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  • Examples migrating from Codex

    Note: This project was completed. Thank you for your contribution. As outlined in the Codex Migration page, one of our primary contributor efforts as of 2015 is moving examples from Codex articles to their corresponding Code Reference articles. This effort is already in full-swing, and is a great way to contribute in small ways for…

  • [OLD] Editing articles

    Note: This project was completed. Thank you for your contribution. Codex to Code Reference As an example, let’s compare two pages of add_action to understand which sections are transferred to which areas: Codex (archives): https://codex.wordpress.org/index.php?title=Function_Reference/add_action&oldid=152725 Code Reference: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_action/ Description, Syntax, Parameters and Returns The Description, Syntax, Parameters and Returns should be converted to inline docs…

  • Better WordCamp.org Docs

    Hey everyone, over on make/Community we’ve been discussing ways to address the major pain points that WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They’re one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. organizers…

  • Theme Developer Handbook Status Report

    A lot of activity has been happening in the THB lately. We’re migrating away from the spreadsheet which is pretty unapproachable and overwhelming to contributors and utilized Trello to help us finish the THB. We’ve got about 70% of the spreadsheet migrated. In the navigation above under “Handbooks” you’ll notice that the spreadsheet has been…

  • THB Cut Snippets

    From Page Templates Additional Examples The following are instructional examples of custom page template files. Please Note: Your WordPress theme’s template file structure and HTMLHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites. structure may be different. Archives with…

  • THB Tutorials: Under Construction

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  • Emoji in the Codex!

    Currently the new emoji in WordPress 4.2 aren’t documented anywhere. I found this very confusing when trying to figure out how to use them. This is a great time to get rid of the old Using Smilies page and have a new user-facing emoji page. This needs to be done asap so we can include…

  • Meeting notes #docs office hours 3 12 regarding…

    Meeting notes #docs office hours 3/12 regarding THB Discussed how the THB has great content, but starting at Ch. 3: Theme Functionality until the end of the THB, many sections need more explaining and work to be user friendly for new theme developers and to match the tone started in the first two chapters Actionable…

  • Okay everyone Here is the agenda for today’s…

    Okay everyone, Here is the agenda for today’s THB discussion during docs office hours. Overall state of THB Overview of Inconsistencies Somewhat opposing jumps between tutorial and reference guide Linking to resources externally or keeping it within Tutorial Sections -challenges -solutions/styling Problem pages #office-hoursLogin to Reply

  • WordPress Core Weekly Schedule

    This tables shows who’s writing the WordPress Core Weekly summaries each week. If you want to write a post, get in touch in the #coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.-weekly-update channel on Slack. Week Dates Author Notes 5 01/17/2015 [31234] — 01/25/2015 [31281] Mike Schroder (@dh-shredder) 6…