For the first time in WordPress’ nearly 19-year history, the software’s usage stats are showing signs of declining market share. Its remarkable ascension to 43.3% market share took a turn in March 2022 and usage has slowly declined since then, according to a new WordPress market share report from Joost de Valk that references stats from W3Techs. CMS usage stats …
#26 – Courtney Robertson on How the Learn Project Is Educating People About WordPress
On the podcast today we have Courtney Robertson. Courtney is a Developer Advocate at GoDaddy Pro who has a passion for teaching and learning, specifically about how to use WordPress. Her work for GoDaddy Pro involves outreach to developers but it also includes time to help contribute to WordPress as well. Courtney uses this time to assist with the WordPress …
WordPress 6.0 To Ship New Block Locking Feature
WordPress 6.0 has several new features that should make any extender happy about building on top of the platform. However, one of the more advanced tools is the ability to lock blocks, which can be used to prevent specific blocks from being moved or removed. The upcoming release includes a new “Lock” setting in the block toolbar’s options dropdown, as …
How To Build Coupon Cards With WordPress Blocks
Last year, I designed several patterns for showcasing coupon codes on a site. They were part of a larger theme project that I never finished. However, I had a ton of fun playing around with variations. Disliking them withering away on my laptop’s hard drive, I thought I would share them with the Tavern audience. The base coupon card looks …
FSE Outreach #14: Building Recipe Posts With Lists and Quotes
Round #14 of the FSE Outreach program is now open to the public. Anne McCarthy, who oversees the program, calls for testers to build a recipe post using existing tools like the template editor and some new and experimental blocks. Those who want to leave feedback can do so until May 18. The program always needs testers from across the …
WordPress Should Support Featured Images for Categories, Users, and More
One of the features that I have long wanted for WordPress has been on my mind lately. It is not a new idea, and it has been implemented in some form or fashion by plugin and theme authors in the past. However, it has never been standardized. WordPress needs featured images for more than just posts. It should support them …
#25 – Joe Casabona on Why WordPress Is a Great Choice for Your Podcast
So on the podcast today we have Joe Casabona. Joe is a podcaster and educator, which makes him perfect for the discussion today, ‘Why WordPress Is a Great Choice for Your Podcast’. He started his career over 20 years ago as a freelance web developer before realising his true passion, which is sharing his years of knowledge to help creators …
James Kemp Acquires ReplyBox
James Kemp, a WooCommerce developer and founder of Iconic, has acquired ReplyBox, a privacy-focused comment system. Originally built by Ashley Rich and Lewis Warren and launched in 2018, ReplyBox has struggled to gain a strong foothold in the WordPress ecosystem as a commercial product with no free version, but it has continued growing at a slow rate. “It’s a great SaaS but the …
Gutenberg Hub Launches an Online Page Builder App Using WordPress Patterns
I have been raving about the power of patterns for what feels like forever at this point. And, just when I start wondering what this feature will look like next, someone surprises me with a new idea. Often that person is Munir Kamal. He mentioned that he would share a “little” page-generation app that ties into the WordPress patterns library …
Gutenberg 13.1 Ships a Batch of Improvements and Implements a New Border Design Component
Gutenberg 13.1 landed in the WordPress plugin directory earlier today. Not quite as heavy on the feature list as its predecessor, the update focuses more on improvements and bug fixes. The highlight of the release is the overhauled border design component. One notable bug that theme authors should watch out for is missing styles in the site editor. When enqueueing …