#17 – Destiny Kanno and Joe Simpson on Why They Started BlackPress
On the podcast today we have Destiny Kanno and Joe Simpson. Destiny and Joe are the key figures behind a new initiative called BlackPress. The goal of BlackPress is to bring ...
WordPress.com Announces Marketplace Vision and Plan To Partner With Developers in the WordPress Ecosystem
Donna Cavalier announced the vision of WordPress.com’s marketplace earlier today via the site’s news blog. This future will include bringing more premium themes, plugins, and services to users. Automattic, the company ...
WordPress Performance Team Releases New Feature Plugin For Testing Improvements In Progress
WordPress’ performance team has released a new feature plugin called Performance Lab that includes a set of performance-related improvements for core. The team, which formed just five months ago, is led ...
WordPress Community Designers Create the Museum of Block Art
Anne McCarthy announced the launch of the Museum of Block Art earlier today via the Gutenberg Times blog. The site’s goal is to showcase creative uses of blocks and inspire the ...
How Long Does It Take to Build a Website? 3 Methods and Their Timeframes
How long does it take to build a website? Perhaps longer than you would expect, but also rather quick compared to how long it used to take. It all depends on ...
Play the Piano and Other Instruments via the WordPress Block Editor
Tetsuaki Hamano released the Piano Block plugin for WordPress on Monday. It allows users to insert a piano-based interface into the editor for playing music. Mostly, it is just a lot ...
WordPress 6.0 to Introduce Performance Improvements for Custom Pages
WordPress core committer Jonny Harris merged a patch into WordPress core for a 12-year-old ticket that he says has the potential to bring “a massive effect on performance for custom pages.” ...
Gutenberg 12.7 Adds Multi-Block Selection in List View and Brings Margin Support to Group Blocks
Another two weeks have flown by, and another Gutenberg plugin update is in the books. This release is not as feature-heavy as the last, but it feels solid overall. Other than ...
How the WordPress Community Is Supporting Ukraine’s Resistance Against Russian Invasion
While Russia is decimating Ukrainian cities in an unlawful attempt to occupy the country, WordPress companies and individuals are seeking ways to help refugees fleeing the violence, as well as those ...
Sued for Google Fonts, A WP Dashboard Adblocker, WordPress 6.0 Roadmap 🗞️ March 2022 WordPress News w/ CodeinWP
This is the March 2022 edition of “This Month in WordPress with CodeinWP.” Hey, WordPress fans. While you may have spent last month getting acquainted with the new WordPress full-site editing ...