There are so many ways to contribute to WordPress. More specifically, the Core development team recently announced they need help speeding up the adoption of REST API within the WordPress admin. Why not get involved? If you’ve been thinking about finally jumping in and becoming a WordPress contributor, now is the time. Even if you only contribute one line of code, you will have still helped make WordPress a better project. This is also a great opportunity to get hands-on with the REST API and see what’s possible, with all the support of the WordPress community behind you. In this […]
WordCamp Europe Announces Second Batch of Speakers
WordCamp Europe announced the second batch of speakers today including: Heather Burns, Sasha Endoh, Tom Greenwood, Alice Orru, David Lockie, and Joshua Strebel. This year, speakers will be announced in waves leading up to the event. The team chose 48 speakers from a group of over 300 submissions. Today, the team released a group of speakers look at the human side of WordPress — touching on topics ranging from customer support to using WordPress for good. “Making Your Voice Heard: How to Win Friends and Influence Policy” This talk by digital law specialist, Heather Burns, looks at how the internet is […]
How to Improve the Theme Repository and Support Developers
The WordPress theme repository is the best place to find safe and beautiful themes. However, it has been plagued with long queues, fewer contributors, and a flawed contribution process. The theme repo is flooded new entries on a regular basis but, how many actually make it to the list? The answer is — very few. The future of the theme repository on WordPress.org has been in discussion for quite some time, but after the recent launch of the new plugin repo, I think that it’s high time to discuss the theme repo as well. Matt Mullenweg’s biggest dream for the […]
27 Proofreading Tips And Tools For WordPress Bloggers
Though it has grown significantly in the last 13 years, WordPress was born as a blogging platform. It was created as a way to give anyone with a computer and an Internet connection a voice. While many users now use the CMS to make a sell online or create a landing page for a store, writing is still involved. It’s important to make any blog posts or product description accurate and error free. It’s much easier than you’d think to achieve perfection. All it takes is some time and an eye for detail. Readers are more likely to stick around […]
Torque Toons: Easter Eggs for WordPressers
Nothing beats that feeling of finding a gem of a comment amongst the spam. It’s like Easter Egg hunts for WordPressers. Don’t forget to check out our other editorial toons!

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