


<p>While CAPTCHA can be effective at preventing spam, it can also deter legitimate users. CAPTCHAs can be frustrating and time-consuming, especially if they&#8217;re difficult to solve. They can also pose accessibility issues for users with impairments. Instead, consider using non-intrusive spam protection methods, like Akismet, that provide a better user experience.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">3. What is Akismet, and how can it help with form conversion rates?</h3>



<p><a href="https://akismet.com/">Akismet</a> is an anti-spam plugin for WordPress sites. It automatically checks and filters out spam comments, allowing you to focus on managing your site. By preventing spam without the need for CAPTCHAs or other intrusive methods, Akismet can improve the user experience and increase form conversion rates.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">4. What types of companies generally use Akismet?</h3>



<p>Akismet is used by a wide range of companies, from small businesses to <a href="https://akismet.com/enterprise/">large enterprises</a>. It&#8217;s particularly popular among companies that rely heavily on their online presence, such as ecommerce businesses and content creators.&nbsp;</p>



<p>With over 100 million sites using Akismet, it&#8217;s clear that this tool is trusted by many. Notable enterprise brands such as Microsoft, <a href="https://akismet.com/blog/convertkit-customerstory/">ConvertKit</a>, and Bluehost rely on Akismet to protect their sites from spam and improve their user experience.</p>";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:7:"pubDate";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:31:"Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}}s:32:"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/";a:1:{s:7:"creator";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:12:"Kathryn Marr";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}}}}i:41;a:6:{s:4:"data";s:13:"
	
	
	
	
	
	
";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";s:5:"child";a:2:{s:0:"";a:5:{s:5:"title";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:71:"Do The Woo Community: Live From WCUS, It’s the Robbie and Robert Show";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:4:"guid";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:28:"https://dothewoo.io/?p=76369";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:4:"link";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:66:"https://dothewoo.io/live-from-wcus-its-the-robbie-and-robert-show/";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:11:"description";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:416:"<p>It's filled with laughs, insights and simply good times when co-hosts Robbie and Robert take over the mics at WCUS 2023.</p>
<p>&gt;&gt; The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://dothewoo.io/live-from-wcus-its-the-robbie-and-robert-show/">Live From WCUS, It&#8217;s the Robbie and Robert Show</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://dothewoo.io">Do the Woo - a WooCommerce Builder Community</a>	.</p>";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:7:"pubDate";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:31:"Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}}s:32:"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/";a:1:{s:7:"creator";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:5:"BobWP";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}}}}i:42;a:6:{s:4:"data";s:13:"
	
	
	
	
	
	
";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";s:5:"child";a:2:{s:0:"";a:5:{s:5:"title";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:41:"HeroPress: WordPress Is My Ball And Chain";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:4:"guid";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:56:"https://heropress.com/?post_type=heropress-essays&p=5792";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:4:"link";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:134:"https://heropress.com/essays/wordpress-is-my-ball-and-chain/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wordpress-is-my-ball-and-chain";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:11:"description";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:9056:"<img width="1024" height="512" src="https://heropress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/essay-cover-1024x512.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="WordPress, and its inclusive community, led me down a path of redemption and acceptance." />
Here is Justin&#8217;s story read aloud by artificial intelligence.






<p>This month marks the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacked on the World Trade Center in the United States. I can still remember exactly where I was that morning, as I had an argument with my girlfriend the night before, and was sleeping on the couch of someone with whom I used drugs.</p>



<p>It had only been four months since graduating high school, but I was already an addict. As a matter of fact, I was using drugs heavily at the end of my senior year, and the first summer after high school is when my life really started to spiral out of control.</p>



<p>By the end of 2001 I was selling any drug I could get my hands on to make some money and feed my addiction (except heroin — that is always were I drew the line). Within a couple years I was the goto person for many substances, but primarily methamphetamine.</p>



<p>Then I got caught, arrested, and thrown in jail. The prosecutor wanted to throw the book at me, recommending a 15 year sentence. But with my family supporting me in the courtroom and my lawyer fighting for me, the judge recognized that with this support, I did not deserve the full 15, and gave me 7 years, with 8 years probation instead. With good behavior, I did just under 3 years in prison.</p>



<p>While in prison, I focused on my restoration. Learning new things, studying for certification in motor vehicle mechanics, and even starting work with accredited college courses funded by my tribe (Comanche Nation).</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">
<p> I knew I had let down my family, and had something to prove.</p>
</blockquote>



<p>Through it all, my addiction, prison, and restoration, my family was always there for me. They knew the real me, not the person addicted to drugs and not the dealer feeding his addiction by providing for other addicts. That’s the person I know I needed to be again, for both myself and for them.</p>



<p>Right after my release in January 2008, I immediately started working in a warehouse and attending college. At the company where I worked, the CEO gave me some excellent advice that I needed to control my narrative on the web (e.g. Google), so I built my first website using WordPress.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-pivoting">Pivoting</h2>



<p>At a young age, I was always fascinated by technology. I remember dabbling with computers in grade school, and tinkering on the internet in my teens. While I never did any kind of coding back then, the marketing aspect of web technologies did pique my interest. Then, drugs pulled me away from all that and sent me down a different path.</p>



<p>When I found WordPress around April of 2008, all of that excitement started to come back. I would work my warehouse job during the day, drive to University of Central Oklahoma in the evening for a couple of college courses, then play around with WordPress themes (HTML, CSS, and some PHP) well into the night all that summer. </p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">
<p>This was the beginning of my love for WordPress. I was instantly addicted, and simply could not put down my computer, often getting little sleep before the next day (that’s okay, I was in my early 20s <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f609.png" alt="😉" class="wp-smiley" /> ).</p>
</blockquote>



<p>By late 2010, I was taking on WordPress side projects, building websites, and even making online tutorials about WordPress. All this despite still working in the warehouse and taking night courses at college.</p>



