Opinion

Over the weekend, Alex Shiels announced an open call for plugin authors to begin submitting one-off block plugins to the … Continue reading Call for Block Plugins: The WordPress Block Directory Is Open for Business →

On July 3, Timi Wahalahti opened a discussion on the Community WordPress blog on whether WordCamp volunteers, WordCamp attendees, or … Continue reading WordCamp Attendance Badges Could Be a Good Thing, but That’s the Wrong Discussion →

The first beta release of WordPress 5.5 is mere days away. This test release is expected to ship on July … Continue reading Decision Time: What Block Patterns Should Ship With WordPress 5.5? →

Hear me out before telling me how wrong I am. Over the past couple of weeks, I have read a … Continue reading The Best Documentation Is No Documentation →

Over the past few weeks, I have had the GenerateBlocks plugin sitting in my test environment. I have built a … Continue reading Build Versatile Layouts with the GenerateBlocks WordPress Plugin →

I wish we lived in a world in which we could discuss code each day, not allowing political1 opinions to … Continue reading On Politics and WordPress →

Imagine a future where you log into your website’s admin. You head over to the editor. This particular editor has … Continue reading Should WordPress Provide an API for Third-Party Editors? →

With full-site editing just around the bend, it is a fair question to ask whether the WordPress ecosystem is prepared … Continue reading Where Gutenberg Went Wrong: Theme Developer Edition →

You’ve probably never heard of Robert B. Strassler. That’s OK, you’re not alone. Early in his career, Strassler worked in … Continue reading Bringing Back Blogs in the Age of Social Media Censorship →

It is inevitable that when we publish a story on the Tavern that is remotely related to the block editor … Continue reading The Future of WordPress: The Block Editor Is Here to Stay →

Laying out a webpage design and getting every element aligned perfectly can be a tough job. Even many developers rely … Continue reading Should the Block Editor Have a Grid System? →