The WordPress org home page was just redesigned. This is a huge improvement. Hat tip to Miriam Schwab who mentioned it on X.
WordPress Gets a New Home Page
team @ wordpress.org • 5 months ago
team @ wordpress.org • 5 months ago
The WordPress org home page was just redesigned. This is a huge improvement. Hat tip to Miriam Schwab who mentioned it on X.
Birgit Pauli-Haack @ make.wordpress.org • 6 months ago
A Hallway Hangout is planned for agencies and freelancers to discuss using the Sited Editor for client sites. It looks like they plan to discuss the difference in workflows between using a Classic theme and the Site Editor.
Josepha @ make.wordpress.org • 6 months ago
Josepha suggests the formation of a WordPress Media Corps, a vetted group of media partners who would could attend project briefings and be privy to forward-looking plans.
Matt Cromwell @ mattcromwell.com • 6 months ago
For plugin authors – here is an in-depth and practical guide from Matt Cromwell on how to optimize your plugin’s readme file.
Jonathan Pagel @ jonathanpagel.com • 7 months ago
Here is a mildly interesting analysis of the WordPress plugin directory looking at stats related to reviews, tags, ratings, and status.
Steven Stern @ make.wordpress.org • 7 months ago
There is a proposal to update the guidelines for plugin reviews to allow pro-related reviews, perhaps in some cases.
Hari Shanker R @ make.wordpress.org • 8 months ago
Five for the Future is a WordPress project program that encourages companies and individuals to contribute 5% of their resources or time to WordPress. While the program is very successful in that a number of organizations sponsor employee involvement, the program hasn’t gotten a lot of organizational attention in the past.
At a recent Community Summit a team met to review the program and identified some suggestions to help make the program more impactful. These are summarized in this make blog article.
Miriam Schwab @ twitter.com • 8 months ago
The number of items in the queue for plugin review is going down as WordPress businesses step-up and sponsor team members.
Ben Sailer @ wordpress.com • 9 months ago
WordPress com is Automattic’s hosting platform and if you have a paid Creator plan or above then you can install WP plugins. This is a list of the most installed free plugins on dot com in 2023.