Discussion on WordPress Round Ups, Gutenberg as an Editor, building plugins with AI, simplifying the writing experience, custom field compatibility, and the Data Liberation Initiative. Announcement of Data Liberation focus, shorter plugin review times, and links to WordPress-related news.
The Data Liberation Initiative aims to provide users with easier data portability and data ownership freedom, offering a solution for migrating websites to WordPress.
Plugin authors building tools for the Data Liberation Collection can expect their plugins to be reviewed on WordPress.org in just 24 hours or less, encouraging more developers to engage in plugin development.
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Data Liberation Initiative and Migration Tools
Matt Mullenweg announced the Data Liberation Initiative as a focus area for 2024, aiming to unlock the web through migration tools. This initiative aims to provide users with easier data portability and data ownership freedom. With an increasing adoption of WordPress from users leaving close platforms, the introduction of new migration tools is seen as a positive direction for the platform, offering a solution for users who need to migrate their websites from other platforms to WordPress.
Faster Plugin Reviews on WordPress.org
Plugin authors building tools for the Data Liberation Collection can expect their plugins to be reviewed on WordPress.org in just 24 hours or less. This is a significant improvement from the current backlog of a 79-day delay to register new plugins. The faster review process aims to encourage more developers to engage in plugin development and provide an immediate start for their projects. However, for those who are still waiting in line for plugin reviews, the expedited process may be disappointing.
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Discussion on WordPress Round Ups, Gutenberg as an Editor, and the Data Liberation Initiative