Sarah Gooding

Last weekend I had the opportunity to interview Andy Fragen, a longtime member of the WordPress community and core contributor. … Continue reading WordPress Contributor Andy Fragen Shares His Experience as a Trauma Surgeon During the COVID-19 Pandemic →

Yesterday, GitHub added a new setting to user-owned repositories called “Account Successors.” It allows users to designate repository access to … Continue reading GitHub Adds Account Successors Feature →

The WordPress Accessibility Team is organizing a new online event called WP Accessibility Day that will take place on October … Continue reading WordPress Accessibility Team to Host 24-Hour Online Event October 2, 2020 →

Matt Mullenweg joined Matías Ventura at WordCamp Spain yesterday for a lively Q&A session. The virtual event drew 5,000 registered … Continue reading WordCamp Spain 2020 Q&A: Matt Mullenweg Discusses Virtual Events, Decoupled WordPress, and the Future of Page Builders →

GitHub Satellite, the company’s annual product and community event, went virtual this year for the first time but marched forward … Continue reading GitHub Introduces Codespaces IDE, Discussions, and Code Scanning →

The third annual JavaScript for WordPress Conference is gearing up for three days of online talks and workshops on July … Continue reading Apply to Speak at the JavaScript for WordPress Conference →

Jetpack 8.5 was released today with a new podcast player block for sharing audio content. Configuring the block is as … Continue reading Jetpack 8.5 Adds New Podcast Player Block →

How do you know what blocks are in use on a WordPress site? I recently saw a tweet asking this … Continue reading Find My Blocks Plugin Shows All Blocks in Use on a WordPress Site →

The pandemic has caused economic hardships and upheaval in nearly every industry. Open source communities and contributors have been affected … Continue reading FOSS Responders Group Brings Financial Help to Open Source Ecosystem Affected by COVID-19 →

WordCamp US 2020 organizers have cancelled the in-person event in favor of hosting it as an online-only conference. With more … Continue reading WordCamp US 2020 Goes Online, Cancels In-Person Event →

Major retailers that are part of the critical infrastructure for distributing household essentials, healthcare items, and shelf-stable food, are raking … Continue reading Tectonic Shifts in Retail Industry are Creating Unprecedented Opportunities for Independent Stores →