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The Evolution of Anonymity in the Internet Age

October 15, 2019design tips

As a child of the ’90s, I was growing up in one of the largest transitional periods in human history. The Internet Age was upon us. I was born and raised in a small community in rural Alabama. The country. The backwoods. To give you an idea of how small (more…)

GNU Project Maintainers Move to Oust Richard Stallman from Leadership

October 14, 2019design tips

GNU Project maintainers are working to oust Richard Stallman from his position as head of the organization. In a joint statement published yesterday morning, a collection of 22 GNU maintainers and developers thanked Stallman for his work and declared that he can no longer represent the project: We, the undersigned (more…)

Google Chrome Announces Rollout Plan for Blocking Mixed Content Beginning January 2020

October 14, 2019design tips

The Google Security Team has announced a timeline for when Chrome will begin blocking mixed content by default in order to ensure that HTTPS browsing is more secure. Mixed content refers to HTTPS pages that load resources, such as images, videos, stylesheets, and scripts, over HTTP. The gradual rollout will (more…)

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Domino’s Appeal to Determine Whether Websites Must Be Accessible

October 14, 2019design tips

In what is seen as a win for accessibility advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Domino’s petition to appeal a lower-court decision on whether the pizza chain’s website and mobile app must be accessible to those with disabilities. The earlier U.S. 9th Circuit court ruled that websites fall under Title (more…)

WordPress.org Bumps PHP Maximum for Plugin Directory to Version 7.2

October 13, 2019design tips

The WordPress.org SVN system received a version bump to 7.2 on October 3. This change means that plugin authors can now use newer PHP syntax in plugins they submit to the official plugin directory. In the future, the version maximum will match what’s running on WordPress.org. This should be good (more…)

WooSesh 2019 Scheduled for October 9 and 10: Registration Now Open

October 13, 2019design tips

WooSesh is happening next week on October 9 and 10, and registration is now open. This is the second edition of the virtual WooCommerce event hosted by WPSessions. In addition to presentations focused entirely on e-commerce, the event will include a “Hallway Track” that offers opportunities for attendees to connect (more…)

Matt Mullenweg and David Heinemeier Hansson Discuss WordPress Market Share, Monopolies, and Power in Open Source Communities

October 10, 2019design tips

In what began as a heated conversation on Twitter, Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg and Ruby on Rails creator and Basecamp co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson took to the airwaves to debate opposing viewpoints on market share, monopolies, and power in open source communities. Hansson reacted to a statement Mullenweg made in (more…)

WordPress Theme Review Team Brings Back Review Shindigs

October 10, 2019design tips

The WordPress theme review team (TRT) is kicking off a review weekend October 5 and will begin at 10:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). These events, called “review shindigs,” are marathon sessions where the team joins together to review themes and teach best practices. The current plan is to hold the (more…)

BuddyPress 5.0 Introduces BP REST API, Paving the Way for Blocks

October 9, 2019design tips

BuddyPress 5.0.0 “Le Gusto” was released this week with the long-awaited BP REST API, a new Invitations API, and BuddyPress info on the Site Health screen. The release was named for a favorite pizza restaurant in Fortaleza, Brazil, where BP REST API contributor and core committer Renato Alves resides. The (more…)

First Look at PHP 7.4 for WordPress Developers

October 9, 2019design tips

PHP 7.4 is slated for release on November 28, 2019. WordPress 5.3 will also include several commits that address deprecated features. It’s unlikely that most WordPress plugin and theme developers will be able to use the new PHP 7.4 features for a while except when working on setups where they (more…)

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The Evolution of Anonymity in the Internet Age

GNU Project Maintainers Move to Oust Richard Stallman from Leadership

Google Chrome Announces Rollout Plan for Blocking Mixed Content Beginning January 2020

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Domino’s Appeal to Determine Whether Websites Must Be Accessible

WordPress.org Bumps PHP Maximum for Plugin Directory to Version 7.2

WooSesh 2019 Scheduled for October 9 and 10: Registration Now Open

Matt Mullenweg and David Heinemeier Hansson Discuss WordPress Market Share, Monopolies, and Power in Open Source Communities

WordPress Theme Review Team Brings Back Review Shindigs

BuddyPress 5.0 Introduces BP REST API, Paving the Way for Blocks

First Look at PHP 7.4 for WordPress Developers

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