WordPress is open source software, maintained by a global network of contributors. There are many examples of how WordPress has changed people’s lives for the better. In this monthly series, we share some of the amazing stories that are lesser-known.
\n\n\n\nIn this People of WordPress contributor story, we chat to Tyler Lau from the US on his relationship building work in marketing and his WordPress journey.
\n\n\n\nRead on to discover his story which shows it is often what you have learned from negative experiences in your life that can make you a major asset to a product team.
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\n\n\n\nTyler recalls he always had a knack for spotting a enterprise ideas. As an industrious seven-year-old, he was already finding ways to make sales during the school breaks.
\n\n\n\nWhile many entrepreneurs have similar stories, Tyler’s path took many turns before he discovered and thrived in the WordPress community.
\n\n\n\nHe was drawn to both the software and the community that surrounds it from his search for personal and professional freedom. He ultimately was able to combine his various business interests and people skills into professional marketing work.
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\n\n\n\nTyler’s current role is as a Marketing Relationship Builder, based in Kansas, USA. His responsibilities span across all digital properties and products, leveraging his broad set of business and people skills.
\n\n\n\nThese skills are amplified by his creativity and adaptability. Tyler says that one reason he is always looking for new projects is his Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a diagnosis he received in 2005.
\n\n\n\nIn an industry built by programmers and developers who often have a strong sense of focus, Tyler felt that someone with ADHD wouldn’t be seen as a natural fit. He found the WordPress community to be a place where everyone can find the right spot for their unique skills. Tyler’s skill is people, and this has translated into many opportunities and responsibilities in his work life. His skills have also helped him give back to the WordPress community as a speaker and volunteer, and through multiple contributor days.
\n\n\n\nMost of Tyler’s experience was in the restaurant industry, and his resume did not exactly point to a career in tech. But the service industry actually prepared him well for everything he has taken on since.
\n\n\n\nWhen he is at work events, he meets people from across the world and builds connections with them. As an extrovert, he enjoys this and couldn’t imagine a job where he was isolated from getting to know others and relationship-building.
\n\n\n\nUnderstanding people and being able to operate in any setting are key competencies. Social skills and tact are useful for community building in the WordPress space too, and in Tyler’s life at different times it has been necessary for survival.
\n\n\n\nIn the WordPress community, the concept of freedom comes up often. WordPress is built on GPL, free software, and open-source values. Practically speaking, anyone can work remotely or be their own boss to gain more freedom in work and life. Tyler feels that he never fitted into a traditional work mould. With his strong focus on freedom, he found this resonated with the freedom and opportunities he believes WordPress provides him and thousands of others.
\n\n\n\nTyler describes how in 2013 his ‘inner opportunist’ got him into trouble. After dropping out of college following a brain aneurysm, he needed capital to fund his first startup. He shares that he found a quick but unlawful way to make money. Alongside this between shifts as a waiter, he worked on prototypes for his first product. The company was growing fast, and to protect his patents and take research and development to the next level, he had to work hard. Everything came to a halt when some of the actions he took resulted in being sent to prison.
\n\n\n\nHe says that meeting other inmates reminded him that he was in a much better situation than most. He was educated, well-off, loved, and knew he had a future once he was released. He found that many inmates never graduated from high school and were computer illiterate. While inside, Tyler taught subjects like science, math, writing, reading, and social studies. He found that due to the lack of skills and support, many inmates would struggle upon release. He believes getting the mental health support and job training needed to thrive after prison is not easy for many.
\n\n\n\n“There’s more to freedom than just being on the outside. You also need a sense of agency and enfranchisement,” says Tyler. He considered his sense of purpose and support network were plenty to keep him going and was ready to take on his next (legal) business challenge as soon as he could.
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\n\n\n\nThe idea that your past doesn’t define you and you can choose to embrace it, is a key driver for Tyler.
\n\n\n\nHe describes himself as an outlier in many ways. He recalls how politics influenced his life from the day he was born. Tyler’s father is a semi-dissident Chinese visual anthropologist, his mother is an art professor who left her home country of Japan to break free from traditional Japanese gender roles. Tyler feels he inherited a lot of this fearlessness.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I’ve never fitted in, and yet this is what makes me able to adapt to most situations and relate to just about anyone. I embrace my eclectic, dissonant past and see beauty in the person those experiences shaped me to be,” says Tyler.
Now, he’s able to put those skills to good use in the WordPress community and beyond.
\n\n\n\nHe says: “Regardless of your physical abilities, mental health struggles, upbringing, and even your run-ins with the law, no one is excluded from carving their place in the WordPress industry”.
Thank you to Tyler Lau (@tylermaximus) for sharing his #ContributorStory.
\n\n\n\nThanks to Larissa Murillo (@lmurillom), Surendra Thakor (@sthakor), Olga Gleckler (@oglekler), Meher Bala (@meher), Yvette Sonneveld (@yvettesonneveld), Abha Thakor (@webcommsat), Josepha Haden (@chanthaboune), Chloé Bringmann (@cbringmann) and Topher DeRosia (@topher1kenobe) for working on the People of WordPress series.
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\n\n\n\nThis post is based on an article originally published on HeroPress.com, a community initiative created by Topher DeRosia. It highlights people in the WordPress community who have overcome barriers and whose stories would otherwise go unheard.
\n\n\n\nMeet more WordPress community members in our People of WordPress series.
\n\n\n\n#ContributorStory #HeroPress
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The voting members of the Free Software Foundation, which include the board of directors, voted to appoint Richard Stallman to a board seat after several months of thorough discussion and thoughtful deliberation.
We decided to bring RMS back because we missed his wisdom. His historical, legal and technical acumen on free software is unrivaled. He has a deep sensitivity to the ways that technologies can contribute to both the enhancement and the diminution of basic human rights. His global network of connections is invaluable. He remains the most articulate philosopher and an unquestionably dedicated advocate of freedom in computing.”
The board took responsibility for bungling the news of his election to a board seat, stating that the planned flow of information was not executed in a timely manner. When Stallman announced his return to the board at last month’s LibrePlanet event, the free software community was not able to discern whether he did so with the board’s permission. It took the FSF by surprise, polarized the community, and provoked organizations and corporations to publish statements condemning his reinstatement.
\n\n\n\nThe board admits that “FSF staff should have been informed and consulted first,” but follows it up by effectively downplaying his influence, stating that Stallman is “an unpaid volunteer and subject to the organization’s policies.”
\n\n\n\nThe statement reads like a perplexing love letter for someone who struggles with social cues. It obscures most of the real issues outlined in an open letter signed by many prominent members of the free software community. The FSF board referenced a statement from Stallman, published one minute prior, and claims that he has acknowledged his mistakes:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“He has sincere regrets, especially at how anger toward him personally has negatively impacted the reputation and mission of FSF. While his personal style remains troubling for some, a majority of the board feel his behavior has moderated and believe that his thinking strengthens the work of the FSF in pursuit of its mission.”
The FSF board has officially confirmed that the majority of its leadership advocated for Stallman’s return and see it as important in its aim “to attract a new generation of activists for software freedom and to grow the movement.”
\n\n\n\nStallman’s statement identifies his past behaviors as something outside his control, saying it was “not a choice” and “unavoidable:”
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLater in life, I discovered that some people had negative reactions to my behavior, which I did not even know about. Tending to be direct and honest with my thoughts, I sometimes made others uncomfortable or even offended them — especially women. This was not a choice: I didn’t understand the problem enough to know which choices there were.
Sometimes I lost my temper because I didn’t have the social skills to avoid it. Some people could cope with this; others were hurt. I apologize to each of them. Please direct your criticism at me, not at the Free Software Foundation.
He also attempted to explain his position regarding the 2019 controversy that prompted his resignation from the FSF board and MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“It was right for me to talk about the injustice to Minsky, but it was tone-deaf that I didn’t acknowledge as context the injustice that Epstein did to women or the pain that caused.
I’ve learned something from this about how to be kind to people who have been hurt. In the future, that will help me be kind to people in other situations, which is what I hope to do.”
This strategically intertwined pair of statements from Stallman and the FSF did little to change the community’s perception of his reinstatement to the board. They seemed to have the opposite effect of inflaming those who opposed it in the first place.
\n\n\n\n“I’m really grateful that the FSF board took the time to clarify this,” Tock founder Brian Fitzpatrick said. “This makes it crystal clear that they would rather have RMS around than become an inclusive and welcoming environment to more than half the people who write software. Toxic to the core.”
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe statements were met with considerable backlash, as they did little to assuage community concerns regarding Stallman’s patterns of misconduct. More recently that includes his controversial remarks on rape, assault, and child sex trafficking, along with two decades of behaviors and statements that many have found to be disturbing and offensive. Whether these behaviors are motivated by malice or simply a lack of understanding the proper context, the damage to the FSF continues.
\n\n\n\nRed Hat principle engineer Elana Hashman, former director of the Open Source Initiative, published a thread with suggestions for 501(c)(3) public charities the community can donate to as an alternative to the FSF, including The Software Freedom Conservancy, EFF, OSI, and Software in the Public Interest.
\n\n\n\nLast week we reported that the WordPress project does not support Stallman’s return to the FSF board of directors. Curiously, WordPress’ executive director Josepha Haden-Chomphosy published the statement to her personal blog instead of on the project’s website, but she confirmed it is WordPress’ official stance on Stallman’s reinstatement. Since that time, the WordPress Foundation has quietly removed the Free Software Foundation from its list of inspirations.
\n\n\n\nMany corporations and individuals have distanced themselves and pulled funding from the FSF, but it has not had much impact on the leadership of the organization. The FSF board seems confident in their decision to keep Stallman in place, despite openly admitting that “his personal style remains troubling.” When the organization’s actions so sublimely repudiate its stated goals (to attract a new generation of activists for software freedom), it’s easy to see why former supporters can no longer buy into the FSF’s promises to improve transparency and accountability.
