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Modern Tribe Acquires GigPress, A Live-Performance Management Plugin

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March 25, 2016

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Modern Tribe announced today it is acquiring GigPress, a plugin for musicians and performers. Created by Derek Hogue of Amphibian Design nine years ago, GigPress manages live performances on WordPress. “I’m still kind of astounded at how many people use it, considering it was a thing that grew out of my own needs as a developer. There’s now more than 20,000 active installs, which blows me away,” said Hogue. “For several years, I’ve just been keeping up with maintenance and bug fixes. I’m excited to pass it on to a new home where it will get the care it deserves.” […]

Learning JavaScript At WordCamp Miami

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March 24, 2016

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Last month, WordCamp Miami featured a track completed dedicated to learning JavaScript. This full-day track covered everything JavaScript — from the fundamentals to more in-depth talks on frameworks — and was inspired by Matt Mullenweg’s 2015 State of the Word homework assignment to “learn JavaScript, deeply.” I presented on AngularJS basics and how to use Angular with the WordPress REST API. As someone who has wanted to see WordPress move towards more dynamic interfaces for a long time now, seeing this interest in API-driven JavaScript interfaces is very exciting. In the past, JavaScript has been more of an afterthought, mainly using […]

GitHub In 2016

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March 23, 2016

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GitHub is the biggest code host in the world, with more than 31 million repositories. For WordPress, it’s fundamental. It allows WordPress developers and users from around the world to easily collaborate on projects, which can be created and tested extensively all in one place. It’s been an eventful year for the repository hosting service, and it’s only March. From adding emoji reactions, to the White House enlisting the company’s help, a lot has happened in just the last few months. This article takes a look at some of these milestones. The Open Letter In January, a group of GitHub […]

New Accessibility Guidelines Mean A More Inclusive WordPress

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March 23, 2016

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The WordPress Accessibility Team announced this week that all new and updated code in core and bundled themes must adhere to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (or WCAG) version 2 standards at the AA level of accessibility. Created by the World Wide Web Consortium, WCAG aims to ensure that the Internet remains accessible to users with disabilities. Until now, WordPress was on Level A, the most basic standard. AA is used as the legal standard worldwide. Accessibility has been a conversation in the community for awhile. WordCamp US 2015 was fully accessible for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. The conference provided captions on all presentations, […]

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