March 2020

WordPress 5.4 “Adderley”, named in honor American jazz musician Nat Adderley, was released today and is now available for download. … Continue reading WordPress 5.4 “Adderley” Includes Improved Editor, New Blocks, and Developer APIs →

WordPress is a dinosaur. If you are a PHP programmer and have had the opportunity to work outside of WordPress … Continue reading Proposal to Update the WordPress Coding Standards for Modern PHP →

On Monday, the Font Awesome team launched a new set of icons to promote awareness around COVID-19. The solid icons … Continue reading Font Awesome Releases New COVID-19 Awareness Icons →

Version 7.8 of the Gutenberg plugin landed yesterday. The team continues to improve the editor with the refreshed interface work … Continue reading Gutenberg 7.8 Adds Patterns API and Continues Interface Cleanup →

There is a popular saying, which has been used in several memes, among my developer and remote-working friend groups. It … Continue reading Finding Balance in These Uncertain Times: Remote Work and Sharing Our Struggles →

Yoast, the company behind the popular Yoast SEO plugin, launched its free block editor training course today. The course is … Continue reading Yoast Publishes Free Online Training Course for the Block Editor →

It was about a year ago. I was happily designing a theme for aspiring novelists. I wanted to get ahead … Continue reading Block Patterns Will Change Everything →

It has been a bit of a slow news week in the land of WordPress with the COVID-19 pandemic reaching … Continue reading Still No Wood Grain: WP Tavern Design Update →

The Gutenberg project and its eventual full-site editing feature is coming upon a major issue that will need to be … Continue reading Block-Based Themes and the Problem with Dynamic Data in HTML Templates →

Meta Box released its MB Views add-on plugin last week. The new extension allows developers to build custom templates from … Continue reading Build Custom Templates with the MB Views Add-On for Meta Box →

GitHub announced yesterday that it had acquired the popular JavaScript package service npm for an undisclosed amount. npm, Inc. was … Continue reading GitHub Acquires npm, Plans to Improve Infrastructure and Experience →

Last week, version 7.7 of the Gutenberg plugin shipped to users. In what is one of the more visually-striking updates … Continue reading Gutenberg 7.7 Ships Refreshed UI and First Iteration of Block Patterns →