In 2018, WordPress will modernize, streamline, and simplify the content creation experience with Gutenberg. It represents the biggest change to the WordPress user experience in several years. This session will teach just enough React for theme and plugin developers to start using Gutenberg today. Colour palettes, meta boxes, reusable blocks: all the new features, made […]
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La revue de code: une arme secrète à portée de tous
Présenté lors de Web à Québec 2018 Avez-vous déjà passé des heures sans pouvoir déchiffrer le code d’un tiers? Votre application ne fonctionne pas et vous ne savez pas pourquoi. Le temps presse et vous ne pouvez manquer la date limite prévue, votre arme secrète: la revue de code. Quels sont les avantages? Comment démarrer […]
Gutenberg and the future of WordPress | Gutenberg et le futur de WordPress
This Monday I gave a talk on Gutenberg and the future of WordPress for the Montreal WordPress Community. Slides are here:https://speakerdeck.com/cafenoirdesign/gutenberg-and-the-future-of-wordpress-gutenberg-et-le-futur-de-wordpress The talk included a demo of testgutenberg.com with a contest and prizes. But also an introduction to how Gutenberg is built with “just enough React js” to get started building custom blocks and templates, converting metaboxes, etc. There was […]
Why was I not the sort of person people would see as a natural ally here?
I’ve known women who’ve had stories like this for years and they’ve said nothing to me. What is wrong with me? What have I, how have I presented myself in such a way as to not give confidence, or why was I not the sort of person people would see as a natural ally here? […]
V.2 Oooh, Shiny! All the New CSS Toys for WordPress Theme Development
This weekend I gave an updated version of my talk on new CSS modules at WordCamp Montréal 2017. This talk is similar to the previous version, but with updated statistics, and Canada-specific statistics added. Below is my talk description. Check out all newest things that CSS can bring to WordPress theme development: CSS Filters, Feature […]