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  • I think @elsqrd makes a good case for HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) needing more exposure to #WordPress. masterwp.com/hbcus-need-mor… “They need more instructors to support learning #opensource technology.”

  • RT @dimensionmedia: Share your best #WordPress prediction for 2023. 🔥

  • New version of the #WordPress Performance Lab plugin is out. Includes two new experimental modules: #SQLite integration and a “fetchpriority” module. wordpress.org/plugins/perfor… More: make.wordpress.org/updates/2022/1…

  • New #Gutenberg is out with: – a new, reorganized Site Editor interface– ability to add custom #CSS rules– new Style Book feature that allows users and designers to view and edit all blocks for global changes. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/12/22/whats-new-in-gutenberg-14-8-21-december/ #WordPress

  • New #Gutenberg is out with: – a new, reorganized Site Editor interface – ability to add custom #CSS rules – new Style Book feature that allows users and designers to view and edit all blocks for global changes. make.wordpress.org/core/2022/12/2… #WordPress

  • If you ever wonder what “too many #WordPress admin notices / UI” in real life might look like, here are some images of Russian control rooms. blog.presentandcorrect.com/27986-2

  • Interesting: Beluga app publishes your posts to JSON or #RSS feed and gives you “a simple static site on the #openweb”. All content is hosted on an “S3-compatible bucket that you own and control”. 🤔 beluga.social Feels like a Twitter or REALLY Lite #WordPress?

  • Past few days i've read up on the "Block Protocol" updates – mentioned at #StateOfTheWord Q&A a week or so ago. I’ve signed up for early access to the #WordPress plugin (said to be out in Feb 2023): https://blockprotocol.org/wordpress @sarahgooding has more on WP Tavern: https://wptavern.com/block-protocol-announces-new-wordpress-plugin-coming-in-2023 Creator @spolsky has more too: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2022/12/19/progress-on-the-block-protocol/ #opensource

  • Past few days ive read up on the Block Protocol updates -mentioned at #StateOfTheWord Q&A. I’ve signed up for early access to the #WordPress plugin: blockprotocol.org/wordpress @pollyplummer has more: wptavern.com/block-protocol… Creator @spolsky has more too: joelonsoftware.com/2022/12/19/pro…

  • Share your best #WordPress prediction for 2023. 🔥

  • RT @polevaultweb: Hey #WordPress developers, if you were building a freemium plugin today what model would you use for the premium offering…

  • Time to get REALLY geeky for #WordPress nerds now. Out today: WPGraphQL Smart Cache v1.0 Blog Post: https://www.wpgraphql.com/2022/12/20/introducing-wpgraphql-smart-cache Video: https://youtu.be/t_y6q02q7K4 #GraphSQL

  • What’s new in #PHP 8.3 (Features and Improvements). https://www.amitmerchant.com/whats-new-in-php-83/ #WordPress developers bookmark this when we can seriously consider this in 2024. 😆

  • Help test the #SQLite implementation of #WordPress, coming to core in a future release. make.wordpress.org/core/2022/12/2…

  • Help test the #SQLite implementation of #WordPress, coming to core in a future release. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/12/20/help-us-test-the-sqlite-implementation/

  • New “#WordPress .com Newsletter”… start fresh or add existing newsletter + “import subscribers from other platforms”. Surprised this wasn’t a thing sooner. wordpress.com/blog/2022/12/1… Looks built w/ Jetpack. @pollyplummer has a write up here: wptavern.com/wordpress-com-…

  • Different approaches for populating a #WordPress theme for testing: – Cloning the data from your production site– Using WordPress Theme Data– Using Gutenberg Test Data https://publishing-project.rivendellweb.net/populating-a-theme-for-testing/

  • The #WordPress Survey is available. Share it, fill it in, and help take the WordPress project further. Shorter and faster than previous years too. https://wordpress.org/news/2022/12/2022-wordpress-survey/

  • WordPress Playground: Running #WordPress in the Browser (via @smashingmag) https://css-tricks.com/wordpress-playground-run-in-browser/ – #PHP runs as a WebAssembly binary– MySQL is replaced for SQLite via a WordPress plugin– Web server is implemented with the Service Worker API

  • This is awesome and well-timed. "TweetGrab" which turns Tweets embedded in your #WordPress site into screenshots so you never lose them. https://tweetgrab.com/ Demo: https://vimeo.com/777915407

  • As of Dec 17 2022 #PHP 5.6 is at 4.99% of all #WordPress sites. https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57345 PHP 7.0 is at 2.68%PHP 7.1 is at 1.82%

  • In the last hour, I bought https://davidbisset.social and w/ #WordPress have a simple social links homepage up using the new Twenty-Twenty Three theme. Simple. Fast. More to come.

  • #WordPress "Social Link Pages" plugin creates "landing pages" if you just want to put your socials up on a page or site (via Corey Maass) https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-link-pages/

  • In completely unrelated news: 1. Just bought davidbisset.social 2. Used @shawnhooper #WordPress plugin that imported 50k+ tweets (w/ photos) from my Twitter data archive. https://github.com/shawnhooper/twitter-archive-to-wp 3. Searched the SearchWP plugin to index all 55k+ tweets. Fully searchable and fast. 👍🏻

  • @provisionalidea Man I might be spending too much time in #WordPress community but I see Matt Mullenweg in that face.

  • @SteveDuncan Unless they build something in – it would require some sort of plugin. #WordPress developers are still trying to figure this out, helpfully will see a few right and mature methods in the near future.

  • "What Will Impact #WordPress Freelancers in 2023?” Eric summaries the top things… I think if anything was to add in 2023 it would be freelancers seeing more education (and possibly hinting at some sort of certification), more events for freelancers to decide if they want to be a part of, and freelancers might want to…

  • I think over the vacation time later this month into the new year i'll be focusing more on how to make my #WordPress website with my domain name actually something i want to call my real home. Mastodon is growing on me (some UI and processes still less than ideal). But if Twitter – and…

  • A little late on this, but this popped into my head after @photomatt showed off Playground (#WordPress in a browser) during #StateOfTheWord. https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/ demo: https://developer.wordpress.org/playground/demo/

  • @Dudo hard to say, some have VERY strong views that the block editor was the worst decision #WordPress ever made… although the Classic Editor exists, but I wish them the best.