Source: Make WordPress: Documentation

  • Where are we with the Plugin and Theme Developer Handbooks?

    Hanni! You just posted something about a handbook status meeting but what’s actually happening with these mythical creatures? PluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written…

  • Weekly Handbooks Check-in

    It’s time to get back on the handbook bandwagon, folks! We’re starting a weekly check-in meeting between those responsible for the progress of a number of the handbooks, @hanni (general helper), @sewmyheadon (editor of the Theme Developer Handbook), and @blobaugh (editor of the PluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of…

  • AH-O₂ Update — 17 February, 2014

    We’ll be releasing 0.7 this week. New in this update are initial tooltips for the sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be…

  • Docs Chat: Feb. 13, 2014

    Thank you to everyone who came. For anyone unable to attend, you can read the logs here. The following is a summary of the topics that were discussed. 1. DevHub: There’s been a lot of activity on the developer.wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where…

  • Custom List Table Columns

      What are Custom List Table Columns? A List Table is the output of the generic WP_List_Table class object on various admin screens that list various WordPress data types in table form such as posts, pages, media, etc. Naturally, tables are divided into columns that display a particular type of information. Each table has a…

  • Docs Chat Roundup – Feb 6, 2014

    1. DevHub Progress Lots of progress being made on DevHub including new tickets and finalization of URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org structure. Once the handbook theme is done, the handbooks will be moved over to developer.wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where…

  • AH-O₂ Update — 10 February 2014

    a11yAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) and title attributes It was discussed last week…

  • New Docs Team Rep

    The votes are in and the new docs team repTeam Rep A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts. is Kim Parsell (@kpdesign)! Congratulations Kim! I’m sure you’ll do a wonderful job…

  • devhub update 7th February

    We had an extra devhub meeting on Thursday to go through the site and come up with a list of tasks. We focused specifically on the code reference for now, and have broken things down into a series of tickets. Tasks the styling needs to be adjusted in the headerHeader The header of your site…