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WordPress AMP Plugin Version 1.2 Introduces Gutenberg-powered AMP Stories Editor

June 30, 2019design tips

Google released version 1.2 of its official AMP plugin for WordPress ahead of WordCamp Europe in Berlin. This release introduces a new AMP Stories editor that is powered by Gutenberg. AMP Stories are separate from the capabilities that enable AMP for the rest of the website, and they can be (more…)

WordCamp Europe 2020 to be Held in Porto, June 4-6

June 30, 2019design tips

Another successful edition of WordCamp Europe concluded this weekend in Berlin. The event was the largest WordCamp in history, with 3,260 tickets sold and 2,734 attendees present on the ground. WCEU sold 800 more tickets than the previous year in Belgrade. Contributor Day gathered 611 attendees into 25 teams, and (more…)

WordPress 5.0 marks a new era for the world’s most popular CMS

June 30, 2019design tips

Gutenberg has been an ambitious undertaking, but the new WordPress editor marks an important step for WordPress. The platform must continue to be both easier to use and more powerful to extend, and Gutenberg is a step in the right direction on both fronts.

WordPress 5.2 Beta 2

June 30, 2019WPDev News

WordPress 5.2 Beta 2 is now available! This software is still in development, so we don’t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with the new version. There are two ways to test the WordPress 5.2 beta: try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want to […]

Contribution Time, Sponsored, and Teams Fields Added to WordPress.org User Profiles

June 27, 2019design tips

A new section named Contribution has been added to WordPress.org user profiles. This section contains fields that enable users to share how much time they contribute to WordPress on a weekly basis, which teams they contribute to, and whether or not those contributions are sponsored. Each field is optional and (more…)

Matt Mullenweg’s Summer Update at WordCamp Europe 2019: Gutenberg’s Progress and a Preview of Upcoming Features

June 27, 2019design tips

Matt Mullenweg took the stage at WordCamp Europe in Berlin this afternoon to give a summer update on the progress of the block editor. He attributed much of its continued success to the availability of the Gutenberg plugin, which allows for quick iteration and testing. More than 150,000 posts are (more…)

Free Event: Post Status to Live Stream Publish Online July 8-9

June 27, 2019design tips

Post Status will be live streaming Publish Online on July 8-9, 2019. The event, which is geared towards WordPress professionals, has traditionally been limited to club members. This year Post Status creator Brian Krogsgard is opening up the live stream for anyone to watch for free. “I debated so strongly (more…)

Jason Bahl Joins the Gatsby Team to Work on WPGraphQL Full-Time

June 26, 2019design tips

Jason Bahl, creator of WPGraphQL, is joining the Gatsby team to work on WPGraphQL (and its immediate ecosystem) full-time. Gatsby, the immensely popular static site generator for React.js, lets users pull data into pages from WordPress, Drupal, Contentful, Google Docs, AirTable, markdown, and any other data sources. It is used (more…)

WPWeekly Episode 357 – CBD E-Commerce, XML Sitemaps, and A Preview of WCEU 2019

June 26, 2019design tips

In this episode, Malcom Peralty and I discuss what’s new in WordPress 5.2.2, XML Sitemaps possibly landing in core, and WooCommerce clarifying its CDB seller policy. We also provide a preview of what to expect at WordCamp EU and congratulate Marcel Bootsman for successfully walking to Berlin, Germany. Stories Discussed: (more…)

WooCommerce.com Clarifies Its Policy on Selling CBD Products

June 26, 2019design tips

Last week, a member of the WooCommerce Help and Share Facebook group who sells Cannabidiol or CBD products submitted a post that included an email exchange with WooCommerce support. In the exchange, the support rep explained to the store owner that when their WooCommerce.com account was connected to a WordPress.com (more…)

Monthly Archives: June 2019

WordPress AMP Plugin Version 1.2 Introduces Gutenberg-powered AMP Stories Editor

WordCamp Europe 2020 to be Held in Porto, June 4-6

WordPress 5.0 marks a new era for the world’s most popular CMS

WordPress 5.2 Beta 2

Contribution Time, Sponsored, and Teams Fields Added to WordPress.org User Profiles

Matt Mullenweg’s Summer Update at WordCamp Europe 2019: Gutenberg’s Progress and a Preview of Upcoming Features

Free Event: Post Status to Live Stream Publish Online July 8-9

Jason Bahl Joins the Gatsby Team to Work on WPGraphQL Full-Time

WPWeekly Episode 357 – CBD E-Commerce, XML Sitemaps, and A Preview of WCEU 2019

WooCommerce.com Clarifies Its Policy on Selling CBD Products

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