<p>In 2011, my work caught the eye of <a href="https://corymiller.com/">Cory Miller</a>, who I had previously met at a marketing event in Oklahoma City. Cory owned and operated <a href="https://ithemes.com/">iThemes</a>, a WordPress theme and plugin product company based out of Edmond Oklahoma. Although I was still working in the warehouse and taking college courses, Cory offered me a job working at iThemes as a web developer for WordPress themes and plugins. My major in college was marketing, and I still has a few more courses to complete before graduating, but I took the offer anyway and little did I know it was the beginning of a career in software development that led me where I am today.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-and-then-wordcamp">And Then WordCamp&#8230;</h2>



<p>My first WordCamp to both attend and speak was Fayetteville in 2011. That’s actually when I first met <a href="https://josepha.blog/">Josepha Haden Chomphosy</a> (along with her <a href="https://heropress.com/essays/wordpress-tool-success/">mother</a> and sister too). Of course, we went different ways in life but it is a marker that I like to remember as it helps me understand the different paths each of us take in this world. While I only spoke at a few other WordCamps, I attended many more over the years. The WordPress community, and its inclusiveness, was simply impossible for me to ignore.</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">
<p>I know my experiences are different, and to understand this I also have to mention that I joined a few other communities through the years, but none ever fully accepted me, and one even did not let me keep coming when they found out I was a former convict.</p>
</blockquote>



<p>Although most people in the WordPress community never knew about my past, I never felt they would kick me out even if they did find out. Actually, I felt the community leaders honestly didn’t care at all about your past, culture, identity, etc., but rather just wanted you to love (or at least like) WordPress.</p>



<p>And I did love WordPress. Still do.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Redemption and Acceptance</h2>



<p>WordPress unexpectedly led me down a path of redemption and acceptance. For a long time I was angry at the world (especially corporate America) for not accepting me, and in those times of anger I would seek out WordPress people. No one even knew, but they were helping me nonetheless, always there when I needed, always a shiny light in the darkness.</p>



<p>I’ve traveled the world with WordPress. Making WordPress friends in Asia, Australia, Europe, North &amp; South America and beyond. I love the WordPress community, and want to continue watching it flourish and grow. Every time I visit a WordCamp, I get to make new friends, see new faces, and meet awesome people of WordPress. I was able to build meaningful business and personal relationships, joining WordPress communities, attending and hosting WordPress events, and even speaking at several WordCamps across the World.</p>



<p>Most of the WordPress companies for which I have worked had such amazing leaders, knowing about my past yet still giving me the opportunity to continue to demonstrate my new self. Two of which deserve an honorable mention: Cory Miller of Post Status (formerly iThemes) and <a href="https://10up.com/blog/author/10up/">Jake Goldman</a> of <a href="https://10up.com/">10up</a>. Both of these leaders embraced me wholly, and the things Jake said to when I mentioned my criminal past before my background check continue to give me confidence in knowing there are amazing leaders working in WordPress.</p>



<p>The WordPress Community has proven itself to be more than just a platform for a tool. In my personal journey, I discovered that it represents a beacon of hope, a testament to what can be achieved when diverse minds come together under the banner of openness and collaboration. </p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">
<p>Albeit unknowingly, this community handed me a new lease on life, providing me with opportunities to learn, grow, and reinvent myself.</p>
</blockquote>



<p>Its core values of openness and inclusiveness aren&#8217;t just buzzwords but are deeply rooted in the ethos of every member who contributes, either by writing code, designing themes, or even just by sharing experiences. It&#8217;s a reminder that every individual, irrespective of their background or skillset, has the potential to add value to this thriving ecosystem. As beneficiaries of this incredible community, it falls upon us to ensure that we not only appreciate these values but also embody them. We must commit to fostering an environment where every decision we make, every action we undertake, further deepens the culture of inclusivity and collaboration.</p>



<p>Thank you WordPress, and the WordPress Community. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/2764.png" alt="❤" class="wp-smiley" /></p>
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";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";s:5:"child";a:2:{s:0:"";a:5:{s:5:"title";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:136:"WPTavern: WooCommerce Blocks 11.0.0 Adds Product Collection Block in Beta, 10.9.0 Integrates Product Button with the Interactivity API";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:4:"guid";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:30:"https://wptavern.com/?p=148515";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:4:"link";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:144:"https://wptavern.com/woocommerce-blocks-11-0-0-adds-product-collection-block-in-beta-10-9-0-integrates-product-button-with-the-interactivity-api";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:11:"description";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:4015:"<p>WooCommerce is experimenting with improving the store experience through the <a href="https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/issues/8219">addition of the Interactivity API</a> to the WooCommerce Blocks plugin. The new API, which was announced earlier this year, will allow developers to build interactive blocks that support frontend experiences where visitors can interact with content without having to refresh the page. The WordPress contributors working on the API are <a href="https://wptavern.com/start-testing-wordpress-new-interactivity-api">encouraging developers to test it</a> with their own blocks.</p>



<p><a href="https://developer.woocommerce.com/2023/08/16/woocommerce-blocks-10-9-0-release-notes/?mc_cid=b50d0ff43c&mc_eid=68ffa9a210">WooCommerce Blocks 10.9.0</a>, released in mid-August, integrated the Product Button with the Interactivity API to support real-time counter updates for the mini-cart, smoother animations, and better transitions from ‘Add to Cart’ to ‘Loading’ status to show the quantity in the cart when a product is added. </p>



WooCommerce Blocks <a href="https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/10006">PR #10006</a>



<p>The difference is subtle but creates a much smoother shopping experience with nearly instantaneous feedback for the user. Contributors are also exploring how the Interactivity API can be used to improve frontend filters, including the rating, price, stock, and attributes filters. The API will eventually land in Gutenberg and WordPress in the future, but in the meantime WooCommerce is experimenting to see how the plugin&#8217;s blocks can benefit from it.</p>



