For PHP developers – New features and improvements in PHP 8.3.

This article has a bit of a behind the scenes look at the creation of the Twenty Twenty-Four theme.

Here is a preview of the Kadence Query Loop Bock that is under development.

This is an interesting discussion between Matt Mullenweg and Spencer Forman discussing Matt’s role and the future of WordPress. It is an interesting back and forth. They seem to have shared values but different perspectives on things. In some cases it seemed like they were talking past each other. Unlike some interviews with Matt, Spence was asking some tough questions and Matt was giving his view on them.

Sarah Gooding is leaving the WP Tavern after 10 years. There is no news on who will replace her.

Benjamin Intal of Stackable Blocks is creating a new plugin called WPInteractions. It allows you to create linked animations with multiple elements. This page gives some information and a signup form for testing the beta, if you are interested.

WooCommerce 8.3 now sets blocks as the default for cart, checkout, and order confirmation pages on new installs. They warn that plugins that extend the checkout process should ensure that they will work correctly with the new defaults.

Automattic announced a 100 year hosting plan. Today Matt shared that there have been zero sales. Surprised?