#33 – David Lockie on Why Web3 and WordPress Might Work Together
On the podcast today we have David Lockie. David is the Web3 Lead at Automattic, which is a new role. He’s trying to understand what Web3 is and how it’s going ...
Envato to Shut Down Envato Studio on Short Notice, Jilting Longtime Service Providers
Envato, the Australia-based digital assets company, announced it is shutting down Envato Studio, its community freelance platform, and Twenty20, a stock photo website. The company continues to tighten its belt and ...
WordPress Performance Team Proposes Developing a New Plugin Checker Tool
WordPress’ Performance team is kickstarting a proposal for developing a plugin checker tool similar to the theme check plugin, which ensures themes are meeting the latest standards and best practices. In 2021, WordPress’ ...
Software Freedom Conservancy Calls for GitHub Boycott
The Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC), a non-profit that provides infrastructure support for free and open source software projects, is urging developers to stop using GitHub and move their projects to other platforms. The ...
WordPress Performance Team Revises Proposal for WebP by Default
One year ago, WordPress 5.8 introduced support for WebP, allowing users to upload and use WebP images in their content. In March 2022, the Performance Team moved to expand core support for ...
WordPress Themes Team Releases New Plugin for Creating Block Themes
photo credit: Artsy Crafty Two weeks ago, WordPress theme author Rich Tabor tweeted, “Even with my theme developer hat on, I’m finding it easier and easier to create block themes ~ ...
WordCamp US 2022 Tickets Now On Sale: Limited to 650 Attendees
WordCamp US will be hosting its first in-person event since 2019 in San Diego this year. The three-day event will run from September 9-11 at Town and Country Resort. Tickets went on ...
WordPress Contributors Propose Improving Block Themes’ Visibility in the Directory
WordPress theme authors and contributors from the Themes team are exploring ways to make block themes more prominent on the official directory. These are themes that are specifically tagged with support ...
#32 – Daisy Olsen on Why You Should Try Out Block Themes
On the podcast today we have Daisy Olsen. Daisy works for Automattic as a Developer Relations contributor on the WordPress Project. She’s been working with WordPress since 2007 and during that ...
Wei: A Free Minimalist WordPress Theme from Rich Tabor
Rich Tabor’s new Wei theme is one of the most well-designed contributions to hit WordPress.org’s free themes directory this month. Wei is a minimalist block theme that keeps things simple while ...