<p><a href="https://developer.woocommerce.com/2023/08/31/woocommerce-blocks-11-0-0-release-notes/">Version 11.0.0</a> was released last week introducing the new Product Collection block in beta:</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">
<p>Like the Products block, you can choose what criteria affect the list of blocks displayed to shoppers and control the product layout in the list/grid by the various element blocks.</p>



<p>Unlike the Products block, which is a Query loop block variation, this block is a standalone block, enabling us to tailor the block further to better meet the merchant’s needs.</p>
</blockquote>



<p>The Product Collection block is very similar to the Products block from which it was forked, except it is not built as a variation of the Query Loop. It comes with improvements around Inspector controls as compared to the current Products block, as well as a basic set of patterns. The block already has the <a href="https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/issues/10328">Interactivity API integrated</a> for the same improved frontend performance.</p>



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<img width="2047" height="1584" src="https://149611589.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/product-collection.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-148556" />Product Collection block &#8211; image source: <a href="https://developer.woocommerce.com/2023/08/31/woocommerce-blocks-11-0-0-release-notes/">WooCommerce Blocks 11.0.0 release post</a>



<p>Version 11.0.0 also enables manual migration of Products to Product Collection. An upgrade notice will appear in the Inspector Controls, informing users that they will get more features with the Product Collection block:</p>



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<p>As the Product Collection block is still in beta, WooCommerce Blocks has not yet changed existing templates that have Product blocks. The development team is looking for more feedback on this block before moving it out of beta. Check out the <a href="https://developer.woocommerce.com/2023/08/31/woocommerce-blocks-11-0-0-release-notes/">release post</a> for more enhancements and bug fixes.</p>";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:7:"pubDate";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:31:"Wed, 06 Sep 2023 03:59:22 +0000";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}}s:32:"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/";a:1:{s:7:"creator";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:13:"Sarah Gooding";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}}}}i:44;a:6:{s:4:"data";s:13:"
	
	
	
	
	
	
";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";s:5:"child";a:2:{s:0:"";a:5:{s:5:"title";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:96:"WPTavern: Human Made to Host “AI: The Next Chapter” Virtual Conference on September 14, 2023";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:4:"guid";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:30:"https://wptavern.com/?p=148507";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:4:"link";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:99:"https://wptavern.com/human-made-to-host-ai-the-next-chapter-virtual-conference-on-september-14-2023";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:11:"description";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:3753:"<p>Human Made, a leading enterprise WordPress agency, is organizing a followup event to the community&#8217;s first ever <a href="https://wptavern.com/human-made-to-host-ai-for-wordpress-event-may-25-2023">AI for WordPress</a> virtual conference that it hosted in May 2023. The second edition is called &#8220;<a href="https://hello.humanmade.com/ai-the-next-chapter">AI: The Next Chapter</a>&#8221; and will take place online on September 14, 2023, at 10AM EST.</p>



<p>The first event had 13 speakers and drew more than 600 attendees. It focused on WordPress and AI tools that people are building with the emerging technology. (Videos of all the sessions are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1H81eN4d97iRNVivTvkWBdEr_3YTzZLc">available on YouTube</a>.) This next edition will explore some of the wider societal, ethical, and tech issues related to the subject. </p>



<p>The keynote and intro will feature Matt Mullenweg on &#8220;AI and the future of WordPress,&#8221; along with Human Made CEO Tom Willmot. Dr. Eleanor Drage, a senior research fellow at the University of Cambridge and co-host of The Good Robot podcast, will be speaking about AI and gender. Open source LLM researchers from Georgian will also join for a panel discussion on why they believe open source AI is the best way for companies to leverage this technology.</p>



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<p><a href="https://hello.humanmade.com/ai-the-next-chapter">Registration</a> is free and participants can sign up on the event&#8217;s website. A confirmation email is sent out to registrants and more information will follow via email.</p>



<p>Human Made has developed a keen interest in fostering exploratory dialogue through these events, as the company is working on AI products and <a href="https://humanmade.com/ai-for-wordpress/">custom implementations for clients</a>. At the first event, the agency showcased some early work in the <a href="https://www.altis-dxp.com/accelerate/">Altis Accelerate</a> plugin and have been working with clients to determine how AI can augment existing marketing and editorial workflows. </p>



<p>&#8220;The progress and innovation we’re seeing in AI is so rapid at the moment that it kind of demands you stay close to it, keep following what’s happening, and keep learning,&#8221; Human Made Marketing Director Alex Aspinall said. &#8220;AI is one of our core areas of focus, across all parts of the business, so we’ll definitely be building, sharing, and hosting more in the space in the months to come. Doing all this in the open is really important to us, so the events are a great platform.&#8221;</p>



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";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";s:5:"child";a:2:{s:0:"";a:5:{s:5:"title";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:87:"WordPress.org blog: WP Briefing: Episode 61: Community, Summit, all at  Washington D.C.";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:4:"guid";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:53:"https://wordpress.org/news/?post_type=podcast&p=15911";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:4:"link";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:85:"https://wordpress.org/news/2023/09/episode-61-community-summit-all-at-washington-d-c/";s:7:"attribs";a:0:{}s:8:"xml_base";s:0:"";s:17:"xml_base_explicit";b:0;s:8:"xml_lang";s:0:"";}}s:11:"description";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:4:"data";s:17592:"<p>Join WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy as she discusses the latest from the Community Summit and her takeaways from the 2023 event in Washington, D.C.</p>



<p><em><strong>Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:wpbriefing@wordpress.org">wpbriefing@wordpress.org</a>, either written or as a voice recording.</strong></em></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Credits</h2>



