Designing your Products to look Native to WordPress

Tammie is an experienced product creator who’s worked directly on the Gutenberg project. With so many changes coming to the WordPress admin and frontend components, designing for WordPress is more and more vital. Tune in to get real tips and insight on this complex subject.

Our convo with Tammie delved into several key areas relevant to WordPress product developers. Here are some insights from the discussion:

1. Adaptability and Flexibility: It's so important to build products that are adaptable and flexible to meet future changes in WordPress, such as updates in core functionalities and user expectations.
2. Understanding Core Developments: Product developers need to stay informed about changes in WordPress core to anticipate and react to changes that could affect their products.
3. Experimentation and Testing: We really encourage product owners to experiment with new WordPress features and test them thoroughly to understand how they might impact or enhance your product.
4. Collaboration and Community Engagement: Engaging with the WordPress community and collaborating with other developers is crucial to enhance your product roadmaps and stay informed about best practices and emerging trends.
5. User-Centric Design: Always design your WordPress products with your target audience in mind to ensure that new features align with user needs and improve usability.

Best Advice

At the end of every show we share our "best advice". Here's a quick summary of today's episode:

1. Iterate and Experiment: Continuously iterate and try new things. The focus should be on experimentation and not getting stuck on perfection.
2. Engage and Collaborate: Building relationships and collaborating within the community can provide new insights and strengthen product development.
3. Understand and Act on User Needs: It's crucial to deeply understand what your users need and how these needs might evolve with changes in WordPress and technology in general.
4. Plan for Flexibility: Given the fast-paced nature of WordPress development, plan for flexibility in product design to accommodate future changes without extensive overhauls.