It was late summer in 2018. I was an aging developer who wasn’t quite sure where I fit into the WordPress world anymore. I had spent over a decade learning the ins and outs of the platform that launched my career and also served as a hobby for other pet projects I wanted to tackle. In part, I was bored. …
Pods Framework Loses Primary Sponsorship, Seeks Donors To Fund Project
Scott Kingsley Clark, lead developer of the Pods Framework, announced the project was seeking new donors on Thursday. Automattic, the primary sponsor, dropped out after funding the project since 2012. This has put the team in a position to seek help for maintaining and supporting the project. Automattic was previously covering around 90% of the costs. The Pods Framework is …
Building the Community We Deserve
One of our internal discussions about the future of WP Tavern has stuck with me since it wrapped up. The discussion was centered on pushing comment threads in the right direction. We often receive comments that border on conspiracy-theory territory (and those that cross over head first). We also get comments that make statements of fact without backing up those …
Reflecting on 2019: The Year in Review
Another year is in the bag. With a project as large and far-reaching as WordPress, there was no shortage of news and controversy. We covered a lot of stories in 2019 and are gearing up for another exciting year. I always like to take a moment at the end of the year to look over everything that happened. Despite how …
WordPress Theme Review Team Announces Alpha Color Picker for the Customizer
Using the color picker in the customizer. The WordPress Theme Review Team announced its color picker control today. The project is a single package that allows theme authors to include an advanced color control in the customizer. The control allows users to select a hex color with an optional alpha channel to handle transparency. The color control is the fourth …
Why Personal Branding Is a Secret Weapon
Personal branding builds trust with customers and employees.
What Should an Author Bio Block Look Like?
Two author bio block mock-ups compared. Joshua Wold, co-representative for the WordPress design team, shared an early exploration of an author card block. Community members explored several ideas at the design table during the contributor day at WordCamp US 2019. In the post, Wold followed up on the original sketches from that melding of design minds. The original idea for …
How Two Designers Created A Weed Brand With Whimsy
Cross a design mind with a very hippie childhood, and you get a very groovy vibe.
Rank Math SEO Plugin Adds WordPress Block Editor Support
The team behind the Rank Math SEO plugin released an update that includes full support for the block editor on December 18. The update includes around two dozen features, improvements, and fixes. The biggest feature update was the inclusion of a new plugin sidebar for the block editor. Some of the new features include a filter for unlimited focus keywords, …
Version 1 Prototype of the WordPress Admin Block Directory Announced
Mel Choyce-Dwan shared the first version of the WordPress admin block directory prototype the design team has been working on. The goal is to bring the block directory to the admin in WordPress 5.5, which is currently set for August 2020 on the roadmap. The post also outlines reusable components that can be used in other areas of the admin …