widgets

Yesterday, WordPress released a core plugin named Classic Widgets. Core contributors Tonya Mork and Andrew Ozz created the plugin under … Continue reading Classic Widgets Plugin Disables WordPress 5.8’s Upcoming Block-Based Widgets System →

I was wrong. I assured our readers that “the block-based widget system will be ready for prime time when WordPress … Continue reading WordPress 5.6 Release Team Pulls the Plug on Block-Based Widgets →

Two weeks ago, the Gutenberg team put out an open call for block-based widgets feedback. I had already written a … Continue reading Are Block-Based Widgets Ready To Land in WordPress 5.6? →

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 →

The new navigation block and navigation and widget screens that were originally planned for WordPress 5.5 have been pushed back … Continue reading New Block-based Navigation and Widgets Screens Sidelined for WordPress 5.5 →

The Gutenberg team has published a Blocks in Widget Areas RFC (request for comments) document, detailing a technical approach that … Continue reading Gutenberg Team Publishes RFC Document on Widget-Block Interfaces →

Gutenberg phase 2 development is underway and one of the first orders of business is porting all existing core widgets … Continue reading Gutenberg Phase 2 to Update Core Widgets to Blocks, Classic Widget in Development →

WordPress 4.8 brought TinyMCE to the core Text widget, along with brand new Image, Video, and Audio media widgets. The … Continue reading WordPress 4.9 Will Support Shortcodes and Embedded Media in the Text Widget →

The Core Media Widgets feature plugin introduced a gallery widget in the 0.2.0 release this week. WordPress 4.8 added the … Continue reading New Core Gallery Widget Targeted for WordPress 4.9 →

WordPress 4.8.1 is available for download or as an update from the WordPress Dashboard. This release contains 29 bug fixes … Continue reading WordPress 4.8.1 Released, Adds Custom HTML Widget →

WordPress 4.8 “Evans” is available for download and is the first major release of the year under the new release cycle. WordPress … Continue reading WordPress 4.8 “Evans” Released Featuring Nearby WordPress Events, New Media Widgets, and Link Boundaries →

WordPress 4.8 Beta 1 is available for testing and has a couple of features that will likely have a big … Continue reading What to Expect in WordPress 4.8 →