{"id":1845,"date":"2016-12-07T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/?p=1845"},"modified":"2017-01-01T14:31:07","modified_gmt":"2017-01-01T09:31:07","slug":"wordpress-4-7-regular-core-contribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wordpress-4-7-regular-core-contribution\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 4.7 &#038; The Spirit of Regular Core Contribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I cannot tell you how much proud I feel being a\u00a0contributing developer for the latest WordPress release i.e. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2016\/12\/vaughan\/\">WP\u00a04.7 \u201cVaughan\u201d<\/a>. This release has been a huge accomplishment for the WordPress community. Today, I plan to share a small story about how it feels to contribute to the WordPress core software regularly.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"text-align: left;\" id=\"wordpress-4-7-we-did-it\">WordPress 4.7 &#8220;We Did It!&#8221; ?<a href=\"#wordpress-4-7-we-did-it\" class=\"heading-link\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"postcontents full dark\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/AHz0Ca46\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/videopress.com\/videopress-iframe.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"postcontents wrapper\">\nWhile officially WordPress 4.7 was released under a jazz legend, &#8220;Vaughan&#8221;, I have another name for it, and that is The &#8220;We Did It&#8221; release. I know it sounds funny, but hear me out. REST API made it into the core, so yes, WE DID IT?!<\/p>\n<p>This release was led by <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/helen\/\">Helen Hou-Sand\u00ed<\/a>, backed up by <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/jbpaul17\">Jeff Paul<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/jorbin\/\">Aaron Jorbin<\/a> as Release Deputies, and with the help of these fine individuals. There were 482 contributors (along with yours truly\u00a0?) with props in this release\u2014the most ever\u2014with 205 of them contributing for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"postcontents full dark\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<h3 id=\"rest-api-content-endpoints\">REST API: Content Endpoints<a href=\"#rest-api-content-endpoints\" class=\"heading-link\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"postcontents wrapper\">\n<strong>\u270a\u00a0Merged!<\/strong> A lot of us had been looking forward\u00a0to having REST API merged right into the core. It finally got merged in 4.7. Which is\u00a0huge!<\/p>\n<p><strong>?\u00a0I&#8217;m Building Something USEFUL:<\/strong> With this release, I&#8217;d like to unofficially announce a massive project that I have had been working on, it is a SaaS platform which I plan to release early next year. It is largely based on REST API and rightly so!<\/p>\n<p><strong>?\u00a0Contributing my fair share:\u00a0<\/strong>I believe in the WordPress ecosystem, which is why I give back to it,\u00a0by any means possible. I&#8217;ve proudly contributed my fair share to the REST API project. Most of my contribution here had to do with helping make the code conform WordPress coding standards. And a few pull requests which are still being reviewed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"postcontents full dark\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<h3 id=\"pushing-the-boundaries-with-twentyseventeen\">Pushing the Boundaries With TwentySeventeen<a href=\"#pushing-the-boundaries-with-twentyseventeen\" class=\"heading-link\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"postcontents wrapper\">\n<p><strong>?\u00a0New Year, New Theme:\u00a0<\/strong> Every year since 2010 the team behind WordPress comes out with a new default theme that is named after the year. 2017 is just around the corner, and this time we have an incredible WordPress theme called <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/twentyseventeen\/\">TwentySeventeen<\/a>.\u00a0Mel Choyce (@<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/melchoyce\/\">melchoyce<\/a>) did all things design during the creation of Twenty Seventeen while folks like Laurel Fulford (<a class=\"mention\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/laurelfulford\">@laurelfulford<\/a>) and David Kennedy (<a class=\"mention\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/davidakennedy\">@davidakennedy<\/a>) assisted her, leading the theme\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>?\u00a0Cutting Edge:\u00a0<\/strong>TwentySeventeen theme represents the best-featured\u00a0default theme so far. It is a multi-purpose WP theme, its UI looks great, and it is accessibility-ready. What I liked most about it was how for the sake of this theme, developers got together and created new features extending the WordPress core itself and the Customize component to add theme options. Do try it out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u26a1\ufe0f\u00a0Gotta Giveback: <\/strong>Before<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>I became a Full Stack developer, I was a theme developer, and if I am allowed to be a bit bold, I was a front-end fanatic. Which is why giving back to a default WordPress theme had always been a #LifeGoal. I did contribute for the first time in TwentySixteen last year, but why stop there? I contributed 364+ lines of code in this theme, which is exciting.