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To no one’s surprise, several Gutenberg…

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Brian Krogsgard

To no one's surprise, several Gutenberg talks appeared throughout the WCUS conference schedule, especially on Friday. Miina Sikk from XWP spoke that afternoon about extending Gutenberg core blocks in the context of the AMP for WordPress plugin. (The official release…

Suzanne Scacca reviews some “dark patterns”…

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Dan Knauss

Suzanne Scacca reviews some "dark patterns" in mobile by looking at some well-known examples and then explaining why they’re always a bad idea. While some companies see short-term gains from dark patterns, they "can easily be outweighed by losses from…

AppCommunity allows AppPresser customers to create…

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Dan Knauss

AppCommunity allows AppPresser customers to create a social mobile app for their WordPress website. AppCommunity users can post activity updates, photos, create friendships, send private messages, join groups, etc. It works with BuddyPress using the WP-API to sync your website…

  Gutenberg 3.1 is out, with…

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Brian Krogsgard

  Gutenberg 3.1 is out, with (among many other things) tips interface for new users, ability to transform paragraph blocks into single quote blocks, improvements to the mobile block toolbar, better accessibility in a number of areas, and a long…

Notes from WordCamp Europe, 2018

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David Bisset
Another successful WordCamp Europe 2018 just wrapped up a few days ago. The event had 54 organizers, 170 volunteers, 65 speakers (from 17 countries), and 37 sponsors (with 44 micro-sponsors). Out of 2,368 tickets sold, 2,085 attendees (from 76 countries)…

Matt on Gutenberg at WordCamp Europe

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David Bisset
The sixth WordCamp Europe is happening now on June 15-16 (it was preceded by Contributor Day on the 14th) in Belgrade, Serbia. As you would expect from a large WordCamp, the lineup is full of great talks given by a diverse group of…

Google is rolling out mobile-first indexing.…

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Brian Krogsgard

Google is rolling out mobile-first indexing. Although Google will still have one single index for serving search results, mobile-first means that Google will begin to use mobile versions of pages for indexing and ranking. Mobile-first indexing is about how Google…

It’s good to see LiveBlog getting…

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Brian Krogsgard

It's good to see LiveBlog getting some updates. The latest version includes a completely new React-powered front end and support for mobile devices. It's a handy plugin if you're covering live events.

Automattic’s Simplenote Mac app got an…

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Brian Krogsgard

Automattic's Simplenote Mac app got an impressive update. I use this every day and am pleased to see it's being worked on. It's the, well, simplest not taking app I've ever tried and the only one that's ever stuck --…

WordCamp Europe is in the books,…

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Brian Krogsgard

WordCamp Europe is in the books, with the usual strong lineup of quality talks from excellent speakers. I (David) was unable to attend physically, but I watched both days of talks on the livestream. Since there were far too many…

Is “Mobile First” really “Desktop Worst”?…

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Brian Krogsgard
Is "Mobile First" really "Desktop Worst"? Oliver Brooks (Creative Director at Metalab) explains his dislike for the unnecessary use of mobile menus in desktop browser views: Mobile First should not be taken as an opportunity to over-simplify and, by the…

Ethan Marcotte offers a reminder for…

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Brian Krogsgard

Ethan Marcotte offers a reminder for designing website and applications, to keep in mind not everyone has super fast wifi. Even those that do at home don't always when they travel and visit your site on a mobile device, especially…
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