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This week, I — and other 10up + Fueled team members, including Chief Strategy Officer Jake Goldman and Chief Operating Officer John Eckman — are traveling to Portland, Oregon for WordCamp US 2024. The four-day event is the largest WordPress conference in the United States, filled with expert-led presentations, workshops, and networking sessions.

Also attending are VP of Commercial Strategy Brad Miller, Director of Partnerships Shannon Swenson, Director of Open Source Initiatives Jeff Paul, Associate Director of Open Source Engineering Darin Kotter, Associate Director of Engineering Joe McGill, and Lead QA Engineer Ankit Gupta. We can’t wait to see you there!

10up Partners with WooCommerce to Implement Accessibility Enhancements

Darin Kotter on August 20

As part of a larger effort to improve the accessibility of WooCommerce, the flagship open source eCommerce solution for WordPress, 10up has implemented dozens of accessibility improvements. Each enhancement improves the overall user experience of WooCommerce and ensures the plugin is in compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA guidelines. A few of these patches include:

Enhanced visibility and readability, reducing opacity changes on hover and improving text visibility against backgrounds, adhering to WCAG 1.4.3.
Better keyboard navigation capabilities to ensure folks who cannot use a mouse can still seamlessly interact with every feature in compliance with WCAG 2.1.1.
Increased screen reader support with the addition of ARIA labels that help visually impaired users navigate, up to WCAG 1.3.1 standard.

10up is dedicated to building a better web for all. If you’re interested in working with a team that dedicates thousands of hours to improving the open web per year, we are always hiring.

Learn more about the enhancements to WooCommerce in their blog post.

Sixteen 10uppers Contribute to WordPress 6.6

Jeff Paul on July 25

Earlier this month, WordPress released version 6.6, “Dorsey”, bringing more design freedom and a more efficient user experience. Sixteen 10uppers contributed to Dorsey, a reflection of 10up’s commitment to giving back to the open web.

The most notable improvements to come from WordPress 6.6 include:

The introduction of Section Styles gives the ability to override all the styles of a section, including nested elements & blocks.
A new Grid Block that brings more flexibility when laying out content.
An auto-update option for installed plugins — with the ability to roll back to previous versions if necessary.
The ability to have a negative value into custom spacing for margins, giving editors greater creative control.
The power to customize or override content in each instance of a synced pattern, while keeping consistent style and layout across them.
The introduction of a side-by-side layout for pages in the Site Editor with page preview capabilities.

Gabe Karp on June 10

This week, I — and eight other 10uppers — are heading to Torino, Italy for WordCamp Europe. The largest WordPress conference in Europe takes place on June 13-15 and consists of talks, hands-on sessions, and workshops centered around the world’s most popular CMS.

In between catching insightful talks, 10up will be with our partners from Google at the Site Kit booth — if you are attending, be sure to stop by. We can’t wait to see you there!

Felipe Elia on April 22

I am proud to have been a mentor in the Second Cohort (2024 Q1) WordPress Contributor Mentorship, a six-week program that strengthens the contributor process for WordPress. I was one of 28 mentors who supported 52 mentees in extensive learning and contribution to WordPress Core and the latest 6.5 release in real-time.

Director of Open Source Initiatives Jeff Paul also served as a part of the WordPress Contributor Working Group, which manages the program.

If you’re interested in learning more about 10up’s leadership in the WordPress community, and how our expertise can help your organization reach its digital goals, get in touch.

Hilton’s 2024 Trends Report Featured on The Today Show

Robert Pearce on April 18

A recent feature on The Today Show showcased the 2024 Trends Report from our partners at Stories From Hilton, finding that “rest and relaxation” is the number one reason people are traveling in 2024.

After launching Stories From Hilton, which takes full advantage of the WordPress Block Editor for engaging story layouts, 10up designed and architected a series of custom blocks and block patterns to support the 2024 Trends Report. Check out the full report — and the 10up-designed print version — for more insights on travel in the year ahead.

10up & Fueled Nominated for Four Webby Awards

Phil Crumm on April 16

Earlier this month, our wider company at 10up and Fueled received four nominations in the 28th Annual Webby Awards — a high honor from the award that recognizes excellence on the Internet. Out of the 13,000 submissions for the Webby’s this year, we are proud to have four projects nominated.

Fourteen 10uppers Contribute to WordPress 6.5

Jeff Paul on April 15

Earlier this month, WordPress released version 6.5, “Regina”, bringing significant editorial experience improvements, including the much-anticipated Font Library. Fourteen 10uppers contributed to Regina, a reflection of 10up’s commitment to giving back to the open web.

WordPress 6.5 empowers site and content managers with several editorial experience enhancements, including:

A brand new Font Library, enabling typography management directly in the Site Editor.
A smoother, more controlled drag & drop experience when rearranging blocks in the list view.
The introduction of Data Views to better organize data in pages, templates, patterns, and template parts — editors can choose between a table or grid view, and easily make bulk changes.
A more in-depth revisions feature, providing editor names, time stamps, and short descriptions of work done on all content.

Live Webinar: “Practical AI: Unlocking Opportunities for Media Publishers”

Phil Crumm on April 3

Join us on Wednesday, April 10th for a live webinar with WordPress VIP and Penske Media Corporation (PMC): Practical AI: Unlocking Opportunities for Media Publishers. You can register here.

Gearing Up for WordPress 6.5: 10up’s Talk at DE{CODE} 2024

Fabian Kaegy on April 1

A few weeks ago, I presented at WP Engine’s virtual developer conference DE{CODE} 2024. As an Associate Director of Editorial Engineering here at 10up, I focus on content creation experiences for our clients, and devote meaningful time to working on the open source WordPress project’s included content editing experience (aka “Gutenberg”). At DE{CODE}, I joined Anne McCarthy, Product Wrangler at Automattic, Nick Diego, Developer Relations Advocate at Automattic, and Damon Cook, Developer Advocate at WP Engine, for “Empower your development: the breakthrough features of WordPress 6.5 unleashed”.