WordPress Coding Standards 1.0.0 Released

After nine years since the project began, version 1.0.0 of the WordPress Coding Standards is available for download. The WordPress Coding Standards is a collection of PHP_CodeSniffer rules or sniffs to validate code developed for WordPress. It ensures code quality and adherence to coding conventions, including the official WordPress Coding (more…)
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abc to SVG

Here’s a little example that Jeremy Keith used to use in his talks. It’s stuck with me as one of the coolest examples of progressive enhancement and Technology Being CoolTM around.

There is this musical notation format called abc. They don’t capitalize it. Kinda like npm, which I guess makes sense as it isn’t an acronym. But it is the name of something so it’s super awkward. Ughakdhk. Anyway.

The format itself is really cool. It’s super …

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Torque Toons: Our 5th Birthday!

The big 5.0 is here! No, not WordPress 5.0… It’s our fifth year of publishing Torque Magazine. Thanks for 5 years of support! Don’t forget to check out our other editorial toons!
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Who Is Going to Win the Gutenberg Arms Race?

2018 has been dominated by the Gutenberg editor – WordPress’ attempt to overhaul the user’s writing experience. This (of course) brings change to the platform. Consequently, developers are just beginning to embark on an ‘arms race’ to see who will get the upper hand with early adopters. This may seem like an inconsequential battle to …
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On xlink:href being deprecated in SVG

A reader wrote in to tell me we should update our articles about SVG <use> elements. The attribute we always use for them, xlink:href, is deprecated. Indeed, MDN says:

That’s pretty strong language, hence the reader’s warning. This is a bit surprising to me, as the SVG 2 thing got a little weird. It looks like it did become a Candidate Recommendation though.

So…

<!-- This is old -->
<svg>
<use xlink:href="#whatever" />
</svg>

<!– This …

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What to Put on a Business Card: 8 Creative Ideas

What to put on a business card? It’s a tricky question. A business card that contains just the right information (and a stellar design) will grab attention and help you stand out. It’s the thing that makes someone else remember you, or your pitch. Even in a digital age, a business card is a popular–and […]
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Plugin Review: Theme Support for Gutenberg

As Gutenberg nears a merge with WordPress, Theme Authors are running out of time to ensure that their themes are compatible. The Gutenberg handbook has an excellent article on how to opt-in and add support for enhanced features. Most themes will present the default blocks without any issues as the (more…)
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