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  • Hello! iguga-bible

    #editor-requests Hello! As the author of the 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 in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These…

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  • Editor request for my plugin

    Hi, I am the author of the ‘Auto Translate’ plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/auto-translate/ and I would like to become an editor for the following locales: #en_GB (@tobifjellner) #es_ES (@tobifjellner) #es_AR (@tobifjellner) Thanks! #editor-requests Login to ReplyClear to-do

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  • Block Library: Competitive Analysis Recap

    Over in GitHub, contributors have been exploring potentially related “competitors” for inspiration we can apply to the Block Library project. I’ve pulled those out into groupings: Browsing I’m not convinced we need a browsing interface within the Editor, but it’s important to explore how it could potentially work if we did decide to go in…

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  • WordPress 5.2.1 comes with string changes

    The first Release CandidateRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge. of WordPress 5.2.1 has been released. WordPress 5.2.1-RC1 This minor releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred…

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  • WordPress 5.2.1-RC1

    WordPress 5.2.1-RC1 is now available for testing! But, your help is needed to test! There are two ways to test the WordPress 5.2 release candidaterelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta).: try the…

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  • Organizer Best Practices: Make the most of your feedback!

    As community builders and leaders one of the most important things we can do is put feedback to work for us. But since doing nothing is often easier in the moment for various reasons than doing anything is, we often receive feedback and never act on it or put it off until it’s no longer…

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  • Gutenberg Phase 2 Friday Design Update #18

    Happy Friday everyone! ヽ(•‿•)ノ Why so happy, you ask? Because Gutenberg 5.7 has been released this week! In response to the accessibility audit there have been many great accessibilityAccessibility 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…

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  • Do You Make Widgets?

    Please take some time to read and comment on the proposal to move Widgets to the Blocks UXUX UX is an acronym for User Experience – the way the user uses the UI. Think ‘what they are doing’ and less about how they do it.! Widgets to Blocks UX Flow Proposal

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  • Discussion: How do we organise Figma libraries?

    During Wednesday’s design meeting, the design team started discussing how to better organise Figma libraries. The problem Because the WordPress Components (aka “WordPress for Figma/WP5.0_Library”) file has been expanding on an as-needed basis, the file is beginning to get a wee bit messy. It’s turned into something of a grab-bag of different elements: logos, colours,…

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  • Security in 5.2

    Post originally written by Scott Arciszewski. Protection Against Supply-Chain Attacks Starting with WordPress 5.2, your website will remain secure even if the wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the…

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