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News
- Released: WordPress 5.9 Josephine. (Matt Mullenweg)
- Preliminary Roadmap for WordPress 6.0. (Matias Ventura)
- Big Picture Goals for 2022. (Josepha Haden Chomphosy)
- Our Three Big Ideas for 2022! (Josepha Haden Chomphosy)
- Twenty Twenty Two. (New Core Theme)
Accessibility
Community
- Updated Guidelines for In-Person WordCamps and Meetups in 2022.
- WordPress 5.9 Talking Points for Meetup Organizers: Six Features You Will Love About This Release.
- Meetup Organizer Newsletter: January 2022.
Docs
Articles:
- Site Editor
- Block themes
- Navigation Block
- Template Part Block
- Template Editor
- Styles Overview
- Creating new themes using the Site Editor
- Comparing Patterns, Template Parts, and Reusable Blocks
- Twenty Twenty Two
- Dimension Controls Overview
Developer
- Block Theme Internationalization
- Block Theme Accessibility
- Converting a classic theme to a block theme
- Creating new themes using the Site Editor
- Block Themes Templates and Template Parts
- Block Theme Setup
- Theme.json Reference / Version 2 (living reference)
- Theme.json Reference / Version 1 (living reference)
- React Native Internationalization Guide
Hosting
Marketing
Meta
Mobile
Project
Polyglots
- WordPress 5.9 Josephine released
- Polyglots Monthly Newsletter: January 2022
- WordPress 5.9 ready to be translated
Themes
Training
- Training Team Goals 2022
- January 2022 Sprint
- Social Learning Spaces Streaming Platforms
- Learn WordPress Version Taxonomy
- Difference between Reusable Blocks, Block Pattern, Templates, Template Parts
Courses:
- Getting Started With WordPress: Get Setup
- Getting Started With WordPress: Get Familiar
- Simple Site Design with Full Site Editing
Lesson Plans:
- How to Build Low-Code Block Patterns
- How to Create and Register a Block Pattern
- Difference between Reusable Blocks, Block Pattern, Templates, Template Parts
- How to use the List View
- How to Style Your Site with Global Styles
- How to Create a Menu with the Navigation Block
Workshops:
- How to Create a Menu with the Navigation Block
- How to Create Low-Code Block Patterns
- How to use the List View
- How to Style Your Site with Global Styles
- Making a Plugin Inside the Dashboard
- Finding New Blocks with the Block Directory
Social Learning Spaces:
Openverse
CLI
Core
Field Notes
Block Editor
- Block themes, a new way to build themes in WordPress 5.9.
- Updates for Settings, Styles, and
theme.json. - Gallery Block Refactor Dev Note.
- The new Navigation block.
- State of the Customizer with block themes in WordPress 5.9.
- Take more control over Inner Block Areas (as a block developer).
- Using multiple stylesheets per block.
- New Capability Queries in WordPress 5.9.
- Locking Blocks in WordPress 5.9.
Theme & Customizer
- State of the Customizer with block themes in WordPress 5.9.
- Theme-focused changes and filters in WordPress 5.9.
- Bundled theme updates with WordPress 5.9.
- Introducing Twenty Twenty-Two.
Performance
Core API
- Menus endpoints in WordPress 5.9
- Posts, Post types and Taxonomy changes in WordPress 5.9
- New Capability Queries in WordPress 5.9
- New API to access global settings & styles
Internationalization
PHP 8.0 and 8.1
Tooling
Miscellaneous
General
- What’s new in Gutenberg 12.4 ( 19 January )
- Proposal: Changes to JavaScript Coding Standards for Full Prettier Compatibility
- Discussion: 2022 Major Release Timing
- Proposal: Approving Block Pattern Directory Submissions
- WordPress 5.9 RC4
Reminder: Gutenberg 11.9 ships with WordPress 5.9
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