WordPress Core Blog archives

At Yoast, we believe in giving back to the community, and this team is proof of our commitment to our core values. As we do every few months, on September 14, 2022 Yoast is organizing a WordPress Contributor day! It is a great opportunity for all of us to work together and improve WordPress for …

As summer comes to an end, some of our colleagues have been enjoying their well-deserved time off, though our work on WordPress always goes on. Read on to learn what we’ve been up to for the past few weeks! Yoast Contributor day We also want to let you know that there will be a Yoast …

This week we continue to work through the heatwave that has hit Europe. Read about how Andrea is sharing his accessibility knowledge by adding a section to the block editor handbook, while Ari experiments with the new Style Engine. Yoast Contributor day We also want to let you know that there will be a Yoast …

The WordPress core team has been working on a variety of interesting projects over the past couple of weeks: Accessibility in the WordPress editor, a minor WordPress release (v6.0.1), improvements to blocks, a Style Engine in Gutenberg, and much more! In this blog post, we’ll share with you what each one of us has been …

Today is a significant day for us, because after two years of working together, we are saying goodbye to our friend and colleague Justin, who is starting a new chapter of his life. Justin, it’s a sad day for us, but we’re also happy that you get to explore new opportunities. We wanted to say …

Although the whole team could not attend in person, WordCamp Europe was a great experience for all of us. Between the talks given by Yoast colleagues, and the feedback we received about our contribution to WordPress, it was definitely an exciting gathering. Our weekly updates Ari WCEU was a fantastic experience! I met a lot …

This week, Ari and Carolina are at WordCamp Europe in Porto. Since our whole team works remotely, it is our first opportunity to meet some of our colleagues in person! We are looking forward to seeing old friends, meeting new people, connecting with other contributors, and, of course the contributor day and after party. If …

Last week, on Friday the 13th, Yoast organized a Contributors Day for WordPress. Contributors Day is an open event and anyone can join in, so this time we had a total number of 52 contributors. 31 of those were Yoasters, and we had 21 external participants, an amazing turnout! If you missed this Contributor Day …

As WordPress 6.0 enters the release candidate stage, we’re putting some finishing touches on it. We are also working on early tickets for WordPress 6.1, and preparing for WordCamp Europe 2022. Our weekly updates Ari This week, my main focus was on Gutenberg. There are a lot of things that we can improve for users …

A lot has happened in the WordPress community and for our team in the last few weeks. All three betas of WordPress 6.0 have been released, and we are now entering the release candidates phase. Our weekly updates Carolina Last week I was on Easter vacation, where I took the time to take a course …