Post Status Excerpt — WordPress 5.9 - Delays, Customizer’s Future, Contributing

"Too many things were interrelated and we didn’t have enough people who were looking across…" —Anne McCarthy

In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David has an informative chat with Anne McCarthy. Anne is a Developer Relations Wrangler for Automattic and (among other things) has been responsible for many of the recent videos showcasing the features of Full Site Editing and WordPress 5.9. David and Anne talk about what decisions led to the delay of WordPress 5.9, her start with Automattic, COVID's effect on core contributions, and how polished Full Site Editing might be by the end of January 2022.

Also: David asks Anne what the future of the WordPress Customizer will be in a world of Full Site Editing.

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🔗 Mentioned in the show:

• WordPress 5.9 Revised Release Schedule
• Why I Voted To Delay WordPress 5.9
• David Bisset (Twitter)
• Post Status (Twitter)

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