FSE Outreach Experimental Loses Two Words, Gains New Life

Sometimes success means having to say goodbye. That’s sort of what happened to the FSE Outreach Program, newly launched as plain Outreach. The longtime facilitator of this initiative, Automattic Product Wrangler Anne McCarthy, announced the upcoming changes in September 2023: What started as an experimental program in May 2020 with the expectation that the Site Editor would ship in the following 6 or so months turned into nearly 3.5 years of feedback loops, knowledge sharing, and community building. With WordPress 6.3 bringing Phase 2 . . . [More]

FSE Outreach Experimental Loses Two Words, Gains New Life

Sometimes success means having to say goodbye. That’s sort of what happened to the FSE Outreach Program, newly launched as plain Outreach. The longtime facilitator of this initiative, Automattic Product Wrangler Anne McCarthy, announced the upcoming changes in September 2023: What started as an experimental program in May 2020 with the expectation that the Site Editor would ship in the following 6 or so months turned into nearly 3.5 years of feedback loops, knowledge sharing, and community building. With WordPress 6.3 bringing Phase 2 . . . [More]

WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 2, Volunteers

From February 3-10 the Kerala, India WordPress community hosted an International Photos event, to both boost the number of photos at https://wordpress.org/photos as well as increase the number of contributors. In this series we’ll talk with organizers, volunteers, and participants about how the event went as well as the community team, about how this event is a model for the second generation WordPress events. In this particular we’ll meet volunteers Sadie-Michaela, Chetan, and Yogesh . This article is available in Video, Audio, an . . . [More]

WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 2, Volunteers

From February 3-10 the Kerala, India WordPress community hosted an International Photos event, to both boost the number of photos at https://wordpress.org/photos as well as increase the number of contributors. In this series we’ll talk with organizers, volunteers, and participants about how the event went as well as the community team, about how this event is a model for the second generation WordPress events. In this particular we’ll meet volunteers Sadie-Michaela, Chetan, and Yogesh . This article is available in Video, Audio, an . . . [More]

WordCamp Canada (WCEH) Announces Call for Speakers, Sponsors & Volunteers

tl;dr The first-ever WordCamp Canada is callin’ out for Speakers, Sponsors, and Volunteers, ready to bring the community together, post-pandemic style. It’s a beaut chance for all us Canadians to showcase what makes us unique, from our love for poutine to our bilingual chats, all while diving deep into WordPress, inclusivity, and Indigenous perspectives. So, grab your toque and let’s make it a good one, buddy! Neighbour.  You have no idea how good it feels to drop that little ‘u’ in there. It’s also a great word to le . . . [More]

WordCamp Canada (WCEH) Announces Call for Speakers, Sponsors & Volunteers

tl;dr The first-ever WordCamp Canada is callin’ out for Speakers, Sponsors, and Volunteers, ready to bring the community together, post-pandemic style. It’s a beaut chance for all us Canadians to showcase what makes us unique, from our love for poutine to our bilingual chats, all while diving deep into WordPress, inclusivity, and Indigenous perspectives. So, grab your toque and let’s make it a good one, buddy! Neighbour.  You have no idea how good it feels to drop that little ‘u’ in there. It’s also a great word to le . . . [More]

WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 1, Organizers

This article is available in Video, Audio, and transcribed text. Audio Edition Transcription [Music] Hello, my name is Topher DeRosia. This episode begins a five-part series on the WordPress Photo Festival 2024 that took place February 3 through 10. We’ll talk to organizers, volunteers, and participants about how the event went, as well as the community team about how this event is a model for the second generation WordPress events. Before we get started, I’d like to provide some background for the event. At the . . . [More]

WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 1, Organizers

This article is available in Video, Audio, and transcribed text. Audio Edition Transcription [Music] Hello, my name is Topher DeRosia. This episode begins a five-part series on the WordPress Photo Festival 2024 that took place February 3 through 10. We’ll talk to organizers, volunteers, and participants about how the event went, as well as the community team about how this event is a model for the second generation WordPress events. Before we get started, I’d like to provide some background for the event. At the . . . [More]

I Hunt Monsters - Sasquatch

We don’t always travel the globe with our monster hunting. Quite often, we get to stay close to home in North America.This next story is about Sasquatch, Big Foot, the Skunk Ape, or whichever name you prefer to give it.Basically the Sasquatch are real. They have always been with us. Most of the time the Sasquatch leave people alone. We only get involved when they start hunting humans.Most people don’t know that the Sasquatch is just an offshoot of Neanderthal. They are just much larger than their ancient cousins. Modern day museums always s . . . [More]

I Hunt Monsters - Sasquatch

We don’t always travel the globe with our monster hunting. Quite often, we get to stay close to home in North America.This next story is about Sasquatch, Big Foot, the Skunk Ape, or whichever name you prefer to give it.Basically the Sasquatch are real. They have always been with us. Most of the time the Sasquatch leave people alone. We only get involved when they start hunting humans.Most people don’t know that the Sasquatch is just an offshoot of Neanderthal. They are just much larger than their ancient cousins. Modern day museums always s . . . [More]

