It has now been a year since WordPress released its new Gutenberg Editor and it has now matured enough to become a very handy way to design and build your websites. Gutenberg has now overcome its teething issues and is a great way for both developers and noncoders to build and design the exact website they want. In this WordPress Gutenberg tutorial, we will show you both the basics of Gutenberg and also some of the more advanced types of content you can create such as custom lists, a search, and templates. First, let’s look at exactly why Gutenberg has […]
WordCamp Europe 2018 Announces Speakers
Editor’s Note: This post will be updated with each new group announcement. WordCamp Europe, the biggest WordCamp in the world, is just around the corner in Belgrade, Serbia. Users gather from all over to celebrate the CMS. Organizers have started announcing speakers in groups based on the topic they’re talking about. Group One: Open Source and the Web The first group was announced last week and revolves around Open Source and the Web. Paolo Belcastro is going to be talking about “The World of WordPress” David Needham will tackle, “An Intro to Drupal for WordPress Users” Hajj Flemings will talk […]
Why and How to Create a Gutenberg Block – A Tutorial for Beginners
Learning to create a Gutenberg block is a good future investment. No matter where you fall on the Gutenberg debate, the block editor is here to stay. Even if you have reverted back to the classic editor, chances are good that at some point in the next few years you will also start creating web pages in the form of blocks. More and more themes, like Twenty Nineteen, will take advantage of what the new WordPress editor has to offer. Plus, soon you will also use blocks in other parts of WordPress like the navigation menu or widgets. Therefore, you […]
Matt Mullenweg Delivers WordCamp Europe 2018 Keynote
Co-founder of WordPress Matt Mullenweg took the stage in Belgrade to give a mid-year update on where the CMS has been and where it is going. He referred to this as a “summertime update.” Over the past six years, Mullenweg has held a Town Hall during WordCamp Europe, but this year he decided to present what has been happening since WordCamp US in December, and what will happen in the coming months. He began by announcing St. Louis will be the 2019-2020 WCUS location, then he moved onto his updates. Core There have been six core releases since WCUS. Customization […]
Improve the WordPress Editor by Contributing to the Gutenberg Project
Earlier this year Matt Mullenweg emphasized three main focus points for WordPress 4.8: the Editor, Customizer, and the REST API. The WordPress REST API and the customizer have been extensively discussed over the last year, but that is not the case for the WordPress editor. The reality is that the WordPress editor is the most important part of your site, so it’s critical to understand the direction it is going and what you can do to make sure your feedback is heard. WordPress is used by more than 27 percent of the entire internet. The editor plays a huge role in […]
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