May 2020

On Wednesday, the development team behind Gutenberg dropped version 8.2 of the plugin. The new release focuses on a better … Continue reading Gutenberg 8.2 Includes Editing Flow Improvements, Cover Block Content Positioning, and Pattern Categories →

Google is preparing to introduce a new ranking signal for Search, based on page experience as measured by Core Web … Continue reading Google Search to Introduce New Page Experience Ranking Signal in 2021 →

As part of an ongoing initiative to convert the plugin’s existing shortcodes to blocks, WooCommerce core developers are testing a … Continue reading WooCommerce Is Testing a Block-based Cart and Checkout →

GretaThemes launched its eStar theme yesterday. The team’s goal was to build a lightweight theme that focused on the block … Continue reading GretaThemes Releases Lightweight, Block-Ready eStar WordPress Theme →

As developers and internet users become increasingly aware of the CO2 footprint of their data usage, renewed interest in carbon … Continue reading New Carbon Offset Plugin Aims to Make WordPress Sites More Eco-Friendly →

Seventeen. It is almost a lost year between sweet 16 and the adulthood that comes along with 18. For many, … Continue reading Happy 17th, WordPress →

One of the repositories I have been keeping an eye on over the past few months is Block Experiments. It … Continue reading Diving Into Automattic’s Block Experiments →

The 8th annual WordCamp Europe is only 9 days away and organizers have just announced the schedule. Friday and Saturday … Continue reading WordCamp Europe 2020 Announces Schedule, Plans to Debut Networking Rooms and Virtual Sponsor Booths →

Shinobi Works, a web development and illustration company based in Japan, released Shinobi Blocks last week. It is the second … Continue reading Shinobi Blocks WordPress Plugin Adds How-To and FAQ Blocks →

Flywheel’s Local development app has received several major updates during the past month. The most recent release brings back support … Continue reading Local Brings Back Support for Apache and Site Cloning →

Imagine a future where you log into your website’s admin. You head over to the editor. This particular editor has … Continue reading Should WordPress Provide an API for Third-Party Editors? →

In a 2017 speech titled “Stop trying to fix disability,” YouTube and motivational speaker Molly Burke says, “I live in … Continue reading Molly Burke on the Power of Universal Design →