Yearly Archives: 2019

WPHindi Plugin Instantly Converts Text from English to Hindi Live in the Block Editor

September 11, 2019design tips

Hindi is one of the world’s top languages, with more than 520 million native and non-native speakers, and is the fastest growing language in India. In a region where English is also commonly spoken, many Hindi publishers have the unique requirement of being able to switch back and forth between (more…)

Toolbelt: A New Jetpack-Inspired Plugin with a Focus on Speed and Privacy

September 11, 2019design tips

WordPress theme and plugin developer Ben Gillbanks is building a Jetpack alternative with an emphasis on speed, simplicity, and privacy. Toolbelt is a new, lightweight plugin that offers a collection of functionality that is commonly-used on WordPress sites. Currently available modules include features like breadcrumbs, browser native lazy loading, a (more…)

Three New WordPress.com Color Schemes

September 11, 2019WPDev News

We’ve launched three new color schemes to customize your WordPress.com dashboard!

NetNewsWire 5.0 RSS Reader Rebuilt from Scratch, Now Free and Open Source

September 10, 2019design tips

NetNewsWire 5.0 was released this week as a completely rebuilt, free and open source Mac app. Back in its earlier days, the 17-year old RSS reader was widely regarded as the best available. Since its creation, the app has changed hands multiple times through two acquisitions, finally landing back home (more…)

StandardJS Ends Controversial Funding Experiment

September 10, 2019design tips

Feross Aboukhadijeh, maintainer of StandardJS, has formally ended the funding experiment he started lasted week, which inserted ads in the terminal whenever Standard 14 is installed. Although the experiment met widespread aversion, it successfully captured public attention and put a spotlight on the critical need for a viable model of (more…)

WordPress.com’s Parent Company Announces Happy Tools, a New Suite of Products for the Future of Work

September 10, 2019WPDev News

Happy Schedule, our first offering, will help distributed teams manage employee schedules and customer support.

Gutenberg 6.4 Adds New Typewriter Experience, Cover Block Resizing, and Block Inserter Help Panel

September 9, 2019design tips

Gutenberg 6.4 arrived this week with two more improvements to the Cover block. The background can now be set to a solid color (in addition to images and videos). Users can also easily resize the block, making it far more useful for those who are designing their own pages. One (more…)

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…)

Yearly Archives: 2019

WPHindi Plugin Instantly Converts Text from English to Hindi Live in the Block Editor

Toolbelt: A New Jetpack-Inspired Plugin with a Focus on Speed and Privacy

Three New WordPress.com Color Schemes

NetNewsWire 5.0 RSS Reader Rebuilt from Scratch, Now Free and Open Source

StandardJS Ends Controversial Funding Experiment

WordPress.com’s Parent Company Announces Happy Tools, a New Suite of Products for the Future of Work

Gutenberg 6.4 Adds New Typewriter Experience, Cover Block Resizing, and Block Inserter Help Panel

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

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