Justin Tadlock

Justin Tadlock is a developer, designer, and writer. He is a one-time winner of National Novel Writing Month. He has worked with WordPress in some form since 2005. He also has too many cats, chickens, and ducks.

Should WordPress Notify Users of Plugin Ownership Changes?

That is the question posed by Ian Atkins in a recent ticket for WordPress. “I’ve […]

November 18, 2020

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Proposal to Create an Expanded View or Overlay for the Block Patterns Inserter

The “version 1.0” launch of block patterns in WordPress 5.5 was overall successful. However, it […]

November 17, 2020

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The Plus Addons for Gutenberg Plugin to Launch Soon

WordPress development company POSIMYTH is getting set to announce its venture into block development in […]

November 16, 2020

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Do Not Build Theme-Specific Block Plugins for WordPress, Please

A few days ago, I came across a small library of blocks. As always, I […]

November 12, 2020

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Themes Team Removes Outdated CSS Guidelines, Adds Stricter Requirement for Links in Content

In yesterday’s twice-monthly meeting, the WordPress Themes Team made a couple of important changes to […]

November 11, 2020

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WordPress 5.6 Beta 4 Delayed, Auto-Updates Implementation Changed

Earlier today, release lead Josepha Haden announced the team was pushing back the release of […]

November 10, 2020

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WordPress 5.6 Will Ship With Another Major jQuery Change

WordPress 5.6 will ship with the latest jQuery library next month. This is a major […]

November 9, 2020

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Editor Plus 2.1 Overhauls Block Controls UI and Adds Lottie Animations

Yesterday, Munir Kamal released version 2.1 of the Editor Plus plugin. The biggest change is […]

November 6, 2020

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WordPress.com Drops Over 100 Block Patterns, Carving a Path the Design Community Should Follow

Automattic released over 100 block patterns to its users on WordPress.com last week. Patterns are […]

November 5, 2020

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Gutenberg 9.3 Provides Indicator of Where Full-Site Editing Is Going, a Future Without Widgets and Customizer Screens

Version 9.3 of the Gutenberg plugin dropped earlier today. It is the first version of […]

November 4, 2020

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Automattic Releases Spearhead, a Seedlet Child Theme Aimed at Podcasters and Content Creators

Last Thursday, Automattic announced its new Spearhead theme to WordPress.com users, which primarily focuses on […]

November 3, 2020

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Full-Site Editing Is Not the End of Artistic WordPress Themes

These plain canvas-like themes have until now been a choice for those who prefer it […]

November 2, 2020

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Twenty Twenty-One Blocks Theme Launching as a Separate Project

Last Friday, Themes Team representative Carolina Nymark announced the Twenty Twenty-One Blocks theme project. It […]

October 30, 2020

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Log Into WordPress By Touch or Face ID Via the Passwordless WP Plugin

Last week, WP Busters released its first plugin titled Passwordless WP. It is a project […]

October 29, 2020

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EditorPlus Introduces Its First Blocks and Adds a Custom Block Creator

In what seems to be a never-ending onslaught of new features, Munir Kamal has released […]

October 28, 2020

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