March 12, 2024 — WordPress 6.5 is launching the Interactivity API, a standardized feature set for building interactive front-end experiences, such as lightboxes, sliders, and more.

After a couple of years of exploring, designing, and implementing it, the Interactivity API will be officially opened to developers to build on top of. This is a significant milestone that will enable the creation of seamless, dynamic interactions that are readily accessible for all WordPress developers. And it’s all possible through an experience that is familiar and compatible with the block ecosystem.

During the session, we examined the API’s surface and demonstrate its full potential with some detailed examples. We also answered audience questions throughout.

March 11, 2024 — Uneix-te a nosaltres en aquesta xerrada on explorarem les estratègies més efectives per dissenyar llocs web de membresia en WordPress! Des de comunitats educatives fins a plataformes professionals, descobriràs com crear experiències atractives i funcionals que fidelitzen els teus usuaris.

Aprèn a triar els millors temes i plugins, personalitzar el disseny per potenciar la teva marca i optimitzar l’experiència d’usuari en els diferents dispositius.

Amb exemples pràctics i consells de disseny, no et perdis aquesta oportunitat de dur el teu negoci de membresia al següent nivell amb un disseny web excepcional!

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March 9, 2024 — In this week’s livestream I’m in full “testing WordPress” mode. With 6.5 coming out later this month, it’s time to spin up the latest Release Candidate, and see what developer focused goodies are in store.

March 8, 2024 — Unlock the power of WordPress beta releases with this comprehensive demonstration video!

In this video, I tried to guide you through the step-by-step process of testing the latest beta version of WordPress. In this short and insightful video, I tried to showcase how to seamlessly upgrade and downgrade WordPress versions, ensuring you have full control over your testing environment.

Gain valuable insights into the beta release, explore new features, and enhance your WordPress knowledge. This video includes a detailed test report, empowering you to make informed decisions about the upcoming WordPress updates.

Whether you’re a developer, designer, or WordPress enthusiast, this tutorial is a must-watch for those looking to stay ahead of the curve and optimize their WordPress experience. Watch, learn, and elevate your WordPress testing game today!

March 7, 2024 — Join the Training Team online at the WordCamp Asia 2024 Contributor Day!

During this one hour session we will:

* Connect with folks attending Contributor Day in-person
* Onboard folks onto the Make WordPress Slack, and help them join the #training channel
* Help folks get started by showcasing the onboarding paths
* Demonstrate how to work with the team in the Learn GitHub Repository
* Q&A

March 7, 2024 — Sometimes, the default custom post type fields might not be enough, and you need to store additional data on a custom post type.

In this video, you will learn how to use post metadata to store additional information about a post.

March 7, 2024 — In WordPress, taxonomies are a way to group things together. In a default WordPress install, there are two types of registered taxonomies: categories and tags.

In this video, you will learn how to register custom taxonomies for your custom post types, for further flexibility.

March 7, 2024 — One of the more common use cases for developing a custom plugin is to take advantage of the WordPress Post API to create custom post types. In this video, you will learn how you can do this.

March 7, 2024 — If you’re brand new to developing plugins, let’s explore what you need to create one.

March 7, 2024 — As a WordPress developer, you will often need to create custom functionality for a WordPress website.

In this video, you will be introduced to WordPress plugins, which are packages of code that can be installed on a WordPress website to add new features or functionality.