Here is the agenda for this week’s performance team meeting scheduled for January 7, 2025 at 16:00 UTC. Announcements Welcome to our new members of #core-performance Open floor discussion around this meeting format and changes in 2025 Priority items WordPress performance Trac tickets Current release (6.8) Trac tickets Future release Performance Lab plugin (and other performance plugins) including: […]
WordPress Themes Need More Weird: A Call for Creative Digital Homes
The modern web has gradually shifted from a vibrant tapestry of personal expression to a landscape of identical designs, where millions of websites share not just similar structures, but identical visual language, spacing, and interaction patterns. As we collectively gravitate toward the same “proven” layouts and “conversion-optimized” designs, we’re not just losing visual diversity – we’re ceding control […]
Top 10 WordPress Caching Plugins to Speed Up Your Site
This article provides an in-depth ranking of the top 10 WordPress caching plugins to speed up your site. Introduction Website speed is one of the most critical factors influencing user experience, search engine rankings, and conversion rates. A fast-loading website keeps visitors engaged, reduces bounce rates, and improves overall satisfaction. For WordPress users, achieving optimal site speed can […]
Holiday Break
In order to give myself and the many tired volunteers around WordPress.org a break for the holidays, we’re going to be pausing a few of the free services currently offered: New account registrations on WordPress.org (clarifying so press doesn’t confuse this: people can still make their own WordPress installs and accounts) New plugin directory submissions New plugin reviews […]
Write Books With the Block Editor
If you need a little push to start writing this winter, in the comfort of your familiar editor, here it is! You can now use the Block Editor to create electronic books and other documents—all completely offline. What a full circle moment for Gutenberg! The Block Editor contains so many features I miss when writing in other editors. […]
Openverse.org: A Sight for Sore Eyes
Openverse.org, the vibrant platform for openly licensed media, has introduced a sleek and modern Dark Mode feature. This new site theme is designed to enhance users’ comfort and style as they explore the extensive library of creative resources. Whether for late-night browsing or simply a preference for darker aesthetics, Dark Mode makes engaging with Openverse easier on the […]
Performance Chat Summary: 10 December 2024
Meeting agenda here and the full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. Announcements Welcome to our new members of #core-performance The Performance team have posted the WordPress 6.7 Performance Improvements results The next Performance Lab release will be on December 16 Our performance chat time slot next week will be for our Hallway Hangout: Performance End […]
Performance Chat Agenda: 10 December 2024
Here is the agenda for this week’s performance team meeting scheduled for December 10, 2024 at 16:00 UTC. Announcements Welcome to our new members of #core-performance The Performance team have posted the WordPress 6.7 Performance Improvements results The next Performance Lab release will be on December 16 Our performance chat time slot next week will be for our […]
WordPress 6.7 Performance Improvements
This post is the latest in a series of updates focused on the performance improvements of major releases (see 6.6, 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, and 6.2). WordPress 6.7, “Rollins” is the last major version of WordPress released in 2024. This release delivers important performance updates, including faster pattern loading, optimized previews in the data views component, improved PHP 8+ […]
Hallway Hangout: Performance End of Year Review 2024
Following up on the prior performance related Hallway Hangout: Performance End of Year Review 2023 in December, @flixos90 @joemcgill and @clarkeemily will be co-hosting an upcoming hallway hangout to review the work and impact of the performance team in 2024, and look ahead to performance improvements in WordPress for 2025. If you’re interested in joining, the Hallway Hangout will happen on 2024-12-17 […]
