Gutenberg, the block-based editor for WordPress, is now available as a plugin. Have you tried it yet? What are your thoughts?

Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. In this week’s News Drop video, we talk about a few highlights from WordCamp Europe 2017 and ask why the actual attendance was 1/3 less than the estimated attendance. What are your thoughts? Love WordPress news, but hate reading? This is Doc Pop’s News Drop. Last week was WordCamp Europe in Paris, France and it sounded fantastique. During his Q&A session with Om Malik, Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of WordPress, debuted […]

We love hearing about niche WordCamps like WordCamp for Publishers and LoopConf. So we thought of a few more niche WordCamps we’d like to see happen. Tell us what you’d like to see in the comments below.

Last week we made a silly cartoon about a Fidget Spinner Widget, then Ryan Hoover made an actual working version! So we thought we’d try our luck again this week and see what happens.

Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. Dealing with travel visas can always be a little difficult, but it was still a surprise when WordCamp Europe attendees were getting their visas rejected specifically because of the event’s low entry fee. We cover the organizer’s response and interview Muhammad Adnan, who had hoped to attend WCEU, but was disappointed to find out his Visa would take 6 weeks to approve. Love WordPress news, but hate reading? This is Doc […]

WordPress version 4.8 is almost here and it’s packed with all sorts of new widgets. Which got us thinking about a feature request for 4.8.1: Widget Spinners! Update: After seeing this week’s Torque Toon, Ryan Hoover made a working Widget Spinner prototype! You can check it out on his GitHub page.

Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. This week we caught up with Dwayne McDaniel at the WPSFO meetup and chatted about the advantages of using the WordPress Command Line Interface (or WP-CLI) for managing your WordPress site.

Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. WordPress 4.8 is set to launch on June 8th. While you are waiting, be sure to download WordPress 4.7.5 for the newest security fixes. Love WordPress news but hate reading? This is Doc Pop’s News Drop! First and foremost, WordPress version 4.7.5 is out now and it’s a security release. It’s strongly recommended you upgrade immediately. This update addresses 6 known security issues, some of which allowed hackers to take control […]

When we first heard about the WordCamp Retreat, a meetup that involves some camping and relaxation with other WordPressers, we immediately imagined a group of folks sharing WordCamp horror stories around the campfire. Well, first we thought of the Fyre Festival, but then we thought of the campfire storytelling thing. Don’t forget to check out our other editorial toons!

This year WordCamp Europe will be trying something new, “sponsored tracks”. These workshops and talks will run at the same time as the main tracks, but will feature topics chosen from WCEU sponsors. Watch our latest News Drop video for more news about WordCamp Europe. Don’t forget to check out our other editorial toons!