Development
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Kinsta Launches Free Local WordPress Development Tool
Kinsta, a managed WordPress hosting company, announced its local development tool named DevKinsta earlier today. The tool allows developers to … Continue reading Kinsta Launches Free Local WordPress Development Tool →
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Jump Start Block-Based Theme Development With the FSE Theme Generator
Block-based themes are not complicated. Their structure is almost simple enough that developers are unlikely to need a tool to … Continue reading Jump Start Block-Based Theme Development With the FSE Theme Generator →
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G2 Components, a From-Scratch Reimagining of WordPress Components
Update some of the things. That was the goal that Jon Quach, a Principal Designer at Automattic, laid out in … Continue reading G2 Components, a From-Scratch Reimagining of WordPress Components →
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Getting Your WordPress Plugins and Themes Ready for PHP 8
On Monday, WordPress core contributor Jonathan Desrosiers published a detailed post on the Make WordPress Core blog about the upcoming … Continue reading Getting Your WordPress Plugins and Themes Ready for PHP 8 →
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WPGraphQL 1.0 Released, Now Available in WordPress.org Plugins Directory
Version 1.0 of the WPGraphQL plugin is now available in the official plugins directory on WordPress.org. This is the first … Continue reading WPGraphQL 1.0 Released, Now Available in WordPress.org Plugins Directory →
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GitHub to Use ‘Main’ Instead of ‘Master’ as the Default Branch on All New Repositories Starting Next Month
In August, GitHub announced that it would change the “master” branch name for all new repositories created on the platform … Continue reading GitHub to Use ‘Main’ Instead of ‘Master’ as the Default Branch on All New Repositories Starting Next Month →
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Addressing the Theme Design Problem With Gutenberg’s New Block-Based Widgets System
I could hardly sleep last night. Once in a blue moon, I have an idea I want to try out. … Continue reading Addressing the Theme Design Problem With Gutenberg’s New Block-Based Widgets System →
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Improved Server-Side Rendering of Dynamic WordPress Blocks
Over the weekend, David Gwyer announced a custom server-side render component for block plugins. The co-founder of WPGO Plugins primarily … Continue reading Improved Server-Side Rendering of Dynamic WordPress Blocks →
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Upcoming in WordPress 5.5: Features and Changes Theme Authors Should Know About
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 →
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Develop, Test, and Showcase Blocks in Isolation With BlockBook
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 →
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Theme Authors Can Pass Data to Template Files in WordPress 5.5
Theme developers can finally rejoice. For the first time, it is now possible to pass data to templates via the … Continue reading Theme Authors Can Pass Data to Template Files in WordPress 5.5 →