Author: Jonathan Desrosiers
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Preparing for a WordCamp Contributor Day
If you’re planning to attend Contributor Day at WordCamp Asia (or any other Contributor Day) and indicated you were interested in the Core team, then this post is for you. The number one thing that I recommend to first time contributors heading to Contributor Day is to prepare before heading to the event. Conference WiFi…
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Do the Woo: Episode 114
Note: Since this post was published, the Do The Woo podcast has been split up into multiple shows. The Spotify embed and relevant links have been updated to point to the correct new locations. Earlier this week I was invited to join BobWP on his WooCommerce podcast, Do the Woo. Each week, Bob and one…
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IE 11 Support Phase Out Plan
After discussing with several contributors, the decision has been made to move ahead with officially removing IE11 support in WordPress 5.8.
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Trial run: Consistent minor release squad leaders for each major branch
For the upcoming 5.7.x releases, a release lead and release deputy will be named for all 5.7.x releases, and will serve until 5.8 is released.
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Miscellaneous developer focused changes in WordPress 5.7
In WordPress 5.7, a large handful of developer-focused changes were made that deserve to be called out. Let’s take a look!
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WordPress 5.6.2 Maintenance Release
WordPress 5.6.2 is now available! This maintenance release includes 5 bug fixes. These bugs affect WordPress version 5.6.1, so you’ll want to upgrade.
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WordPress 5.6.2 Release Candidate
WordPress 5.6.2 RC1 is now available for testing! Final release is scheduled for Monday, February 22, 2021.
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Twenty Twenty-One and Twenty Nineteen updates now available
Default themes are often updated in unison with WordPress releases, but there is nothing preventing them from being updated on their own. Since a WordPress 5.6.1 fast-follow was ruled out, it was deemed preferable to fix these bugs in Twenty Twenty-One independent of a release of WordPress itself before the end of 2020.
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Be nice to people
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, my family has been taking advantage of the online pick up option available at the supermarket chain in our area. We place our order online and receive a 1 hour time slot to head to the store and pick up our groceries. When you get to the store,…
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Two Years: My WordPress Commit-iversary
Today officially marks 2 full years since my first commit to the WordPress open source project. ? In the context of the WordPress project, a committer is a contributor with the ability to modify the main WordPress repository. Since 2004, roughly 90 people have been granted commit status for WordPress Core. If you’re interested in…
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