WebDevStudios Releases Block Scaffolding Tool for Developers
WebDevStudios released its custom block scaffolding tool to the public on Tuesday. It is a fork of the core WordPress...
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OpenJS World 2020 Conference Goes Virtual, Tickets Are Free: June 23–24
Like many tech conferences, OpenJS World 2020 was forced to go virtual for its upcoming event scheduled for June 23-24,...
WordPress Bumps Minimum PHP Recommendation to 7.2
Late last week WordPress made major progress towards the goal of getting users to adopt newer versions of PHP. The...
Build Forms via the Block Editor With Gutenberg Forms
The quest for the perfect form plugin is nearly as old as WordPress. Projects have come and gone. There are...
AsBlocks Project Uses Gutenberg to Create a Collaborative Writing Environment
The Gutenberg team is currently immersed in bringing full-site editing capabilities to the block editor as part of Phase 2...
Gutenberg 8.3 Updates Block Categories, Includes Parent Block Selector, and Adds New Design Controls
Yesterday, the Gutenberg team released version 8.3 of the ongoing plugin behind the block editor. While much of the focus...
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...
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...