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\n\n\n\nThe OSMD plugin is built on top of the team’s JavaScript library of the same name, a project officially released in 2016. It is a bridge between VexFlow and MusicXML. VexFlow is a JavaScript API for rendering music notation, and MusicXML is a standard open format for exchanging digital sheet music.
\n\n\n\n“As WordPress is one of the most popular CMS’ we decided to make an out-of-the-box solution that users could easily plug in their WP websites,” wrote Marin Jurcic in the announcement post. “This wasn’t an easy build, lucky for us OSMD provided all the tools for the job. To make this happen we relied heavily on the latest OSMD release and bundled it with the plugin. To add the ‘out-of-the-box features’ and get it working we used WordPress’s framework/library — Javascript and PHP.”
\n\n\n\nThis is the type of plugin that allows the beauty of the block editor to shine. A few years ago, such a feat would only have been possible via the shortcode system. Users would have had to manually type in all of the shortcode’s arguments — assuming they could remember them all — and preview the post to see what it would look like. Today, they can interact with and make changes directly to their sheet music’s display from the editor.
\n\n\n\nOSMD was never a WordPress-first project. It was a standalone library that the company decided to make available to WordPress. With the power of the block system, they were able to do that. One can only hope that we see investments in our community from similar projects now that the block editor has become more stable.
\n\n\n\nWe are barely digging beneath the surface of what will be possible in time. Blocks like OSMD build upon the optimism I had when the system was first unveiled.
\n\n\n\nTo use the plugin, users must simply insert the OpenSheetMusicDisplay block into their content canvas. It is located under the Embed category. From that point, they must select or upload an XML file via the block options sidebar (.xml, .musicxml, and .mxl files are supported). Dragging and dropping a file does not work in this version — maybe a feature request for 2.0?
The “Basic Options” tab has several width and aspect ratio settings. For the most part, it is probably best to leave these at the defaults. However, this will depend on your theme and how much room it provides.
\n\n\n\nThe block does not currently support the standard wide-alignment system. Instead, it has a width option, allowing users to determine the front-end output. Because this is a non-standard option, it may not play well with all themes. Depending on how the user’s active theme handles content width, they can get wildly different results.
\n\n\n\nThe “Drawing Options” tab is where users have more control over customizing the output. These settings allow users to determine what is “drawn” in the digital sheet music. One option is whether to draw the composer’s name. Another is to output time signatures. With 10 settings in total, there is a lot to tinker with.
\n\n\n\nThe biggest issue I ran into with the plugin was with the editor freezing from time to time. It appeared that the block was trying to reload, even when I was working outside of it. This happened despite having unticked the “Automatically Rerender on Change” checkbox.
\n\n\n\nOverall, this plugin should serve users who want to display sheet music well. It is simple to use and offers numerous customization options. The team has a demo of the OSMD library in action on their site.
\n\n\n\nFor those who are not inclined to share digital sheet music, well, we can all appreciate the genius of J.S. Bach’s Air:
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Over the past few months, many community organizers have expressed interest in organizing do_action charity hackathons and asked many questions about the event to Community deputies. In order to address these questions – some members of the WordPress Community are organizing a live Tuesday Training discussion on How to organize do_action charity hackathons!
\n\n\n\nHari Shanker, Hugh Lashbrooke, Naoko Takano, and Yogesh Londhe – who are all experienced do_action hackathon organizers, will participate in this Live discussion on do_action charity hackathons. The event, which will be streamed LIVE on the WordCamp Central YouTube channel on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 02:00 UTC, is open to all! Community members can also participate in the discussion by asking questions in the live chat, which will be answered by the panelists live, during the session!
\n\n\n\ndo_action hackathons are community-organized events that are focused on using WordPress to give deserving charitable organizations their own online presence. Each do_action event includes participants from the local WordPress community coming together to plan and build brand new websites for a number of local organizations in one day. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, do_action hackathons have moved online.
\n\n\n\nIn this session, we talk about do_action events, and their importance in this post-pandemic world, and on how to effectively organize an online do_action hackathon.
\n\n\n\nThe live discussion has concluded, but you can catch a recording of the session below.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and time: Tuesday April 13, 2021, 02:00 UTC (Click to view in your local time)
You can sign up for notifications on the YouTube live link below!
In case the timing is off, and if you will not be able to join the live event, fret not! The event recording will be available on YouTube, and will soon be uploaded to WordPress.tv as well!
As mentioned above, while the live discussion has concluded, don’t forget to check out the recording of the live discussion above. The full video of the discussion (with captions) will shortly be made available on WordPress.tv, along with a full transcript.
We hope that this session was useful. We strongly encourage you to organize a do_action charity hackathon to support your local non-profits by giving them a WordPress-powered online presence. Thank you for all that you do to support the global WordPress Community!
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\n\n\n\nHave a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a voice recording.
\n\n\n\nHello, everyone, and welcome to the WordPress briefing, the podcast where you can catch quick explanations of some of the ideas behind the WordPress open source project and the community around it, as well as get a small list of big things coming up in the next two weeks. I’m your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy. Here we go!
\n\n\n\nIn the first episode of this podcast, I said that there’s a lot that goes into WordPress, that’s really hard to see. One of the hardest things to see about the WordPress project as you get started is the overall structure. There is quite a bit of documentation that can clarify the basics: the names of teams, what they work on, and where, and when they meet. The way that they influence and support each other can really feel like a bit of a mystery. So today, I’m going to break down the WordPress community into five big groups; I want you to keep a couple of things in mind.
\n\n\n\nFirstly, these are high-level and based on my observations. Each of these groups can be further broken down into subgroups. So while you may not feel represented in this exact five, you are included if you were to dig a little bit deeper. The second thing to keep in mind is that the makeup of these groups is pretty fluid. Many community members find themselves in more than one group, but generally not far off. Some group two folks end up in group three, depending on the situation, people in group four can also end up in group five, and so on. As with so many things that I share, I’m not trying to insist that one size fits all. I’m not trying to put the WordPress community into a box. This is just a basic framework to understand how it all fits together. Alright, are you ready? I’m ready. Let’s do it!
\n\n\n\nOkay, I have a broad definition of the community, which I have mentioned before. I believe that the community is anyone who has interacted with WordPress, whether they know it or not. So, I’ll start from way out there and work my way in that first group; we’re going to call our Visitors.
\n\n\n\nVisitors are people who arrive at a WordPress site to gain information or engage in an activity. Sometimes they know it’s a WordPress site, but most of the time, they don’t. The second group are Users, people who use WordPress as their CMS. So, that’s website builders, website designers, small businesses, content creators, and the list goes on and on. The third group I like to refer to is the Extenders. Those are people who extend WordPress through the creation of blocks, themes, plugins, and more. There are also people who teach WordPress to others through WordPress podcasts, and newsletters and tutorials. The fourth group I refer to as our Contributors is the people who contribute to the open source software and the infrastructure supporting it, but not necessarily the same people who contribute directly to their own product. And then there’s group five, Leaders. Those are people who help drive the vision and strategy for WordPress; the most notable member of that group is of course, Matt Mullenweg. And I’m also in that group.
\n\n\n\nEach of these groups directly influenced the groups on either side. For example, a WordPress user is affected by both visitors and extenders. Imagine a content creator who shares their passion for photography through a WordPress site; this photographer may have visitors that need to purchase photos. In response, the user now has a need to make it possible for visitors to purchase photos on a site. So they go to what we consider the extenders, people who have built a plugin that supports that need. And as a result, that user can install that on their site. And they have have satisfied the need of the visitors to their site, the people who now can purchase photos.
\n\n\n\nThere are a lot of examples like this in the WordPress project. Every small pattern that you see is mirrored in the larger patterns across our ecosystem. And every large pattern you see in the ecosystem can be seen among our teams. It’s pretty cool to look at really. So, why should this matter to you? From a very practical standpoint, this matters for anyone who’s trying to learn more about contributing to the WordPress project. These five groups mirror very closely the five steps of volunteer engagement that we see across the ecosystem and from a more philosophical standpoint, it’s just kind of nice to know who your neighbors are. Without the influence and support of the groups around us, it can be hard to know whether we’re on the right track or not. So take a look to your left and look to your right, and get to know your partners in this project.
\n\n\n\nThat brings us now to our community highlight, the segment where I share a note about contributors who have helped others along the way, or WordPress success story. This week’s highlight is from @CoachBirgit, Birgit Olzem, a longtime contributor and a friend of mine. Her success story goes like this.
\n\n\n\nWordPress has allowed me as a mother of five to leave a toxic marriage for good.
\n\n\n\nLater, the community picked me up when I became seriously ill.
\n\n\n\nSo I can say from the bottom of my heart, that working with WordPress has saved my life.
\n\n\n\nAnd now our small list of big things. I’ve got three things for you this week. I think that they’re all very important. And I hope you check them all out. The first one is a reminder that word camp Central America is coming up on April 15 and 16th. If you have not registered for tickets, you still have time, I will share a link to the registration page and the schedule in the show notes below.
\n\n\n\nThe second thing on our small list of big things is that the Gutenberg 10.4 release is coming out later this week on April 14th. It’s an important release because it’s when we take a look at the current iteration of full site editing tools that we have, and decide if it’s ready to get into the WordPress 5.8 release. There’s a post that has a little more information about that which I will share in the show notes below as well. If you haven’t checked out the Gutenberg plugin lately, obviously I think it’s a good idea to do that in general, but definitely a good idea to check it out now.
