This is an interesting look at creating blocks with PHP, which was released in WordPress 7.0. There are some limitations and best use cases discussed.

This is an interesting post by Matt Cromwell that identifies the main reasons people give a 5 star review or a 1 star review. A useful resource for those with plugins in the directory.

This article has a good summary about the history, common problems and some fixes.

This is interesting, WordPress 7.1 will include a theme framework with CSS variables. It will be available for plugins to use for creating a consistent UI.

I think this was pulled from a previous release but maybe back on again for 7.1. The details here for block developers.

An interview with Rob Ruiz, who is the WP Rig developer. WP Rig is a flexible starter framework for WordPress theme development.

Rob Ruiz and Ryan Welcher take a look at the WP Rig starter theme for WordPress.

This is a nice overview of the theme.json file, though it doesn’t go into depth.

Here is a nice interview with Rob Ruiz. Rob took over the maintenance and development of the WP Rig theme. In the interview he talks about his background, how he came to be in charge of the WP Rig project, and how it has evolved.