New WordPress Feature Plugin Adds Support for Progressive Web Apps

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Sarah Gooding

WordPress contributors are working on getting support for Progressive Web Apps (PWA) into core. A new PWA feature plugin is now available on WordPress.org, spearheaded by the teams at XWP, Google, and Automattic. Progressive Web Apps are applications that run on the web but provide a speedy app-l...

Array Launches Free Gutenberg-Ready Atomic Blocks Theme on WordPress.org

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Sarah Gooding

Mike McAlister and the team at Array Themes have fully embraced Gutenberg and are one of the first shops on the scene with a free WordPress theme designed specifically to work with the new editor. The Atomic Blocks theme is now available on WordPress.org with minimal styling and seamless support ...

Block Unit Test Plugin Helps WordPress Theme Developers Prepare for Gutenberg

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Sarah Gooding

ThemeBeans founder Rich Tabor has released a new plugin called Block Unit Test for Gutenberg that helps theme authors test their themes for Gutenberg-readiness. It is similar to the Theme Unit Test but is limited to testing Gutenberg blocks. After installing and activating both Gutenberg and sBlo...

Gutenberg Team Panel Talks Release Timeline, Theme Building, and Customization at WCEU

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Sarah Gooding

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 c...

Liquid Web Acquires iThemes in Multi-Million Dollar Deal

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Jeff Chandler

Liquid Web, a managed hosting service founded in 1997, has acquired iThemes. iThemes recently celebrated its 10th year in business. PostStatus reports that it was an all cash deal and sources confirmed to the Tavern that it was a multi-million dollar acquisition. iThemes will continue to operate ...

Zac Gordon Launches Gutenberg Development Course, Includes More Than 30 Videos

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Jeff Chandler

Zac Gordon, a technology educator, has released his Gutenberg Development course. The course is $79 but is available for $49 using the coupon code earlyadopter. Gordon says the course is aimed at developers who want to update their themes, plugins, shortcodes, etc. to work with Gutenberg and take...

Tide Project Aims to Audit and Score WordPress Themes and Plugins based on Code Quality

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Sarah Gooding

Last week XWP dropped an intriguing preview of a new project called Tide that aims to improve code quality across the WordPress plugin and theme ecosystems. The company has been working with the support of Google, Automattic, and WP Engine, on creating a new service that will help users make bett...

Envato Elements Adds Unlimited WordPress Theme and Plugin Downloads to Subscription Plan

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Sarah Gooding

Envato has added unlimited WordPress theme and plugin downloads to its Elements digital assets subscription service. The company is including a curated collection of 210 WordPress themes and 100 plugins along with 400,000 other design assets already offered through the service. Envato is the larg...

WordPress 4.9 Released with Major Improvements to Customizer Workflow, Updated Code Editors, and New Core Gallery Widget

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Sarah Gooding

WordPress 4.9 “Tipton” was released today, named for Oklahoma-born jazz musician William Lee Tipton, a gifted pianist and saxophonist. This update introduces major improvements to the design and collaboration workflow in the Customizer, improves WordPress’ built-in code editor, and enhances core ...

Gutenberg Contributors Discuss the Drawbacks of Using iframes for Meta Boxes

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Sarah Gooding

photo credit: Closed square box, variation – (license) A lively and productive discussion regarding Gutenberg’s use of iframes for meta boxes is happening on GitHub. Yesterday, WordPress developer Kevin Hoffman created an issue titled “Are iframes a viable long-term solution for meta boxes?” Gute...

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