\n\n\n\nThe third thing on our list today is a reminder to check out our most recent block pattern tutorial, I’ll share a link to that in the show notes. It’s this kind of tips and tricks, tutorial, the “show me how to do it,” kind of thing in the style of CSS-Tricks. If you or anyone that you know might be interested in sharing a similar style of tutorial, there’s a link to a form in that show notes as well so that you can share with us your name and the topic that you’re interested in. We’ll take a look and see if it’s something that we definitely need to make sure our users know how to do. So, that my friends is your small list of big things.
\n\n\n\nThank you for joining in today for the WordPress briefing. I’m your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy. I’ll see you again in a couple of weeks!
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\n\n\n\nOne of the quickest ways to get started doing alpha/beta testing is to install the Gutenberg Nightly plugin, which pulls in the latest build from the Gutenberg project. Ordinarily, to get the latest build one would have to install NodeJS and npm and use the command line to get set up. This process can be prohibitive, along with the dizzying pace of Gutenberg development, for less technical users who want to start testing.
\n\n\n\nThe Gutenberg Nightly plugin, combined with the GitHub Updater plugin completely automates the process of grabbing the latest zip from Gutenberg trunk, and users will be notified when a new nightly is available for updating.
\n\n\n\nThe first step is to download and install the Gutenberg Nightly plugin by uploading the zip file. If you already have the stable version of the Gutenberg plugin, you will be prompted to replace the current version with the one you are uploading. If you want to get updates when a new nightly is available, download and install the GitHub Updater plugin the same way.
\n\n\n\nTesting the full-site editing project will require you to install a theme like TT1 Blocks, which has support for the experimental feature. Once you do, you will see the “Site Editor (beta)” menu item in the dashboard.
\n\n\n\nI set up a Gutenberg testing environment in 2 minutes using these plugins. Please note that it’s not recommended to use Gutenberg Nightly in production.
\n\n\n\nBirgit Pauli-Haack, publisher of the Gutenberg Times, created the plugin in October 2020, to help testers keep up with the rapid pace of Gutenberg development.
\n\n\n\n“On October 19, 2020, there were 250 new commits made since the last release (9.1.1) and before the release of 9.2,” Pauli-Haack said. “Any issue you might file, might get a response like ‘Could you please try it in master, I think it was already fixed.\'” This slows down the testing process and can be discouraging to testers.
\n\n\n\nPauli-Haack creates the build every day as a volunteer service to facilitate Gutenberg testing.
\n\n\n\n“At the beginning it took a bit longer but now I wrote a small Node CLI script that does the distribution to GitHub and uploads it to the GT site as well, so the button Download gives you the newest version,” she said. “In October, I was a total rookie with an idea.”
\n\n\n\nPauli-Haack credits Andy Fragen, author of the GitHub Updater plugin, and Riad Benguella, a technical lead on the Gutenberg project, who helped her past some skill gaps in getting the process more automated.
\n\n\n\n“Andy Fragen helped me think through it for making it the easiest for the ‘normal’ users to get a Test version without to know much about git, node and stuff,” she said.
\n\n\n\nGutenberg Nightly has facilitated more than 62,000 downloads to date. The repository for the plugin has discussions enabled so users can stay updated with major changes, make feature requests, and participate in Q&A.
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\n\n\n\nIn the last two weeks there was so much was happening around Gutenberg. To keep you somewhat in the loop, I interrupt my unpacking of way-too-many boxes and share a few links with you.
\n\n\n\nNext week again in full force. Stay tuned.
\n\n\n\nHave a great weekend!
\n\n\n\nYours, 💕
Birgit
Grzegorz (Greg) Ziółkowski and I published our first episode together, Episode #41. It is a great episode, and we had a lot of fun. I am delighted having Grzegorz on the show. It’s now available with show notes and transcript.
\n\n\n\nJosepha Haden Chomphosy posted Full Site Editing Scope for WP5.8 (u)
\n\n\n\nMatias Ventura will demo the current state of these features to the release lead team trio of Matt Mullenweg, Josepha Haden Chomphosy and Helen Hou-Sandi.
\n\n\n\nJustin Tadlock has the skinny: Will Full Site Editing Land in WordPress 5.8? A Decision Is Forthcoming
\n\n\n\nHector Prieto published the April Focus areas for the Gutenberg team.
\n\n\n\nAs expected, it covers Widget, Navigation Screen, and Full-Site Editing with more details. Please see the “Area to be aware of” section of the post, for Block and plugin Developers, Designers and Theme builders. We talked about most of them in one or the other episode, but you find them all in one place in Hector’s post.
\n\n\n\nKjell Reigstad published the notes from the Block Theme Meeting They team discussed among other things:
\n\n\n\nThe deadline for the Full Site Editing Testing Call #4 has been extended until April 12th, 2021.
\n\n\n\n\nNeed a plugin .zip from Gutenberg’s master branch?
Gutenberg Times provides daily build for testing and review.
Have you been using it? Hit reply and let me know.
⏰ Don’t Miss this!
Mega-Meetup April 15th, 2021 6:30 -8:30 pm EDT / 23:30 UTC with Anne McCarthy, David Bisset and the organizers of six Florida Meetup groups. All About Full Site Editing (Coming in WordPress). Register via Meetup.com
For a more in-depth look on current Gutenberg development, the Index page with all the teams’ updates in the Core handbook has the latest.
\n\n\n\n\n “Keeping up with Gutenberg – Index”
A chronological list of the WordPress Make Blog posts from various teams involved in Gutenberg development: Design, Theme Review Team, Core Editor, Core JS, Core CSS, Test and Meta team from Jan. 2021 on. The index 2020 is here
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\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t want to miss the next Weekend Edition?
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEpisode #41 is now available, with new co-host Grzegorz Ziolkowski
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Yesterday, Josepha Haden Chomphosy announced the roadmap for deciding whether Full Site Editing (FSE) will land in WordPress 5.8. After the launch of Gutenberg 10.4 on April 14, a small group of core leads will participate in a go/no-go demo.
\n\n\n\nThe following people will be on the call:
\n\n\n\nThe meeting’s agenda is simple. Ventura will host the demo, and the group will discuss and cover implementation questions.
\n\n\n\nIf there are no blockers, they will share a plan for merging FSE into WordPress. The more likely outcome is that they will find at least a few items that must be addressed. In that case, they will share these publicly with a plan to tackle them before a second go/no-go date of April 27.
\n\n\n\nThe first beta release of WordPress 5.8 is set for June 8, with a general public release for July 20. The team needs to decide on inclusion early in the release cycle to give theme and plugin developers time to prepare.
\n\n\n\nWhile many are on their toes awaiting a final decision, everyone needs to have a little patience at the moment. Everything needs to be carefully weighed by the project leaders. There is a good chance we will not know the outcome until that second, April 27 deadline.
\n\n\n\nMost of the FSE transition would be a beta run for a subset users. Including these features in core does not mean that WordPress immediately flips the switch and enables everything for 40% of the web. For the overall FSE experience, users must make an explicit choice to install and activate a block-based theme.
\n\n\n\nWith that in mind, the onboarding experience should be a welcoming one that invites users into site editing while letting them know the potential issues. If it is a built-in beta, they really need to understand that improvements are forthcoming.
\n\n\n\nAn in-core beta run like this is also welcome, given the project’s launch of the block editor a couple of years ago. Regardless of whether people loved or hated the block editor, the rollout was not smooth for everyone. WordPress dropped end-users into an overhauled system, which was a shocking change for many. The project has a chance to do better this time around by incrementally introducing features to users and allowing others to immerse themselves in the new experience of their own choice.
\n\n\n\n“The most important context to share is that it isn’t shipping as the full, default experience for users,” wrote Chomphosy in the post, noting that the team is growing beyond past mistakes. “One of the clearest pieces of feedback from the Phase One merge process was that there wasn’t enough time for our extenders (agencies, theme authors, plugin developers, site builders, etc.) to prepare for the upcoming changes.”
\n\n\n\nThe decision-makers may also decide to ship some pieces but not others. FSE is a project made up of several components.
\n\n\n\n“The whole full site editing project is sort of an umbrella term for a collection of tools and projects, so it would be possible for some pieces to ship while others don’t,” said Haden Chomphosy. “There are probably some exceptions to that, as you mentioned, but many of these can ship as they are ready.”
\n\n\n\nThe exceptions she was referring to are components that make more sense together. For example, block-based themes via a theme.json config file and most of the site-editing blocks are not as useful when separate.
Of course, there are cases where something like the Query block could be used outside of the site editor. Users might create custom queries within a page without the benefit of the site editor, for example.
\n\n\n\nMy primary concern is not with features related to the site editor but with block-based widgets. It is a transitional tool for users on traditional themes. Along with the new nav menus screen, it is not a part of the block-based themes experience. The goal is to allow users to start using blocks in more places. However, this will result in a broken UX in many cases.
\n\n\n\nThe widgets experience is still partially broken, treating each block as a separate widget. Users must learn to put a Heading (widget title) and another block (widget content) into a Group (widget wrapper) for the correct widget-related classes on the front end of the site. For some themes, whether users do this will be a non-issue. For others, it will look ugly at best and break the layout at worst. Putting this responsibility on the shoulders of end-users was deemed an acceptable solution.
\n\n\n\nI wanted to focus on this issue because it is one of those things that may simply be flipped on for all users. I am still afraid that transitioning from a functioning system to a potentially broken one will make for a bumpy ride.
\n\n\n\nThe WordPress 5.6 release team decided not to ship block-based widgets. Hou-Sandì, as the core tech lead for 5.6, provided a historical account of the decision and why it was not ready for inclusion:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMy question for features that affect the front-end is “can I try out this new thing without the penalty of messing up my site?” — that is, user trust. At this current moment, given that widget areas are not displayed anything like what you see on your site without themes really putting effort into it and that you have to save your changes live without revisions to get an actual contextual view, widget area blocks do not allow you to try this new feature without penalizing you for experimenting.
