As we quickly head into the final weeks of 2019, we also pass the first anniversary of WordPress 5.0 and, subsequently, Gutenberg coming headlong into our lives. Love it or hate it, Gutenberg is here to stay. If you had asked my thoughts on it last December, I would have probably sided with a large portion of other WordPress users. …
Gutenberg: One Year Later
As we quickly head into the final weeks of 2019, we also pass the first anniversary of WordPress 5.0 and, subsequently, Gutenberg coming headlong into our lives. Love it or hate it, Gutenberg is here to stay. If you had asked my thoughts on it last December, I would have probably sided with a large portion of other WordPress users. …
Initial Documentation for Block-Based WordPress Themes Proposed
In a pull request on the Gutenberg repository yesterday, Riad Benguella created an initial document that outlines how block-based WordPress themes might work. While the document is merely a starting point for the conversation, it is a set of ideas that will likely forever reshape the WordPress landscape. It is paradigm-shifting. For the first time, theme authors can glimpse what …
Black Friday Banner Gone Wrong: Advertising in Free Plugins
Screenshot of the Yoast Black Friday Ad On November 28, millions of people awoke to a Black Friday ad on nearly every page of their WordPress admin, courtesy of the Yoast SEO plugin. That day also coincided with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, so it left freelancers and agencies scrambling to address a banner on their clients’ sites on a day …
Gutenberg 7.0 Launches Stable Navigation Block, Post Blocks, and Template Parts
On November 27, Gutenberg 7.0 landed with several features, enhancements, and bug fixes. Most notably, the navigation block is now a stable feature. Theme authors can also start using block template parts and testing the post title and content blocks. The update addressed several bugs with the block editor. It also introduced new developer features such as the card component …
Using WordPress On Your iPhone or Android With The WordPress App
Need to use WordPress on the go? Learn how to create, publish, read, share content, and access your site wherever you are using the WordPress Mobile App on Android and iPhone. There’s no shortage of mobile usage statistics telling us that more people around the world are accessing information and working from their mobile devices. In fact, a quick glance at …