Author: Justin Tadlock
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WordPress 7.1.4, Gutenberg 24.3, a new Studio workspace, WordPress for the Agentic Web, and more—Weekend Edition 379
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Block Plugins, Full-Site Editing, News, Playground, Themes, Updates, Weekend EditionHowdy, First things first: if you haven’t updated to WordPress 7.1.4, do that before reading any further. The October 28 security release fixes more than…
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A critical PHP fix, WordPress 7.2 Beta 1, Notes in the margin, and more—Weekend Edition 378
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Block Plugins, Full-Site Editing, News, Playground, Themes, Updates, Weekend EditionHowdy, Before anything else: check which version of PHP your sites run. On October 21, the PHP project released fixes for two critical vulnerabilities, and…
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Gutenberg 24.0, the road to 7.2, a new default theme named Ipsum, and more—Weekend Edition 377
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Block Plugins, Full-Site Editing, News, Playground, Themes, Updates, Weekend EditionHowdy, Before anything else: if you maintain WordPress sites, go update them. WordPress 7.1.2 shipped on September 22 to patch a single critical vulnerability in…
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The WordPress 7.2 release squad, WordCamp World, Playground meets WebMCP, and more—Weekend Edition 376
Howdy, If you’re a regular reader, you might be wondering why I’m in your inbox instead of Birgit. She’s off on a well-earned three-month sabbatical…
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Why WordPress Core needs more blocks
There’s an open discussion on whether Core WordPress should include more blocks in its toolkit. This opinion piece explores why they are important for the…
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Introducing the Breadcrumbs WordPress Block Plugin
In 2009, I announced the release of my first breadcrumbs plugin. It was a one-file PHP script that I’d been using in my themes for…
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A Walk-Through of Layout Classes in WordPress 6.1
WordPress 6.1 introduced several necessary changes to its layout framework. Namely, core has now centralized its layout definitions, created semantic class names, and reduced code…
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Building a Block-Based Header Template in a Classic Theme
WordPress 6.1 will allow classic theme authors to begin using block-based template parts. It is one of the most exciting features of the release and…
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Block-Based Template Parts: A Happy Medium Between Classic and Block Themes
I was one of the early adopters of the block editor as a developer. Despite the flak that the Gutenberg plugin was catching before it…
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Designing Style Variations for Twenty Twenty-Three: The Good, the Bad, and Everything Else
Since the release of Twenty Ten, the WordPress community has gotten a new default theme almost every year. This has allowed the platform to amass…