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Yoast SEO 20.1: Mastodon and inclusive language improvements
After successfully introducing a new settings interface in Yoast SEO 20.0, the team at Yoast have more exciting news for users! They have built an integration with Mastodon, the decentralized and open-source social network that’s similar to the more mainstream Twitter. Yoast SEO’s Premium users can now verify the link in their Mastodon profile with…
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Unleashing the Power of OpenAI: Exploring ChatGPT and Its Transformative Potential
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced at an unprecedented pace, revolutionizing various industries and reshaping the way we interact with technology. OpenAI, a leading research organization, has been at the forefront of this AI revolution, with one of its groundbreaking creations being ChatGPT. In this blog post, I will delve into the world…
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WordPress Project to Evaluate Replacing Slack with Matrix Open Source Chat
I read an article today at WPTavern about replacing Slack with a new opensource chat system. Both WordPress and Matrix contributors are proposing a new Meta team subproject that would explore replacing Slack communication using Matrix, an open source federated chat system. Matrix already powers a variety of communication tools, including Element, the most mature…
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WordPress Community Team Proposes Adopting GitHub to Improve Collaboration
Although GitHub is primarily used for code collaboration, which is how I use it to show you both the behind the scenes and client side of what I can do for you as a developer, WordPress’ Community team is considering adopting the platform to standardize their project management tools. Contributing to open source already is…
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New Video Explores Site Building Progress from WordPress 5.9 to 6.2
I came across an article by wptavern discussing a video on youtube about the progress that has been made with the site building features of WordPress. this video and article documents the advancements made from WordPress 5.9 to the upcoming WordPress 6.2. WordPress 5.9 (AKA “Josephine”) was released in January 2022, but that seems like…
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6 Types of #WheelchairProblems That Are All Too Common
I was checking out things on social media and came across an article written by Helen Schwab on the odyssey online website at https://www.theodysseyonline.com Odyssey Odyssey’s mission is to affect positive social change by inviting people to share their perspectives, sharpen their opinions, and participate in meaningful conversations with others surrounding the topics they care…
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10 Ways To Be A Good Ally To Disabled People
I recently discovered a blog post on facebook by Shona Louise posted on the site she might be which is the UK’s first completely fat-positive, online community where they have bloggers posting on a wide range of topics including beauty, plus size fashion, sex, events, body positivity, mental health, disabilities, wellbeing, family, weddings, swimwear, accessories,…
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Commercial and Community Categorization Is Live on WordPress.org Theme and Plugin Directories
One of Matt Mullenweg’s announcements at the 2022 State of the Word was the addition of new taxonomies for the theme and plugin directories that will help users more quickly understand the purpose of the extensions they are considering. With nearly 60,000 free plugins and more than 10,000 free themes available, it’s not always immediately evident which…
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State of the Word 2022: A Celebration of the Four Freedoms of Open Source
WordPress belongs to all of us, but really we’re taking care of it for the next generation.” Matt Mullenweg A small audience of WordPress contributors, developers, and extenders gathered on December 15 for the annual State of the Word keynote from WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg. Those who could not join in person joined via livestream, of…
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Active Living & Fun
The variety of adaptive activities available for people with disabilities is impressive, these examples are from the United States but I’ve been able to find information from Ontario, Canada, where I’m from, and have applied that here in this article, but I’m sure they apply all over the world. While you may have to do…