Gutenberg 12.8 Launches the Web Fonts API, Improves Group Nesting, and Adds Keyboard Shortcut for Links
Gutenberg 12.8 landed in the WordPress plugin directory earlier today. I have been tinkering with many of the features as they were committed over the last couple of weeks. There are ...
WordPress.org to Launch Pattern Creator to Expand Pattern Directory
WordPress.org’s contributors are preparing to open the doors of the Pattern Directory to public submissions. Patterns’ transformative effect on page building in the block editor has made the feature important enough ...
#18 – Leonardo Losoviz on the Block Protocol’s Efforts To Make Blocks Work Universally
On the podcast today we have Leonardo Losoviz. He’s here today to talk about The Block Protocol. Ever since WordPress 5.0 was released several years ago, we’ve been using blocks to ...
Tailwind CSS Tutorial for Beginners: A Guide to Get Started
One of the hottest and admittedly controversial CSS frameworks to land on the front-end scene in recent years is Tailwind CSS, and this Tailwind CSS tutorial for beginners will try to ...
GiveWP Launches Standalone Donation Form Block for Stripe
GiveWP quietly released its new plugin, Donation Form Block for Stripe, in the WordPress directory last week. It is a standalone block that allows users to accept donations almost instantly. No ...
DigitalOcean Acquires CSS-Tricks
CSS-Tricks has been acquired by DigitalOcean, a cloud hosting provider popular among developers. Chris Coyier started the site in 2007 and will be working with DigitalOcean as an advisor during the ...
The Dream of Exporting WordPress Block Themes from the Site Editor Is Close to Reality
I have said it before, but it bears repeating: the next generation of WordPress theme authors will design from the site editor. It seems that Gutenberg project contributors are making good ...
Gutenberg Contributors Explore Expanding Background Image Block Support and Refining UI for Background Tools
Background tools in Gutenberg are currently limited to the Cover block, but contributors are working on expanding support so that any block can opt into it. Discussions about the best way ...
Koji Launches New Block Plugin for WordPress
Koji, a popular “link in bio” platform that provides apps to the creator economy, has launched a WordPress plugin for the block editor. The San Diego-based startup has raised $36.1M, most ...
Does WordPress Need 1,000s of Block Themes in the Era of Full Site Editing?
“I have so many design ideas in my head that I am about to make it my mission to singlehandedly fulfill vision of 5,000 Full Site Editing #WordPress themes ...