Something To Be Thankful For
Over the past several weeks, I have received around four dozen emails, texts, PMs, and other messages related to Black...
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Getting Your WordPress Plugins and Themes Ready for PHP 8
On Monday, WordPress core contributor Jonathan Desrosiers published a detailed post on the Make WordPress Core blog about the upcoming...
WordPress 5.7 Wish List: Save Block Editor Settings Per User
WordPress 5.6 development is winding down as we begin to close out the beta testing round, inching toward the final...
Build Editor Blocks for Clients With the Genesis Custom Blocks Plugin
In early September, WP Engine announced the launch of Genesis Custom Blocks, a block-creation plugin made possible by its StudioPress...
Gutenberg 9.4 Introduces Button Width Selector and Typography Controls for List Block
Gutenberg 9.4.0 was released this week with many small improvements to existing features, while work on full site editing continues....
WordPress To Combine Its Long-Neglected Theme Previewer With Starter Content
Six weeks ago, WordPress 5.6 release lead Helen Hou-Sandí breathed new life into two almost-forgotten features around the WordPress website...
Do Not Build Theme-Specific Block Plugins for WordPress, Please
A few days ago, I came across a small library of blocks. As always, I was interested in seeing what...
Envato Passes $1 Billion in Community Earnings While Continuing to Aggressively Market Its Elements Subscription Against Marketplace Authors
Envato has passed $1 billion in community earnings after 14 years in business. The company reached the goal a year...
Google Webmasters Central Rebrands to Google Search Central
Twenty years ago, every aspect of developing a website and putting it online was more complex than it is today...
Themes Team Removes Outdated CSS Guidelines, Adds Stricter Requirement for Links in Content
In yesterday’s twice-monthly meeting, the WordPress Themes Team made a couple of important changes to the official theme directory guidelines....
Google Search to Add Page Experience to Ranking Signals in May 2021
Six months ago, Google announced its plans to introduce a new ranking signal for Search, based on page experience as measured by Core...
Editor Plus 2.1 Overhauls Block Controls UI and Adds Lottie Animations
Yesterday, Munir Kamal released version 2.1 of the Editor Plus plugin. The biggest change is a complete overhaul of its...
