Sustainability Team • Supporting Organizations • Commercial & Community Themes & Plugins • Pattern Curation

This Week at WordPress.org (June 12, 2023) The WordPress Sustainability Team has launched. What’s that? The main objective of the team is to embed sustainable practices into the WordPress community and its processes. We focus on ensuring longevity; socially, economically, and environmentally. Several organizations exist to support the work of WordPress, such as The WP… Continue reading Sustainability Team • Supporting Organizations • Commercial & Community Themes & Plugins • Pattern Curation

Improving Visa Support • Event Tooling • WP-CLI Updates • Block Inspector Sub-groups

This Week at WordPress.org (June 5, 2023) Community team is considering tooling around the building and using the WordCamp websites, in addition to the naming of events. To help speakers attend WordCamps, additional lead time for visas is requested as well. Share your thoughts now. WP-CLI has released 2 updates. Get a look at what… Continue reading Improving Visa Support • Event Tooling • WP-CLI Updates • Block Inspector Sub-groups

WP 6.3 Planning • WP20 • AI Forum Replies • LearnWP Survey Results

This Week at WordPress.org (May 29, 2023) How did you celebrate WordPress’s 20th birthday? Read Building Blocks: The Evolution of WordPress, now available on GitHub and e-reader formats. WordPress 6.3 is underway. Core has shared the planning roundup, and the Design team is starting to prepare now. Support forums recently discussed considerations on using AI… Continue reading WP 6.3 Planning • WP20 • AI Forum Replies • LearnWP Survey Results

The WP Agency Journey with Sheryle Gillihan of CauseLabs-Post Status Draft

Sheryle Gillihan, CEO of CauseLabs, and Cory Miller delve into her incredible journey from experiencing poverty as a child to becoming a purpose-driven web agency owner. Sheryle’s story is both inspiring and empowering. Join us as she shares her insights on sustainable digital stewardship, the evolving role of WordPress in the ever-changing web landscape, and… Continue reading The WP Agency Journey with Sheryle Gillihan of CauseLabs-Post Status Draft

Member Spotlight: Carole Olinger

Carole joined the WordPress community back in 2016 and has been working with key companies in the industry ever since. As the Culture & Recruitment Strategist at Yoast, she’s dedicated to taking team culture and recruitment marketing to the next level. Carole is also the Head of CloudFest Hackathon, which sets benchmarks for open-source projects… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Carole Olinger

Women & Nonbinary Release • WP-CLI 2.8.0 • Redesign Update • Build Block Theme

This Week at WordPress.org (April 3, 2023) Sign up soon to mentor and be a part of the upcoming women and nonbinary release squad. Join the Test team in building a block theme. WP-CLI 2.8.0 is coming soon with PHP 8.2 compatibility. Get the latest updates on the WordPress.org redesign. Women and Nonbinary Release Squad,… Continue reading Women & Nonbinary Release • WP-CLI 2.8.0 • Redesign Update • Build Block Theme

Build a Block Theme • Theme Performance Improvements * Interactivity API • Why Jazz?

This Week at WordPress.org (April 3, 2023) Matt shares why WordPress releases are named after jazz musicians. The FSE block theme explores functionality gaps and gathers feedback on the Site Editor experience. WordPress 6.2 improves load times and server-side performance for block and classic themes. The Interactivity API proposal standardizes frontend interactivity for Gutenberg blocks.… Continue reading Build a Block Theme • Theme Performance Improvements * Interactivity API • Why Jazz?

WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy” • Gutenberg Phase 3 • Test Plugin Dependencies

This Week at WordPress.org (March 27, 2023) WordPress 6.2 is now available! If you haven’t started testing yet, now is the time. Gutenberg is a 4 phase approach to nearly all areas of WordPress. Phase 1 was Posts and Pages. Phase 2 included Themes. Matias Ventura shares what we could see in Phase 3. Andy… Continue reading WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy” • Gutenberg Phase 3 • Test Plugin Dependencies

WordPress 6.2 RC3 • Code Generators and GPL

This Week at WordPress.org (March 20, 2023) We’re just one week away from WordPress 6.2. Have you tested it and read the field guide yet? If you write code for a plugin that is in the WordPress Plugins Repo, you’ll want to ensure the code is GPL compatible. WP 6.2 RC 3, Code Generators WordPress… Continue reading WordPress 6.2 RC3 • Code Generators and GPL

WordPress 6.2 RC2 • Plugin Review Team Retirement News • WP20 Giveaway

This Week at WordPress.org (March 13, 2023) Discover WordPress 6.2’s new features, accessibility enhancements, and developer updates. Contribute to the community by joining the Contributor Working Group. Explore new block theme template. Engage in discussions on mentorship programs. Celebrate WP20 and participate in the Wapuu Coloring Giveaway. WP 6.2 RC2 • Plugin Review Team Announces… Continue reading WordPress 6.2 RC2 • Plugin Review Team Retirement News • WP20 Giveaway