While widgets have arguably improved, I still see the answer as being the same as last October. I have not seen enough buy-in from the theme development community to support the block editor itself, much less new block-related features. However, at some point, the project simply needs to move forward. Themers will just need to keep up.
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\n\n\n\n“It’s no secret that the ‘themes’ part of iThemes has been lacking for many years now,” iThemes general manager Matt Danner said. “While we got our start in WordPress themes in 2008, over the past 10 years, we pivoted to the more obvious needs of our customers (mainly WordPress security, backups, memberships and maintenance) as the theme marketplace got more competitive.
\n\n\n\n“Joining forces with Kadence WP means that iThemes can once again have an innovative and modern WordPress theme platform.”
\n\n\n\niThemes announced it will be sunsetting its iThemes Builder theme framework and all of its legacy themes in 2022, in favor of supporting the Kadence theme which already has more than 50,000 active installations. Danner said the older themes “are no longer truly compatible with the future direction of WordPress.”
\n\n\n\nKadence Blocks are even more popular than the accompanying theme, since they can be used in combination with any WordPress theme. The plugin has gained more than 100,000 users after its initial launch in August 2018. Kadence Blocks pioneered some of the first full-featured layout blocks in the early days of Gutenberg prior to its inclusion in core.
\n\n\n\n“This last year has marked some ridiculous growth for Kadence WP,” co-founder Ben Ritner said. “Only one year ago my sister Hannah (many users will know Hannah from our support channels) and I were the entirety of the Kadence WP team. It is hard to gauge user numbers with accuracy because of how many free products we have, but the amount of people using Kadence WP products has roughly quadrupled in the last 10 months! Our new Kadence Theme, which landed on the repo in November (only 160 days ago), now has more than 50,000 active users.”
\n\n\n\nKadence WP will continue running under its same branding and as a separate company under the iThemes brand. Pricing will remain the same for existing Kadence WP customers. iThemes plans to raise its prices for its Agency Bundle on May 1, 2021, but renewal pricing will remain the same as long as the customers’ subscriptions auto-renew.
\n\n\n\nKadence Blocks is adding dynamic content for its pro version in the next month. The team is also launching a new plugin called Kadence Cloud, which will allow users to create a pre-built cloud of content that they can pull down into any website. Both Kadence Blocks and the theme will also be rolling in many of the top-voted feature requests from its community. A major new product release is planned for Q4 2021.
\n\n\n\niThemes will be hosting a townhall meeting Friday, April 9 at 11:00 am CST to address any questions or concerns that users and customers may have. They are also running an online training workshop titled “Learn How to Use Kadence WP” on May 5, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. CST.
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\n\n\n\nIt is hard to pinpoint the exact moment much of the web devolved into chaos. It was probably more of a gradual thing. The tools that we built fostered the darkest side of humanity. Far too often, people let out their worst unfiltered thoughts without regard to decency and kindness. If we dig deep enough, social media is likely the culprit that spawned this growing experience. However, it is also entrenched in the blogging world.
\n\n\n\nNow, with the ubiquity of mobile phones, everyone has a voice. And, far too often, the vocal minority drives the masses from discussion to ad hominem. Or, maybe the majority was always looking for a justification.
\n\n\n\nThere is a bright side. Commenting on and discussing ideas in an open forum can change hearts and minds. It can lead to discoveries and create life-long friendships — I still routinely chat with people I met through blogs and their comments from nearly two decades ago.
\n\n\n\nRyan McCue, a core contributor to WordPress, said that comments should be a plugin.
\n\n\n\nThere are few things I could think that would hurt the blogging community more. Comments are the lifeblood of many WordPress-built sites. Without them as part of the core experience, how many new users will venture out to find a commenting plugin? Such a change would sign the death warrant for commenting on a large part of the web, moving more discussion away from blogs into the waiting arms of social networks.
\n\n\n\nMcCue’s response was to a tweet by Brian Krogsgard, the Post Status creator and editor. “WordPress should have one singular button that says: Turn off all comments and comment displays. This is so hilariously complicated, it’s absurd.”
\n\n\n\nHe is not wrong.
\n\n\n\nThe WordPress comment settings screen is so complex that I rarely change anything other than a setting or two, even when I want comments enabled for a site. There are around two dozen individual options on that screen, and none of them just allow users to turn it all off.
\n\n\n\nEric Karkovack explores this same topic in his piece for Speckyboy titled Is the WordPress Comment System Still Relevant? He concluded:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSo, where does this leave the default comment system? It still offers the basics and can be extended. Yet it seems a bit antiquated when compared to what other services are offering. To remain a compelling option, improvements are in order.
There’s certainly no harm in keeping it around. But, short of a renewed effort to improve the out-of-the-box functionality, perhaps it shouldn’t be as front-and-center within WordPress as it is now.
WordPress has failed to iterate on its commenting feature in recent years.
\n\n\n\n“Like most things, [Full Site Editing] will change things there,” wrote WordPress Themes Team rep Ari Stathopoulos in the Post Status Slack. “Want comments? Add the comment-form block in your template. Don’t want them? Don’t add it.”
\n\n\n\nWhile that is partly true, it only handles things on the front end of the site. All the commenting-related features would still be there in the admin. However, it is a step in the right direction.
\n\n\n\nThe ability to easily opt in or out of a commenting system is merely one change that needs to happen. Something as basic as an in-context comment list view is a must for easier moderation. The Tavern still uses Stephen Cronin’s Show Comment Parent plugin for this. Even a basic JavaScript-based front-end submission form would go a long way toward modernizing the commenting system. Does anyone enjoy a full page reload when leaving a comment?
\n\n\n\nHowever, there is more that we could be doing. For a platform that prides itself on democratizing publishing and owning your content, a ticket for supporting webmentions has had virtually no movement in five years.
\n\n\n\nA Webmention is a standardized protocol for mentions and conversations across the web. It is a part of a goal for a decentralized social “network” of sorts where everyone owns and controls their content. While the Webmention plugin by Matthias Pfefferle takes care of this feature, universal adoption would be a far more realistic goal as part of WordPress.
\n\n\n\nWe should also have some serious conversations about what tools publishers need to build thriving communities via their comments. For example, is comment moderation easy enough? If not, what can we do to improve it?
\n\n\n\nWordPress is more than simply a blogging platform. Users can build any kind of site they want today, with or without the comments. However, commenting is part of the software’s history and identity. It is a gateway to discussion — often as important or even more so than a site’s content.
\n\n\n\nComments will always be relevant. Whether it is a response to a blog post, tweet, Slack thread, or some new thing we have yet to think of, the web is all about connecting and communicating with others. We should constantly reevaluate whether WordPress is leading the pack, creating the tools to enable more discussion.
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\nAs any parent or pet owner knows, quiet doesn’t always equal inactivity. And the same is true here at HeroPress.
\n\n\n\nWhile we haven’t said much over the last few months, we’ve been working with the initial feedback we received to expand HeroPress in the most manageable and sustainable way. Because really, if it’s not manageable and sustainable, what’s even the point?
\n\n\n\nThis quest prompted a lot of additional research and active listening, all of which lead the fine folks behind the Hallway Chats podcast to start a conversation with us.
\n\n\n\nWe were considering a podcast, but had moved it down the build list. Tara Claeys and Liam Dempsey, while loving the work they’ve done with Hallway Chats, found life was moving then in different directions, as it does for us all. And as Hallway Chats approached its 150th episode, the decision was made to pass the torch, or microphone as it were.
\n\n\n\nWe’re thrilled to be able to build on their legacy and continue to grow Hallway Chats through out the community, and we’re grateful to Tara and Liam that they’ve entrusted it into our care.
\n\n\n\nA few shifts and changes are inevitable, but the spirit of Hallway Chats will always stand. After all, why change something that so ideally meshes with our own goals?
\n\n\n\nListen to the 150th Episode of Hallway Chats where Tara, Liam, Topher, and I talk even more about the direction we’re all heading.
\nThe post Hallway Chats Joins The HeroPress Family appeared first on HeroPress.
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\n\n\n\nGutenberg 10.2 introduced a new feature called “scoped patterns.” This system allows developers to build block patterns within a specific context instead of always being available from the inserter. Specifically, the Gutenberg development team created a handful of patterns for the Query block. When inserting the block, users can choose between each of these patterns as a starting point for outputting their posts.
\n\n\n\nThe patterns are far too generic and do not come close to replicating the array of design options in the real world. While the end goal is to not cover every scenario imaginable, WordPress should ultimately give users a little more flexibility as a jumping-off point.
\n\n\n\n“Those were always meant to be temporary to start with,” wrote Kjell Reigstad, a core WordPress contributor and Design Director at Automattic, in the GitHub ticket. “Let’s take another look at these, both to replace the current ones for now, but also so that we eventually have a nice set of WordPress community-designed query block patterns to add to the Pattern Directory at launch.”
\n\n\n\nTheme authors will be able to release their own scoped patterns for the Query block too. However, with block-based themes being few and far between at this phase of the project, WordPress needs to set the stage.
\n\n\n\nThis is one of the reasons I was so vocal pre-WordPress 5.5 about the early pattern designs, and it is why I was happy to see them overhauled before the launch. Many users need that bit of inspiration, that push to try out alternate layouts instead of building them on their own. They need options beyond the typical stacked blog posts layouts.
\n\n\n\nA few well-designed Query patterns do that.