<p>Host: <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/">Josepha Haden Chomphosy</a><br />Editor: <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/dustinhartzler/">Dustin Hartzler</a><br />Logo: <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiarce/">Javier Arce</a><br />Production: <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/bjmcsherry/">Brett McSherry</a><br />Song: Fearless First by Kevin MacLeod</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Show Notes</h2>



<ul>
<li>The 2023 <a href="https://communitysummit.wordcamp.org/2023/">Community Summit</a> in Washington, DC</li>



<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/news/2023/02/episode-49-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-community-summit/">WP Briefing Episode 49</a>: Everything You Need to Know About the Community Summit!</li>



<li><a href="https://href.li/?https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/05/08/the-next-generation-of-wordcamps/">The Next Generation of WordCamps</a></li>



<li><a href="https://href.li/?https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/05/24/idea-generation-next-gen-wordcamps/">Idea generation: Next Gen WordCamps!</a></li>



<li><a href="https://pressnomics.com/">PressNomics</a></li>



<li><a href="https://loopconf.io/">LoopConf</a></li>



<li><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/summit/">WordPress Community Summit</a></li>



<li><strong>A small list of big things</strong>
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<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/08/23/call-for-ideas-new-features-for-our-nexgen-wp-events-central-page/" target="_blank">Call for ideas: new features for our NexGen WP events central page</a>&nbsp;&#8211; Open call for ideas to find the most desirable features for a future homepage that would host a list of all NextGen WordPress events. </li>



<li><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/08/24/introducing-twenty-twenty-four/">Introducing Twenty Twenty-Four</a>&nbsp;&#8211; Announced at Contributor Day, this new theme will be part of the 6.4 release. </li>



<li>With the release of 6.3 behind us,&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/6-4/" target="_blank">we are working hard on bringing 6.4</a>&nbsp;to the community. You can get involved with the development of this important release. </li>



<li>A successful WCUS is behind us, and if you missed the event, we have you covered. <a href="https://wordpress.org/news/2023/08/the-future-of-wordpress-whats-next-for-gutenberg/">Here is a recap of the event</a>.</li>
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</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Transcript</h2>



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<p>[00:00:00] <strong>Josepha:</strong>&nbsp;Hello everyone, and welcome to the WordPress Briefing, the podcast where you can catch quick explanations of the ideas behind the WordPress open source project, some insight into the community that supports it, and get a small list of big things coming up in the next two weeks. I&#8217;m your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy. Here we go.</p>



<p>[00:00:28] (Intro Music)&nbsp;</p>



<p>[00:00:39] <strong>Josepha:</strong>&nbsp;We are back and catching up from our midyear break. And in true WordPress fashion, we&#8217;re just going to start off running. The WordPress Community Summit happened a couple of weeks ago. I&#8217;ve been talking about it on this podcast for a few months now, but if you&#8217;ve missed it and you want a refresher, go ahead and give episode 49 a listen.</p>



<p>At the Community Summit, there were 125 people, if I remember correctly. And we covered a wide array of topics that were brought to us directly from the community itself. While the event is small, it is specifically designed for gathering and sharing information. So, I&#8217;ve got some top-level trends that I noticed that I&#8217;m going to share with you all today, as well as just like a reminder of what happens after a Community Summit.</p>



<p>[00:01:27] <strong>Josepha:</strong>&nbsp;So there are three, maybe four, big trends that I noticed. The first one that I noticed is that we have a lot of discussions right now about contributor acknowledgment. That also, for what it&#8217;s worth, came with an unresolved question around whether acknowledgment and recognition are the same. I don&#8217;t think they are the same.</p>



<p>But it also was part of a conversation around whether we treat those two things the same. And if they are not the same, should we treat them differently? And et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. For folks who&#8217;ve been around for a bit, you know, that we spent a lot of time working on our contributor recognition a few years back and had really made quite a bit of difference in just reported feelings about how the community felt they were being recognized for their contributions.</p>



<p>And so a lot of the conversations that we ended up having were around whether or not the project as a whole has changed the way that we provide that recognition or acknowledgment. Or, as an alternative, if the community that is supporting WordPress has changed how they would like to be recognized.</p>



<p>[00:02:32] <strong>Josepha:</strong>&nbsp;There were also some questions about whether or not making sure that contributors can see their impact. Like they can say, I contributed 10 hours last month, and these are the two things that I got accomplished over there, and that everyone else can see those things too. So, how we can do that more easily while also not having so many metrics and making the metrics so prevalent that we start to close out the people who are truly just doing this for fun.</p>



<p>Like many of the problems that we have at the Community Summit, this is a bunch of pretty much unsolved mysteries at the moment. But it did; it came up across probably five or six different sessions that I heard about, quite a few that I went to myself, and so contributor acknowledgment and recognition is on our minds again.</p>



<p>A second thing that I noticed across multiple sessions, and this one honestly is not a surprise at all, is that there were a lot of questions about what the next big thing is after Gutenberg. I always love when people are asking big questions about what comes next because it means that we all still believe that there will be a next.</p>



<p>[00:03:43] <strong>Josepha:</strong>&nbsp;And so I never hesitate when I hear these questions to give some ideas about what I think might be coming. But a lot of the discussions that we were having were around, we think this is coming, but now that we think this is coming, what should we do now to make sure that we are ready for it? One of the biggest assumptions that we all had is that for the CMS, for the software itself, probably our next big area after Gutenberg is going to be something about artificial intelligence.</p>



<p>Matt pointed out in his presentation that he has told us twice to learn something deeply. One was in 2016 when he said, learn JavaScript Deeply. And then one was in 2022 when he said to learn AI deeply. And so we all kind of are guessing that that is our future area. And so that&#8217;s an area for everyone to spend some time in. Make sure you understand it. Make sure you know it a bit.&nbsp;</p>



