Gutenberg is the codename for the upcoming WordPress editor. It’s currently in beta and available for download from the WordPress.org plugin repository. The new editor consists of blocks that replace current hacky methods of introducing dynamic content such as widgets, custom HTML, and shortcodes. If you test your current theme with Gutenberg, you’ll notice that … Continue reading Get Your Theme Ready for Gutenberg
As you might have read in previous flow posts, last week ended Automattic’s 8th annual Grand Meetup, where 600+ of us made our way up to Whistler, Canada for a week packed full of conversations, meetings, food, drinks, and an endless amount of opportunities to never stop learning. Automatticians have the option to chose to … Continue reading Lessons Learned Teaching Usability Testing with Gutenberg
The other day a friend of mine at Automattic shared the following. So I bought this theme for my personal website and I wanted to make it look nice before I activate it, of course, so I go into the Customizer and nothing looks like in the demo. Then I read the docs that tell … Continue reading Why I’m so excited about the Gutenberg Editor for WordPress
Alongside the Customizer and the REST API, the other key focus for WordPress in 2017 is improving the tool we use on a daily basis to craft our content – the editor. Content creators are craving a richer, more powerful and more intuitive authoring experience. In response to this, the “Gutenberg” project was formed. Gutenberg … Continue reading Imagining product authoring with WooCommerce and Gutenberg
Not every project you join at the start. I recently was passed the baton to become the new design lead of the WordPress editor focus. The current lead, Joen Asmussen is taking some time off to welcome a new baby boy into his family. He wrote an amazing post about passing the baton, this is … Continue reading Receiving the Baton
On or around the 21st of August, my family and I will welcome a baby boy, officially making me the luckiest man in the world. That also means I’ll be taking off from work for a bit, as I tend to my new highest priority. Until that time, and for the past several weeks, I’ve … Continue reading Passing the Baton
For the past 6 months or so, I’ve dreamt of blocks. Jan 1st I started work on designing the WordPress core editor focus for 2017. That is, with the ultimate goal of creating a new editing experience that makes it easy for anyone to create rich post layouts. This was the kickoff goal:
Check out my previous post about the future of site building & customization in WordPress. Last month, my colleague Joen wrote a great post about blocks and the Editor Focus for WordPress in 2017. Joen designed a fantastic blueprint for blocks in WordPress that the Customization Focus will continue to flesh out and build on … Continue reading Back to Childhood: Blocks are the Future
Hello everyone! I’m Mel Choyce, a product designer on the Apollo team here at Automattic. Apollo is comprised of the Automatticians who contribute full-time to the open source side of WordPress over at WordPress.org. I’m the design co-lead of WordPress’ customization focus for 2017. Prior to joining Apollo to work on this focus, I was … Continue reading Building a Site That’s Right for You
The Internet is a vast world. WordPress.com users alone produce about 86.5 million new posts viewed by more than 409 million people each month. With so much competition, standing out from the crowd is no easy feat. To put ourselves in our customer’s shoes, this month, we were given the challenge of outlining a plan … Continue reading Getting more views
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