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Curated List of Featured Themes Coming to the Theme Directory

November 10, 2019design tips

Themes are the face of WordPress. Like it or not, the average user is more interested in what their site looks like when they first begin using the platform than what the thousands upon thousands of plugins can do for them. Perhaps that’s unfair to plugin developers — there are (more…)

Becoming Better Digital Citizens Through Open Source

November 7, 2019WPDev News

The WordPress Project is on a mission to democratize publishing. As WordPress empowers more people to participate in the digital space, we have the opportunity to make sure that everyone can participate safely and responsibly. Today marks the start of Digital Citizenship Week. We are going to share how open source can be used as […]

Gutenberg 6.7 Introduces Storybook and Gradient Backgrounds

November 7, 2019design tips

The Gutenberg team released version 6.7 of the Gutenberg plugin last week. The announcement post listed a little over three dozen bug fixes and several enhancements to existing features. The most notable features included in the update are Storybook support and gradient backgrounds for the button block. All of the (more…)

An Interview with Reyes Martínez of Frontity — a new WordPress framework

November 7, 2019design tips

Reyes Martínez directs Digital Marketing and Communications at Frontity. She gave us some background and answered a few of our questions about the company and the project.

Coming in WordPress 5.3: What is the PHP Spread Operator?

November 6, 2019design tips

On October 9, Juliette Reinders Folmer announced on the core WordPress blog that WordPress 5.3 will use the spread operator. The spread operator was one of the new features made available in PHP 5.6, a version released in 2014. WordPress abandoned PHP 5.2 – 5.5 with the release of WordPress (more…)

Product Reviews in the WordPress Ecosystem: Honesty and Genuine Experiences

November 5, 2019design tips

I don’t write fluff pieces. I call ’em like I see ’em. If your project is a dumpster fire, I’m going to say it’s a dumpster fire. Whenever someone comes to me in hopes that I review their product, I give them some form of the preceding paragraph. It doesn’t (more…)

WordPress 5.3 Beta 3

November 4, 2019WPDev News

WordPress 5.3 Beta 3 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. You can test the WordPress 5.3 beta in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “bleeding edge nightlies” option) […]

Chilean News Publication El Soberano First to Launch on Newspack

November 3, 2019design tips

Nine months after the announcement of Newspack by WordPress.com, the Chilean news site El Soberano became the first publication to launch on the new platform. On October 16, the small news team relaunched with a fresh design powered by the Newspack theme and its newsroom-focused plugins. Newspack is a project (more…)

“Become the best version of yourself.” An Interview with Rich Tabor

November 1, 2019design tips

Rich Tabor is taking CoBlocks and his other work to GoDaddy, where he’ll continue to development experiences for using WordPress with Gutenberg.

People of WordPress: Alice Orru

November 1, 2019WPDev News

You’ve probably heard that WordPress is open-source software, and may know that it’s created and run by volunteers. WordPress enthusiasts share many examples of how WordPress changed people’s lives for the better. This monthly series shares some of those lesser-known, amazing stories. Meet Alice Orru, from Sardinia, Italy. Alice Orru was born in Sardinia, an […]

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Curated List of Featured Themes Coming to the Theme Directory

Becoming Better Digital Citizens Through Open Source

Gutenberg 6.7 Introduces Storybook and Gradient Backgrounds

An Interview with Reyes Martínez of Frontity — a new WordPress framework

Coming in WordPress 5.3: What is the PHP Spread Operator?

Product Reviews in the WordPress Ecosystem: Honesty and Genuine Experiences

WordPress 5.3 Beta 3

Chilean News Publication El Soberano First to Launch on Newspack

“Become the best version of yourself.” An Interview with Rich Tabor

People of WordPress: Alice Orru

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