<p>The second thing that came up as like a future, where are we going here? It was kind of on the business-y side. It was on a lot of questions about enterprise and are we selling properly to enterprise. Can we sell, can we appeal to enterprise? Whose job is it to sell any of these things? Questions like that. So, lots of business questions again. This is not something that I have any concerns about. I&#8217;m very excited to see that people are talking about it. That&#8217;s been a topic of conversation since, I want to say, February of this year. And so it also wasn&#8217;t a surprise inclusion today. And, and I was excited to see, am excited to see what we get out of those conversations over time.&nbsp;</p>



<p>[00:05:17] <strong>Josepha:</strong>&nbsp;As far as like questions around what&#8217;s next for the community, I&#8217;m going to address that separately because it was a huge question for everyone. So I&#8217;m going to discuss that as soon as we get finished with this chunk about like the big thing that, that is coming after Gutenberg.</p>



<p>But, from an ecosystem perspective. Like a WordPress project operations perspective, this came up a couple of times. Never in as clear a word, a set of words as that, but the question about, like, what are we doing with our tools? Are we making sure that we are keeping the tools that our contributors use maintained and still in an excellent space with features that are useful and, necessary, and requested?</p>



<p>And so that is a big question. I do have a lot of questions about that. Also, there are so many tools that I have wanted in order to make organizing the WordPress community better and easier, but also making contributing better and easier. And hopefully, here soon, we have an opportunity to get to some of those.</p>



<p>[00:06:16] <strong>Josepha:</strong>&nbsp;So, the third big trend that I kept seeing at the Community Summit is actually about the community itself, specifically about events. So I was part of or listened to many, many, many conversations over the course of the week that were specifically focused on what we&#8217;re going to do with the future of our events. Like are meetups still sustainable? Are WordCamps still sustainable? And that&#8217;s from not only the idea of sustainability that we all tend to know from like an ecological standpoint but also, you know, checking in on the resources. So the kinds of questions that folks had were, is it time to continue having many small events, or is it time to move to a few giant events?</p>



<p>Should we bring back midsized, WP-adjacent events like PressNomics or LoopConf? And if we are bringing those back, do we want to have them be part of a semi-official thing along with a clearly WordPress event and like do joint sales in there? Try to figure out how to get people from one to the other, so that it&#8217;s not just WordPress people that we&#8217;re talking to, but also business people and advanced developers, things like that.</p>



<p>There was also a lot of discussion about whether or not we have gotten too big, should we double down on our grassroots efforts? Just go all the way back to, like, BarCamp style, WordPress in a forest kind of thing.&nbsp;</p>



<p>[00:07:46] <strong>Josepha:</strong>&nbsp;And yeah, and among all of these conversations, there were questions about the resources that we need. Do we have what we need now? Do we have plans for how to maintain those resources in the future? Do we have enough time? Do we have enough money? Do we have an expertise? The people? So many questions, so many questions. And on the community side of things, we also had a lot of questions that are routine in open source. Like, do we have a pipeline for future maintainers, for future team reps, for future leaders in the project? All of the questions.&nbsp;</p>



<p>So, those are the three slash four, depending on how you break it out, really big trends that I saw across the conversation at the Community Summit. And I don&#8217;t necessarily know the answers to all of these things. Like, I know what my gut tells me, I know what I believe the answer to be. From my own perspective, but as you&#8217;ve been told many times with many eyes, all bugs are shallow. And so here is what happens next with a Community Summit. So we&#8217;ve gathered all of these things together. We&#8217;ve had these conversations, and now all of the notes from every conversation that we had will be put on make.wordpress.org/summit.&nbsp;</p>



<p>[00:09:10] <strong>Josepha:</strong>&nbsp;There, you can do any of the following three things, but at least do one before we get any further. I think it&#8217;s important to remind everyone that no decisions were made at the Community Summit. There are a few things that will come out of the Community Summit where the answer the way forward is really obvious. And so those probably will get done quickly thereafter because it&#8217;s just an obvious thing to do. It makes sense for everyone in the project. It makes sense for everyone who&#8217;s using WordPress. Whatever reason.&nbsp;</p>



<p>So those things will probably move quickly, but mostly not even mostly there were no decisions made. And so if it looks like something is moving quickly there, it is because it makes sense after the fact. So there&#8217;s that. But the three things that you can do in order to take part in this information gathering and sharing that happened at the Community Summit.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Number one, head over to make.wordpress.org/summit and just read the notes. There are a lot of them you can pick and choose based on the teams you contribute to or the topics that are specifically interesting. Or if you have been assigned to read one of these things, obviously, go ahead and read that. But find the notes read them. Take a look at the discussion as far as you can tell it happened and get a sense for what the essential question is.</p>



<p>The second thing that you can do while you&#8217;re there is that you can join in that discussion right there in the comments if you would like to. You can, if you feel like your perspective is not quite accounted for in that, obviously leave some comments and let folks know. But also, if you feel like your perspective was accounted for, but there&#8217;s also a very specific question that was not necessarily answered or not even brought up, share those as well. That&#8217;s stuff that we would like to know as we are working through this.&nbsp;</p>



<p>And then the third thing that you can do is you can take those conversations, and if there&#8217;s anything that looks like it&#8217;s particularly relevant to your local WordPress community, absolutely take those there and have those conversations with them.</p>



<p>[00:11:23] <strong>Josepha:</strong>&nbsp;And once you&#8217;ve had those conversations, let us know what you thought also in those comments, or take it directly into your weekly teams&#8217; chat, either way. We want to hear what you think about the questions that were brought because you brought them to us. And so you should have an opportunity to tell us what you think.</p>