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"postcontents full dark\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<h3 id=\"for-the-love-of-customizer\">For the Love of Customizer<a href=\"#for-the-love-of-customizer\" class=\"heading-link\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"postcontents wrapper\">\n<p><strong>?\u00a0Getting there: <\/strong>IMHO\u00a0WordPress customizer\u00a0is the fastest growing core component. WPTavern recently reported that &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/wptavern.com\/wordpress-passes-27-market-share-banks-on-customizer-for-continued-success\">WordPress Passes 27% Market Share, Banks on Customizer for Continued Success<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u26a1\ufe0f\u00a0Roller <del>Coaster<\/del> Customizer Ride of Contribution:\u00a0<\/strong>I have had been contributing regularly since WP 4.2 and Customizer is the component I fell for. I think it is growing and improving at a far better pace than almost any other component inside the core. Huge props to Weston Ruter (@<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/westonruter\">westonruter<\/a>) and Nick Halsey (@<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/celloexpressions\">celloexpressions<\/a>) for their work. This BTW is the only reason why I have started to contribute to the Customize component. I think that many of the developers who do not like Customizer aren\u2019t aware of what it has become in the last two years. Customizer has improved a lot, and it is only getting better and better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u270a\u00a0My Clients Love Customizer:<\/strong> Most of my clients are happier and feel more comfortable while customizing themes via Customizer. WP admin has a massive tech debt; it is slow and sluggish. Customizer, on the other hand, has everything we need to make things better. A VueJS or ReactJS port might help but not as dramatically as it did in the case of Calypso. It might end up alienating a good chunk of contributing developers and slowing down the adoption in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>?\u00a0Anywho, I think more developers should consider reading its API and improving the component which is so much vital from a user\u2019s perspective. This kind of thing used to be a deal breaker for WP \u2013 not anymore. And if you are a developer, do take a look at\u00a0my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wordpress-customizer-package-sublime-text\/\">WordPress Customizer Package For Sublime Text<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"postcontents full dark\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<h3 id=\"wordpress-4-7-urdu-translation\">WordPress 4.7 &amp; Urdu Translation<a href=\"#wordpress-4-7-urdu-translation\" class=\"heading-link\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"postcontents wrapper\">\n<p><strong>?\u00a0100% Urdu Translation:\u00a0<\/strong>If my recollection of lost isn&#8217;t misleading me then WordPress 4.7 is the first version to be fully translated into Urdu. I wrote about it at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/urdu-wordpress\/\">? WordPress in Urdu \u2014\u00a0History in the Making!<\/a>\u00a0Now you can go ahead and install WordPress only to chose Urdu language and enjoy more native WP experience.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"postcontents full\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1858\" src=\"https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-3.08.25-PM.png\" alt=\"WordPress in Urdu\" width=\"2186\" height=\"1496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-3.08.25-PM.png 2186w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-3.08.25-PM-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-3.08.25-PM-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-3.08.25-PM-1024x701.png 1024w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-3.08.25-PM-1680x1150.png 1680w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-3.08.25-PM-860x589.png 860w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-3.08.25-PM-680x465.png 680w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-3.08.25-PM-400x274.png 400w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-3.08.25-PM-50x34.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2186px) 100vw, 2186px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"postcontents wrapper\">\n<p><strong>?\u00a0TwentySeventeen in Urdu:<\/strong> Not only this\u00a0but the new default WordPress theme was also translated in Urdu, thanks to Farhan, Saqib, and Bilal \u2014 our new Urdu Translation Editors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>?\u00a0Even more:\u00a0<\/strong> Yup, you can even click the <code>CC<\/code>\u00a0symbol on the 4.7 release video and choose Urdu Subtitles, \u2014 talk about accessibility :)<\/p>\n<p><strong>?