@cost_dev

Senior Developer. #opensource / @fair_pm TSC Member / @WordPress Core Committer Upgrade/Install, Filesystem component maintainer Triage Lead for WP 6.0, 6.2

 Belfast, Ireland
github.com/costdev
Joined April 2021
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Joost de Valk
@jdevalk20 Dec 2024
It's clear the #WordPress world needs a change. So I wrote a post about exactly that: Breaking the Status Quo: A vision for a new WordPress era buff.ly/4grFfIA
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Released: PHP_CodeSniffer 3.11.2 This release brings a bunch of small, incremental improvements to the way sniff documentation is displayed when using the `--generator=...` option, aside from the usual continuous improvement via a variety of bug fixes. github.com/PHPCSStandards/PH…

Release 3.11.2 - 2024-12-11 · PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer

Changed Generators/HTML + Markdown: the output will now be empty (no page header/footer) when there are no docs to display. #687 This is in line with the Text Generator which already didn't p...

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Andy Fragen@andyfragen1 Dec 2024
So #WordPress here's what I've been working on for the past week. Let me know what y'all think. thefragens.com/git-updater-l…

Surgical Diversions | thefragens

My time out of the operating room

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Andy Fragen@andyfragen26 Oct 2024
#WordPress on Hiatus thefragens.com/wordpress-on-…

Surgical Diversions | thefragens

My time out of the operating room

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Colin Stewart retweeted
Tonya Mork@hellofromTonya16 Oct 2024
Replying to @rstbiet
You’re right, me publicly speaking out is risky. Retaliation and/or consequences may come. I hope not. I believe in the mission: democratize publishing the freedom to build. the freedom to change. the freedom to share.
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Tonya Mork@hellofromTonya15 Oct 2024
I paused my contributions to the WordPress .org project. Why? I’m greatly concerned about the well-being & eroding trust of contributors & users. By contributing, I may unintentionally convey: you’re safe here, you’re valued, users’ trust is safeguarded. 1/2
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wpmustwin@wpmustwin13 Oct 2024
A Plea for Unity: Safeguarding the Future of WordPress Please consider co-signing the open letter: wpmustwin.org/ We can choose not to be divided. #wpmustwin #wearewordpress

A Plea for Unity: Safeguarding the Future of WordPress

This is an open letter to appeal to divert all energy being wasted in fights towards co-creating a fully independent, transparent, and strong WordPress Foundation v2.Let’s invest in an independent...

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Andy Fragen@andyfragen3 Oct 2024
Give a listen. Nathan and I chatted at WCUS about Rollback. wptavern.com/podcast/139-and…

#139 – Andy Fragen on Automatic Update Rollbacks in WordPress

On the podcast today we have Andy Fragen who is a dedicated member of the WordPress community as well as a trauma surgeon. Somehow he manages to balance the demands of his profession with his passi…

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Tonya Mork@hellofromTonya5 Mar 2024
📰 I’m leaving Automattic on April 1st. Means I’ll lose my open source sponsorship. 3 years of contributing full-time to the making of WordPress Core - wowee what a ride! Next? Break. Then ____. Got an opportunity? Reach out.
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WordPress
@WordPress8 Aug 2023
A warm welcome to WordPress 6.3 Lionel! 🎶 It's a monumental release that brings designers, creators, and builders powerful new tools and more refined controls, making site management more accessible than ever. Be sure to upgrade today. wordpress.org/download/ #WordPress
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ALT Record cover with a record sliding out of the right side, and the words Lionel WordPress 6.3.

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Configuring development mode in 6.3 make.wordpress.org/core/2023… via @WordPress

Configuring development mode in 6.3

WordPress 6.3 introduces a new concept called “development mode”, which affects certain nuances in how WordPress behaves. Going forward, sites will be able to configure their development mode using…

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I18N Improvements in WordPress 6.3 make.wordpress.org/core/2023…

I18N Improvements in 6.3

There are a number of internationalization (i18n) improvements in WordPress 6.3, which I’d like to cover in this dedicated dev note.

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Joe McGill@joemcgill14 Jul 2023
WP 6.3 adds an official way to register and load JS with async or defer. make.wordpress.org/core/2023…

Registering scripts with `async` and `defer` attributes in WordPress 6.3

WordPress 6.3 introduces support for registering scripts with async and defer attributes as part of an enhancement to core’s existing Scripts API. This addresses a long-standing Trac ticket, and ad…

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@WordPress28 Jun 2023
WordPress 6.3 is one step closer to its scheduled release in August. Here's what you need to know about this important release, where to access Beta 2, and how to help contribute through testing. wordpress.org/news/2023/06/w… #WordPress #WordPressRelease
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Conversations about mental health in WordPress and tech have been happening for years. Here's a thread with some resources. 🧵
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Follow this #WomanInTech 👇🏻 #PHP powers 3/4 of all websites. #WordPress powers 43%. The intersection of compatibility, testing, and more is right here. Well done @jrf_nl
Juliette (@jrf_nl@phpc.social)@jrf_nl26 May 2023
I'm proud to announce I have been awarded a Google Open Source Peer Award. opensource.googleblog.com/20… It's humbling to be included in this list with so many illustrious names. I'm also very happy that PHP is (finally) represented in the list of projects included in this program.
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It's happening tomorrow!!! Have you shared your video yet? #WP20
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@WordPress3 Apr 2023
#WP20 is fast approaching! 🎉 Share in the celebration with the community. Send a short video celebrating the birthday or anything about #WordPress that you would like to add. Use the hashtag #WP20 when posting it. We will pull them together as a future collection. 📹

Let's Celebrate 20 Years of WordPress Together

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The WordPress core performance team have been working on this one for a while. Great write up on some of the performance issues found in core. WordPress 6.2 Server Performance Analysis Summary make.wordpress.org/core/2023…

WordPress 6.2 Server Performance Analysis Summary

Overview During the 6.2 Release Cycle, members of the WordPress Performance Team performed a performance analysis in order to identify the biggest opportunities to target for future performance enh…

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I'm proud to announce I have been awarded a Google Open Source Peer Award. opensource.googleblog.com/20… It's humbling to be included in this list with so many illustrious names. I'm also very happy that PHP is (finally) represented in the list of projects included in this program.
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Call for Testing: Plugin Dependencies UX make.wordpress.org/core/2023… via @WordPress

Call for Testing: Plugin Dependencies UX

We are seeking basic workflow feedback for the Plugin Dependencies feature. Testing should be very straightforward. The testing plugin was chosen because it fulfilled the following criteria: Plugin…

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