WordPress Dev Digest December 2019
Tags: wordpress, webdev, php, tutorial
Published: 2019-12-31 19:04:31

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title: WordPress Dev Digest December 2019
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description: A curated list of WordPress development related news articles, tutorials and other resources written or updated in December 2019.
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[Originally posted on my website on November 30th 2019](https://since1979.dev/wordpress-dev-digest-december-2019/)

### WordPress December in short.

In the final month of 2019 there two minor WordPress releases. Version 5.3.1 was a short-cycle maintenance release that included mostly security and bug fixes. [Version 5.3.2](https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-2-maintenance-release/) quickly followed to tackle some high severity issues reported after the previous release.

Gutenberg 7.1 introduces [a header menu to switch between edit and select tool](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18624). [Captions for the table block](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/15554). [A welcome guide modal](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/18041). [A custom gradient component](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/17603). and a lot of [bug fixes and Api enhancements](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/releases?after=%40wordpress%2Fblocks%406.9.0).

### WordPress:

-   [How to Include ReactJS in a WordPress theme](https://dev.to/zgordon/how-to-include-react-in-a-wordpress-theme-k88) by [Zac Gordon](https://twitter.com/zgordon).
-   [How to use Apollo and GraphQL in a WordPress theme](https://dev.to/zgordon/using-apollo-and-wpgraphql-in-a-wordpress-theme-538j) by [Zac Gordon](https://twitter.com/zgordon).
-   [Gutenberg Components: ServerSideRender](https://ibenic.com/gutenberg-components-server-side-render/) by [Igor Benić](https://twitter.com/igorbenic).
-   [Community submitted free block designs and templates for Gutenberg editor to help you get started](https://shareablock.com/) by [Jeffrey Carandang](https://twitter.com/phpbits).
-   Video: [Fast & easy Docker container for local WordPress development](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQBMM1TFcfA) by [Alex Young](https://twitter.com/_WPCasts_tv_).
-   [WP Starter](https://wecodemore.github.io/wpstarter/): WordPress whole-site Composer packages has never been so easy by [Giuseppe Mazzapica](https://twitter.com/gmazzap).
-   [Remove the type attribute from link and script tags. (The new way in 5.3)](https://since1979.dev/wordpress-remove-the-type-attribute-from-link-and-script-tags/) by [Stephan Nijman](https://twitter.com/Vanaf1979).

### Php

-   Video: [What's new in PHP 7.4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thGH8jYlQCc&feature=youtu.be) by [Coder's Tape](https://twitter.com/CodersTape).
-   [Upgrade PHP 7.4 with Homebrew](https://daveismyname.blog/upgrade-php-74-with-homebrew) by [David Carr](https://twitter.com/daveismynamecom).

### Javascript:

-   [9 extremely powerful JavaScript hacks](https://dev.to/razgandeanu/9-extremely-powerful-javascript-hacks-4g3p) by [Klaus Camarena](https://twitter.com/razgandeanu).
-   [The Complete Guide to JavaScript Classes](https://dmitripavlutin.com/javascript-classes-complete-guide/) by [Dmitri Pavlutin](https://twitter.com/panzerdp).
-   [Javascript Nullish coalescing -- Let falsy fool you no more](https://dev.to/laurieontech/nullish-coalescing-let-falsy-fool-you-no-more-41c0) by [Laurie](https://twitter.com/laurieontech).
-   [Generate contrasting text for your random background color](https://dev.to/daviddalbusco/generate-contrasting-text-for-your-random-background-color-g0m?ref=dailydevlinks.com) by [David Dal Busco](https://twitter.com/daviddalbusco).

### Css:

-   [CssEg: 500+ Css icons](https://css.gg/) by [Astrit](https://astrit.co/).
-   Video: [SVG section divider](https://codyhouse.co/tutorials/svg-section-divider?ref=dailydevlinks.com) by [CodyHouse](https://twitter.com/CodyWebHouse).
-   [Understanding positioning in CSS](https://dev.to/huijing/understanding-positioning-in-css-7mn) by [HJ Chen](https://twitter.com/hj_chen).
-   [Pixels vs. relative units in Css: why it's still a big deal](https://www.24a11y.com/2019/pixels-vs-relative-units-in-css-why-its-still-a-big-deal/) by [Kathleen McMahon](https://twitter.com/resource11).

### Misc:

-   [How to ease your team's development workflow with Git hooks](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2019/12/git-hooks-team-development-workflow/) by [Konstantinos Leimonis](https://twitter.com/leimonio).
-   [Hub: use GitHub from the command-line](https://hub.github.com/) by [GitHub](https://twitter.com/github).
-   [Cook](https://dev.to/eykrehbein/a-cli-tool-to-create-universal-boilerplates-5f9f): A CLI tool to create universal boilerplates by Eyk.

### Suggestions?

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Wishing you a loving and healthy 2020.