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This Week at WordPress.org (May 9, 2022)

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Courtney Robertson
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…

This Week at WordPress.org (April 25, 2022)

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Courtney Robertson
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…

Post Status Notes #495

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David Bisset
Lots of core news this week! 🍎 WCUS calls on companies to support inclusion. 💪 Plus the latest cool finds, learning guides, and good ideas. 💥

This Week at WordPress.org (April 18, 2022)

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Courtney Robertson
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…

This Week at WordPress.org (April 11, 2022)

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Courtney Robertson
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…

Post Status Notes #489

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David Bisset
An App Store for WordPress.com? Performance Team Gathers Steam. WP Notify. FSE Beta. Block is Beautiful. Security, Plugin, Dev, Acquisitions.

Justin Tadlock has a good summary…

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Dan Knauss

Justin Tadlock has a good summary of the changes coming in WordPress 5.8 related to the media library. Highlights: Infinite scroll replaced with AJAX button (which improves accessibility), “Copy URL to clipboard” button, WebP support, and image_editor_output_format (for developers who…

Timothy Jacobs offers a “snapshot” of…

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Dan Knauss

Timothy Jacobs offers a “snapshot” of some of the changes to the REST API in WordPress 5.8. This includes the creation of several REST API endpoints dedicated to widget management. Milana Cap also gathers some of the smaller changes that…

WordPress 5.8 is adding WebP support.…

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Dan Knauss

WordPress 5.8 is adding WebP support. 🖼️ As Adam Silverstein notes, as long as your server supports WebP, you should be able to upload .webp files and use them like you would any other image. Developers can also fine-tune the…

WebP support seems to be in…

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Dan Knauss

WebP support seems to be in the cards for WordPress. Jonny Harris shared this Trac ticket on Twitter and added the following comment: "Worked really hard on this one and I am proud of it. Massive props to @roundearth for…

Nice tips here from Chris Bongers…

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Dan Knauss

Nice tips here from Chris Bongers on how to use WebP images despite a few browsers still not supporting it. 🖼️

Apple recently announced WebP image support…

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Dan Knauss

Apple recently announced WebP image support in Safari 14. That news led me to Johannes Siipola asking the first question to come to mind: is WebP really better than JPEG? The answer may depend on whether you are using the…
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