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WordPress 5.8 was one of the most feature-packed updates that the community has seen in ages. There was just about … Continue reading Block Widgets, Template Editing, Media, and More: Enabling and Disabling WordPress 5.8 Features →

The Gutenberg plugin continues to march forward. Yesterday’s release, coming merely a day after the launch of WordPress 5.8, brings … Continue reading Gutenberg 11.1 Adds Drag-and-Drop Support for List View and Upgrades Block Borders →

Yesterday, the WordPress pattern directory went live to the world as the development team behind it put the finishing touches … Continue reading The WordPress.org Block Pattern Directory Is Now Live →

Last week, WPBeginner released Comment Moderation Role to the WordPress plugin directory. The plugin does a simple job of creating … Continue reading WPBeginner Releases a Comment Moderator Solution Often Needed for Large Teams →

Christopher John, a Seattle-based designer and UX engineer, released his first project to the plugin directory yesterday. Announced via Twitter … Continue reading Identify and Select Blocks via the Wayfinder WordPress Plugin →

Features such as the upcoming block-based widgets system, the template editor, theme-related blocks, and others have taken up much of … Continue reading Duotone Filters: WordPress 5.8 Puts a Powerful Image-Editing Tool Into Users’ Hands →

A week ago, I published my thoughts on the block system from a developer’s perspective. Taking a weekend-afternoon deep dive … Continue reading Contributing to Open Source Is ‘Better Than Any College Degree’ →

WordPress 5.8 is on deck for July 20, just a mere 10 days from now. The release is geared up … Continue reading Query Loop: The Ins and Outs of One of WordPress 5.8’s Most Powerful Features →

Gutenberg 11.0 landed yesterday with a pile of changes. The development team has been moving fast, and it shows. For … Continue reading Gutenberg 11.0 Includes Over 70 Bug Fixes, Continues Improving With WordPress 5.8 Just Two Weeks Away →

Ella van Durpe, a core WordPress contributor and software engineer at Automattic, released a note-taking plugin earlier today. Hypernotes is … Continue reading Private Note-Taking and Journaling With the Hypernotes WordPress Plugin →

Today, Automattic released version 9.9 of its popular Jetpack plugin. The development team improved the modal animation and transition speed … Continue reading Jetpack 9.9 Released With a Refreshed Image Gallery Carousel →

Like most years, I spent this U.S. Independence Day cooped up with my furry friends. I closed all the windows, … Continue reading Taking the Leap: Building My First WordPress Block Plugin →