September 6, 2024 — The WordPress Playground block is a way to load an instance of WordPress Playground inside your WordPress site.

It includes an interactive code editor, that currently only supports plugins.

Over the course of the next few live streams, I will be working on submitting a PR so that it can also support themes.

September 4, 2024 — En la comunidad WordPress, nos enorgullece ser un espacio donde la diversidad y la inclusión son valores fundamentales. Sin embargo, aunque estos principios son esenciales, a menudo no se comprenden completamente o no se aprovechan al máximo.

A pesar de ser una comunidad global, todavía enfrentamos desafíos en cuanto a la representación y la inclusión. Algunos grupos no siempre reciben el mismo nivel de visibilidad o apoyo, lo que puede crear un entorno menos acogedor y diverso de lo que deseamos.

En esta charla, exploraremos cómo la diversidad y la inclusión están integradas en el ADN de WordPress y cómo tú, como miembro de esta comunidad, puedes contribuir a crear un entorno más equitativo y representativo. Descubre cómo la diversidad no solo enriquece nuestra comunidad, sino que también impulsa la innovación y crea oportunidades para todas las personas.

September 3, 2024 — This lesson introduces WordPress users to the basics of accessing their site files via FTP or cPanel’s File Manager. It covers the WordPress file structure, how to download and upload files, and an overview of the wp-config.php file for troubleshooting or setup purposes. By the end, you’ll gain confidence in navigating your site’s files and understanding how they fit into “the cloud.”

September 3, 2024 — This lesson introduces WordPress users to their site’s database, explaining the difference between site files and the database, and guiding users on how to access and explore it using phpMyAdmin. You’ll learn about key tables like wp_options and wp_posts and understand how data is structured.

September 2, 2024 — Many hosting options are available for WordPress, but one of the more popular options for developers is using a VPS or virtual private server. VPS services like Digital Ocean, Amazon EC2, and Google Cloud cost a fraction of more traditional managed hosting, with the benefit of controlling your server.

The downside is that you must know your way around server management, including keeping it secure. Fortunately, a wide variety of knowledge is available to guide you through the process.

Over the next couple of live streams, I’ll explain how to set up and manage your own WordPress VPS. We’ll cover the initial server configuration, installing WordPress in both single-site and multi-site installs, different web server software options and configurations, and some security and maintenance best practices.

We covered the initial server setup using Apache and Nginx in the first two streams. This stream will cover installing and configuring OpenLiteSpeed as the web server software.

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August 28, 2024 — In this lesson, we will explore the world of WordPress Multisite – a powerful feature that allows you to manage multiple WordPress sites from a single installation.

August 28, 2024 — The Grid block is a versatile container for organizing multiple blocks within it. It allows you to control the color, text style, height, width, and positioning of all the blocks inside. Essentially, it’s a variation of the Group block, offering enhanced layout options.

In this online workshop, we’ll dive into how to use and design with the Grid block.

August 27, 2024 — In this Developer Hours session, we explored how to use the Create Block Theme plugin to make block theme development easier. Tammie Lister, core committer, theme maintainer, and contributor to Gutenberg, joined us to explain how it works and talk about the new features. Whether you’ve used the plugin before or created your own block theme, you won’t want to miss this chance to see how it can improve your workflow.

The following topics are covered in this session:

– How to create a theme from scratch
– How to clone an existing block theme or create a child theme
– How to customize your theme in the Site Editor
– How media used in templates is managed for you
– How the plugin helps make themes translation-ready
– And more!

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August 26, 2024 — Fabian Altahona te enseñará cómo hacer tu sitio más inclusivo, garantizando que todos los usuarios, independientemente de sus habilidades, puedan navegar y disfrutar de tu contenido.

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August 21, 2024 — This lesson explains the importance of running a local WordPress site for safe development and testing. It highlights the benefits, such as experimenting without risk to your live site, and guides users through setting up local sites using tools like Local by Flywheel, Studio, and WordPress Playground.