\n\n\n\nI decided to try my hand at building what I think would be a fun Query pattern to use:
\n\n\n\nI built this using core blocks instead of the Query block with the Eksell theme installed. Side note: let me just reiterate my earlier review of Eksell. It is such a well-rounded design that anyone can create all sorts of custom patterns. It makes for an easy-to-use testbed for exploring design concepts.
\n\n\n\nThe idea was based on a pattern that Mel Choyce-Dwan shared in the ticket:
\n\n\n\nI do not think it is currently possible to build this Query pattern idea with the site editor. Unless I am mistaken, there is no way to use the post featured image as a background or within the Cover block, a common layout design.
\n\n\n\nEventually, the site editor should get to the point where theme authors can move at least a hair beyond the basics. It will take some time for the tooling to catch up, but we are approaching the point where designers can build more complex things. That is another reason theme authors should be involved with this discussion. It needs input and ideas from themers who are out there dealing with users in real-world settings. The Gutenberg team cannot know everything it needs to build without this vital community source.
\n\n\n\nChoyce-Dwan shared several other patterns in the ticket that are worth exploring. Along with Reigstad, Beatriz Fialho and Paal Joachim Romdahl have contributed pattern ideas.
\n\n\n\nIf you fancy yourself a theme designer, now is as good a time as any to contribute.
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I have a lot of empathy for whoever was forced to work on these ads, including the actors, it must have felt bad working on something that’s like Encyclopedia Britannica attacking Wikipedia. WordPress is a global movement of hundreds of thousands of volunteers and community members, coming together to make the web a better place. The code, and everything you put into it, belongs to you, and its open source license ensures that you’re in complete control, now and forever. WordPress is free, and also gives you freedom.
\n\n\n\nWix is a for-profit company with a valuation that peaked at around 20 billion dollars, and whose business model is getting customers to pay more and more every year and making it difficult to leave or get a refund. (Don’t take my word for it, look at their investor presentations.) They are so insecure that they are also the only website creator I’m aware of that doesn’t allow you to export your content, so they’re like a roach motel where you can check in but never check out. Once you buy into their proprietary stack you’re locked in, which even their support documentation admits:
\n\n\n\nSo if we’re comparing website builders to abusive relationships, Wix is one that locks you in the basement and doesn’t let you leave. I’m surprised consumer protection agencies haven’t gone after them.
\n\n\n\nPhilosophically, I believe in open source, and if WordPress isn’t a good fit for you there are other great open source communities like Drupal, Joomla, Jekyll, and Typo3. We also have a great relationship with some of our proprietary competitors, and I have huge respect for the teams at Shopify and Squarespace, and even though we compete I’ve always seen them operate with integrity and I’d recommend them without hesitation.
\n\n\n\nI have to believe that users will care about that in the long run, and maybe that’s why Squarespace just passed up Wix in market share. They natively support exporting into WordPress’ format and don’t have to resort to dirty tricks to be successful. I expect Squarespace’s upcoming IPO will be a great one.
\n\n\n\nWix, though, continues to show their true colors. Regardless of their product, I hope people consider the behavior of companies in the world they support with their dollars. Wix really wants you to see their new campaign though, so let’s take the bait and watch the creepy, misleading way they are trying to represent themselves.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubsequent advertisements in this new “You Deserve Better” campaign are markedly more negative than the launch video sent to recipients of the headphones, packed with tasteless and tired motifs.
\n\n\n\nWix representative Maya Gril said the campaign is part of the company’s “initiative to connect with an audience that doesn’t think or know that Wix applies to their needs.”
\n\n\n\nWhen asked what message they are intending to send with the videos, Gril likened using WordPress to being stuck in a bad relationship.
\n\n\n\n“The campaign shows in a clever way that WordPress users don’t need to be stuck in a bad relationship with their platform and they should consider the alternative which allows them to focus on their actual work,” Gril said. “Each video in the campaign revolves around user pain points, which also highlight Wix’s strengths.”
\n\n\n\nMorten Rand-Hendriksen, who received a pair of the headphones, characterized the campaign as “nuclear troll-marketing.” Instead of emphasizing any new, innovative features of the Wix platform, the ads come across as short, petulant narratives with no clear objective.
\n\n\n\n“I guess they’re trying to provoke us into responding?” WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg tweeted in response to discussion on the campaign. “I agree it comes off as creepy and misleading to impersonate ‘WordPress’ this way.
\n\n\n\n“I can’t tell if trying to get a cease and desist letter is part of their strategy to try and drum up press. Unethical, tacky behavior from an unethical, tacky company. Good reminder: I really appreciate the integrity, principles, and ethics of WordPress ecosystem companies.”
\n\n\n\nWix’s new video ads seem more geared at professional developers with references that are likely outside of regular users’ experience with the software. The company may have failed to attract professionals in the past, which might explain why it opted to send thousands of dollars worth of headphones to influential WordPress users who fall within that demographic.
\n\n\n\nIn 2019, Wix began shifting its marketing budget away from TV advertisements and added products that targeted agencies, developers, and designers. The company spent $55 million in marketing in the first quarter of 2019, according to reports shared with Digiday. Wix became more active on LinkedIn and Twitter in pursuit of professionals who would bring more customers to its platform.
\n\n\n\n“We want to make it clear that we have everything a professional needs,” Maya Gril said. “Our product is mature and constantly evolving. We’re broadening our target audience and we want all new, existing and prospective users to know that Wix is the ultimate web creation platform to help them create, manage and grow online.”
\n\n\n\nUnfortunately, Wix is lacking one very important feature for catering to “professional needs” – data portability. When asked for his thoughts on the campaign, Mullenweg added that Wix is the only CMS in the world that doesn’t allow export – even Facebook does. The Wix support center states: Your Wix site and all of its content is hosted exclusively on Wix’s servers, and cannot be exported elsewhere.
\n\n\n\nHaving content that is locked in and cannot be easily exported to other platforms or hosts does not appeal to professionals. No amount of extravagant spending on marketing stunts will convince developers to bring their customers to a proprietary CMS that also locks in your content.
\n\n\n\nThis is why their marketing doesn’t appeal to the group of people who received the headphones. Many of them build WordPress as long-time contributors or run WordPress product businesses.
\n\n\n\nWix fundamentally misunderstands why people use WordPress and what makes them stay. It’s for reasons not found in their overly simplified list of differentiators played out in the new video ads. The desperate marketing tactics, which are geared more towards developers and power users, serve only to reinforce the platform’s underdog status and lack of market awareness.
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\n\n\n\nThe plugin still supports Twenty Twenty. It has merely added features for the latest default theme to its repertoire. The duo behind the plugin does not plan to stop there either.
\n\n\n\n“Yes, we’ll definitively continue this with the future default themes,” said Yann Collet. “It will be exciting to see what we can do with Full Site Editing and the next block-based theme. With FSE coming, the opportunity is immense, making us confident that we can help people building better websites.”
\n\n\n\nWhen I last covered it, Twentig had a mere 4,000 active installations. All 34 of its reviews were five stars. Today, the plugin has accumulated over 10,000 installs and 75 five-star reviews. It did garner its first four-star rating, bringing the average down a tad. Nevertheless, its user base clearly loves what the plugin developers are doing.
\n\n\n\nThe team has created 10 website demos and 8 single-page examples for inspiration, each on top of the Twenty Twenty-One theme.
\n\n\n\nOne of the great things about the plugin is that it essentially treats the default themes as a bit of a foundation, a framework. Users do not have to search around for a new theme when they tire of their current look. They can simply mix things up with Twentig.
\n\n\n\n“The goal is to showcase the power and flexibility of Twentig, the default theme, and the block editor,” said the team. “And ultimately inspire people to be creative with blocks. It’s incredibly fun and fast to build directly inside the block editor with our block patterns instead of using a prototyping tool like Figma.”
\n\n\n\nThe Twentig plugin’s strength is in how it extends the block editor. Users are first presented with a custom sidebar panel with a plethora of patterns and full-page layouts. The plugin then further provides options for individual blocks.
\n\n\n\nUnlike many other block-related plugins, Twentig does not register its own blocks. It uses the core WordPress blocks, except for Contact Form 7 integration, by mixing and matching them in various ways. If a user needs a call-to-action section, the plugin offers 11 patterns. If a user wants to spruce up their galleries, they have plenty of choices.
\n\n\n\nThe plugin’s page layouts and patterns all work with both the Twenty Twenty and Twenty Twenty-One themes. Since Twentig relies primarily on core blocks, it is just a matter of making sure its custom CSS works.
\n\n\n\nSome blocks get an extra setting or two through the plugin. However, the bulk of customization options happen through the Twentig “CSS Library.” This is a setting under the Advanced tab for most blocks that users can access by clicking the “+” icon next to the Additional CSS Classes option. It allows users to tick off checkboxes for numerous classes — each has an explanation of what it does. These are merely a set of utilities that change the block’s output in some way.
\n\n\n\nTwentig’s CSS classes system follows the road paved by utility class frameworks like Tailwind. WordPress does a little of this but does not take a holistic approach to it. I have argued that WordPress should build a design framework in the past. A standardized class system would play well with block options, giving the development team a foundation for creating a better user experience across themes.
\n\n\n\nThe drawback is that the two extra stylesheets on top of Twenty Twenty-One’s CSS add a bit of heft to the page. This could give pause to users who want to keep things lightweight. However, it has a smaller footprint than when using it with the older Twenty Twenty.
\n\n\n\nThe plugin packages dozens of settings under the “Twentig Options” customizer panel. It also extends other sections, such as adding more color options. Users who care more about modifying the overall design than blocks will find nearly anything they need to put their own spin on their sites.
\n\n\n\nEverything from fonts to site layouts to what post metadata to show is covered. Users can also switch between stacked and grid-style blog posts designs while further customizing based on their choices.
