WordPress 4.7, “Vaughan”, released
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress 4.7, “Vaughan”, has been released with the all new WordPress REST API Content Endpoints, a new default theme, many customizer features, and much, much more.
I love a good developer rant,…
Brian Krogsgard
I love a good developer rant, especially if it involves the WordPress admin. Jeff Starr from DigWP pleads to stop ruining the WordPress admin area with popups, admin notices, and other items that we're all too familiar with. Jeff offers some…
Consideration of the new user experience in WordPress
Brian Krogsgard
Helen Hou-Sandà -- a Lead Developer of WordPress -- has some really good thoughts on the new user experience (NUX) for WordPress. She will be leading WordPress 4.7, and says that she'd like to tackle some of the NUX problems…
Server Pilot on top of Digital Ocean
Brian Krogsgard
This afternoon, I spent a few minutes playing with Server Pilot, after seeing is mentioned in Slack for at least the fifth time. Server Pilot offers a control panel and an API for managing WordPress installs on top of Digital…
WordPress 4.6 to be a release for refinement
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress 4.6 is officially underway, and release lead Dominik Schilling announced in the weekly chat that the goal of this release is to fix as many longstanding bugs as possible, and to refine existing features, rather than to focus on…
WordPress 4.5, “Coleman”, released
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress 4.5, "Coleman", has just been released. The release includes new inline editing features, custom logo support, customizer enhancements, and some under the hood changes that you'll like.
GoDaddy targets Digital Ocean with new cloud infrastructure
Brian Krogsgard
GoDaddy is targeting products by companies like Digital Ocean and Amazon with their new by-the-hour Cloud Services and Apps project. The pricing is pretty much a direct mirror of Digital Ocean's right now (starts at $5 per month), and they…
A few core highlights and the state of WordPress 4.5
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress 4.5 should hit beta 1 fairly soon -- like probably within the next 24 hours. In some ways, 4.5 has felt like a hangover release, coming (as releases tend to do) right after a monstrous 4.4, a string of…
Michael Arestad’s ideas for improving the…
Michael Arestad's ideas for improving the "new post" screen are very exciting to me. Well worth spending some time reading about, and a great time to pitch in if you have any magical UX ideas.
Yoast SEO 3.0 is in the…
Yoast SEO 3.0 is in the release candidate stage, and there are quite a few new features. It's worth testing if you run a complicated install or are just curious what's going on. Here's a link to the changelog, but…
The Menu Customizer has been proposed for core and opinions abound
Brian Krogsgard
The customizer really is quite polarizing in the WordPress world. People often either love it or hate it. We're definitely getting some more of it each release. Nick Halsey has submitted a proposal to put WordPress menus into the customizer (here's…
WordPress 4.2, “Powell”, released
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress 4.2, “Powell”, has been released. The release was lead by Drew Jaynes and includes contributions from 283 community members.
Theme Review Team to require using the Customizer for all theme options
Devin Price
All theme options must now be included in the Customizer for themes submitted to the WordPress theme repository. Custom theme options pages will not be allowed. The change will have implications for authors, reviewers, and users of WordPress themes.
Happytables 3 is taking on Squarespace and Wix for restaurant websites with a brand new platform
Brian Krogsgard
The new Happytables is a slick setup, and they've invested more time and energy into a hosted WordPress solution than perhaps anyone but Automattic on WordPress.com. The difference here is they are going after a niche, and it's a huge one with a big need: restaurants.
Adii Pienaar is making a WordPress comeback with stake in Obox
Brian Krogsgard
Adii Pienaar is making a WordPress comeback after over a year away from the community. The WooThemes co-founder has made a strategic investment into Obox, the team behind the newly launched Layers product. In return, he's received a 30% stake in the company to complement Receiptful, his new eCommerce product.
A proposal to open WordPress core inline images in a modal window
Brian Krogsgard
I wrote a blog post on the Make Flow blog today regarding an initiative for a more intuitive image detail viewing experience. I think it would be good to have a modal option for viewing image details, versus linking to…
