Category: WordPress
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Twenty Twenty-Four Default Theme Announced
Today, a new Twenty Twenty-Four (TT4) default WordPress block theme was unveiled, inviting contributors for its development. The theme is said to be tailored to suit various use cases. Instead, three use cases were explored: one more tailored for entrepreneurs and small businesses, one tailored for photographers and artists and one specifically tailored for writers…
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WordPress 6.3 “Lionel”
The new version of WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” was released yesterday. The new release includes some cool improvements to the Site Editor. These enhancements were developed with the Gutenberg releases from 15.4 to 16.2. In WordPress 6.3, the Site Editor Site View panel has undergone a significant update, adding a new section called “Patterns” that replaces…
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WordPress Dev Blog – The Style Book: a one-stop shop for styling block themes
Today marks the debut of my contribution to the WordPress Dev Blog. The article introduces the latest Style Book, a single-source Global Style module for the Site Editor that lets users add all design elements globally or only within a single block with a live visual preview. This lets users make new variations that they…
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Learn How to Use AI Tools with WordPress
The generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Bard ad others have been receiving a lot of attention in the media lately. Some experts have compared this new invention to the internet, cellphones, and printing press, which had a profound impact on society. The WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg spoke with Jamie of the Pootlepress recently about how…
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WordPress Turns 20
WordPress, the open source software, which powers over 43% of the entire websites, is celebrating its 20th birthday today. The WordPress project was started on May 27, 2003 by the its co-founders Mike Little and Matt Mullenweg. They started working together on the WordPress project after the following Mike’s comment to Matt’s blog. Recalling the…
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WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy” Released
Yesterday, WordPress 6.2 “Doplhy”, named after a woodwind jazz wiz, was released with a lot of new features, such as a enhanced Site Editor, distraction-free writing mode, an updated patterns inserter, and more. Matt Mullenweg, the release lead, wrote in the release note: “This latest version of WordPress reimagines your site editing experience, introduces more…
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WordPress Development: Collaboration Phase
The new WordPress 6.2, which focuses primarily on the Site Editor customization experience, will be released next week. Phase three of the Gutenberg development is said involve Collaboration, and project lead architect Matias Ventura outlines what this phase involves. The Gutenberg project has undergone several phases since its inception. It began with the introduction of the block editor in WordPress…
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CSS-Tricks: Managing Fonts in WordPress Block Themes
My latest CSS-Tricks article Managing Fonts in WordPress Block Themes is published on March 6. The integration of Google fonts has been one of the main pain points experienced by many block theme authors and users. The Create Block Theme plugin solves this issue and makes the process even more magical for the low-coder community. In…
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CSS-Tricks: WordPress Block Themes CSS and Style Settings Guide
My latest and possibly final articles in the CSS-Tricks WordPress Block Themes CSS and Style Settings Guide have been published. The article is comprised of the six-parts series: This article series is the brainchild of Geoff. He came up with the topic while he was editing one of my other articles, and asked if I…
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WordPress 6.2 Beta Landed To-day
The first major release of the year 2023, WordPress 6.2 Beta 1 version, landed to-day and available for testing. According to the announcement post, it includes the following enhancements: This release is heavily focused on site editor customization (phase 2), which Matias Ventura, lead Gutenberg Project architect, describes in this Phase 2, Finale post. Ann…