<p>[00:11:39] (Music Interlude)&nbsp;</p>



<p>[00:11:48] <strong>Josepha:</strong>&nbsp;That brings us now to our small list of big things. My friends, there&#8217;s nothing but big things left for the rest of the year. And so here we go. Number one, uh, I mentioned it quite a bit. There&#8217;s a conversation, an ongoing conversation about the future of events for our community. Right now, there is an open call for ideas, new features for our NextGen WordPress events, especially on the page that exists on WordCamp Central.</p>



<p>So, we want to find the most useful and desirable features for a future homepage on central.wordcamp.org that would host a list of all of our upcoming WordPress events. And so we want your opinion there. Please let us know what would be especially useful to you as you are looking for WordPress events to attend.</p>



<p>The second thing is that we introduced 2024, the default theme that is coming with WordPress 6.4, was announced. We have had, I think, 32 contributors to it at the time of this recording. And yeah, it&#8217;s beautiful. It&#8217;s got a lot of different implementation options, a lot of default patterns, and curated patterns so that you can get exactly what you want out of that theme. I think it&#8217;s going to make a great default theme, a great starter theme for our final release of the year.&nbsp;</p>



<p>And then, speaking of 6.4, with the release of 6.3 behind us, we are working hard on bringing 6.4 to the community. You can get involved with the development of that. There is a core chat every Wednesday. It happens. I want to say at 21:00 UTC, but I don&#8217;t actually know off the top of my head. I just go when my calendar tells me to go, and I live in the central time zone. And so, my UTC conversion is not the best, but we will leave the actual information about that in the show notes so that you can see it. But you can also go over to make.wordpress.org, and then there&#8217;s a little card on that homepage that tells you exactly when those core meetings are, including the new contributor meeting, which happens every two weeks.&nbsp;</p>



<p>And then the fourth thing is that there is a successful WordCamp US behind us. That is our final flagship event of the year, which is always exciting. If you missed it, for one, we missed you. And for two, we have you covered. We&#8217;ve got a recap of the event. There is a link to that in the show notes as well.&nbsp;</p>



<p>[00:14:05] <strong>Josepha:</strong> And that, my friends, is your small list of big things. Thanks for tuning in today for the WordPress Briefing. I&#8217;m your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, and I&#8217;ll see you again in a couple of weeks.</p>



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<p>Apart from <a href="https://wordpress.org/news/2023/08/the-future-of-wordpress-whats-next-for-gutenberg/">The Future of WordPress &amp; What’s Next for Gutenberg</a> with the keynotes by Josepha Haden Chomphosy and Matt Mullenweg, including Q &amp; A, I still haven&#8217;t caught up with the videos from WordCamp US. Below is a list with links to the talks I want to see and hopefully catch up over this weekend. </p>



<p>Then the <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/summit/">Community Summit discussion notes</a> are also posted, I haven&#8217;t digested any of them yet. This part of my todo-list is also below. </p>



<p>And I hear you say: Who has time for all this? Well, that is a good question. The project has some great teams, that do outstanding work! And that&#8217;s the underlying reason why I only curate news about the block editor. No one can keep track of it all. 🤣</p>



<p>And I leave you to the rest of the newsletter. Enjoy, learn and share! </p>



<p>Yours, 💕<br /><em>Birgit</em></p>




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<p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-sortabrilliant-guidepost"><ul><li><a href="https://gutenbergtimes.com/feed/#0-word-camp-us-talks">WordCamp US Gutenberg Talks</a></li><li><a href="https://gutenbergtimes.com/feed/#0-word-press-release-information">Developing Gutenberg and WordPress</a><ul><li><a href="https://gutenbergtimes.com/feed/#2-community-summit">Community Summit</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://gutenbergtimes.com/feed/#0-p">Plugins, Themes, and Tools for #nocode site builders and owners</a></li><li><a href="https://gutenbergtimes.com/feed/#2-word-press-6-0-1-and-6-1-scheduled">Theme Development for Full Site Editing and Blocks</a></li><li><a href="https://gutenbergtimes.com/feed/#3-building-themes-for-fse-and-word-press">Building Blocks and Tools for the Block editor. </a></li></ul></div>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="0-word-camp-us-talks">WordCamp US Gutenberg Talks</h2>



<p>The full playlist of recorded talks is available on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4KP0VZtEI8rBpssGbR0E0wcBqeNeGEWT"><strong>WordCamp US 2023</strong></a></p>



<p>🎥 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZq9WBqlKW8">The Independent Theme Developer’s Field Guide to Modern WordPress</a> with <a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/speaker/michelle-schulp-hunt/">Michelle Schlup Hunt</a> (<a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/session/the-independent-theme-developers-field-guide-to-modern-wordpress/">Session description</a>, <a href="https://speakerdeck.com/marktimemedia/field-guide-2023">slides</a>) </p>



<p>🎥 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UYzZzb-LaU"><strong>Building a thoughtful block editing experience</strong></a> with Aurooba Ahmed (<a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/session/building-a-thoughtful-block-editing-experience/">Session description</a>)</p>



<p>🎥 <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0BbXaZqQAo&">For All Userkind: NASA Web Modernization and WordPress</a></strong> with <a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/speaker/abby-bowman/">Abby Bowman</a><a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/speaker/j-j-toothman/">J.J. Toothman</a> (<a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/session/friday-keynote/">Session description</a>)</p>



<p>🎥 <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=581pE25vAGQ">Hands on with NASA’s new digital platform NASA Workshop</a></strong> with <a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/speaker/abby-bowman/">Abby Bowman</a> and <a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/speaker/j-j-toothman/">J.J. Toothman</a> (<a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/session/hands-on-with-nasas-new-digital-platform/">Session description</a>)</p>



<p>🎥 <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8r06QETAlw">Ford Foundation: Audio Described Video Plugin</a></strong> with <a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/speaker/vajaah-e-parker/">Vajaah E Parker</a><a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/speaker/kurtis-shaner/">Kurtis Shaner</a> (<a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/session/ford-foundation-audio-described-video-plugin/">Session description</a>)</p>