I Hunt Monsters - Chapter 4

We don’t always travel the globe with our monster hunting. Quite often, we get to stay close to home in North America.This next story is about Sasquatch, Big Foot, the Skunk Ape, or whichever name you prefer to give it.Basically the Sasquatch are real. They have always been with us. Most of the time the Sasquatch leave people alone. We only get involved when they start hunting humans.Most people don’t know that the Sasquatch is just an offshoot of Neanderthal. They are just much larger than their ancient cousins. Modern day museums always s . . . [More]

I Hunt Monsters - Chapter 4

We don’t always travel the globe with our monster hunting. Quite often, we get to stay close to home in North America.This next story is about Sasquatch, Big Foot, the Skunk Ape, or whichever name you prefer to give it.Basically the Sasquatch are real. They have always been with us. Most of the time the Sasquatch leave people alone. We only get involved when they start hunting humans.Most people don’t know that the Sasquatch is just an offshoot of Neanderthal. They are just much larger than their ancient cousins. Modern day museums always s . . . [More]

Proposal: Host non-bundled Blocks in Gutenberg’s GitHub Repository

Matias Ventura, Gutenberg’s Lead Architect, recently made a pitch to incorporate some single-block plugins in the Gutenberg GitHub repository: “There’s a growing subset of blocks that we may contemplate creating that are either more niche or—for various reasons—not necessarily an immediate fit for the bundled library in core. This would include blocks that have enough appeal, demand, and where offering an endorsed implementation can significantly help both creators and viewers given best practices can be ascertained.” These . . . [More]

Proposal: Host non-bundled Blocks in Gutenberg’s GitHub Repository

Matias Ventura, Gutenberg’s Lead Architect, recently made a pitch to incorporate some single-block plugins in the Gutenberg GitHub repository: “There’s a growing subset of blocks that we may contemplate creating that are either more niche or—for various reasons—not necessarily an immediate fit for the bundled library in core. This would include blocks that have enough appeal, demand, and where offering an endorsed implementation can significantly help both creators and viewers given best practices can be ascertained.” These . . . [More]

Proposal: Host 3rd-Party Blocks in Gutenberg’s GitHub Repository

Matias Ventura, Gutenberg’s Lead Architect, recently made a pitch to incorporate some 3rd-party blocks in the Gutenberg GitHub repository: “There’s a growing subset of blocks that we may contemplate creating that are either more niche or—for various reasons—not necessarily an immediate fit for the bundled library in core. This would include blocks that have enough appeal, demand, and where offering an endorsed implementation can significantly help both creators and viewers given best practices can be ascertained.” These plug . . . [More]

Proposal: Host 3rd-Party Blocks in Gutenberg’s GitHub Repository

Matias Ventura, Gutenberg’s Lead Architect, recently made a pitch to incorporate some 3rd-party blocks in the Gutenberg GitHub repository: “There’s a growing subset of blocks that we may contemplate creating that are either more niche or—for various reasons—not necessarily an immediate fit for the bundled library in core. This would include blocks that have enough appeal, demand, and where offering an endorsed implementation can significantly help both creators and viewers given best practices can be ascertained.” These plug . . . [More]

WooCommerce Releases 8.6 & 8.6.1

tl;dr WooCommerce 8.6, delayed due to an Order Attribution Tracking issue, has been released. It features a new Product Details block style, six new layouts for the Product Collection block, and a sales column for marketing analytics. For developers, it offers improved logging, a notice on Legacy REST API removal, simplified customer history calculation, and 8.6.1 patching four issues. After a slight delay, WooCommerce 8.6 was released last week. An Order Attribution Tracking issue discovered in 8.5.2 prompted the delay so that . . . [More]

WooCommerce Releases 8.6 & 8.6.1

tl;dr WooCommerce 8.6, delayed due to an Order Attribution Tracking issue, has been released. It features a new Product Details block style, six new layouts for the Product Collection block, and a sales column for marketing analytics. For developers, it offers improved logging, a notice on Legacy REST API removal, simplified customer history calculation, and 8.6.1 patching four issues. After a slight delay, WooCommerce 8.6 was released last week. An Order Attribution Tracking issue discovered in 8.5.2 prompted the delay so that . . . [More]

CHR’s CFO Named among Top 25 CFOs of Connecticut 2024

WINDSOR, Conn. � Michele Gaudet, CPA, Chief Financial Officer of behavioral healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR), was recently named among Connecticut’s Top 25 CFOs of 2024 on an annual list compiled by TOP CFOs, a New York-based financial research group. Gaudet shares this honor with CFOs of Fortune 500 companies, high-tech start-ups, and other healthcare agencies, and is among five women on this year’s prestigious list. Gaudet is an experienced financial professional with extensive nonprofit industry experience in both h . . . [More]

CHR’s CFO Named among Top 25 CFOs of Connecticut 2024

WINDSOR, Conn. � Michele Gaudet, CPA, Chief Financial Officer of behavioral healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR), was recently named among Connecticut’s Top 25 CFOs of 2024 on an annual list compiled by TOP CFOs, a New York-based financial research group. Gaudet shares this honor with CFOs of Fortune 500 companies, high-tech start-ups, and other healthcare agencies, and is among five women on this year’s prestigious list. Gaudet is an experienced financial professional with extensive nonprofit industry experience in both h . . . [More]