WordCamp Grand Rapids 2017 Sells Out, Organizers On Board for 2018 Event
The 4th edition of WordCamp Grand Rapids was held last weekend at Grand Valley State […]
Month: August 2017
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Gutenberg 1.0.0 Introduces Drag and Drop for Adding Image Blocks
Gutenberg 1.0.0 was released this week as another iteration in the beta period that will […]
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WordPress.org Now Allows Plugin Authors to Specify a Minimum PHP Version Requirement
Although WordPress core currently maintains backwards compatibility with PHP 5.2.4+, plugin and theme authors are […]
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Matt Mullenweg Addresses Concerns About Gutenberg, Confirms New Editor to Ship with WordPress 5.0
Matt Mullenweg published an appeal to WordPress users over the weekend in a post titled […]
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Core Team Explores Idea to Automatically Upgrade Sites Running WordPress 3.7 to 3.8
WordPress 3.7 ‘Basie’ was released on October 24, 2013 and introduced automatic updates for minor […]
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Locating Restored Comments in WordPress Requires Detective Skills
Every now and then, I’ll come across a user experience in WordPress that makes me […]
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Playing the Role of Online Reputation Manager
Over the years, I’ve received requests from people wanting their comments removed from the site. […]
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WPWeekly Episode 286 – Upgrading PHP, Facebook Not Budging, and Merlin WP Onboarding Wizard
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss a new initiative that will help […]
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Morten Rand-Hendriksen on What Gutenberg Means For the Future of WordPress
As work continues on Gutenberg, members of the community are discussing its impacts on WordPress’ […]
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Facebook Isn’t Budging on React’s BSD + Patents License
Last month React users petitioned Facebook to relicense the project (and its other open source […]
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WordPress.org to Add New Page Educating Users on Benefits of Upgrading PHP
WordPress’ Core PHP team has created a new GitHub organization for initiatives focused on improving […]
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Chrome Version 62 to Show Security Warnings on HTTP Pages Starting in October 2017
Google Search Console has started sending out notices to sites that have not yet migrated […]
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New Merlin WP Onboarding Wizard Makes WordPress Theme Installation and Setup Effortless
ThemeBeans founder Rich Tabor released Merlin WP on GitHub in public beta this week. The […]
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User Experience Tests Show Gutenberg’s UI Elements Can Benefit From Better Timing
Over the past few months, reviews for Gutenberg have trended towards a love/hate relationship without […]
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WordPress Support Team to Host Free Workshop August 23 on Supporting Themes
Over the past few months the WordPress Support Team has been brainstorming ways to improve […]