Monthly Archives: September 2019

StandardJS Pauses Experiment with Ads in the Terminal after Linode Pulls Sponsorship

September 9, 2019design tips

Feross Aboukhadijeh, maintainer of the StandardJS library, a JavaScript style guide, linter, and automatic code fixer, launched an experiment last week that places ads in the terminal in order to fund development. The experiment has since been paused after receiving negative feedback from the developer community, causing Linode, one of (more…)

Top Fifty WP: New Website Ranks Plugins by Downloads per Day

September 8, 2019design tips

The team behind Pootlepress has launched a new website that displays the top 50 WordPress plugins by downloads per day. It uses the WordPress.org Plugin API to pull the previous day’s download stats from plugins hosted in the directory. The site also shows the average rating as a percent in (more…)

Micro.blog Adds Tumblr Cross-Posting

September 5, 2019design tips

Over the weekend, Micro.blog added Tumblr cross-posting to its service in response to Automattic’s acquisition of the company. Micro.blog users can now elect to have their blog posts automatically syndicated to Tumblr. Although Tumblr is somewhat of a competitor to Micro.blog’s social networking and microblogging service, founder Manton Reece said (more…)

php Central Europe Conference Canceled Due to Lack of Speaker Diversity

September 5, 2019design tips

phpCE, a central European PHP conference that was previously scheduled for October 4-6, has been cancelled due to a public fiasco resulting from a lack of gender diversity in the speaker lineup. The event, previously known as PHPCon Poland, was set to be held in Dresden, Germany, after the concept (more…)

Tomorrow is WordPress Translation Day 4

September 5, 2019WPDev News

The fourth edition of WordPress translation day is coming up on Saturday 11 May 2019: tomorrow! Get ready for a 24-hour, global marathon dedicated to localizing the WordPress platform and ecosystem. This event takes place both online and in physical locations across the world, so you can join no matter where you are! The WordPress […]

Chrome 76 Adds Native Lazy-Loading, WordPress Contributors Continue Discussion Regarding Core Support

September 4, 2019design tips

The latest version of Chrome (76) shipped with a new “loading” attribute that allows developers to specify resources, such as images and iframes, to defer loading until the user scrolls nearer to them. In the past, developers have used third-party libraries to achieve lazy loading but soon this will no (more…)

Popular WordPress Themes Remove Obtrusive Admin Notices to Conform to New Theme Directory Requirement

September 4, 2019design tips

Last month the WordPress Theme Review Team took action to curb obtrusive admin notices, requiring all themes to use the admin_notices API and follow the core design pattern. Prior to this rule going into effect, many themes would commonly display a large, branded notice upon activation. Sometimes these came with (more…)

WordPress 5.3 Development Kicks Off: UI Polishing, Editor Improvements, and New Twenty Twenty Default Theme

September 3, 2019design tips

WordPress 5.3 release dates were confirmed this week. The timeline has the official release arriving November 12, 2019, with a decent margin of time to avoid WordCamp US (early November) and the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday week at the end of November. Beta 1 is expected September 23 and a Release (more…)

WordPress 5.2 “Jaco”

September 3, 2019WPDev News

Version 5.2 of WordPress is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. New features in this update make it easier than ever to fix your site if something goes wrong. There are even more robust tools for identifying and fixing configuration issues and fatal errors. Whether you are a developer helping clients or you manage your site solo, these tools can help get you the right information when you need it.

WordPress Poised to Begin Implementing Proposal to Auto-Update Older Sites to 4.7

September 3, 2019design tips

WordPress contributors from around the world joined in a lively meeting yesterday to continue the discussion regarding the proposal to auto-update old sites to version 4.7 in a controlled rollout. The idea is that sites would gradually update from one major version to the next (not all at once). The (more…)

Monthly Archives: September 2019

StandardJS Pauses Experiment with Ads in the Terminal after Linode Pulls Sponsorship

Top Fifty WP: New Website Ranks Plugins by Downloads per Day

Micro.blog Adds Tumblr Cross-Posting

php Central Europe Conference Canceled Due to Lack of Speaker Diversity

Tomorrow is WordPress Translation Day 4

Chrome 76 Adds Native Lazy-Loading, WordPress Contributors Continue Discussion Regarding Core Support

Popular WordPress Themes Remove Obtrusive Admin Notices to Conform to New Theme Directory Requirement

WordPress 5.3 Development Kicks Off: UI Polishing, Editor Improvements, and New Twenty Twenty Default Theme

WordPress 5.2 “Jaco”

WordPress Poised to Begin Implementing Proposal to Auto-Update Older Sites to 4.7

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