 2022

Daniel Schutzsmith

August 18, 2022

DesignDevelopment

This week Daniel shares some resources for creating React Apps using Gutenberg Data, static WordPress sites with Eleventy, and a Figma to FSE workflow. Also a reminder to test and give feedback on fluid typography — and one cool tool: Programming Fonts.

Design, Development, and One Cool Tool

Daniel Schutzsmith

August 11, 2022

DesignThe Week in Review

Daniel Schutzsmith shares the latest WordPress design and development news, tools, and techniques along with one special pick — this week's shiny, new, and coolest tool.

Barriers to Contributing

Dan Knauss

August 2, 2022

FeaturesMake WordPress

Small teams face frustrating barriers trying to make their contributions count TL;DR: Small teams have common barriers to contributing to Five for the Future. Making efficient use of their time and team members is hard when tooling and communication can…

Refocusing the WordPress Mobile App on the Core User Experience — without Jetpack

Dan Knauss

July 27, 2022

FeaturesMake WordPress

The boundaries between WordPress .com and .org have never been very clear. That may change as the WordPress mobile app sheds features the Jetpack app will gain.

FSE Themes on the Rise

Dan Knauss

July 22, 2022

Notes

Hendrik Luehrsen shares stats and notes about 100 FSE themes in the WordPress repo by 53 different contributors. He notes that, excluding the Twenty Twenty-Two theme, “all remaining 99 FSE themes combined have about 30,000 active installs, rising fast!” Hendrik…

A Better REST API, Improving Developer Docs, Open Sourcing Theme Designs, WebP and multiple MIME type support for images

Courtney Robertson

July 6, 2022

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Do you want to see the REST API improved? Get the latest on improving DevHub (Developer Docs), image formats, and access to open-source Figma files.

Feedback Requested: Proposed Rollback Feature in 6.1, Performance Team Hosting Stats, and Recording Five for the Future Contributions

Courtney Robertson

June 29, 2022

HostingMake WordPress

Get the scoop on planning for the WordPress 6.1 release, and help test its proposed plugin Rollback feature. There are also many calls for feedback from the Performance team and Five for the Future.

Promoting WordCamps, GDPR and Google Fonts, Invalid Reviews, 5FTF, and the Admin UX

Courtney Robertson

June 22, 2022

Make WordPressPlanet

How should WordCamps be promoted on official WordPress channels? • How to comply with the GDPR when you're using Google Fonts. • What's the deal with invalid plugin/theme reviews? Mika Epstein explains. • Important decisions in The Five for the Future GitHub repo. • Thinking through the Admin UX.

This Week at WordPress.org (June 13, 2022)

Courtney Robertson

June 15, 2022

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Each week we are highlighting the news from WordPress.org that you don't want to miss. If you or your company create products or services that use WordPress, we've got the news you need to know. Be sure to share this…