Tag: WordPress
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Photo Directory Update: February
Following on from January’s post, I’m sharing progress on my contributions to the WordPress Photo Directory over the past month. Before February, I had 14 photos accepted and as this month wraps up that number has increased by 26 to 40 photos in the directory. Want to join in, then submit your photos! February also…
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Happy 7th Birthday Gutenberg!
Just over 7 years ago, Gutenberg was “born“. Congrats to Matías Ventura for that initial commit and the 1,099 contributors for achieving this milestone. Hopefully the new Props Bot will bring significantly more credited contributors over the next year such that we’re celebrating and even more successful 8th birthday next year!
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Photo Directory Update: January
In a friendly challenge with peers, I started actively contributing to the WordPress Photo Directory in August 2023. By January 2024, I’ve added 12 new photos, totalling 14 accepted contributions. Images are synchronized from the Directory to Openverse, now weekly—a process I suggest could be more frequent. My photos cover a range of subjects and…
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Matt + 40 = Bloganuary
Earlier this year (I know, AGES ago right?) Matt Mullenweg shared that as part of his 40th birthday he wanted more folks blogging. None of my 27 draft posts felt worthwhile and then realized the Bloganuary prompts might be a good place to go. So here we go with today’s prompt: Describe an item you were incredibly…
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Are your WordPress plugins GPL compatible?
A little over two months ago I spoke at WordCamp US on the topic of “[u]sing a GitHub Action to ensure your plugins are GPL compatible.” The primary concern was ensuring that WordPress plugins focus on more than just first-party code being properly licensed and expanding that to ensure that all third-party libraries (aka dependencies)…
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Contribute your Photos to WordPress
Did you know that you can contribute photos to the WordPress project and allow them to be shared and available for others to use in the public domain (CC0 licensed)? Well you do now! Check out the the current photos contributed, submit your own photos, and start to see your own WordPress.org profile grow with…
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WordCamp US 2023 conference talk
WordCamp US 2023 talk (and related presentation slides) on ensuring GPL-compatibility for WordPress plugins using a GitHub Action
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Contributions Welcome!
Open source contributions from anyone should always be welcome.
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How you can contribute to WordPress (yes, 👉 YOU!)
Me: Do you regularly use WordPress? 📇 You: Yes, I love it, it’s fantastic! 😍 Me: Have you ever thought about helping contribute to WordPress? 💡 You: No, I am not a developer. 😥 Me: Well, good news, you do not have to be! 🎉 You: Ok, tell me more… 🤔 Whether you have considered…
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Complaints on Gutenberg rarely include alternatives
Don’t just point out problems, offer solutions as well.