<p>🎥 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbQNheCHjTk"><strong>All the President&#8217;s Websites </strong></a>with <a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/speaker/andrew-nacin-helen-hou-sandi/">Andrew Nacin, Helen Hou-Sandí</a></p>



<p>🎥 <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DbEsBzMaWA">Anatomy of an Accessible Navigation Menu</a></strong> with <a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/speaker/steve-jones/">Steve Jones</a> (<a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/session/anatomy-of-an-accessible-navigation-menu/">session description)</a></p>



<p>🎥 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uehAKO6zwkQ"><strong>The Headless Block Editor</strong></a> with <a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/speaker/sean-blakeley/">Sean Blakeley</a> (<a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/session/the-headless-block-editor/">session description</a>)</p>



<p>🎥 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDi7n9XcVKM"><strong>The Future of WordPress</strong></a> with <a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/speaker/josepha-haden-chomphosy/">Josepha Haden Chomphosy</a> (<a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/session/josepha-haden-chomphosy-on-the-future-of-wordpress/">Session description</a>)</p>



<p>🎥 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDbASG9KOaE"><strong>Gutenberg Next</strong> </a>with <a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2023/speaker/matt-mullenweg/">Matt Mullenweg</a> </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="0-word-press-release-information">Developing Gutenberg and WordPress</h2>



<p><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/releases/tag/v16.6.0-rc.1"><strong>Gutenberg 16.6 RC</strong></a> is available now for testing, and the stable release is scheduled for September 6th, 2023. I took a peak at the <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/releases/tag/v16.6.0-rc.1">changelog</a> to prepare for the next episode of the Gutenberg Changelog #89 with <strong>Nadia Maya Ardiani</strong> as a special guest. </p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="2-community-summit">Community Summit</h3>



<p>Below you find a short list of discussion notes from the <strong>Community Summit</strong> directly connected with contributing to core and Gutenberg. When you read notes on the Make Summit blog, keep in mind that two important guidelines governed the Community Summit:  <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2023/08/16/non-attribution/">no attribution</a> and no decisions. </p>



<ul>
<li><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2023/08/23/community-summit-discussion-notes-addressing-backwards-compatibility-in-gutenberg/">Addressing backwards compatibility in Gutenberg</a></li>



<li><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2023/08/22/community-summit-discussion-notes-aligning-processes-and-contributions-between-wordpress-core-and-gutenberg/">Aligning processes and contributions between WordPress Core and Gutenberg</a></li>



<li><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2023/08/22/community-summit-discussion-notes-accessibility-in-the-wordpress-project/">Accessibility in the WordPress Project</a></li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="0-p">Plugins, Themes, and Tools for #nocode site builders and owners</h2>



<p><strong>Jamie Marsland</strong> recreated TechCrunch&#8217;s Website in 30 minutes and shows you in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RghKQZmYwYI">this 15-minute video</a> how he did it. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RghKQZmYwYI"><strong>WOW! I rebuilt TechCrunch.com in only 30 mins with WordPress</strong></a>. You&#8217;ll also learn a few things: How to have a sticky header, how to create pro-post layouts, how to change your Global style, how image ratio features work and how to use templates. </p>



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<p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/JMartellaWebDev">Jacob Martella</a> </strong> posted his <a href="https://jacobmartella.me/web-development/wordpress/wishlist-for-the-wordpress-site-editor-as-it-heads-to-phase-3/"><strong>Wishlist for the WordPress Site Editor as it Heads to Phase 3</strong></a>. He explains a few missing items in broad strokes: better responsive controls, more inline options, continued improvement on accessibility and more of the Block Visibility plugin features. The latter is a nice shoutout to <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/block-visibility/">Nick Diego&#8217;s plugin </a>that has been available in the plugin repo for three years, and shows 10,000 + active installations. </p>



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<p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/karmatosed">Tammie Lister</a>,</strong> co-tech lead for WordPress 6.4 had thoughts and published them: <strong><a href="https://presselements.com/reflections-on-the-admin-design-proposal/">Reflections on the admin design proposal</a>.</strong> On the way from old to new, it needs opinions, listening, documenting, and considering accessibility and extensibility. Implementation of the proposal requires all WordPress teams to become part of the revamp. </p>



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<p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/codenex">Niels Lange</a> </strong>published the <a href="https://developer.woocommerce.com/2023/08/16/woocommerce-blocks-10-9-0-release-notes/"><strong>WooCommerce Blocks 10.9.0 Release&nbsp;Notes</strong></a>. He listed as notable that the team uses the Interactivity API together with the Product Button block and Pagination, which improves user experience considerably.  In this version, the team continued making  performance improvement to the plugin. You can also find improvements to patterns for footer and features products, and with every release fixed a few bugs. The <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/woo-gutenberg-products-block/">WooCommerce Blocks plugin </a>is available in the WordPress repository</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="2-word-press-6-0-1-and-6-1-scheduled">Theme Development for Full Site Editing and Blocks</h2>



<p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/mattmedeiros">Matt Medeiros</a></strong> took a peak at the early version of the new default theme and shared his thoughts in <strong><a href="https://thewpminute.com/previewing-the-upcoming-twenty-twenty-four-theme-for-wordpress/">Previewing the Upcoming Twenty Twenty-Four Theme for WordPress</a></strong>. &#8220;With a focus on versatility, ease of use, and multiple website types, Twenty Twenty-Four is shaping up to be one of the best and most flexible default starter themes WordPress has released in years&#8221; he wrote. </p>



