Tag: gutenberg

  • #3 – Benjamin Intal on Why He’s Betting His Business on Blocks

    #3 – Benjamin Intal on Why He’s Betting His Business on Blocks

    So today on the WP Tavern Jukebox podcast we’re talking to Benjamin Intal from Stackable, which is suite of WordPress blocks. We talk about why he’s betting his business on blocks and how the company have evolved their product line over the last three years. From a period in which the adoption of blocks was…

  • FSE Outreach Round #6: Building a WordCamp Landing Page via the Template Editor

    FSE Outreach Round #6: Building a WordCamp Landing Page via the Template Editor

    As has almost become ritual at this point, I am always looking forward to the next testing round for Full Site Editing (FSE). Spearheaded by core contributor Anne McCarthy, the FSE Outreach Program’s fortnightly user tests are usually fun and offer everyone a chance to get involved, regardless of their experience level. This latest testing…

  • Gutenberg 10.6 Adds Duotone Filters, Query Pattern Carousel, and Most-Used Tags Selector

    Gutenberg 10.6 Adds Duotone Filters, Query Pattern Carousel, and Most-Used Tags Selector

    The Gutenberg development team has taken massive strides in the latest release. Version 10.6 of the plugin introduces several user-facing features and changes that upgrade the block-editing experience. The new duotone filter for images is just downright fun to play with. The UIs for the Query pattern selector and template-editing mode have been overhauled. Plus,…

  • #2 – Anne McCarthy on How Full Site Editing Will Impact WordPress

    #2 – Anne McCarthy on How Full Site Editing Will Impact WordPress

    In this, the second episode of the WP Tavern Jukebox podcast, we talk to Anne McCarthy. Anne is Developer Relations Wrangler for Automattic. Her work is focussed on the WordPress.org space, and she is leading the Full Site Editing Outreach Program. She explains what Full Site Editing in WordPress is all about. Why it’s needed,…

  • Gutenberg 10.4 Introduces Block Widgets in the Customizer

    Gutenberg 10.4 Introduces Block Widgets in the Customizer

    The latest release of the Gutenberg plugin (10.4) brings block widgets into the Customizer. When customizing widget-enabled areas, a new block inserter icon is now available for dropping blocks into sidebars. This is the first iteration of block management in the Customizer, tackling the technical integration for editing blocks while also taking advantage of the…

  • Full Site Editing Is Partly a ‘Go’ for WordPress 5.8

    Full Site Editing Is Partly a ‘Go’ for WordPress 5.8

    Today, Josepha Haden Chomphosy announced the results of yesterday’s “go/no-go” demo and decision on whether Full Site Editing (FSE) would land in WordPress 5.8. The site editor and global styles are not landing in the next release. However, several other features should launch and allow users to build their sites with blocks in new ways.…

  • FSE Outreach Round #5: Venturing out on a Query Quest

    FSE Outreach Round #5: Venturing out on a Query Quest

    The Full Site Editing (FSE) outreach program is chugging along. Since December, it has called for and completed four rounds of testing. The latest round asks volunteers to provide feedback on the Query block, arguably one of the most crucial pieces of the FSE-puzzle. Automattic Developer Relations Wrangler Anne McCarthy has been overseeing the program…

  • Set Up a Gutenberg Test Site in 2 Minutes with the Gutenberg Nightly Plugin

    Set Up a Gutenberg Test Site in 2 Minutes with the Gutenberg Nightly Plugin

    WordPress contributors are working towards landing full site editing (FSE) sometime this year, an ambitious plan that will require all hands on deck for testing. A meeting of a small group of core leads on April 14 will start the process of deciding whether FSE will land in version 5.8. In the meantime, the FSE…

  • Will Full Site Editing Land in WordPress 5.8? A Decision Is Forthcoming

    Will Full Site Editing Land in WordPress 5.8? A Decision Is Forthcoming

    Yesterday, Josepha Haden Chomphosy announced the roadmap for deciding whether Full Site Editing (FSE) will land in WordPress 5.8. After the launch of Gutenberg 10.4 on April 14, a small group of core leads will participate in a go/no-go demo. The following people will be on the call: Matias Ventura – Gutenberg Project Lead who…

  • Calling All Themers: Design the Next Round of Query Block Patterns

    Calling All Themers: Design the Next Round of Query Block Patterns

    The Gutenberg plugin repository currently has an open ticket calling for community-contributed Query block patterns. These would launch alongside Full Site Editing’s inclusion in WordPress, which could be as soon as version 5.8 — no hard decision has been made on that yet. Some may not end up bundled directly in WordPress but could be…

  • FSE Outreach Round #4: Building a Restaurant-Themed Header With Gutenberg’s Site Editor

    FSE Outreach Round #4: Building a Restaurant-Themed Header With Gutenberg’s Site Editor

    Anne McCarthy announced the fourth round of testing for the Full Site Editing (FSE) Outreach program last week. This testing phase calls for users to build a restaurant-themed header via the Gutenberg plugin’s site editor. Testing is open to anyone, and participants should leave feedback by April 8. The testing process is broken down into…

  • 10up Creates Classic Post Migration Route With Its Convert to Blocks WordPress Plugin

    10up Creates Classic Post Migration Route With Its Convert to Blocks WordPress Plugin

    Yesterday, 10up officially announced Convert to Blocks, a WordPress plugin for transforming classic posts into blocks. The goal is to provide users with a safe migration route for old content while removing the burdens of other options in the space. I briefly mentioned this plugin in an article covering bulk conversion in the Ask the…