Spidrweb

Spidrweb

@spidrweb.co.uk

🌟 WordPress Development, Hosting, Plugins, and Themes 🌟 Helping build, host, and grow with custom WordPress solutions. From plugins to themes—and everything in between—we bring it all to life. 🚀 https://spidrweb.co.uk/

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Spidrweb
@spidrweb.co.uk

Wow. What a couple of months. Tender submission for a large organisation, custom #WordPress block theme build for use on 30+ sites. Truly enterprise level stuff. Thanks to @wptuts.bsky.social and co 🥹 for the help from your end. Now we wait… 😬

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One of the very few YouTubers that actually give value. Give him a sub and follow ❤️

Kevin Powell@kevinpowell.co

One of the hardest things in making my new course HTML & CSS for Absolute Beginners was finding the right balance of information that beginners could use, without going too far into the weeds.

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Figured it out! 🎉 Turns out you can filter get_block_templates to remove specific WooCommerce templates when WooCommerce isn’t active.

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Brian Coords
@briancoords.com

While talking performance, @felixarntz.bsky.social mentioned that switching from a classic theme to a block theme can be one of the biggest boosts to your site's web vitals number. One benefit of WP controlling the theme's frontend is they can continually improve it. (full episode link below)

Brian Coords@briancoords.com

New episode: Felix Arntz and I discuss his role at Google, the Performance Lab, and AI Services for WordPress. https://webmasters.fm/google-performance-ai-services-for-wordpress-ft-felix-arntz/

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Get involved. 🚀

Ryan Welcher@ryanwelcher.com

Ever wanted build custom blocks but didn't have the time or the patience to get started? Join @nickmdiego.com and I tomorrow at 5pm UTC on the official @wordpress.org YouTube channel and we'll get you started building your first custom block! Link 👉 www.youtube.com/watchv=i9vWa...

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Love this. ❤️

Josh W. Comeau@joshwcomeau.com

One of my favourite UI patterns is using `backdrop-filter` to create a “frosted glass” effect. When I see this effect in the wild, though, it’s almost never as lush and realistic as it could be. There’s an important optimization that nobody makes. ✨ I share the secret sauce in my brand-new post:

joshwcomeau.comNext-level frosted glass with backdrop-filter • Josh W. ComeauGlassy headers have become a core part of the “slick startup” UI toolkit, but they’re all missing that final 10% that really makes it shine. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create the most reali...
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Be part of the WordPress 6.8 Release Squad! The tentative schedule for WordPress 6.8 has been proposed, with the general release set for April 15, 2025. Now’s your chance to join the team that makes it happen! make.wordpress.org/core/2024/11... #WordPress #OpenSource #Contribute

make.wordpress.orgWordPress 6.8 Call for VolunteersAs a follow-up to the release calendar proposal for 2025, let’s gather interest in being part of the release squad for the next major release, WordPress 6.8. Proposed WordPress 6.8 tentative …
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And so much more! From enhanced block functionality to key performance and accessibility fixes, this update is packed with improvements. Read the full changelog - make.wordpress.org/core/2024/11...

make.wordpress.orgWhat’s new in Gutenberg 19.7? (20 November)“What’s new in Gutenberg…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a remin…
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Global Styles in the Site Editor Sidebar Now you can manage all site-wide styles directly from the sidebar in the editor, making design tweaks faster and more intuitive.

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Quickly Toggle Templates Switching between editing templates and content is smoother with the new "Show template" toggle in the preview dropdown.