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After returning safe and sound from a busy week in Portugal, we share some feedback and highlights from the WCEU 2022 gathering.
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WordCamp unpacked
After returning safe and sound from a busy week in Portugal, we share some feedback and highlights from the WCEU 2022 gathering.
Nothing but blocks
Full site editing is great in theory, but what’s it like to build a WordPress site exclusively with FSE features? The Big Bite team found out first hand.
#WCEU – vemo-nos lá?
A few lucky members of the team are off to sunny Portugal next month to take part in WordCamp Europe 2022.
Industry updates
What we can expect from WordPress 6.0
Hot on the heels of the WordPress 5.9 release in January, which marked a major milestone in enabling users to create themes with blocks, plans for the next significant platform update are now underway.
WordPress 5.9 – Blocks unlocked and greater flexibility
A quick look at the highlights of the upcoming WordPress release, which includes the second batch of full site editing features.
Increasing reach, contribution, and impact: State of the Word 2021 roundup
State of the Word, the annual keynote address delivered by WordPress co-founder, Matt Mullenweg, provides a succinct retrospective of the platform’s progress and gives us a brief glimpse of what’s to come.
WordPress in the newsroom:
Scaling up editorial production
Engineering
Improving performance in WordPress
Optimisation advice for quicker sites, stronger UX and higher SERP rankings
Cascade layers and WordPress
A brief overview of cascade layers and how they can be incorporated within a WordPress project to keep your CSS as maintainable as possible.
Building patterns with full site editing
Block patterns are ideal for creating a suite of ‘building blocks’ that can be used to quickly and easily build complex, well-designed layouts with a minimal amount of effort.