Open Survey for WordPress Theme Authors on JSON Files and Block Themes
WordPress 5.8 introduced an opt-in system for themes to configure block settings, styles, templates, and more. It is done through a new theme.json file that authors can put at the root ...
PublishPress Adopts Organize Series Plugin
PublishPress, makers of the PublishPress and PublishPress Blocks plugins, have adopted the Organize Series plugin from Darren Ethier. Organize Series is a 15-year-old plugin for organizing and displaying posts in a ...
Refined.blog: A Curated List of RSS Feeds for Software Engineering Blogs
In one of the most apropos uses of a .blog domain, Refined.blog is a new website that promotes personal blogging with a curated list of software engineering blogs. It’s a simple ...
TeslaThemes Rebrands, Shifts Focus to Real Estate Market
Earlier this month, TeslaThemes announced that it was rebranding to WPRealEstate. The company wanted to focus its efforts on a single niche in the theming market and cut back on the ...
Theme Creation Will Be Easier, But We Are Not There Yet
“The way that themes have evolved within WordPress has made creating them easier,” wrote Tammie Lister in the opening line of her article titled Theme creation is now easier. “That feels ...
WordCamp US Online Set for October 1, 2021, as Community Team Weighs Proposal for Returning to In-Person WordCamps
WordCamp US will be held online this year on October 1, 2021. Organizers are planning a free, one-day event that will feature networking opportunities, speaker sessions, and workshops. Michelle Frechette, one ...
Create a Publishing Task List With the Todo List Block
Rich Tabor, the Senior Product Manager of WordPress Experience at GoDaddy, has been on a bit of a publishing productivity and workflow kick as of late. The co-creator of the Iceberg ...
Colorado Becomes First State to Require State and Local Government Websites to Meet Accessibility Standards
Today marks the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a civil rights law passed in 1990 that prohibits discrimination against people with physical or mental impairments that substantially ...
Block Widgets, Template Editing, Media, and More: Enabling and Disabling WordPress 5.8 Features
WordPress 5.8 was one of the most feature-packed updates that the community has seen in ages. There was just about a little something for everyone. And, there were plenty of things ...
Next Phase of the WordPress Theme Review Overhaul: Open Meeting and Call for Feedback
The WordPress.org Themes Team announced an open discussion and date for a Zoom meeting with theme authors. The team is proposing a new set of guidelines that reduces and simplifies what ...