Two weeks before the scheduled release of WordPress 5.0, the first version with the new editor, Gutenberg, Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress, dropped by WordCamp Portland for an unscheduled Q…
Matt Mullenweg Addresses Controversies Surrounding Gutenberg at WordCamp Portland Q&A
Matt Mullenweg joined attendees at WordCamp Portland, OR, for a Q&A session last weekend and the recording is now available on WordPress.tv. The first question came from a user who tried Gutenb…
WordPress 5.0 is Not Ready | Blog | MRW Web Design
WordPress 5.0 contains a massive change to content editing. Without working through a systematic review of what's been built, I don't know how anyone can be sure that it is ready for release. The project needs more time and public validation that it's ready.
WPWeekly Episode 337 – Gutenberg User Experiences, Release Timelines, and the Classic Editor
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I break down what’s happening with Gutenberg. We discuss our trials and tribulations with the editor, the release timeline, and calls from members of th…
Calls to Delay WordPress 5.0 Increase, Developers Cite Usability Concerns and Numerous Bugs in Gutenberg
Developers and business owners are waiting anxiously in the wings, as Gutenberg is 11 days away from its debut in WordPress 5.0. There is still a chance that the release could be delayed to the sec…
Gutenberg is the new block-based content editor in WordPress. I'll show you how to develop a Gutenberg-optimized WordPress theme and provide examples of client sites using Gutenberg.
Adding Aligned Images to Paragraphs in Gutenberg Is Not as Tough as I Thought
Last week, I published an article that describes the process I went through in Gutenberg to try to add an aligned image to a paragraph block. I concluded that performing the task in the Classic Edi…
Authors of Popular WordPress.org Themes Rolling Out Gutenberg Compatibility Updates Ahead of 5.0 Release
Astra, a free theme that has steadily been growing in popularity, is now fully compatible with Gutenberg. The theme was first released in May 2017 and has more than 100,000 active installations. It…
5+ Top Gutenberg Courses for Users and Developers - Gutenberg WordPress Editor
Gutenberg is the new visual editor coming with WordPress 5.0 soon. This changes completely the way you have been using or developing for WordPress. If you are willing to learn Gutenberg , I have curated the top Gutenberg courses for everyone. Gutenberg Courses for Users As Gutenberg is a completely new way to write your […]
WordPress 5.0 is on the horizon. Yes, we’ve been saying it for months. But now we really are on the brink of its full release. The journey to get to...
Gutenberg Cloud Plugin for WordPress is Now in Beta
Frontkom, the team behind the Gutenberg Cloud project, has published the beta version of its WordPress plugin to the official repository. Cloud Blocks serves as a connector, allowing WordPress user…
Developing new WordPress features as plugins has been a wonderfully valuable process for all sorts of features to come into being, from the MP6 Dashboard Redesign, to oEmbed endpoints, and includin…
On October 3rd, the schedule for WordPress 5.0 was proposed. Prior to this, the accessibility team had not been made aware of a release time frame, and had no reason to believe WordPress 5.0 and th…
Accessibility in Gutenberg is not a one-more feature - WerdsWords
Joe Dolson, one of the WordPress Accessibility team reps posted a letter on make/accessibility this afternoon that really struck a chord with me. In detail, the letter outlines the Accessibility team's perceived shortcomings of Gutenberg. the new block editor set to ship in a few weeks with WordPress 5.0. In reading the letter, I was struck … Continue reading Accessibility in Gutenberg is not a one-more feature
WordPress Accessibility Team Delivers Sobering Assessment of Gutenberg: “We have to draw a line.”
WordPress’ accessibility team has published a statement on the level of overall accessibility of Gutenberg. The team, largely a group of unpaid volunteers, collaborated on a detailed assessme…
php[world] 2018 to Feature Full-Day Gutenberg Development Workshop
The fourth annual php[world] conference is just two weeks away. The event is dedicated to uniting the PHP community and will be held November 14-15, 2018, in Washington, D.C. This year the organizi…
How dare they ship a new WordPress that's not fully accessible in every way?
I can't stop thinking about the fact that @Wordpress (which “powers 31% of the internet”), is about to ship a massive overhaul of their interface without making sure that it's accessible. Why was #a11y not a blocker for every new feature, so nothing inaccessible was ever allowed? https://t.co/YzNIhf26hJ— Jen Simmons (@jensimmons) October 17, 2018
WP Engine welcomes Array Themes and associated Atomic Blocks to the family. Atomic Blocks is the most downloaded library of beautiful blocks for Gutenberg.
A hypothetical look at what Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) could look like if an integration with WordPress's Gutenberg editor is created. We'll call it Advanced Custom Blocks!
WPCampus has released a request for proposals seeking an accessibility audit of the WordPress “Gutenberg” editor. Our organization is sensitive to the legal requirements set by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. The recent 508 refresh brought these requirements in line with WCAG 2.0 level AA, an industry standard that helps ensure accessibility. WCAG 2.0 […]
Introducing Elementor Blocks for Gutenberg - Elementor
Wondering how Elementor and Gutenberg will work together? Easily add Elementor templates as Gutenberg blocks using this standalone plugin. #Gutenberg & #Elementor – the perfect combo! Gutenberg is WordPress’ new post editor, scheduled for release in the next couple of months, when WordPress version 5.0 is introduced. Gutenberg is currently in Beta, and is available […]
Advanced Custom Fields: The Hero WordPress Needs Right Now, but Not the One It Deserves
I’ve been a fan of Advanced Custom Fields for a long time now, using it on pretty much every site I’ve built or worked on for the last 5 years.… Read more
Gutenberg Team Addresses Accessibility Concerns, Highlights Tools and Features that Surpass the Classic Editor
The Gutenberg team has officially responded to recent concerns about the new editor’s accessibility. Matias Ventura, the project’s technical lead, published a post with examples of the …
Genesis Framework and StudioPress Themes Add Gutenberg Compatibility, More Gutenberg Features Coming Soon
After WP Engine acquired StudioPress in June, the company began investing in expanding the Genesis team. WP Engine is hiring new people to work on the framework and expand support and community act…
Gutenberg: handle blocks that require a paid plan · Issue #27772 · Automattic/wp-calypso
Some of the features that Core blocks provide are not available on WordPress.com Free plan. We need to find a way to handle those cases appropriately. The easiest way for the first iteration would ...