\n\n\n\nThe biggest downside to the plugin’s customizer integration is that it does not utilize the live preview functionality with most of its options. Making a change means a frame refresh to see its effects. A little bit of custom JavaScript and a few partials for server-side changes would go a long way toward making the experience better.
\n\n\n\nUltimately, future versions of Twentig will rely less on or not at all on the customizer. If Twenty Twenty-Two is a block-based, FSE theme, such customization will happen in the upcoming site editor. The plugin developers will need to change tactics and find ways to extend the experience in new ways.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the last few months, my team and I have been working on a new innovative concept. We have packed this concept into a free, no strings attached box that we’d love to share with you as one of our selected influencers from the Tech industry.
I know the information I have provided you is basic, but the reason is that I do not want to ruin your experience (and let’s be honest, what’s more fun than being surprised on the holidays?)
Recipients were instructed to scan a QR code to view a one-minute video where a man acts as a personified “WordPress” making bizarre claims:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Apparently, Wix is coming out with a campaign trashing me. I just want you to know that it’s totally fake news, completely bogus. They’re just spreading lies because they’re jealous of our relationship.”
www.secret-update.com/from-wp
The message of the video is not clear and it ends with a few snide jabs referencing “exhausted memory” and WordPress’ market share.
\n\n\n\nThe most common reaction to the surprise headphones was confusion. Many recipients had no idea what Wix was trying to communicate with the gift.
\n\n\n\n\nI don\'t understand their goal. Am I supposed to start using their service because they sent me some headphones I don\'t want?
— Michael Torbert (@michaeltorbert) April 5, 2021
A few people perceived the video to be cheeky and humorous. WordPress contributor Aaron Campbell found it off-putting.
\n\n\n\n“The video takes some odd snipes at WordPress, but the whole overall feel is a bit shady/dirty. Not a great look for Wix in my opinion,” Campbell said after receiving the headphones in the mail. “I think I’d be fine with it if it weren’t signed as ‘From WP’ and ‘Yours, WP.’ By the time I got to watching the video I already had that bad taste in my mouth.”
\n\n\n\nSome speculated that it may be the first act in a strange marketing saga of Wix targeting WordPress. Others were inadvertently convinced the headphones were actually from WordPress, since the advertisement uses WordPress’ trademark in the video. This may be a violation of the WordPress Foundation’s trademark policy, but this has not yet been confirmed. Wix was not printed anywhere in the message, except on the shipping label.
\n\n\n\n\nOk thank you to whoever at @WordPress sent me this, I don’t remember giving you my address but these are cool headphones and you definitely got me not-using-Wix if that was your goal ♥️
— swyx (@swyx) April 3, 2021
(i also have not used WP in like 10 years but now it will be in/around my head, dammit) pic.twitter.com/l1xA7FvAiw
This isn’t the first time WordPress and Wix have been at odds. In 2016, Matt Mullenweg called out Wix for copying GPL code from the WordPress mobile app and distributing it in its proprietary app. This rendered the entire app in violation of the GPL. Instead of complying with the GPL, Wix responded by removing the GPL-licensed code and forking the original MIT-licensed library that the WordPress mobile app code was built upon. The fork was relicensed under an absurd modification of the MIT that prohibits the code’s redistribution under any copyleft license.
\n\n\n\nIn October 2020, Wix passed Drupal as 4th most popular CMS, according to W3Techs. Since that time, Squarespace has grown to overtake Wix, pushing the CMS back into 5th place with 2.4% of the market. It’s only natural that Wix would want to target WordPress, the market leader at 40.9%. However, the strategy of misrepresenting WordPress, while sending headphones to influential users and contributors, was perplexing and unsavory. Wix has not yet responded to my request for comment on its new marketing campaign.
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\n\n\n\nIt is a multipurpose theme, which is often an immediate turn-off for me. I prefer to see a purpose-driven design with a unique take on a niche. However, it is hard not to love the personality of Michelle. Juhas did not shy away from putting his brand of styling on the project, which is evident in his past free themes.
\n\n\n\nJuhas is marketing Michelle as an accessibility-ready theme. However, it has yet to receive an accessibility review for the theme directory, which would allow it to be tagged as such. From a quick scan for common issues, everything seems to be in order. It will likely pass its review like some of his past free themes. And, “inclusive, disabilities friendly, and barrierless” are at the forefront of his branding for WebMan Design.
\n\n\n\nAs has become common for block-ready themes, Michelle packages a “Content Only” template. This is a post/page template that allows end-users to use the block editor as a page builder by not displaying anything other than the post content.
\n\n\n\nThe theme is yet another showcase of what is possible with the block editor. A couple of weeks after Anders Norén’s Eksell landed in the directory, Juhas has presented the community with another quality theme. The two are entirely different in style and approach, but they both make the block system shine in their own ways.
\n\n\n\nUsers can read more about the theme and peruse several demos via the theme’s official page.
\n\n\n\nMichelle may be the only free theme in existence with 67 patterns. And, no, you did not misread that. It literally registers 67 block patterns. Yeah, that is a lot.
\n\n\n\nIt has a little bit of everything. From team galleries to logos, from hero headers to contact cards, it is hard not to find something you need. There was no way that I could realistically test all of them. However, for the dozen or so that I did try, they worked well and offered an easy one-click option for end-users.
\n\n\n\nI always knew the day would come when a theme author would push the limits on the number of patterns it should offer. While 67 seems a bit excessive, I know from experience that we will see a day when patterns number in the 100s.
\n\n\n\nI hate to continue beating a dead horse, but WordPress needs to use an overlay system for block patterns, at least for desktop users. Michelle makes it more apparent than ever that a small slide-out panel will not cut it.
\n\n\n\nIf the theme’s array of patterns is not enough to whet users’ appetites, its two dozen block styles just might.
\n\n\n\nThe options range from light and dark text shadows to variable galleries. It even has an “accessibly hidden” style for Heading blocks, which hides the text from the screen but makes it available to screen readers.
\n\n\n\nThe theme allows end-users to build their footer and 404 error pages via the block system. Considering that the site editor is not available yet and the block editor is limited to post content, Juhas had to think outside the box a little to make this possible. He made use of the reusable blocks system. This is the sort of ingenuity that happens when theme authors are not burdened by too many rules.
\n\n\n\nIn the customizer, users can select the Theme Options > Content section. From there, they are directed to pick a reusable block for their footer and 404 pages. Or they can simply opt out of it. The customizer section also links to the semi-secret admin page to create reusable blocks.
\n\n\n\nIn the past, I have used a similar technique for 404 views. Instead of going the reusable block route, theme users could select a private page. Either option is acceptable for allowing users to modify content they may not have been able to customize in the past.
\n\n\n\nMichelle makes extensive use of the WordPress starter content feature. This allows new WordPress users to see what their site could look like with pre-loaded content. The theme creates Home, About, Blog, Services, FAQ, and Contact pages.
\n\n\n\nThe feature has languished in recent years. Many theme authors had hoped they would eventually be able to use the feature for non-new installs too. However, Helen Hou-Sandí got the ball rolling again in November 2020, breathing new life into an old idea. WordPress.org would begin displaying theme starter content via the theme preview system. Only the Twenty Twenty-One, Twenty Twenty, and Twenty Seventeen themes received this treatment last year. It now seems that it is being rolled out for others.
\n\n\n\nThis is a welcome change in the directory. Users can now get a feel of the Michelle theme without tracking down the author’s demo. It is a better experience than the old-school demo content.
\n\n\n\nOne issue is that the previewer uses the first sentence of the theme description for the demo’s tagline. This can make for a long and unusual bit of text. It can also mess up a theme’s layout as it is doing with Michelle. I hope this will be addressed from WordPress’s end soon.
\n\n\n\nOther theme authors should note that starter content could factor into whether a user skips over or downloads their theme.
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\n\n\n\nThe essay on DRM and Apple, available on his WP-powered blog, or Twitter, is also worth reading.
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These words from Josepha Haden Chomphosy on the How WordPress Improves episode of the WP Briefing Podcast point to the factors that differentiate building software in an open-source environment. Our updates this month are closely tied to the philosophy behind those core principles of open source software.
\n\n\n\nWordPress version 5.7 “Esperanza,” came out on March 9. The release offers fresher admin colors, several improvements to the block editor, single-click HTTP to HTTPS migration, and a new Robots API. Read more about it in the release post, the field guide, and the talking points post for meetup groups. The Core Team has also started work on WordPress 5.8 pre-planning.
\n\n\n\nWant to contribute to WordPress 5.8? Join the WordPress #core channel in the Make WordPress Slack and follow the Core Team blog. The Core Team hosts weekly chats on Wednesdays at 5 AM and 8 PM UTC.
\n\n\n\nContributor teams released Gutenberg Version 10.1 on March 3 and Version 10.2 on March 17.
\n\n\n\nVersion 10.1 showcases significant improvements to reusable blocks, a clearer image toolbar, and spatial options for the social media block. Version 10.2 offers block pattern options to display contents from the query block and removes writing prompts from empty paragraphs in the editor. It also adds width adjustment for spacer blocks in horizontal parent blocks and the ability to transform media and text blocks into columns.
\n\n\n\nWant to get involved in building Gutenberg? Follow the Core Team blog, contribute to Gutenberg on GitHub, and join the #core-editor channel in the Make WordPress Slack. The “What’s next in Gutenberg” post offers more details on the latest updates. Don’t miss the monthly Gutenberg tutorial on How to make block patterns!
\n\n\n\nMarch saw a plethora of updates to the Full Site Editing project!
