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Tech Walkthrough: releasing EDITOR code to WORDPRESS Core

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This is a walkthrough style video of the process of releasing code for the block editor from the Gutenberg repo to WordPress Core for the WordPress 6.5 release.

I am acting as (co) Editor Tech release lead for the WordPress 6.5 release:

https://make.wordpress.org/core/6-5/

As part of my work on this release I also updated the documentation for this process in the Core Handbook:

https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/about/release-cycle/block-editor-release-process-for-major-releases/#cherry-picking-prs-for-release

These TINY Link Editing CHANGES just made WORDPRESS 6.5 so much better

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🔗 Resource Links - please see pinned comment (below).

Discover the unexpected yet powerful changes in link editing that have just arrived with WordPress 6.5. As your co-Editor Tech Lead for the WordPress 6.5 release, I'm excited to take you on a journey through these tiny yet impactful link editing changes.

Join me as I explore how these subtle improvements make WordPress 6.5 even better.

⏱ Timecodes
0:00 - Why Link UI?
0:35 - Link Creation in older WordPress
1:25 - Improved Link Creation in WP 6.5
2:51 - Enhanced Link Editing
4:50 - Links in Navigation block
7:01 - Resources & Documentation

CUSTOM FONTS in WORDPRESS 6.5 finally unlock creative freedom via the Font Library

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🔗 Resource Links - please see pinned comment (below).

Join me - co-Editor Tech Lead for the WordPress 6.5 release - as I delve into custom fonts in WordPress 6.5 Font Library. I'll walk you through installing and using custom fonts on your site without any need for code.

⏱ Timecodes
0:00 - The Font Library
1:33 - Installing new fonts
2:53 - Applying fonts to site elements
3:40 - Uploading Fonts
5:06 - Extending the Font Library
6:54 - Resources & Documentation

PRO Themer builds a WORDPRESS website with Twenty Twenty Four

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I'm joined by Maggie Cabrera, co-lead for the Twenty Twenty Four Theme in WordPress 6.4, as we build out an entire website from scratch for a fictional business.


🔗 Resource Links - please see pinned comment (below).

⏱ Timecodes
00:00 Intro
00:25 Welcome
00:51 Who is Maggie Cabrera?
01:52 Rules for the website build
03:13 Website build (Start)
04:09 Home page template selection
05:18 Styles & Color
07:50 Changing Fonts (Typography)
09:41 Logo and site name
10:48 Adding Homepage Content
13:25 Renaming Homepage Sections
15:23 Blog Post Listing (Query Loop)
16:37 Adding a Background Image
17:16 Preview the Homepage
17:55 About page template selection
19:52 Accordion using Details Block
20:51 Hiding the Page Title
21:39 Our Team page creation
23:04 Customising a Pattern in the Editor
26:13 Lightboxes for Images (Zoom)
27:17 Pricing page
29:13 Navigation Menu updates
30:42 Reusing Content across pages
32:45 Website review
33:15 Switching to Twenty Twenty Four
33:49 Previewing a Theme in WordPress
34:27 Feedback & Questions on TT4
35:20 Follow Maggie Cabrera
35:45 Goodbye

Note: MusoPress is a fictional business and no trade mark violations are intended. If you become aware of a trademark violation please let me know in the comments.
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