Plugin Team Sees a Shift Starting • Browser Interoperability Issues • WCUS Q&A • Enterprise WP
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (September 18, 2023) News WP Briefing: Episode 62: Enterprise Clients and the Business of WordPress Community Summit Notes Creating WordPress Curriculum and Educational Experiences WordPress 6.4 WordPress 6.4: What’s on your wishlist? WordPress 6.4 Development Cycle…
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Accessibility in Site Editor, Openverse Wins an Award, What’s New for Devs in WP 6.4, Fields API Summary
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (September 11, 2023) News Openverse Wins the 2023 OEG Open Infrastructure Award Community Summit Notes Community Summit Discussion Notes: Increasing contributor recognition and celebration Community Summit Discussion Notes: Iterating on the Team Rep role Community Summit…
Community Roundup Week Ending September 8
Michelle Frechette
WordPress CommunityWordPress News
DEIB in WordPress Continues Underrepresented Gender Release Team After WordCamp US I sat down (via Zoom, of course) with Josepha Haden Chomphosy, the Executive Director of WordPress, to discuss the underrepresented gender release team currently in process for the next…
Community Summit Recaps, Multilingual Documentation, Performant Translations
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (September 4, 2023) News WP Briefing: Episode 61: Community, Summit, all at Washington D.C. WordPress 6.3.1 Maintenance Release The Future of WordPress & What’s Next for Gutenberg WP20 – A Heartfelt Thanks Community Summit Notes Community…
Member Spotlight: Tiffany Bridge
Michelle Frechette
Member SpotlightsWordPress Community
Tiffany Bridge is a local rabble-rouser, a damn good cook, and the first person you call when your friend moves to town. Oh yeah, and a product manager for Nexcess/Liquid Web. She lives in Washington, DC, with her spouse, child,…
Community Roundup Week Ending August 18
Michelle Frechette
The Week in ReviewWordPress Community
Are You Ready for WCUS? It's less than a week away now that almost 2000 WordPressers will convene in National Harbor, MD for WCUS 2023. Here are some resources for you: Meet the speakers The schedule is out The attendees…
Translations Across the Project • Admin Design • New Blocks Page • Working Group on Organizations Supporting WordPress • Contributor Mentorship
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (August 7, 2023) Translations, Dashboard Redesign, Blocks page, Supporting Orgs, Mentorship Discussion for a proposal for WP.org content translation and localization Admin Design Kickoff Introducing WordPress.org/blocks Organizations Supporting WordPress.org The Inaugural Cohort of the WordPress…
Community Roundup Week Ending August 11
Michelle Frechette
The Week in ReviewWordPress Community
WordPress Community Summit The Community Summit has released its schedule for the two days it will run prior to WordCamp US, August 22-23. The schedule includes 4 tracks and conversations around everything from DEIB to Open Source participation in global…
WordPress 6.3 • Release Workflows • European Union Cyber Resiliency Act • Gutenberg Accessibility
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (August 7, 2023) WP 6.3, 1st LearnWP Cohort, EU CRA WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” Announcing the first Learn WordPress Course Cohort ⤴️Proposal: improve the editor tech workflow for major releases Concerns over the European Union’s Cyber…
WordPress 6.3 RC3 • Cyber Resilience Act • Accessibility in Block Editing • Merging Gutenberg during Alpha
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (July 30, 2023) WP 6.3, Whose Ticket, Merging Gutenberg during Alpha, and EU CRA WordPress 6.3 RC3 ️ Whose ticket is it, anyway? ⤴️Proposal: improve the editor tech workflow for major releases Concerns over the European…
Community Roundup Week Ending August 4
Michelle Frechette
The Week in ReviewWordPress Community
WCUS Releases Schedule & Speaker Lineup I'm very excited about the inclusive speaker slate for WordCamp US 2023. The roster includes incredibly qualified speakers who will present on an amazing and varied topic list. See the speaker page here. See…
This Week at WordPress.org (July 25, 2023) WP 6.3, Reusable Blocks, Phase 3, i18N WordPress 6.3 Release Candidate 23️⃣ Gutenberg Phase 3 I18N Performance Analysis Synced Patterns: The Evolution of Reusable Blocks News Synced Patterns: The Evolution of Reusable Blocks…
Community Roundup Week Ending July 28
Michelle Frechette
The Week in ReviewWordPress Community
Post Status Reveals New Community Code of Conduct If "good fences make good neighbors" (Robert Frost), then a good code of conduct makes a good community. Knowing the boundaries allows a community to thrive. Drawing heavily from the WordPress/WordCamp Code…
Community Roundup Week Ending July 21
Michelle Frechette
The Week in ReviewWordPress Community
WCUS is One Month Away! WordCamp US is coming quickly. Will you be there? The mad dash of procuring tickets, sharing tickets, and buying tickets from one another is in full swing. In our WCUS-2023 Slack Channel, there's a bit…
WordPress 6.3 RC1 • Field Guide • Gutenberg Phase 3
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (July 17, 2023) WP 6.3, Field Guide, Phase 3 WordPress 6.3 Release Candidate 1 Sneak a Peek at WP 6.3 with Mike Schroder Help Test WordPress 6.33️⃣ Gutenberg Phase 3 WordPress 6.3 Field Guide News…
Community Roundup Week Ending July 14
Michelle Frechette
The Week in ReviewWordPress Community
Accessibility This week I wrote about the SLAPP lawsuit that Audio Eye filed against accessibility expert, and WordPress community member, Adrian Roselli. The conversation over in the Post Status #club channel was enthusiastically supportive of Adrian and his messages about…
