Though WordCamps have always been family-friendly, some have been taking things a step further and creating activities just for kids. This is a great option for parents who want to bring their kids along, but it’s even more beneficial for the children themselves. Introducing children to WordPress early is a great way to open their eyes to technology and coding. David Laietta, WordCamp Orlando organizer, sees kids’ activities just another way to make WordCamps even more inclusive. “This can be improved by offering up ways to get the younger members of our community more involved,” he said. “As well as give […]
WP REST API Stalled
A two-hour WP REST API team meeting on Slack ended yesterday with the devs at a standstill and the API delayed. The group had gathered to discuss the existing post, term, user, and comment endpoints. The team is investigating handling these issues in a plugin instead of delaying the merge with the core. The biggest issues with these four items are password-protected posts, autosaves, and meta handling. At the end of September, Ryan McCue announced the merge proposal for the API, saying the infrastructure will be merged with 4.4, which it has been, and the endpoints will be taken care of for 4.5. However, some […]
First Annual WorldWide Contributor’s Day A Success
January 30-31 marked the first annual Worldwide Contributor’s Day, and this month’s theme was support. The objective was to answer 20 requests on the Support Team tickets. People were encouraged to get together with WordPress users and developers in their surrounding area. The turnout was outstanding. People from all over the world came together to work on requests. WordPress full stack developer and core contributor Ahmad Awais gathered with 14 other Pakistani WordPressers to answer 164 tickets. In fact, Pakistan answered the most requests after the US. “I am a core contributor for WordPress and have been contributing to the core […]
What’s New In WordPress: 2/1/2016
Have a news tip or an upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly ‘What’s New In WordPress’ roundup? Write us at [email protected]. 7 Steps Every Business Owner Can Take To Increase Brand Awareness: A huge part of running a successful business is creating brand awareness and creating a presence online. Devs Dominate A Day of REST Attendee List : A Day of REST is so successful they are planning for next year. 6 Things We Learned In 2015 As A WordPress Agency: After growing to 20 members, Devrix learned a lot about creating a WordPress company. A/B Testing In […]
NonprofitWP: How To Build A Nonprofit Site From Start To Finish
A couple weeks ago, Mark Root-Wiley released his guide to WordPress geared toward nonprofit organizations, and now he is trying to get the resource in the hands of burgeoning or established nonprofits. NonprofitWP is an easy-to-follow tutorial for setting up a professional-looking site while keeping the costs low. “A good WordPress website is easy to manage and maintain, but a bad one is time consuming and expensive to maintain,” Root-Wiley said on his blog. “Making smart decisions when you get started with a new WordPress site is key to avoiding headaches later.” The site walks you through domain and hosting, themes and […]
How The REST API Unites The Internet: An Interview With Jack Lenox
People from all over are gathered together in London today to attend A Day of REST, a conference dedicated to all things REST API. Speakers included contributors, people putting it into practice, and Automatticians. Jack Lenox, a Design Engineer at WordPress.com, was one of the speakers at the conference. He talked about “how you can use the REST API in your WordPress development flow right now.” In this interview, Lenox talks about how the REST API unites the Internet and what this means for the future of WordPess. Though the REST API is still in early stages, it is beginning to change WordPress. “At […]
What’s New In WordPress: 1/25/2016
Have a news tip or an upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly ‘What’s New In WordPress’ roundup? Write us at [email protected]. Contributor Weekend: Support Forms : The weekend of Jan. 30-31 marks the first ever worldwide contributor’s day, and it is centered around the Support Team. See how many requests you can answer within the weekend either with a friend or alone. Early Bird WooConf Tickets Now On Sale: Hurry and get your WooConf tickets at the discounted early bird price. The conference is April 6-8 but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t start planning now. WordPress Revamps […]
WordPress.org Announces First Ever Worldwide Contributor Day
Need plans for next weekend? Gather some developer friends, a computer, and a pizza, and participate in WordPress.org’s first ever worldwide contributor weekend. Every month, WordPress.org will announce a theme and anyone, regardless of skill level is encouraged to try their hand at contributing. This month, the challenge is centered around the Support Team. You can either gather with a group of people or participate alone, but the objective is to answer 20 questions throughout the weekend. If you don’t get through all 20, that’s okay, just getting your feet wet is enough. The idea is to try to answer the […]
Stash Live Available In BackupBuddy 7.0
BackupBuddy was the first plugin to make it easy to backup, restore data, and move WordPress sites, and yesterday iThemes announced its biggest update yet — Stash Live. Stash Live, slated for release in the near future, makes real-time backups of your website. According to the announcement, “The new Stash Live feature makes a real-time backup of your site, streaming your database and files over to our new Live online service where you can make a Snapshot (a BackupBuddy zip file) of your full site, your database, your plugins, and your themes.” From there, you can download the Snapshots and keep them […]
The Future Of The REST API: An Interview With Daniel Bachhuber
A Day of REST, the developer conference on the WP REST API, is next week. It features speakers that contributed to the API directly and some who put it into practice. It is the ultimate place to hone your skills as a developer and learn a lot about the REST API and how to use it. Daniel Bachhuber contributed 128 hours to the project and knows a thing or two about how it began and what the future holds. The Beginning Of The REST API Bachhuber joined the project in Aug. 2014 at Contributor’s Day at WordCamp NYC, where he, Joe […]
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