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Your first Gutenberg Block – WC Kathmandu presentation

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:07:22 +0000

I was fortunate to attend WordCamp Kathmandu 2019 last weekend in Nepal. As promised, here are my slides and the code for the “Nepali Date” block I created for my session “Your first Gutenberg Block”.

Here’s the code for the block javascript file:

Gender-fair WordPress: Fixing translation inequality at the core

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 10:24:52 +0000

At WordCamp US 2017, I took the stage to argue that it’s time that WordPress enables translators to add gender-variable translations, and that we can do this in a way compatible with our existing translation ecosystem.

The slides:

A couple of days later, during contributor day, I was joined by several amazing WordPress (and GlotPress) contributors, and we firmed the proposal which is now up on trac.

Right To Left in WordPress – The Right Way

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:18:20 +0000

Here’s the short talk I gave about languages written from right-to-left at WordCamp Europe 2017. I’m visibly nervous — this was the largest crowd I’ve ever presented to.

The slides:

While the slides make it clear that I go from talking about rtl.css — the file, used in WordPress themes, to RTLCSS — the node module, I realize that it’s somewhat hard to understand when watching the video. Sorry about that!

WP-CLI live presentation, like a pro

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 08:31:34 +0000

I recently gave a talk about WP-CLI at WordCamp Israel 2016. I thought it would be interesting to actually demo WP-CLI in real time, rather than use boring slides.

I used OS X split screen mode, with a terminal window on one side, and a browser on the other showing the site I’m creating and editing:

The tricky part was to not have to type the commands I wanted to demo (which would be boring, and slow). Luckily, I’ve found doitlive, which takes a bash script and types the commands in a simulated window.

Localization: beyond translation, WC Europe 2015

Wed, 15 Jul 2015 07:23:44 +0000

WordCamp Europe 2015 was a superb event, and I’m happy I was able to present. In this talk, I’ve tried to focus on things that are sometimes overlooked when dealing with localization and internationalization.

Video

Slides

New community translator launched on WordPress.com

Tue, 26 May 2015 16:05:11 +0000

Really excited about today’s launch of our new front-end translation tool for WordPress.com.

Making WordPress Better

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 09:55:25 +0000

Yesterday I helped someone write their first WordPress core bug report, and then someone else write their first patch to fix that bug.

It happened after I saw a thread in a Facebook group about an issue with WordPress 3.8.
Turns out this was a bug I was responsible for (doh!), but instead of just fixing it, I offered to tutor anyone interested in how to create a bug report and write their first patch.

Ice Cream Sandwich on the Nexus S

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:45:25 +0000

I’ve been running Alpha 11 of CyanogenMod 9 (Android 4.0/ICS) on my Nexus S for the past few days and all I can say is wow. ICS feels like a whole new era for Android, and this build is rock solid.

While you’re at it, get the awesome new 2.0 beta of WordPress for Android.

WordCamp Jerusalem

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:32:05 +0000

I’m really excited to be giving a talk at WordCamp Jerusalem in a couple of weeks – the third Israeli WordCamp and the first in Jerusalem.

My talk will be an in-depth overview of WordPress i18n and RTL – a topic I already addressed in a quick 7 minutes presentation at WordCamp SF 2010. I’ll be speaking in Hebrew this time, but the slides will be in English and I’ll share them here afterwards.

WordPress 3.0 code sprint

Mon, 03 May 2010 22:24:43 +0000

WordCamp San Francisco 2010

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:51:54 +0000

I’m doing a short talk about right to left language support in WordPress themes and plugins this Saturday, at WordCamp SF 2010.
See you there!

WordPress 2.9 RC1 is out

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:43:42 +0000

~~Get it here.~~
Get it here.