Matt Mullenweg and Matías Ventura Demo New Image Editing Tools Coming to Gutenberg
One of the most exciting parts of Matt Mullenweg’s session at WordCamp Europe 2020 Online was the live demo of...
wordpress hosting
On Politics and WordPress
I wish we lived in a world in which we could discuss code each day, not allowing political1 opinions to...
Build Versatile Layouts with the GenerateBlocks WordPress Plugin
Over the past few weeks, I have had the GenerateBlocks plugin sitting in my test environment. I have built a...
Blockify the WordPress Dashboard with the Mission Ctrl Plugin
Nick Hamze makes it no secret that he loves the WordPress block system. He has spearheaded several unique blocks on...
WordCamp Europe 2020 Online Draws 8,600 Registered Attendees, Following Record-Breaking Contributor Day
WordCamp Europe 2020 Online kicked off yesterday with a record-breaking contributor day. More than 2,500 people signed up to participate....
Gutenberg 8.2 Includes Editing Flow Improvements, Cover Block Content Positioning, and Pattern Categories
On Wednesday, the development team behind Gutenberg dropped version 8.2 of the plugin. The new release focuses on a better...
Ajay D’Souza Releases Popular Authors Add-On for Top 10 Plugin
Ajay D’Souza released the Popular Authors plugin last week, which is designed to display authors by the number of post...
WordPress Names 5.5 Release Leads, Plans All-Women Release Squad for 5.6
WordPress’ Executive Director, Josepha Haden, announced the names of the leaders who will be coordinating releases for the remainder of...
WooCommerce Is Testing a Block-based Cart and Checkout
As part of an ongoing initiative to convert the plugin’s existing shortcodes to blocks, WooCommerce core developers are testing a...
Google Search to Introduce New Page Experience Ranking Signal in 2021
Google is preparing to introduce a new ranking signal for Search, based on page experience as measured by Core Web...
Molly Burke on the Power of Universal Design
In a 2017 speech titled “Stop trying to fix disability,” YouTube and motivational speaker Molly Burke says, “I live in...
Should WordPress Provide an API for Third-Party Editors?
Imagine a future where you log into your website’s admin. You head over to the editor. This particular editor has...
Local Brings Back Support for Apache and Site Cloning
Flywheel’s Local development app has received several major updates during the past month. The most recent release brings back support...
Shinobi Blocks WordPress Plugin Adds How-To and FAQ Blocks
Shinobi Works, a web development and illustration company based in Japan, released Shinobi Blocks last week. It is the second...
PHP and WordPress Version Checks Coming to Themes
PHP and WordPress version checks are coming to the WordPress theme system — finally. The feature was pulled into core...
WordPress Theme Review Team Changes Name, Now the Themes Team
Last week, the official Theme Review Team (TRT) decided to change its name. The re-branding was mostly about fixing a...
BuddyPress 6.0.0 Released with New Group and Members Blocks
BuddyPress has entered the world of blocks with the release of version 6.0, the latest major update that has been...
Google Patches Critical Vulnerability in Site Kit Plugin
In late April Wordfence discovered a critical vulnerability in Google’s Site Kit plugin for WordPress that would make it possible...
