This is a good article about CSS for block themes. It talks about how using style.css shifts to theme.json and block styles.

This article by Jeremy Holcombe provides a very thorough look at using the theme.json file for creating your own block theme and for customizing blocks. It is a good resource for power users and theme authors.

The plugin review team has released a plugin that runs a number of checks on plugins to help identify the types of issues found during the plugin review process. This helps plugin authors find and fix issues prior to submitting them for review.

A topic from the past for plugin developers – Many plugins leave their database entries behind when they are deleted from the website. WordPress has an uninstall hook and will run an uninstall.php if it exists. These provide a cleanup option.

For plugin developers – the Gutenberg plugin has introduced the ability to register block templates using API calls which makes it easier to include templates in plugins. This feature is scheduled for inclusion in WordPress 6.7.

Here is a useful video from Paul Charlton showing how to use ChatGPT or an online code generator to create a custom plugin.

Michelle Frechette and Corey Maass are starting up a new directory, an independent product alliance where WordPress product creators can work together to cross-promote each others work and hopefully get attention and sales.

Work on the Twenty Twenty-File theme has started. This post shares plans which seem prioritize flexibility. There are examples shown for a blog and for a photo blog.

WordPress org has a “Learn” courses area that has a large number of learning tracks. This is a good resource to bookmark or remember for when people ask for good courses.