This week: lots of info on WordPress 5.9, Full Site Editing, Buddy, WP and Astro, Ngnix and much more …
iThemes has published the first WordPress security report. There are a lot of interesting facts, for instance, that 23.2% of plugins were not fixed at once.
Lesley Sim asks lots of important questions about WordPress constituting a project engaging thousands of people.
WordPress as a Commons
Carolina Nymark shows the workings of Full Site Editing in WordPress 5.9. Owing to her guide, we learn how to change the menu content, colors or how to create a separate template.
LearnDash is taking cutting-edge e-learning methodology and infusing it into WordPress. Trusted to power the learning programs for major universities, small to mid-size companies, startups, entrepreneurs, and bloggers worldwide.
On the GoDaddy website, Courtney Robertson explains changes brought about by updating to WordPress 5.9.
A video on new features of WordPress 5.9 has appeared on Joy of WP.
WordPress 5.9 “Josephine” was released last week with all the changes and the list of contributors placed on wordpress.org.
In the Gutenberg Times, Anne McCarthy emphasizes the importance of version 5.9 for the further development of WordPress.
Matias Ventura has published a draft plan of what to expect in WordPress 6.0.
Iain Poulson explains how to synchronize database changes between different environments in WP, which is not an easy task due to its database structure.
Buddy website offers recordings of a show with Daniel Olson and Maciek Palmowski presenting how to connect WordPress with Astro.
Jonathan Bossenger explains how to replace a gulp or webpack with npm scripts. Despite some drawbacks of this approach, it is reliable.
Brad Touesnard shows how to get a static page using the Ngnix cache.
Post Status has published the WP Career Summit website that concerns events focusing on careers in the WP world.
Due to the dynamic COVID situation, the guidelines for organizing WordCamps also keep changing.
Joel Spolsky proposes to create a Block Protocol – a universal way of writing different blocks. This solution would aid global data exchange between applications and blocks transformation.
Upcoming Events:
On February 2nd, Buddy hosts a webinar intended as an introduction to creating accessible websites.
On February 9th, Buddy hosts a webinar together with WebDevStudios about Why WP agencies should use CI/CD.
Excellent news comes from Big Orange Heart. WordFest Live 2022 will take place on March 4.
The WordPress Career Summit will take place on April 8, 2022.
WordCamp Europe is back, with plans for an organized analog version in Porto this time. On June 2-4 2022, we will find out whether it works out.