From eCommerce Integration to Location-Based Controls, Block Visibility Pro Expands Upon Its Free Version It has been several months since I last dived into Nick Diego’s Block Visibility plugin, and it is now one year since the initial release. Recently...

How to Use the REST API Safely (7 Tips) The Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface (REST API) is one of the most popular APIs you can use, but it isn’t without its risks. If you don’t understand how to...

Full Page Patterns Are Still the Missing Piece of Block WordPress Theme Development It was the early days of the Gutenberg project. Many on the Theme Review Team and those in design circles were trying to wrap their heads around...

What Are Core Web Vitals? (Plus, WordPress Optimization Tips) Page experience has become an increasingly important aspect of how Google ranks websites in the SERPs. Page experience constitutes several factors but there are a set of core web vitals that...

The Month in WordPress: July 2021 WordPress is global in reach and open source in nature. And you would assume that what allows the software to be used by anyone would also enable it to be built by anyone. After...

Termly Acquires GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner, Turns Free Plugin Into a Commercial SaaS Product Company A sells its plugin. Company B picks it up and moves forward with an overhauled version that looks and feels much different than the original....

WP Briefing: Episode 14: The Art and Science of Accessibility In this episode, Josepha Haden Chomphosy discusses the nuances of building accessible software, the differences between access, usability, and accessibility, and how this all applies to the WordPress project. Have a...

Open Survey for WordPress Theme Authors on JSON Files and Block Themes WordPress 5.8 introduced an opt-in system for themes to configure block settings, styles, templates, and more. It is done through a new theme.json file that authors can put...

PublishPress Adopts Organize Series Plugin PublishPress, makers of the PublishPress and PublishPress Blocks plugins, have adopted the Organize Series plugin from Darren Ethier. Organize Series is a 15-year-old plugin for organizing and displaying posts in a series, useful for novel...

Refined.blog: A Curated List of RSS Feeds for Software Engineering Blogs In one of the most apropos uses of a .blog domain, Refined.blog is a new website that promotes personal blogging with a curated list of software engineering blogs. It’s...