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<p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/karks88">Eric Karkovack</a></strong> asked <strong>Brian Gardner </strong>in his interview &#8220;<a href="https://thewpminute.com/will-there-ever-be-a-market-for-commercial-block-themes/"><strong>Will There Ever Be a Market for Commercial Block Themes?</strong></a>&#8221; Tl:DR: &#8220;I’m incredibly optimistic. Having been instrumental in molding the premium WordPress theme market in the late 2000s, we stand at the precipice of a new renaissance, much like before.&#8221; was Brian Gardner&#8217;s answer. Read more about the challenges and opportunities of Block Themes in WordPress. </p>



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<p><strong>Justin Tadlock</strong>&#8216;s latest tutorial covers  <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/08/adding-and-using-custom-settings-in-theme-json/"><strong>Adding and using custom settings in theme.json</strong></a>. Custom settings are &#8220;one of the most powerful ways to build on top of the block system but is often underutilized by the theming community.&#8221; he wrote. </p>



<a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/08/adding-and-using-custom-settings-in-theme-json/"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/gutenbergtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-17.30.53.png?resize=652%2C242&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-25421" width="652" height="242" /></a>Code example of custom settings in theme.json. <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/08/adding-and-using-custom-settings-in-theme-json/">Read what happens then </a>




<p><strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/references/keeping-up-with-gutenberg-index/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&#8220;Keeping up with Gutenberg &#8211; Index 2022&#8221;</a>&nbsp;</strong><br />A chronological list of the WordPress Make Blog posts from various teams involved in Gutenberg development: Design, Theme Review Team, Core Editor, Core JS, Core CSS, Test and Meta team from Jan. 2021 on. Updated by yours truly.  <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/references/keeping-up-with-gutenberg-index/keeping-up-with-gutenberg-index-2020/"><em>The index 2020 is here</em></a></p>




<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="3-building-themes-for-fse-and-word-press">Building Blocks and Tools for the Block editor. </h2>



<p><a href="https://twitter.com/aurooba"><strong>Aurooba Ahmed</strong> </a>and <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/briancoords">Brian Coords</a></strong> created a couple of tools for block development and made them publically available: </p>



<ul>
<li>The <strong><a href="https://wphelpers.dev/blocks">WordPress Core Blocks Explorer</a></strong> is a searchable guide to all the&nbsp;core blocks&nbsp;and their properties. You can also obtain a complete&nbsp;<a href="https://wphelpers.dev/api/core-blocks">JSON object of all the core blocks</a>&nbsp;and their properties instead. </li>



<li>The <a href="https://wphelpers.dev/icons"><strong>WordPress Icon Library,</strong></a> a searchable guide to the complete&nbsp;WordPress Icon Library&nbsp;package from the Gutenberg repository </li>
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<p>Both worth a browser bookmark 🙂 Ahmed and Coords also finished their first season of their <a href="https://viewsource.fm/">ViewSource</a> podcast. If you want to give it a binge listen, just search for View Source on your favorite podcast app or download it from the <a href="https://viewsource.fm/">website</a>. </p>



<img width="652" height="443" src="https://i0.wp.com/gutenbergtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-17.41.25.png?resize=652%2C443&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-25423" />Example:<a href="https://wphelpers.dev/icons/blockDefault"> Icon information for blockDefault</a> 



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<p>If you missed last week&#8217;s Developer Hours, the recording is now available on WordPressTV: <a href="https://wordpress.tv/2023/08/31/developer-hours-introduction-to-the-html-api/"><strong>Developer Hours: Introduction to the HTML&nbsp;API</strong></a> with <strong>Michael Burridge</strong> and <strong>Dennis Snell</strong>. The show started with some quick demos of using the new HTML APIs, then briefly discussed the limits of the new systems, and finished with a time for questions and discussion with participants. </p>



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<p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/vmwocto">Angel De Miguel</a></strong>, staff engineer at VM ware working on the WebAssembly, his colleague <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/ereslibre">Rafael Fernández López</a></strong> and Automattic&#8217;s <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/adamzielin">Adam Zieliński</a></strong> co-authored  this post for the WordPress Developer blog: <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/08/exploring-the-future-of-web-development-with-webassembly-and-php/"><strong>Exploring the future of web development with WebAssembly and PHP</strong></a>. &#8220;Imagine that you can now&nbsp;run PHP code in a new set of environments like a browser, serverless, edge, and even embedded&nbsp;in a different application. That opens a new set of possibilities for PHP.&nbsp; At this point is when PHP meets WebAssembly.&#8221; the wrote. You&#8217;ll learn what WebAssembly is, how it makes PHP portable like JavaScript, how it is the foundation of WordPress Playground, about sharing libraries across languages and so much more. </p>



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<p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/Gtarafdarr">Gobinda Tarafdar</a> </strong>started a new project, <strong><a href="http://csscrafter.com">CSS Crafter</a> </strong>&#8211; a CSS Library for Gutenberg Blocks with premade CSS-styled blocks. Select the style and copy/paste the CSS + Block code for patterns or your custom blocks. Some of them also include pure CSS animations. It&#8217;s a fun project, that might shorten the creation time considerably. </p>



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<p>You don&#8217;t have to create custom blocks to customize the editor for your clients. <strong>Nick Diego</strong> posted an<a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/08/an-introduction-to-block-variations/"> </a><strong><a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/08/an-introduction-to-block-variations/">introduction to block variations</a>,</strong> and you will learn how to create block variations effectively and discover ways to incorporate them into your workflows. </p>



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<p><strong><a href="https://gutenbergtimes.com/need-a-zip-from-master/">Need a plugin .zip from Gutenberg&#8217;s master branch?</a></strong><br />Gutenberg Times provides daily build for testing and review. <br />Have you been using it? Hit reply and let me know.</p>



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<p class="has-text-align-right has-small-font-size"><em>Questions? Suggestions? Ideas? Don&#8217;t hesitate to send <a href="mailto:pauli@gutenbergtimes.com">them via email</a> or send me a message on WordPress Slack or Twitter @bph</em>. </p>



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