After many months of hard work, the redesign for the Developer Resources section of WordPress.org was launched yesterday. The goal was to provide an aesthetic refresh, update the site to a block theme, and provide a consistent layout throughout the site. Congratulations to everyone who was involved in this effort.
You can view the announcement post for a more detailed overview of this project. All development took place in the wporg-developer GitHub repository, and the design was done in Figma.
Here’s a look at the new homepage followed by a sample page from the Block Editor Handbook.
Design is content
This redesign focused on updating the theme structure, fonts, spacing, colors, etc. It did not touch any content in the various handbooks that comprise Developer Resources. Yet, the content is why we all visit this section of WordPress.org.
Therefore, now that Developer Resources is updated, this is the perfect time to audit and improve the content throughout. Updating documentation, especially quick fixes like formatting and grammar, is one of the best ways new (or returning) contributors can help support the WordPress project.
If you are interested in contributing to documentation, please check out the resources below.
- Documentation Team
- Documentation Issue Tracker
- Gutenberg GitHub repository (Block Editor Handbook)
- Theme Handbook Overhaul tracking ticket
As with all changes to WordPress.org, this redesign is just a single iteration, with many more to come in the future. So, if you find an issue or have suggestions for larger functional changes, feel free to open an issue on GitHub. You will also see several issues already on deck for the next iteration.
Finally, make sure to join the #website-redesign Slack channel if you are interested in additional updates coming to WordPress.org and want to contribute. Thanks!
Props to @greenshady for reviewing this post and providing feedback.
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