Having worked a great deal with clients, Andre tried to get them to use many different tools to help streamline project management and provide feedback on wireframes or designs. Brainstorm Huddle explains why they acquired the company: When added to a page or project, clients can click a specific area and provide targeted feedback. In an effort to maintain the various projects, the HeroPress Network has opened funding opportunities to allow the community to help ensure the long-term future of HeroPress.īrainstorm Force, the company behind the popular Astra WordPress theme has announced that it has acquired ProjectHuddle, a popular tool that lets people provide sticky note-style feedback to web projects. The network is a hub that allows visitors to access and check on all of the various projects under the HeroPress umbrella. It was also a nice touch to see WordPress contributor stories in between sessions.Ĭate and Topher DeRosia launched the HeroPress Network. It was fun to interact with others in the chatroom during presentations. I only had time to watch one presentation but from what I witnessed, everything ran smoothly. According to Sarah Gooding on WP Tavern, more than 3,600 people registered for the event while at its peak, the stream was watched by 400 concurrent viewers. If you’re interested in participating or contributing to the project, consider joining the WP Africa Slack team. The site was developed by Mary Job who believes there will be a WordPress Africa conference in the next 3-5 years.
WP Africa aims to bring members of the African WordPress community together under one roof. You can keep track of development on GitHub or bookmark the Twenty Twenty-Two demo site. It will also use Global Styles through Theme.json and will ship with a variety of Block Patterns. The theme is being developed with a focus on Full-Site Editing, a major feature that will be part of WordPress 5.9.
Sarah Gooding published a first look at the new default theme slated to be released with WordPress 5.9, Twenty Twenty-Two. WordPress News RoundupĪ Look at the Twenty Twenty-Two Default Theme There was plenty of news to report on as we get closer to the next major release of WordPress, scheduled for 14 December 2021.