Tag: GSoC

WordPress Core Contribution Retrospective

I contributed to WordPress core from 2013 through 2021. WordPress core is the open-source software that powers 40% of the web. My contributions ranged from software code and designs to project management, documentation, and outreach. Most of this work happened as a volunteer. This post summarizes my involvement in the project. It’s long but hopefully successful in distilling eight years…

GSoC Menu Customizer Revised Schedule/Scope

Previously: GSoC Project Proposal: WordPress Menu Customizer. Week 1 – 5/19: Introduce the ability to view all existing menus as customizer sections with menu items as customizer controls. Week 2 – 5/26: Add the ability to edit menus (change labels, attributes, re-order items), including a temporary solution that includes the screen options found on the existing menus screen. Run user tests on…

GSoC Project Proposal: WordPress Menu Customizer

Please note that this post only contains the Project Description and Schedule of Deliverables sections, as they are the most relevant to public discussion. Project Description Describe your idea in detail: WordPress 3.9 introduces the Widget Customizer: a better way to edit widgets. This is a major step in the process of migrating every component of WordPress’ Appearance menu to…