I was privileged to be joined by six core contributors to WordPress 3.9 for a Google Hangout where we talked about the new release, contributing to WordPress, and more.
To learn more about WordPress 3.9, check out our summary.
You can watch the full video right here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ng3Jk1gdNc&feature=share
And here’s the audio:
I was joined by an all-star cast. Of course, keep in mind, these six people are amazing, but a whopping 267 people made WordPress 3.9 happen. That said, here was our panel:
Andrew Nacin
Lead Developer, 3.9 Lead (Twitter | WP Profile)
- Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: No more “Paste from Word” in TinyMCE
- Least favorite feature of WordPress: Settings screens and Mulitsite
Mike Schroder
3.9 Co-lead (Twitter | WP Profile)
- Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: WP Views / Customizer enhancements
- Least favorite feature of WordPress: The plugin editor
Gregory Cornelius
Contributing Developer (Twitter | WP Profile)
- Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: Widget Customizer
- Least favorite feature of WordPress: Managing page hierarchy
Helen Hou-Sandí
Core Committer (Twitter | WP Profile)
- Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: Widget Customizer
- Least favorite feature of WordPress: Admin Menus
Scott Taylor
Core Committer (Twitter | WP Profile)
- Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: Customizer improvements
- Least favorite feature of WordPress: List Tables
Weston Ruter
Core Contributor (Twitter | WP Profile)
- Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: Media improvements
- Least favorite feature of WordPress: Magic quotes
Brian Krogsgard
Post Status editor, Panel Host
- Favorite feature of WordPress 3.9: Image editing
- Least favorite feature of WordPress: Default comment handling
Great show, very insightful. I really enjoyed the meeting of minds you were able to put together here, Brian.
Great panel Brian!
I love what Gregory said about not being afraid to contribute to core.