July 2020

A Big Orange Heart, formerly known as WP&UP, has opened its 2020 Remote Work Wellbeing and Mental Health Survey. The … Continue reading Big Orange Heart Opens 2020 Remote Work Wellbeing and Mental Health Survey →

With the WordPress 5.5 development cycle coming to a close, it is time to begin mapping out what features should … Continue reading WordPress 5.6 Wish List: Homepage Post Type Selection and Block Management →

WordCamp US 2020, which was originally scheduled for October 27-29, was officially canceled today. In April, organizers transitioned to planning … Continue reading WordCamp US 2020 Canceled Due to Pandemic Stress and Online Event Fatigue →

I am always on the lookout for interesting syntax-highlighting plugins, particularly for those occasions when I write tutorials or other … Continue reading Post a Lot of Code? Try the Code Syntax Block Plugin for WordPress →

Bing has launched its first official plugin for WordPress aimed at helping site owners get their content indexed immediately. Instead … Continue reading Bing Launches URL Submissions Plugin for WordPress →

August 11, the target release date for WordPress 5.5, is just shy of two weeks away. For developers who have … Continue reading Upcoming in WordPress 5.5: Features and Changes Theme Authors Should Know About →

Gutenberg 8.6 landed quietly last week. Much of the focus right now is ironing out the remaining bugs for WordPress … Continue reading Gutenberg 8.6 Adds Cover Block Video Positioning and Updates Block Patterns →

The WordPress Community Team has officially updated its guidelines for WordCamps to be online-only events for the remainder of 2020. … Continue reading WordPress to Stick with Online-Only Meetups and WordCamps for Remainder of 2020 →

Last Thursday, Vova Feldman published an article asking that we stop blaming plugin authors for the plethora of admin notices … Continue reading Are Plugin Authors to Blame for the Poor Admin Notices Experience? →

Riad Benguella released BlockBook, a project that promises to overhaul how developers build blocks and more, on Tuesday. It is … Continue reading Develop, Test, and Showcase Blocks in Isolation With BlockBook →

Concerns are mounting regarding Unsplash’s terms and image licensing after the site launched its official WordPress plugin this week. Several … Continue reading Unsplash Responds to Image Licensing Concerns, Clarifies Reasons for Hotlinking and Tracking →

Yesterday, Alex Shiels posted an update to the proposed guidelines for the WordPress block directory. The document adds eight rules … Continue reading Revised Block Directory Guidelines Proposal Updates Wording but Changes Little Else →