Gathering performance metrics automatically is a way to track performance over time and ensure that WordPress continues to improve. Automated performance tooling will also help the core team identify issues and resolve them with less effort. Why add automated performance Continue reading Automated performance monitoring in WordPress core
This post was a collaboration between @greenshady @mamaduka @fabiankaegy @annezazu. Gutenberg 14.1, coming September 15th, enables the ability to use block template parts without adopting everything that comes with block templates. Using this functionality, you can do things like allow Continue reading Testing and Feedback for using block based template parts in classic themes
Gutenberg 13.8 introduced the first version of a fluid typography feature, which allows theme authors to define font sizes that adapt to the viewport. Version 13.9 will also add a couple of fixes and enhancements. Because this is a new Continue reading Testing and Feedback for the Fluid Typography Feature
No software is free of bugs. This is an axiom that applies to every programming language and every application. When those bugs are deployed within your website in production, you can suffer adverse consequences of varying severity. These are some Continue reading 10 PHP Testing Tools for WordPress Plugins
Recently I had Tim Nash, the WordPress platform lead at 34SP.com, speak at the local WordPress meetup I help run. It’s the third time Tim has spoken at the meetup, and in the past he has spoken about site security Continue reading An Introduction to WordPress Penetration Testing
This week on the blog we’re going to talk about something I’m a big fan of: testing. Don’t fall asleep juuuust yet. If you’re like me, during development, you probably refresh your browser and click on buttons a million times Continue reading End-to-End Testing with Cypress
I am scared of unit testing. There, I’ve said it. Unit testing is one of those practices that I know I should be doing, there are benefits to doing it, but it just seems too hard to implement, especially with Continue reading Unit Testing Ajax and API Requests in WordPress Plugins