\u00a0Update:\u00a0<\/strong>WordPress journalist, Sarah Gooding cover this news in an incredible piece at WPTavern that states &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/wptavern.com\/wordpress-4-7-is-the-first-release-to-be-100-translated-into-urdu\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress 4.7 is the First Release to be 100% Translated into Urdu<\/a>&#8220;. Have at it!<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"a-lot-more-where-this-came-from\">A Lot More Where This Came From<a href=\"#a-lot-more-where-this-came-from\" class=\"heading-link\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u26a1\ufe0f\u00a0WordPress 4.7 has been an incredible release<\/strong>! Don&#8217;t take my word for it; there were a quarter million downloads in first 1.5 hours of the release. If you are\u00a0a WordPress developer, I strongly\u00a0recommend you to read Aaron&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2016\/12\/05\/wordpress-4-7-field-guide\/\">WordPress 4.7 Field Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"postcontents full dark\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<h2 id=\"spirit-of-regular-core-contribution\">Spirit of Regular Core Contribution<a href=\"#spirit-of-regular-core-contribution\" class=\"heading-link\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"postcontents wrapper\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1857\" src=\"https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Credits-WordPress-4.7-Ahmad-Awais-Core-Contributor-Regular.jpg\" alt=\" Credits-WordPress-4.7-Ahmad-Awais-Core-Contributor-Regular\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Credits-WordPress-4.7-Ahmad-Awais-Core-Contributor-Regular.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Credits-WordPress-4.7-Ahmad-Awais-Core-Contributor-Regular-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Credits-WordPress-4.7-Ahmad-Awais-Core-Contributor-Regular-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Credits-WordPress-4.7-Ahmad-Awais-Core-Contributor-Regular-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Credits-WordPress-4.7-Ahmad-Awais-Core-Contributor-Regular-1680x945.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Credits-WordPress-4.7-Ahmad-Awais-Core-Contributor-Regular-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Credits-WordPress-4.7-Ahmad-Awais-Core-Contributor-Regular-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Credits-WordPress-4.7-Ahmad-Awais-Core-Contributor-Regular-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Credits-WordPress-4.7-Ahmad-Awais-Core-Contributor-Regular-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>?\u00a0Why I Contribute?<\/strong> As I mentioned before,\u00a0I believe in the WordPress ecosystem, which is why I give back to it,\u00a0by any means possible. One of the best ways to give back is by contributing code to the core software itself. By that way, I get to help millions of websites and users. That feeling alone has been\u00a0providing me with enough energy to contribute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u26a1\ufe0f\u00a0The Driving Force:<\/strong> I started contributing to the WordPress core when WP 4.1 was released and have no plans to stop anytime soon. WordPress 4.7 marks the 6th release in a row where I was able to contribute. I feel proud to\u00a0be able to do this. This has been my driving force\u00a0to do good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>?\u00a0Proud Contributor:<\/strong> It is hard to speak about yourself and not sound cocky or show off. Which is why\u00a0I feel like it is important to clearly state my intentions here. WordPress is all I do for last four or more years. Being connected with WordPress ecosystem, I felt that I needed to do more and dig right in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>?\u00a0Fighting Chaos:<\/strong> When I left Electrical Engineering in pursuit of a career as a Full Stack web developer, I found out that the internet was changing at a rapid pace. It was hard to deal with all that chaos and find my thing. Confusion took over, and I spent months deciding what do I really want to be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>?\u00a0Long story short<\/strong>, I chose WordPress and have planned to give it my best for the next ten years. My day is scheduled all around WordPress, I write, think, speak and talk about it all the time. So, when a\u00a0new version gets released, I find it very hard to contain myself.\u00a0?<\/p>\n<p><strong>?\u00a0Part of the Internet I know\/control:<\/strong> WordPress keeps me consistent, one good thing in ever changing web trends. WordPress is one part of the internet that I get to know all about. And yes, I am proud of it. I plan to\u00a0get more serious about the REST API and Customizer in 2017. And with the new release cycle, I cannot wait to interact with Matt and see where he takes us all with this huge change.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert green\">What do you think about WordPress 4.7?<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I cannot tell you how much proud I feel being a contributing developer for the latest WordPress release i.e. WP 4.7 \u201cVaughan\u201d. This release has been a huge accomplishment for the WordPress community. 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