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Progressive themes was a hot topic at WordCamp Europe 2018. During the event I had the opportunity to set up a panel with four experts who are working to integrate progressive web development practices more deeply in WordPress core, plugins, and themes. These practices make it possible for a website (or app) to work offline, load quickly, deliver content on unreliable networks, and use device-specific features to provide a better experience for the user. [ 572 more words ]
https://wptavern.com/wceu-panel-discusses-progressive-wordp…

In this episode, John James Jacoby and I spend the first half of the show discussing WP Engine's acquisition of StudioPress. We share reactions from social media, debate on whether it's a good or bad thing for the WordPress ecosystem, and webhosts being at the top of the food chain. We also talk about a recent security vulnerability that was publicly disclosed, ProsPress acquires AutomateWoo, and the release of Tide beta 1. [ 106 more words ]
https://wptavern.com/wpweekly-episode-322-wp-engine-acquire…

If you're writing all your posts in the new Gutenberg editor but don't want to give up convenient access to your fancy gifs and stock images, the new Drop It plugin has you covered. Riad Benguella, one of the engineers who is working on Gutenberg, created the plugin to offer one-click image insertion/upload from Unsplash.com. Drop It adds a droplet icon to the Gutenberg sidebar that launches a search form for Unsplash.com or Giphy.com (a feature contributed by… [ 218 more words ]
https://wptavern.com/drop-it-plugin-brings-gifs-and-unsplas…

StudioPress, founded by Brian Gardner in 2007, has been acquired by managed WordPress hosting company WP Engine, for an undisclosed amount. In 2007, Gardner created the Revolution theme which took the WordPress world by storm. According to some people, it ignited the WordPress Premium theme market. Revolution Church Theme In the midst of a GPL debate regarding themes in 2008, Gardner… [ 463 more words ]
https://wptavern.com/wp-engine-acquires-studiopress

Zac Gordon is hosting a "JavaScript for WordPress Conference" with two tracks on Friday, June 29, from 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM EDT. The free conference, sponsored by 10up and WP Buffs, includes a full day of online talks from JavaScript professionals who work in the WordPress ecosystem. Gordon will be streaming the talks live via Crowdcast. Approximately 1,300 seats have been reserved so far, a number that rivals most WordCamps. [ 386 more words ]
https://wptavern.com/free-javascript-for-wordpress-conferen…

Gutenberg 3.1 added a tips interface that supports and guides new users who are learning to navigate the editor's blocks and settings. The tips appear when a new user opens Gutenberg, highlighting useful items on the page. Although the tips may seem cluttered and intrusive to users who already know what they are doing, they are a necessary evil for introducing the UI to new users. [ 377 more words ]
https://wptavern.com/gutenberg-3-1-introduces-tips-interfac…

TaxJar, a company that offers automated sales tax software, is hosting a free webinar June 27 at 11:30 AM CDT to answer questions regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on South Dakota v. Wayfair. The court ruled in favor of South Dakota on June 21st, 2018, allowing any state to require online sellers to collect taxes for sales made from customers in that state. [ 343 more words ]
https://wptavern.com/taxjar-to-host-free-webinar-june-27-ta…

At WordCamp Europe I had the opportunity to sit down with Matías Ventura, the technical lead for Gutenberg. Ventura, who has been responsible for building the vision for Gutenberg (in addition to building the actual product), shared a few things the team might have done differently in the earlier days to improve its reception in the community. "I think we should have put a little bit more effort into clarifying what we meant by the 'editor,'" Ventura said. [ 374 more words ]
https://wptavern.com/interview-with-matias-ventura-on-build…

If you happened to miss out on WordCamp EU this year, check out the following short film produced by Production Pool. Production Pool is a video production company based in Belgrade, Serbia that was hired to record all of the videos and wrap up the live stream for WordCamp Europe. The video is just shy of three minutes in length, highlights the size and scope of the event, and is well produced.
https://wptavern.com/three-minute-movie-showcases-the-wordc…

At his WCEU keynote address in Belgrade, Matt Mullenweg laid out a detailed roadmap for Gutenberg to land in WordPress 5.0 within the next few months, garnering mixed reactions from attendees. Gutenberg's timeline is one of the most pressing questions for those who work in the WordPress ecosystem. The Gutenberg team has sustained a rapid pace of development over the past year with 30 releases since development began. [ 1,433 more word ]
https://wptavern.com/matt-mullenweg-unveils-gutenberg-roadm…

In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Milan Ivanović who helped organize WordCamp EU in Belgrade, Serbia this past weekend. Ivanović describes what it was like to organize such a large event, challenges the team overcame, and a few details related to WordCamp EU 2019 that will be held in Berlin, Germany. John and I finished the show discussing Matt Mullenweg's keynote presentation and Gutenberg's proposed timeline. [ 79 more words ]
https://wptavern.com/wpweekly-episode-321-recap-of-wordcamp…

Morten Rand-Hendricksen, Senior Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning, has released WP Rig. WP Rig is a WordPress starter theme and build process combined into one. The starter theme provides a minimal set of templates with the ability to drag-and-drop files from the WordPress template hierarchy. It contains a heavily optimized code and file structure, support for lazy-loading images, and documented helper functions. [ 372 more words ]
https://wptavern.com/wp-rig-a-wordpress-starter-theme-and-b…

WordCamp Europe hosted a successful contributor day in Belgrade despite a wi-fi outage during the first half of the day. The event posted record numbers with 529 attendees registered to contribute across 24 teams. Contributors had the opportunity to make connections and conversations with team members and representatives from other teams while the wi-fi was down. Contributors submitted patches and made more progress online later in the day when the wi-fi resumed. [ 384 more words ]
https://wptavern.com/wordcamp-europe-2018-contributor-day-p…

The Gutenberg team took questions from a full room users and developers this morning before diving into the specifics of the editor's design, block creation, and how to further extend the new interface. The first question they addressed is the one everyone is asking: When will Gutenberg land in core? The team said the editor is pretty close to feature complete and should achieve that in the next few months when version 3.3 is released. [ 826 more words ]
https://wptavern.com/gutenberg-team-panel-talks-release-tim…

In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Jack Lenox, Software Engineer at Automattic, to discuss his new project, SustyWP. Lenox explains how he built the site so that it only has 7KB of data transfer, what sustainability on the web means to him, and the relationship between sustainability and optimization to create a better user experience. [ 91 more words ]
https://wptavern.com/wpweekly-episode-320-building-a-sustai…