Today we have the first WP news of the new year for you: Matt Mullenweg questions the importance of the WordPress mission, Gutenberg Times is hosting a free Gutenberg webinar today and our colleagues at CodeinWP have researched the 14 best dev tools. We also show you how to turn your WP site into an app. And we look back at 2018 and reveal what new Raidboxes features are planned for 2019.
What we achieved in 2018 & our plans for 2019
The turn of the year is over and with a little distance, it's easier to look back on the last 12 months and look forward to 2019 with renewed motivation. 2018 was a year full of exciting challenges such as WordPress 5.0 and the Gutenberg editor, the GDPR and the first co-organization of a WordCamp. To bring 2018 to a fitting close, today we are sharing our product developments and personal highlights from the past year as well as an outlook on our plans for 2019.
3 plugins that turn your website into an app
Everyone is talking about "mobile first" and the importance of adapting your WordPress site to the needs of mobile users. Unfortunately, the implementation of this guiding principle is often limited to small optimization measures on the website itself. One effective channel for reaching your potential customers in the best possible way is usually forgotten: mobile apps. Lukas Gehrer shows you how to turn your WP site into an app without any programming knowledge.
WordPress
What does "Democratize Publishing" actually mean?
In response to an audience question at WordCamp US, WP co-founder Matt Mullenweg explains in a blog post what the well-known WordPress mission "Democratize Publishing" means to him personally today. You can also read more interesting interpretations of the WP mission in the comments section of the post.
Tonight: Live Gutenberg Q&A
Want to see three industry experts discuss WordPress 5.0 and the Gutenberg editor and answer questions from the community? Then join the Gutenberg Times live Q&A today, January 11. The webinar will take place at 20:00 German time. You can register for free here.
4 things in which Gutenberg is superior to TinyMCE
Since the release of WordPress 5.0, millions of WP users have had to decide whether they want to use Gutenberg or the classic editor (also known as TinyMCE). TinyMCE may seem like the safe choice at first - but according to Bud Kraus, you shouldn't underestimate Gutenberg's advantages and potential!
Web design
The best WordPress dev tools from 2018
Chris Fitzgerald asked his developer colleagues at CodeinWP for the 3 to 5 best, non-obvious dev tools for WordPress. The result is a list of the top 14 tools, in which you will probably make one or two new discoveries!
CSS Grid for designers
Johna Paolino, product designer at the New York Times, has summarized the advantages of CSS Grid for designers as well as helpful resources for self-study: "This technology removes a lot of the limitations that existed in CSS to date. But CSS Grid is not just a tool for front-end developers; designers can now think about web layout in new ways."
