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REST API Phase 2, Content Endpoints, Proposed For Inclusion In WordPress 4.7

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Emily Schiola

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October 10, 2016

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Over the weekend, REST API project co-lead Ryan McCue, announced a proposal to merge the REST API with WordPress 4.7. This proposal wants to add the Content API, a selection of endpoints, to the REST API infrastructure that was included in 4.4. Endpoints Back in February, the team planned to merge the endpoints in 4.5, but a few core contributors including Matt Mullenweg raised concerns about the readiness of the REST API. However, core changes have been made to those endpoints and the team believes the project is now ready to be merged. McCue’s announcement listed the proposed endpoints that include […]

What’s New In WordPress: 10/10/2016

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Emily Schiola

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October 10, 2016

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Everything you need to know about WordPress news this week. A Beginner’s Guide To Load Testing WordPress Sites: Worried about how your site will perform before it goes live? Consider using Load Testing. WordCamp US Scholarship: Any woman contributor who has never attended WordCamp US can apply for the Kim Parsell Scholarship by Sunday. Free WordPress Themes: Our favorite free themes from the month of September. Everything Cool And Wrong About WordPress 4.7: WordPress 4.7 is slated for Christmas of this year. See what you can expect. Tales From A First-Time WordCamper: I attended my first WordCamp a couple weeks ago […]

7 Essential JavaScript Libraries To Take Your Skillset To The Next Level

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John Hughes

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Development, Featured

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October 10, 2016

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It’s been a less than a year since Matt Mullenweg confirmed what many in the WordPress world had long been suspecting – JavaScript is at the heart of the platform’s future. The subsequent launch of Calypso on WordPress.com also served to drive the point further home. Naturally, all of this sparked something of a stampede among developers to finally fully engage with the language’s potential, rather than treating it as something they occasionally have to deal with on the front end. Learning to love the widely used libraries is a major part of the process. In this piece, we’ll help you jumpstart […]

Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop: Geek Mental Help Week

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Doc Pop

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News Drop

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October 10, 2016

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Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. Doc Pop’s News Drop In this video, we talk about Geek Mental Help Week and things you can do to de-stress while working on a big project. Love WordPress news but hate reading? This is Doc Pop’s News Drop. Last week was Geek Mental Help me Week. Over on geekmentalhelp.com, contributors wrote articles discussing their struggles with depression, anxiety disorders, and more. I myself am not a geek, I’m a nerd, […]

The Pros and Cons Of Pop-Ups

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Brenda Barron

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Beginners

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October 7, 2016

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Ah, the eternal question: To pop-up, or not to pop-up? All apologies to Hamlet, but this question just became critical, thanks to Google’s recent announcement that it’ll begin penalizing sites for certain types of pop-up ads. If you missed this announcement, or if you caught it but are wringing your hands trying to decide what to do about it, this article is for you. The Details Of Google’s New Pop-up Penalty The official announcement states that Google will begin docking sites with certain pop-ups — what they call “intrusive interstitials” — that make the underlying content less accessible. What does […]

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