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Theme Authors: Update TGM Plugin Activation
This is a quick notice for all theme authors using the TGM 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…
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WordPress 4.1.3 Released
Shortly after we shipped WordPress 4.2, we shipped WordPress 4.1.3 to fix an issue caused in WordPress 4.1.2. Specifically, WordPress 4.1.3 fixed database writes for esoteric character sets, which were broken in the WordPress 4.1.2 security release. However, neither UTF-8 nor latin1 were affected. More information on this issue can be found in #32051. Additionally,…
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Version 0.19.0 released
2015 is an exciting time for WP-CLIWP-CLI WP-CLI is the Command Line Interface for WordPress, used to do administrative and development tasks in a programmatic way. The project page is http://wp-cli.org/ https://make.wordpress.org/cli/. WP-APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in…
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WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update
“I think the person who takes a job in order to live – that is to say, for the money – has turned himself into a slave.” – Joseph Campbell Videos from WC Atlanta were submitted this week with a few more from WC Paris and WC Hamburg. WC Lancaster – WC St Louis –…
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WordPress.tv Moderator Squad Update
“I think the person who takes a job in order to live – that is to say, for the money – has turned himself into a slave.” – Joseph Campbell Videos from WC Atlanta were submitted this week with a few more from WC Paris and WC Hamburg. WC Lancaster – WC St Louis –…
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WordPress 4.2 has been released Please read the…
WordPress 4.2 has been released. Please read the instruction manual if you haven’t yet. If you have to create a package via RosettaRosetta The code name of the theme for the local WordPress sites (eg. bg.wordpress.org is a “Rosetta” site). All locale specific WordPress sites are referred to as “Rosetta sites.” The name was inspired from…
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Support Team meetup summary for April 23rd
Items discussed at today’s meetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help…
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Spinners and dismissible admin notices in 4.2
There are two UIUI User interface component changes in 4.2 aimed at better experiences moving forward that may affect 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…
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WordPress 4.2 Field Notes
WordPress 4.2 includes both new and improved features. It also includes changes under the hood. While I’m sure you’ve been testing your themes, plugins, and sites in preparation for the release, you may have missed the announcements of all the changes. Here is a quick rundown of developer related things you should know: The new wp.a11y.speak() APIAPI An…
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TinyMCE views API improvements
In WordPress 4.2 there will be changes to the experimental TinyMCE views APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.. We don’t recommend this for use in production unless you closely follow the development. If you’re…