Monthly Archives: May 2019

An Interview with Reyes Martínez of Frontity

May 5, 2019design tips

Previously known as Worona, Madrid-based Frontity is close to launching their eponymous public beta, described on Github as both “an alternative rendering engine for WordPress,” and “a React framework to create WordPress themes.” Frontity, the framework, runs separately from WordPress on Node.js and uses the WordPress API to generate HTML and AMP pages. Unlike other approaches to “headless” WordPress, Frontity is the first to be built exclusively for WordPress.

Celebrate Earth Day by Learning about Environmentally Friendly Web Development on WordPress.tv

May 2, 2019design tips

Today is Earth Day, a worldwide annual event first celebrated in 1970 that focuses on addressing environmental concerns. Earth Day Network coordinates 192 countries with more than a billion people participating in today’s event. The organization uses WordPress to build the world’s largest environmental movement through education, public policy, and (more…)

AMP Plugin for WordPress 1.1 Adds Experimental PWA Plugin Integration, Pre-release of AMP Stories Editor Available in 1.2-alpha

May 2, 2019design tips

Version 1.1 of the AMP Plugin for WordPress was released this week after four months in development and 125 merged pull requests from contributors. It includes CSS tree shaking improvements that restore AMP compatibility for WordPress’ default Twenty Nineteen theme, reducing the size of its stylesheet by 53%. In an (more…)

Considerations for eCommerce merchants, with Andrew Youderian of eCommerce Fuel

May 2, 2019design tips

In this episode I discuss eCommerce and considerations for eCommerce merchants, with Andrew Youderian of eCommerce Fuel.

WordPress 5.2 Will Add 13 New Icons to the Dashicon Library

May 2, 2019design tips

Dashicons, the WordPress admin icon font, will be getting its first update in three years when WordPress 5.2 ships. The library will be updated to use WOFF2 (Web Open Font Format 2), replacing the previous WOFF 1.0 format for improved compression. WOFF 1.0 will still be included in core to (more…)

WooCommerce 3.6 Released with New Product Blocks and Major Performance Improvements

May 1, 2019design tips

WooCommerce 3.6 was released this week after six months in development. Store owners with sites running on WordPress 5.0+ will now have access to eight new product blocks, including hand picked products, featured products, products by category/attribute, sale products, new products, top rated, products, and best selling products. These blocks (more…)

The Month in WordPress: February 2019

May 1, 2019WPDev News

A new version of WordPress, significant security enhancements, important discussions, and much more – read on to find out what has been going on in the WordPress community for the month of February. Release of WordPress 5.1 Near the end of the month, WordPress 5.1 was released, featuring significant stability and performance enhancements as well […]

WordPress 5.1 “Betty”

May 1, 2019WPDev News

A Little Better Every Day: Version 5.1 of WordPress, named “Betty” in honour of acclaimed jazz vocalist Betty Carter, is available for download! 🕺🏻

Monthly Archives: May 2019

An Interview with Reyes Martínez of Frontity

Celebrate Earth Day by Learning about Environmentally Friendly Web Development on WordPress.tv

AMP Plugin for WordPress 1.1 Adds Experimental PWA Plugin Integration, Pre-release of AMP Stories Editor Available in 1.2-alpha

Considerations for eCommerce merchants, with Andrew Youderian of eCommerce Fuel

WordPress 5.2 Will Add 13 New Icons to the Dashicon Library

WooCommerce 3.6 Released with New Product Blocks and Major Performance Improvements

The Month in WordPress: February 2019

WordPress 5.1 “Betty”

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