\n\n\n\nA proposal has been kicked off on building a project-wide WordPress contributor handbook. The handbook will have content around the WordPress project’s underlying philosophies and commitments, along with shared expectations on working together and building products. It will also contain modern open source best practices for WordPress.
\n\n\n\nHave a story that we should include in the next “Month in WordPress” post? Please submit it using this form.
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\n\n\n\n“We are long past the point where we can pretend that the most important thing about software freedom is the software,” Mozilla Engineering Community Manager Michael Hoye said in signing support for the open letter. “We cannot demand better from the internet if we do not demand better from our leaders, our colleagues and ourselves.”
\n\n\n\nIn addition to the resignation of former FSF board member Kat Walsh, the organization’s executive director, deputy director, and chief technology officer have also resigned. They published a joint statement, reaffirming their commitment to the mission of free software, despite their departure:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs members of FSF management, we have decided to resign, with specific end dates to be determined. We believe in the importance of the FSF’s mission and feel a new team will be better placed to implement recent changes in governance. Free software and copyleft are critical issues of our time, and the FSF is, and should continue to be, the organization leading this movement. FSF staff have our utmost respect, support, and appreciation, and it has been a privilege to work with you all. Our team’s mutual goal is to ensure a smooth transition while supporting the necessary renovation of the foundation’s governance.
An oddly-timed tweet announced a new published statement the FSF board voted on, which “condemns misogyny, racism, and other bigotry as well as defamation, intimidation, and unfair attacks on free thought and speech.” The statement was met with ridicule and outrage on Twitter, as it hints at the defense Stallman used when he resigned as the FSF board director, claiming he had been subject to “a series of misunderstandings and mischaracterizations.”
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecent statements published to the FSF website indicate that its leadership is doubling down on the decision to reinstate Stallman:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSome of our colleagues in the FSF have decided to resign. We are grateful for the good work they have done for so long, and we will miss them. We regret losing them; we regret the situation that has motivated them to leave.
We appreciate their strong commitment to free software and we want to find replacements with a similar competence and commitment. We are open to suggestions and applications for these positions.
Finally, we would like to thank the numerous friends across the free software movement who have recently joined as well as those who have left and provided suggestions for helping us through this difficult time.
The FSF seems to be counting the resignations as an acceptable loss, as funds from donors are evaporating. Several organizations have discontinued financial support for the organization. Most notably, Red Hat, a long-time donor with hundreds of contributors who have submitted millions of lines of code to projects stewarded by the FSF, publicly discontinued support for the organization and any of its events. In addition to $708,016 in membership dues, the FSF received $1,383,003 in contributions, gifts, and grants, which makes up the bulk of its annual revenue, according to a recent report on Charity Navigator.
\n\n\n\nStallman is synonymous with the FSF and his reinstatement puts many free software advocates in a difficult position. Some cannot easily write off the entire organization, as it is engaged in important work. The FSF publishes the GPL, LGPL, and FDL licenses. It also holds copyrights to defend free software from those who would seek to make it proprietary and has the power to enforce the GPL. As part of its Free Software Licensing and Compliance Lab, the organization works to ensure that free software distributors respect their obligations to pass on the user freedoms that these licenses are meant to convey.
\n\n\n\nThe Fedora Council cited the FSF’s important function when publishing a statement on why it is pulling funding from the organization:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlong with many in the free and open source software world, the Fedora Council was taken aback that the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has allowed Richard Stallman to rejoin their Board of Directors given his history of abuse and harassment. The Fedora Council does not normally involve itself with the governance of other projects. However, this is an exceptional case due to the FSF’s stewardship of the GPL family of licenses, which are critical for the work we do.
The council will not provide funding or attend any FSF-sponsored events where Stallman is a featured speaker or exhibitor, and stated that this also applies to any organization where he has a leadership role.
\n\n\n\nUp until today, WordPress had not published an official statement on Stallman’s reinstatement to the FSF board. The WordPress Foundation website lists the Free Software Foundation as one of the project’s inspirations. WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg was also among the FSF’s list of patrons in previous years.
\n\n\n\nAfter asking WordPress’ executive director Josepha Haden Chomphosy for a comment regarding the matter, she published a statement:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn short, I do not support his return as a board member.
It makes me proud that the WordPress project embodies the best traditions of open source and retires outdated traditions, or shibboleths, that do not have a place in our mission: to democratize publishing and grow the open web. For years, this community has been committed to championing underrepresented voices and maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for those we rarely see in open source.
Although the statement is published on her personal blog, Haden Chomphosy confirmed that this is the WordPress project’s official stance on Stallman’s reinstatement. The statement quietly calls out Stallman’s lack of accountability and the fact that he has not publicly acknowledged how harmful his behavior has been to the free software community:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe high standards for welcoming behavior are held across the board. WordPress contributors lead with accountability, acknowledgment of error, and a genuine desire to grow based on feedback. Under the guidance of many thoughtful leaders, WordPress makes space for those who are committed to growth.
The message is more focused on the positive aspects of the WordPress community and its values but is clear in the first paragraph: WordPress does not support Stallman’s return as an FSF board member.
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\n\n\n\nAs anyone who prefers to opt-out of fullscreen mode knows, there are moments when you log into WordPress and hop over to the post editor only to find it is not in the state you last left it. It is a slight annoyance but enough to dampen the user experience.
\n\n\n\nNearly two years ago, Andrew Duthie opened a ticket for storing users’ editor preferences to the database instead of their browser’s local storage. This includes basic settings like toggling whether fullscreen mode should be enabled. Local storage is not considered sticky, at least not permanently. It can be cleared in a variety of ways. This means that users must deal with disabling the default fullscreen editor more often than they should. It is also not stored when switching browsers, using private tabs, or when working on multiple sites across the same network.
\n\n\n\nThe ultimate goal should be to persistently save preferences on a per-user basis. There has been little movement on that ticket in the past year. Most comments have come in the form of closed duplicates.
\n\n\n\nIn the meantime, users must look for alternative solutions. That’s where plugins like Fullscreen Mode B Gone offer some assistance.
\n\n\n\nThe plugin is simple. It toggles the block editor’s fullscreen mode off. Regardless of whether users have switched browsers, cleared their local storage, or anything else, they can safely enter the editor without being bombarded by a different editing experience.
\n\n\n\nBoth an upside and a downside of the plugin is that it resets fullscreen mode each time the user opens the editor. It does not address the sticky issue. For users like me who prefer to always have fullscreen mode disabled or only turn it on once in a while, this is ideal. However, for users who want WordPress to remember the last state, it is best to skip this plugin. The default experience is better suited to what you need.
\n\n\n\nOne of the things I dislike about how the editor works is that it requires JavaScript for plugins to make changes like this. Even if it is merely a few lines of code, it still calls for one more HTTP response just to alter a default setting. At least with PHP, a simple filter would have sufficed.
\n\n\n\nThis is not Stenström’s first editor-related plugin. He has a plugin titled Fatso, which widens the content canvas for users who prefer more space when writing. Also, continuing with the “B Gone” branding, he released Welcome To the Block Editor B Gone a week ago. Similar to his current plugin, it disables the block editor welcome message permanently.
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\n\n\n\nContributors fixed over 30 bugs. However, the bulk of work went toward Full Site Editing (FSE) with over 70 commits. It is an impressive effort toward the looming WordPress 5.8 deadline and an upcoming decision on whether FSE will land in the release.
\n\n\n\nThe team included a few additional blocks for FSE. The new Login/out block displays a login or logout link, depending on whether the user is logged out or in, respectively. The block also has an option for displaying a login form. A Query Title block was included with an Archive Title variation, which will automatically output the current title on archive views. The team also added a Term Description block for displaying category, tag, and custom taxonomy term descriptions on archives.
\n\n\n\nOf course, as has become ritual at this point, I am now writing in an editor that looks different than it did a day ago. In version 10.2, all of our Paragraph blocks were shifted to the left. In 10.3, none of our theme’s width constraints are applying to the content canvas. I still optimistically envision a day in which a Gutenberg update does not affect theme styles.
\n\n\n\nOne of the features I have been patiently awaiting has finally arrived — sort of. We all have pet-peeves when it comes to the block editor, and not being able to set the default image size when using the Image block has been high on my list.
\n\n\n\nA recently-added feature uses the core WordPress image_default_size option to handle this. When set, any new Image blocks added will default to this chosen size. While it is a welcome enhancement, there are two problems with the solution.
The first issue is that this option is not exposed in the WordPress admin interface. That is unless you know how to get to the secret /wp-admin/options.php page. There are no links to it, but users can directly enter the URL, scroll down to find the image_default_size option, and manually type in the size handle (e.g., full, large, etc.) that they want before saving.
The second issue is that it solves the problem on a site-wide level but not on a user level. For publications like WP Tavern with multiple authors, we all have our own preferred workflows. For me, I like to pre-crop all of my images before uploading, which often means that I want to use the full-sized image in the post. However, other writers may want to go a different route. The default image size should be a user preference, falling back to the site setting.
\n\n\n\nNevertheless, I am happy to see some progress. I can skip that extra step of setting the image size every time I add an image to a post.
\n\n\n\nNext, let’s make this happen for image alignment. Or, how about we let users set defaults for many more block options to help them streamline their workflows?
\n\n\n\nBuilding off work that started in version 10.1, the development team continued normalizing the block toolbar. Over a dozen blocks received the new treatment.
\n\n\n\nThe end goal is to create semantic groupings of the toolbar buttons for all blocks. This will make it easier for end-users to find options and for developers to know where to place buttons in the future. The order in the toolbar, broken down into four groups, is as follows:
\n\n\n\nThe toolbar separates each grouping with a border. With the Paragraph block, for example, the text alignment option is on the block level. However, the bold, italic, and link settings are inline.
