Ujwal Thapa, Co-Founder of the WordPress Nepal Community, Passes Away
“Here is my resume of professional Failures,” began his LinkedIn profile. On a site where most are apt to share success, Ujwal Thapa started with nearly a two-decade history of dreams ...
Beginner’s Guide to CSS Variables (aka CSS Custom Properties)
CSS Variables have been a standard now for almost ten years and all modern browsers have supported them for some time. In this tutorial, I’ll cover the basics of CSS Variables ...
Breaking Down WPMarmite’s 127-Shop Full Site Editing Study
Earlier today, the WPMarmite team released a massive study of 127 WordPress theme shops. It primarily focused on integration with the block editor. The team also surveyed 22 of the shops ...
The Automattic Theme Team Announces Blockbase, Its New Block Parent Theme
Blockbase WordPress theme as seen from the site editor. Any WordPress company that builds and maintains themes worth its salt is already doing at least some preliminary work as WordPress inches ...
Happy 18th Birthday, WordPress
WordPress is celebrating 18 years today since the first release of the software to the general public. That release post, titled, “WordPress Now Available,” kicked off an exciting era in the ...
Gutenberg 10.7 Integrates With the Pattern Directory, Introduces New Block Design Controls
Gutenberg 10.7 landed yesterday. Within a few hours, the development team also released version 10.7.1 of the plugin with a few bug fixes. The latest update primarily focuses on work expected ...
How to Write a Business Plan That’s Made for Success
Why learn how to write a business plan? Business plans lead to focus, clarity, and better communication of a brand’s inner workings. It’s also become more common for people to see ...
Joomla Blocks FLoC by Default, Drupal Moves to Block FLoC in Upcoming 9.2 Release
Joomla has announced plans to block Google’s Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) by default going forward. The 3.9.2.7 security update, released yesterday, added a Permissions Policy header to disable FLoC. Users ...
FSE Outreach #7: Building a Portfolio in the Upcoming Template-Editing Mode
Feedback for round #7 of the FSE Outreach Program opened today. Like round #6, the focus is once again on template-editing mode, a feature that is slated to ship with WordPress ...
The Price of Admission: WordPress Users Get To Hold Creators Accountable
When I reported on the WP User Avatar plugin’s rebranding and repurposing last week, it came as no surprise that users were angry. However, I did not expect pushback against those ...