Our monthly show and tell meeting will take place on Zoom tomorrow, Wednesday November 16th at 18:00 UTC. A zoom link will be posted in the #design channel on the WordPress Slack. Learn how to join by following the instructions in the handbook.
This months discussion will focus on the [ + ] button that appears throughout the WordPress block editor. There are many names for it: the sibling inserter, the plus button, the quick inserter button, the in-between add button, and more. Last year I wrote a GitHub issue that describes some of the confusion around this button, and much of it is still relevant. I’d like to focus our discussion around:
- Validating the problems outlined in the GitHub issue.
- Reviewing some of the suggested solutions.
- Updating the issue with a way forward.
We’ll also have time for anyone to share their work or ask questions to the design team. Just drop a comment below, or show up and raise your hand. I hope to see you on Zoom tomorrow.
Recent Happenings
There’s so much design work happening every day across Slack, Trac, GitHub and more. For good measure, here’s a few highlights from the past few weeks…
A new welcome guide was added to the Site Editor to help explain some of the new features coming in WordPress 5.9.
The WordPress Figma library has a new set of upcoming components in the works for you to use in your designs.
Openverse has shared some work on their new brand identity and symbol.
A new way to browse block patterns has merged and will be shipping with WordPress 5.9.
The wp-admin Appearance menu now contains items for the Editor, Styles, Templates, and Template Parts. Alongside this change, the W button within the Editor no longer displays it’s own navigation menu.