Discussing my WordPress Proposal on the WP Tavern Jukebox Podcast
I was on a podcast discussing my proposal for improving how the WordPress block editor handles CSS.
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22NTC Field Notes: Day 3
The final day of 22NTC was a fun grab bag! I learned and talked about WordPress and CRMs, data visualization, inclusive presentations, and ended the day listening to author Saeed Jones.
22NTC Field Notes: Day 2
Today included three really fun community conversations—the “hallway track” of this online conference—and then a lot of sessions about including stakeholders in technology projects, usability testing, and the combination of the two!
22NTC Field Notes: Day 1
Day 1 of 22NTC is in the books! I went to lots of sessions about inclusion, disability, and accessibility. And also WordPress, of course!
Standardized Design Tokens and CSS for a consistent, customizable, and interoperable WordPress future
This is a proposal to use CSS utility classes for common layout needs and access to site-specific design tokens set in theme.json so that core, theme, and plugins have access to a standardized CSS toolkit. The result is a WordPress landscape where core is easier to extend and themes and plugins are more interoperable.
Celebrating My Accomplishments in 2021!
I always tell my clients that they need to celebrate their victories. So it’s time to follow my own advice. Building off my site launches from last year, I wanted to quickly recap some of the other exciting things I did and built in 2021.
2021 Worldwide WordPress 5k
I ran the 2021 Worldwide WordPress 5k (#WWWP5k) in West Seattle on October 24, 2021.
Supporting Multiple “Block Styles” in the WordPress Block Editor
Block Styles let developers hand powerful design controls to WordPress site editors. Right now, there are some key limitations to the feature. I found some workarounds and have some ways I think Block Styles can evolve.
WordCamp US 2021 Field Notes
I enjoyed a day full of learning when I “attended” WordCamp US 2021 online. I focused mostly on talks about the WordPress Block Editor and took some notes!
Storing Block Patterns in HTML Files for Nicer Code [Technical]
As I keep working with the block editor in WordPress, I often find ways to improve my code’s efficiency and maintainability. Here are a couple tricks for working with Block Patterns that will make a developer’s life much easier.
Block Styles, Variations, and Patterns Presentation at Seattle Dev Meetup
I finally found a chance to present about my approach to implementing WordPress using the new(ish) Block Editor at my local developer meetup.
New WordPress Special Characters Plugin
Celebrating the release of a small-but-important new plugin for the new WordPress block editor. I look forward to supporting it with my own Hawaiian Characters plugin soon!
Making privacy policies is no one’s job
Every website should have a privacy policy and most don’t. That’s because they are an especially tricky document to make and not easy to throw together from a template.
Moving Forward with WordPress 5.0
After taking a strong stance that WordPress 5.0 shouldn’t be released in late November it was. Not it’s time to [briefly] look back and then speedily move forward.
Expectations are Everything
WordPress 5.0 is coming out tomorrow. You should make sure you’re prepared. Also, we can learn a lot about communication from the frustrations and confusions surrounding this software update.
WordPress 5.0 is Not Ready
WordPress 5.0 contains a massive change to content editing. Without working through a systematic review of what’s been built, I don’t know how anyone can be sure that it is ready for release. The project needs more time and public validation that it’s ready.