Create a Pull Request This article is part of a series on Github Desktop. For the introductory piece you can visit here. A pull request (PR) sends a message to the people who maintain the “official” repo, asking them to consider adding in your edits. There is probably a form template that you will need to […]
Push your Changes This article is part of a series on Github Desktop. For the introductory piece you can visit here. When you are happy with the changes you’ve made, you can publish (push) them to your GitHub account. Now both local and origin will be different to upstream. You can push your changes up […]
We’re happy to announce the release of ClassicPress version 1.3.0, available now. Version 1.3.0 focuses on improving accessibility in ClassicPress. Accessibility is a key focus for ClassicPress and we will continue to make improvements. A lot of users are switching to ClassicPress because the original editor is more accessible than the new block editor (Gutenberg). […]
It’s been an incredible 3 years at ClassicPress. It may sound like a small number, but reaching the 3-year mark and still going strong is a tremendous achievement for the community. When Scott Bowler launched ClassicPress with a small group of founding members, a lot of people thought the fork of WordPress 4.9 would not […]
Migrating to ClassicPress from a WordPress install has never been easier. Last week we shared the hands-on experience about migrating to ClassicPress from a WordPress 5.8 Website using the ClassicPress Migration Plugin. A week ago, it required adding a filter to force the ClassicPress Migration Plugin into allowing the WordPress Version 5.8, which at that […]
Recent discussions on Twitter highlighting that ClassicPress does not yet support migrating from WordPress 5.8 and my personal experience doing precisely that, migrating a WordPress 5.8 website to ClassicPress, has motivated me to write up this short post and share my experience. Updating from WordPress 5.7 to 5.8 has ruined my website with one Click. […]
Announcing the ClassicPress Documentation Hub We’re excited to announce the ClassicPress Documentation Hub is finally alive and kicking! Many of you probably have visited the previous documentation a few times and then stopped doing so because there was not much information to be used. One of the major problems was that someone Developing with ClassicPress needed to rely […]
Announcement We are excited to announce the new developer login for the ClassicPress Directory, a major milestone for us as a community! With this major update, plugin developers will be able to login via their Forums account, create a new Developer Profile, and manage and publish their plugins to the community. After the initial developer login […]
If you have been visiting this site for the past few months, you have probably asked yourself what was happening around the ClassicPress project. Well, fear not! There is a lot going on. Unfortunately it has not made its way onto this blog until now. So without further ado, let’s dive in and explore what […]
We are pleased to announce that we have formed a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization under United States law to promote and support the ClassicPress project. The organization is called The ClassicPress Initiative. The purpose of The ClassicPress Initiative is to: Promote the usage and development of the open source project known as ClassicPress through activities including but […]
