Month: November 2021

  • WordPress Has Never Offered an Ideal Writing Experience

    WordPress Has Never Offered an Ideal Writing Experience

    It needed to be said. I know some of you loved writing in the classic editor. I know some of you enjoy the current block editor. Some of you may have even been thrilled with the platform’s earlier attempt at a distraction-free writing mode. But, for actual writing, WordPress has always been kind of, sort…

  • Ona by DeoThemes Just Raised the Bar for WordPress Block Theme Design

    Ona by DeoThemes Just Raised the Bar for WordPress Block Theme Design

    No sooner than I said the floodgates of block theme development would be open, a couple of more FSE-capable themes landed in the WordPress.org directory. I checked the review system, and three more were queued up. It took mere days for me to find another favorite: Ona by DeoThemes. When the author mentioned it, I…

  • WordPress’ Gutenberg Demo Page Is Getting a Redesign

    WordPress’ Gutenberg Demo Page Is Getting a Redesign

    The official Gutenberg demo page on WordPress.org may soon be getting an update that better reflects the editor’s capabilities and showcases the design creativity available through patterns. Automattic-sponsored designers Beatriz Fialho and Kelly Hoffman have submitted a prototype for consideration with explorations of both light and dark modes and three different variations for typography. “Now…

  • NaNoWriMo? NaBloPoMo? A Month of Writing Challenges

    NaNoWriMo? NaBloPoMo? A Month of Writing Challenges

    It is November, and that only means one thing. It is National Novel Writing Month — NaNoWriMo for short. Autumn is my favorite time of year. Football is in full swing. Warm mugs of coffee replace the cold brew. Eggnog cartons line supermarket fridges. There are weekend hayrides, face paintings, corn mazes, ring-toss games, and…

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