January 2020
-
Join the Future of WordPress Themes Conversation: Theme Review Team to Hold Biweekly Discussions
In collaboration with the core design and editor teams, the WordPress theme review team will begin hosting biweekly (fortnightly) meetings … Continue reading Join the Future of WordPress Themes Conversation: Theme Review Team to Hold Biweekly Discussions →
-
Native Lazy Loading Support Coming to WordPress
It seems to be the week for dropping news of WordPress feature plugins. Felix Arntz, WordPress core committer and developer … Continue reading Native Lazy Loading Support Coming to WordPress →
-
XML Sitemaps Feature Plugin Open for Testing and Feedback
Thierry Muller, a Developer Relations Program Manager at Google, and several contributors posted an update on the XML sitemaps feature … Continue reading XML Sitemaps Feature Plugin Open for Testing and Feedback →
-
Emoji Conbini and the Case for a Block Enhancements Directory
In December of 2019, Nick Hamze, the owner of Sorta Brilliant, quietly launched Block Garden with a proposal for plugin … Continue reading Emoji Conbini and the Case for a Block Enhancements Directory →
-
Swift Control Replaces WordPress Toolbar With Custom Access Panel
David Vongries, creator of the Page Builder Framework theme, launched the Swift Control plugin last week. The plugin is billed … Continue reading Swift Control Replaces WordPress Toolbar With Custom Access Panel →
-
10up Releases Autoshare for Twitter WordPress Plugin
On Tuesday, 10up released its Autoshare for Twitter plugin. The plugin is designed to automatically tweet blog posts as they … Continue reading 10up Releases Autoshare for Twitter WordPress Plugin →
-
Gutenberg 7.3 Brings Navigation Block Colors, Block Collections API, and Dynamic Post Blocks
The Gutenberg team announced version 7.3 of the plugin yesterday. This was the second release of the year, which included … Continue reading Gutenberg 7.3 Brings Navigation Block Colors, Block Collections API, and Dynamic Post Blocks →
-
GiveWP Plugin Users Raised Over $100 Million in Donations in 2019
GiveWP plugin users raised $106 million in donations in 2019. This is the first time donation amounts have crossed the … Continue reading GiveWP Plugin Users Raised Over $100 Million in Donations in 2019 →
-
GoDaddy’s ‘Go’ WordPress Theme Offers a Page-Building Experience via the Block Editor
GoDaddy launched its Go WordPress theme last week. It has been publicly available through its GitHub repository for several months, … Continue reading GoDaddy’s ‘Go’ WordPress Theme Offers a Page-Building Experience via the Block Editor →
-
Gutenberg Can Tackle the Problems the Fields API Tried to Solve
The Fields API. Never heard of it? That’s OK. Outside of the inner development community, it is not widely known. … Continue reading Gutenberg Can Tackle the Problems the Fields API Tried to Solve →
-
Blocksy WordPress Theme Provides a Solid Block-Editor Experience
Creative Themes dropped version 1.6.8 of its Blocksy WordPress theme yesterday. It was an update to a theme that is … Continue reading Blocksy WordPress Theme Provides a Solid Block-Editor Experience →