Monthly Archives: October 2021

Post Status Excerpt, Cory and David discuss some recent conversations in the WordPress community: Is the WordPress writing experience bad for “serious writers?” Does WordPress have to excel in this area, or is it fine to have third-party writing tools that feed into WordPress? In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Cory and David discuss…

Creating a brand identity is one of the most important parts of creating any new business. After all, it’s what helps create your brand image. One of the best ways to create an effective brand identity is to learn from the very best that already won the world with its brands. Today, we take a…

It is only a matter of time before the floodgates are flung open. Many of the block themes released in the past year have been little different than your typical starter theme. However, there is a quiet momentum building that might just surprise some folks in a few months. Automattic has put out several block…

What’s hot in graphic design? One of the things people always want to talk to me about is graphic design trends. Here’s preview of what’s going to be hot in the coming year. It’s such an interesting topic because there are trends that change slowly over time – just look at the long evolution of…

1)},!0)}},{}],5:[function(t,e,n){function r(){var t=new PerformanceObserver(function(t,e){var n=t.getEntries();s(m,[n])});try{t.observe({entryTypes:[“resource”]})}catch(e){}}function o(t){if(s(m,[window.performance.getEntriesByType(v)]),window.performance[“c”+d])try{window.performance[l](h,o,!1)}catch(t){}else try{window.performance[l](“webkit”+h,o,!1)}catch(t){}}function i(t){}if(window.performance&&window.performance.timing&&window.performance.getEntriesByType){var a=t(“ee”),s=t(“handle”),c=t(14),f=t(13),u=t(6),d=”learResourceTimings”,p=”addEventListener”,l=”removeEventListener”,h=”resourcetimingbufferfull”,m=”bstResource”,v=”resource”,w=”-start”,g=”-end”,y=”fn”+w,x=”fn”+g,b=”bstTimer”,E=”pushState”,R=t(“loader”);if(!R.disabled){R.features.stn=!0,t(9),”addEventListener”in window&&t(7);var O=NREUM.o.EV;a.on(y,function(t,e){var n=t[0];n instanceof O&&(this.bstStart=R.now())}),a.on(x,function(t,e){var n=t[0];n instanceof O&&s(“bst”,[n,e,this.bstStart,R.now()])}),c.on(y,function(t,e,n){this.bstStart=R.now(),this.bstType=n}),c.on(x,function(t,e){s(b,[e,this.bstStart,R.now(),this.bstType])}),f.on(y,function(){this.bstStart=R.now()}),f.on(x,function(t,e){s(b,[e,this.bstStart,R.now(),”requestAnimationFrame”])}),a.on(E+w,function(t){this.time=R.now(),this.startPath=location.pathname+location.hash}),a.on(E+g,function(t){s(“bstHist”,[location.pathname+location.hash,this.startPath,this.time])}),u()?(s(m,[window.performance.getEntriesByType(“resource”)]),r()):p in window.performance&&(window.performance[“c”+d]?window.performance[p](h,o,!1):window.performance[p](“webkit”+h,o,!1)),document[p](“scroll”,i,{passive:!0}),document[p](“keypress”,i,!1),document[p](“click”,i,!1)}}},{}],6:[function(t,e,n){e.exports=function(){return”PerformanceObserver”in window&&”function”==typeof window.PerformanceObserver}},{}],7:[function(t,e,n){function r(t){for(var e=t;e&&!e.hasOwnProperty(u);)e=Object.getPrototypeOf(e);e&&o(e)}function o(t){s.inPlace(t,[u,d],”-“,i)}function i(t,e){return t[1]}var a=t(“ee”).get(“events”),s=t(“wrap-function”)(a,!0),c=t(“gos”),f=XMLHttpRequest,u=”addEventListener”,d=”removeEventListener”;e.exports=a,”getPrototypeOf”in Object?(r(document),r(window),r(f.prototype)):f.prototype.hasOwnProperty(u)&&(o(window),o(f.prototype)),a.on(u+”-start”,function(t,e){var n=t[1],r=c(n,”nr@wrapped”,function(){function t(){if(“function”==typeof n.handleEvent)return n.handleEvent.apply(n,arguments)}var e={object:t,”function”:n}[typeof n];return e?s(e,”fn-“,null,e.name||”anonymous”):n});this.wrapped=t[1]=r}),a.on(d+”-start”,function(t){t[1]=this.wrapped||t[1]})},{}],8:[function(t,e,n){function r(t,e,n){var r=t[e];”function”==typeof r&&(t[e]=function(){var t=i(arguments),e={};o.emit(n+”before-start”,[t],e);var a;e[m]&&e[m].dt&&(a=e[m].dt);var s=r.apply(this,t);return o.emit(n+”start”,[t,a],s),s.then(function(t){return o.emit(n+”end”,[null,t],s),t},function(t){throw o.emit(n+”end”,[t],s),t})})}var o=t(“ee”).get(“fetch”),i=t(31),a=t(30);e.exports=o;var s=window,c=”fetch-“,f=c+”body-“,u=[“arrayBuffer”,”blob”,”json”,”text”,”formData”],d=s.Request,p=s.Response,l=s.fetch,h=”prototype”,m=”nr@context”;d&&p&&l&&(a(u,function(t,e){r(d[h],e,f),r(p[h],e,f)}),r(s,”fetch”,c),o.on(c+”end”,function(t,e){var n=this;if(e){var r=e.headers.get(“content-length”);null!==r&&(n.rxSize=r),o.emit(c+”done”,[null,e],n)}else o.emit(c+”done”,[t],n)}))},{}],9:[function(t,e,n){var r=t(“ee”).get(“history”),o=t(“wrap-function”)(r);e.exports=r;var i=window.history&&window.history.constructor&&window.history.constructor.prototype,a=window.history;i&&i.pushState&&i.replaceState&&(a=i),o.inPlace(a,[“pushState”,”replaceState”],”-“)},{}],10:[function(t,e,n){function r(t){function e(){c.emit(“jsonp-end”,[],p),t.removeEventListener(“load”,e,!1),t.removeEventListener(“error”,n,!1)}function n(){c.emit(“jsonp-error”,[],p),c.emit(“jsonp-end”,[],p),t.removeEventListener(“load”,e,!1),t.removeEventListener(“error”,n,!1)}var r=t&&”string”==typeof…

Should developers bundle block patterns with their themes or submit them to the WordPress.org directory? That is the question that some will likely need to answer in the future. Currently, submissions are not open for the block pattern directory. However, that will change as the contributors eventually wrap up the pattern creation process. The milestone…

Photography trends can be a major influence on how print and digital designs come together. From filters to styles to photo angles that are trending, this part of the visual aesthetic can greatly impact how a project comes together. Photography trends are dictated by a few things: Visual style of photographers, techniques that are gaining…

WordPress.org profiles got an update over the weekend that will make them a better reflection of contributors’ efforts on GitHub. Users can now authorize GitHub to detect their activity on the WordPress GitHub organization and display it on their profiles. “Currently we’re tracking New Issues submitted (by you), Closed Issues (by you), Pull requests submitted…

If you aren’t a print project regular, designing the perfect flyer can be somewhat nerve-wracking. But it doesn’t have to be. With a solid content plan and a great designer (that’s you), crafting the perfect flyer that will entice and engage users is simple. There’s a wonderful feeling to designing something, then having it printed…