Webpack Makes It to the WordPress Core as A JS Bundle Manager
In late 2014, to split JavaScript files into maintainable modules, Browserify was introduced. Recently, WordPress is rapidly moving towards JavaScript. A significant part of Gutenberg is composed of JavaScript. So, it is quite obvious to take a step towards the latest bundle manager available for JavaScript. That’s why Adam Silverstein proposed to replace Browserify with […]
We Interviewed the React.js Team at Facebook About WordPress & Gutenberg!
The news about Facebook dropping the patent clause and re-licensing of React under the MIT license brought some sort of relief to the WordPress community. But the much-heated debate isn’t over yet. People are discussing round the clock about the JavaScript Framework Gutenberg is going to adopt. I’d say we’re sticking with React.js from an engineering […]
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[EVENT SUMMARY]: Global WordPress Translation Day 3
Yesterday, I arranged a local WordPress Translation Day 3 Event with the help of Ahmad Awais, Maedah Batool, and Ashar Irfan along with many others to participate in the Global WordPress Translation Day. It was the second WP translation event organized in Pakistan. As the date coincided with a religious congregation here in Pakistan, so this […]
How to Translate WordPress In Urdu?
WordPress Translation Day holds importance to me because this is how I started contributing the open source and got involved with WordPress. WordPress 4.7 was the first version of WordPress translated 100% in Urdu by WordPress Pakistan Community. Since then, we have managed to maintain 100% translation in the later releases as well. ✌️ WordPress […]
EVENT⚡️: Global WordPress Translation Day 3
I started my journey of giving back to the community back in 2016, as a WordPress Translator, when Ahmad Awais organized a local WordPress Translation Meetup on WordPress Translation Day 2. Since then, I enjoyed my stay in the WordPress community so much that I could not help myself involving in the community and WordPress […]
WPAutoPot Can Help You Auto Generate WordPress .POT for I18n & L10n
Auto Generate WordPress .POT (Portable Objects Template) files via NPM Scripts or Gulp.
MEETUP: 📦 Learn to Host Your WordPress Site With DigitalOcean!
🙌 Hey, everyone! This last Sunday (2017-08-20) I arranged a local meetup for the tech-junkies. I do that very often like twice a month, but this one was different. Last year in October I arranged a meetup for DigitalOcean and GitHub which was meant to cover the #Hacktoberfest event where we all contributed to […]
Ryan McCue’s Befitting Response to Key Person Dependency in OSS Projects
After the inclusion of REST API and WP CLI in the core, WordPress developers are concerned about which new JavaScript framework will be adopted next. And for that React vs. Vue.js has been long into a heated debate. However, the argument took wild fire once again when Iain Poulson — PHP developer at Delicious Brains — wrote […]
Interview: Gareth Developer of Wisdom Plugin
If you are into plugin development, you’d always be interested in gathering data about where your plugin is being used. Unfortunately, a significant disconnect exists between plugins and its users in the WordPress.org directory. There’s a new plugin in town which has got this problem covered. It’s called the Wisdom which is a product by […]
How to Build a Custom Block for Gutenberg WordPress Editor?
Learn how to build custom Gutenberg WordPress editor blocks for your themes and plugins. A boilerplate which is heavily documented and will help you kick-start with extending Gutenberg with ReactJS, ESNext, with Webpack, etc.
Jesse Petersen — A Great WP Community — Has Passed Away!
It’s a sad day for the WordPress community. I write this with a heavy heart, that Jesse Petersen — a Genesis Preferred Developer, theme and plugin developer, and so much more — lost his fight with Cystic Fibrosis today. He was a WordPress user since 2005, a developer since 2008 and a friend […]
WordPress 4.8: WPCouple Is Now WordPress Core Contributor 🎉
Published at AhmadAwais.com In the spirit of regular core contribution to the WordPress core, I have again contributed to WordPress 4.8. It’s a different kind of proud feeling you get when you give back. But most of all, I am happy because of my incredible wife — Maedah Batool — who also got props, her […]
How to Use Gulp to Automate and Advance WordPress Development
If you are a WordPress developer with an advanced level of WordPress development. That is you develop custom WordPress themes and plugins. You’d definitely like this package that about 400 other developers are using. It’s called WPGulp. I built it because to stop wasting time for doing boring work — grunt work — myself.
Chris Lema Speaks About His Partnership With MediaTemple
The last few couple of weeks proved quite fantastic for us at WPCouple and brought some great news. Be it Matt Mullenweg tweeting about WPCouple or hosting the largest ever giveaway in the history of WordPress ;WPCouple has managed to find a suitable fit in the WordPress community in very less time. We’ve promised to discuss everything […]
AWP 20K Members — Legendary WordPress Giveaway (Worth $140,000+)
So far, 2016 has been a hip-hop year for WordPress because our community has several reasons to rejuvenate and rejoice. A few days ago, WooCommerce completed its first year after being acquired by Automattic, WordPress turned thirteen so, it is a teenager now, and once again we’re here to celebrate another great cause. But this time, it’s […]
Future Business Prospects With WordPress Accessibility
The much-anticipated acronym a11y for accessibility has been in debate for quite some time in the WordPress space. It’s been more than a decade since this CMS has focused on democratizing content, and today more people have built their sites on open source scripts than ever before in the history of the web. With a 26.4% share of […]
WooMattic Turns One! A Critical Analysis by WPCouple
Probably, it would have been the same summers of May last year when Matt Mullenweg and his team at Automattic were preparing to shake the pillars of the WordPress community. The news of WooThemes being acquired by Automattic spread like a fire, and it came as a shock for some but a surprise for many.
Free WordPress Accessibility Support Forum
WordPress now has a separate support forum for your accessibility-related questions. Web accessibility refers to the inclusive practice of removing barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to websites, by people with disabilities. When sites are correctly designed, developed and edited, all users have equal access to information and functionality.
How To Speed Up Your WordPress Website?
Gone are the days when you find yourself sitting down in front of the computer staring for ages at a blank screen, waiting for a WordPress website to load fully and appear in front of you. If you’re still struggling with this issue, then a great solution is to open your browser and type the […]