\n\n\n\nDevelopers creating custom blocks should follow the best practices under the block design documentation.
\n\n\n\nWhen using a block-based theme, which enables FSE mode, Gutenberg 10.3 introduces a new “Theme” category in the inserter. It currently includes the Template Part, Header, and Footer blocks. The goal for the enhancement is to indicate that they are the building blocks of themes.
\n\n\n\nThe enhancement could be better if the category was not so tough to find in the inserter’s long list of blocks. I am still arguing that we bring back the original accordion in the UI. In the site editor, it would be better to shift the Theme category to the top, which is primarily for editing theme-related things.
\n\n\n\nUsers can now set the padding for the Verse block. The setting feels a bit out of place right now without any other stylistic options. Background and border options will make padding more relevant in the long term.
\n\n\n\nFor now, it is nice to see more blocks getting spacing options. It just happened to land on what, I’d wager, is the least-used block for WordPress users.
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\n\n\n\nThe testing process is broken down into 24 steps with both setup and testing instructions. Those participating will need to activate the latest version of the TT1 Blocks theme and the Gutenberg plugin.
\n\n\n\nThe more people who leave feedback, the better it is for the project. The program provides that direct link between the user and the developer team that has often been missing in the past. If you have an hour or so of spare time, jump right in.
\n\n\n\nI want to push the site editor beyond its limits, creating move advanced layouts. However, the site builder is so fundamentally limiting — and broken in some cases — that it is easy to become frustrated. And, depending on which version of Gutenberg you are using, such as the latest dev vs. stable version, you can get wildly different results.
\n\n\n\nThis propensity to jump ahead of the lesson is something I have done my entire life. In school, I frustrated more than a few teachers. I would be working on stuff from the end of the chapter when they were still explaining the basics to the rest of the class a half-hour later. I have always wanted to get to the “good stuff.” Of course, I did so by blazing past the boring fundamentals. I also dropped out of software engineering twice in college because building calculators was neither exciting nor challenging.
\n\n\n\nLike always, I jumped ahead with Round #4 of the FSE Outreach Program. I came to the realization that attempting to do anything remotely advanced with the site editor was simply not going to happen.
\n\n\n\nI want Full Site Editing to be successful, but we are mere weeks away from the deadline that determines whether it will land in the next version of WordPress. Somehow this experience felt like a step back from where the plugin was a few weeks ago as I built a custom homepage as part of the second round of the FSE Outreach testing program. I do not know whether the problems stemmed directly from Gutenberg, the TT1 Blocks theme, or both. As someone who prides himself on near-infinite patience, Round #4 sought to crack me.
\n\n\n\nI wanted to recreate several elements from the UK-based Pho Cafe page header. I knew the site editor could not yet manage a one-to-one replication. I still thought I could pull in parts of it but utterly failed.
\n\n\n\nI appreciate the need for controlled circumstances. Step-by-step testing puts everyone on the same page, makes it easier to gather data, and allows others to reproduce issues. I am just bad at it.
\n\n\n\nI restarted from scratch. I followed the rules. And, for the most part, the testing round was successful. I built a restaurant website header from the instructions and put my own spin on it.
\n\n\n\nOf course, I hit a few snags. That is what the testing program is all about — identifying pain points.
\n\n\n\nThe most problematic issue is that what I saw in the editor was not what I got on the front end. I have played around with it enough to know in my mind what it might look like on the front end to make adjustments without previewing the changes. However, that is not the user experience that WordPress is shooting for.
\n\n\n\nAdmittedly, on the front end, I tidied up the padding for the Group block and bottom margin for the Columns block for the “Order Online” strip across the top of the header. I thought about making the button smaller too. However, I stuck with the TT1 Blocks theme default. Ultimately, padding, margin, and other types of sizing/spacing should be customizable by the end-user.
\n\n\n\nWide and full block alignments completely disappeared after activating TT1 Blocks. I am unsure if this was a recent change in the Gutenberg plugin or the theme. Nevertheless, they were gone, which was one reason I had trouble recreating pieces of the original page header I wanted to build.
\n\n\n\nThe TT1 Blocks theme also has a hardcoded font-size for the site title link. This means that users cannot change the size of the Site Title block. I wanted to bump this up a little to make it more prominent.
\n\n\n\nLike the first design I was shooting for, I wanted my Navigation items to look like individual buttons, each with a bit of whitespace in between. However, the Navigation block does not currently support adding backgrounds to each nav item. Even if it did, it also does not have a horizontal margin setting to add the spacing. And, I outright refuse to use a Spacer block between items.
\n\n\n\nI did want to spruce my restaurant page header up a bit with a custom background. To do that, I added the primary elements inside a Cover block. Currently, the only way to do that is to copy all of the blocks, delete the old ones, and paste them into a new Cover block. A welcome enhancement to the editor would be an option for “grouping” blocks into a Cover like what is possible with the Group block.
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\n\n\n\nInterface designer Shaun Andrews published the initial designs for the pattern directory yesterday. Patterns will be displayed in a masonry-style grid that can be sorted by category, which works well for pattern thumbnails of varying heights. Users can search the directory and sort by featured, newest, and most popular.
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\nThe idea is that a user will be able to copy a single pattern to their clipboard while visiting the directory and paste it directly into the block editor. Users will also be able to “favorite” patterns from the directory and access them inside the editor.
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\nOne of the most exciting aspects of the plan is that anyone will be able to create and submit a pattern without having a lot of technical knowledge. Andrews shared a quick landing page mockup to explain what patterns are and how to submit one. Prospective pattern authors would be able to create a pattern on WordPress.org using a hosted instance of the block editor with a few tweaks specific to describing and categorizing the pattern.
\n\n\n\nUsers who submit patterns will have a new “My Patterns” screen listing all of their patterns, ones they have favorited, information about how many people have favorited their submitted patterns, and status updates for patterns still in review.
\n\n\n\n“This is a big opportunity for designers to contribute to the overall WordPress ecosystem without having to know how to code a plugin or a theme,” Andrews said. It opens up a new avenue of design contribution that would not have been possible with the same scale of distribution in the days of the previous editor.
\n\n\n\nThere are still many unanswered questions, such as how “featured” patterns would be chosen, how drafts work, if the patterns can only include core blocks, how users will browse and manage favorite patterns in the editor, who approves the patterns, how pattern authors can edit existing patterns, and more. If you want to help out on the project, check out the Pattern Directory repository on GitHub. The work is broken down into smaller projects in the issues.
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\n\n\n\nIn February, GoDaddy re-launched GoDaddy Pro as a formal sub-brand of the company. The “Pro” branding was not a new outing. However, it was a fresh take on an old idea. As part of this launch, they introduced a re-engineered interface named the Hub. The experience was geared toward website designers and developers, providing them with a central location to manage their client projects. More than simply a new set of tools, the company created a dedicated branding experience for GoDaddy Pro.
\n\n\n\n“We are committed to, passionate about, and truly in awe of web designers and developers,” said Adam Warner, the Global Field Marketing Sr. Manager at GoDaddy. “It has been a pleasure supporting this audience, but it’s now our mission to up the ante and deepen our commitment. Our goal with GoDaddy Pro is to empower web pros with a unified tool that helps them create outsize efficiency for their operation, deliver incredible results for their clients, grow their skills and operation, and connect and inspire by fostering community.”
\n\n\n\nThe Expand 2021 event is a continuation of that goal. The target audience is described as “web designers and developers who identify as eager side hustlers or website freelancers.” The conference’s sessions are meant to provide instructions, resources, and connections to help developers grow their businesses.
\n\n\n\nThe event will begin with an opening keynote from GoDaddy’s Aman Bhutani, the CEO; Tara Wellington, the Senior Director of Product Management; and Warner. It will feature eight sessions, split evenly between each day. The event’s schedule will fit into a small window between 10 am and 12:30 pm Pacific Time on both days.
\n\n\n\nBy some conference standards, even virtual ones, this may seem like a small event. However, the tighter focus could be a welcome one for people suffering from online event fatigue. Each session is scheduled to last around 30 minutes.
\n\n\n\nThe sessions will focus on a wide span of topics like client management, eCommerce, creating a project starter stack, website security, and scaling a freelance business with care plans.
\n\n\n\nSpearheading the first Expand conference, Warner avoided talking about target audiences, performance indicators, or budgetary concerns in an internal memo sent throughout GoDaddy. The effort is about creating a series of GoDaddy Pro Expand events globally in the coming months and years that help the community.
\n\n\n\nThe idea for a conference had been in the making since 2018. Warner described the purpose of GoDaddy Pro, Expand 2021, and meetups as empowering and inspiring the next generation of web designers and developers to deliver for their clients and create self-sustaining freelance businesses.
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I was amazed then, and that sense of wonder and possibility stayed with me as I started to learn HTML and build simple websites a few years later. Then came my discovery of WordPress in early 2005 and the incredible global community of users willing to lift each other up for collective success.
It was at that moment, I knew I had to find a way to make websites and WordPress my career.
Now, 28 years later, Warner is taking the next step in organizing his first event from scratch along with over 40 others. He wanted to build a conference that was devoid of “talking heads touting theoretical advice.” Instead, to offer an experience with actionable knowledge that web professionals can use immediately.
\n\n\n\n“The real purpose of Expand 2021 is to ‘pay it forward’ by advising and inspiring the next generation of web designers and developers, enabling them to take the next steps in their paths,” said Warner.
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\n\n\n\nIf you’ve ever built something for the WordPress block editor — a theme or a plugin — you may have also heard about block patterns.
\n\n\n\nLooking at the patterns that come bundled with WordPress, I thought it would be nice to dedicate to them a short post. They’re pretty nice, useful shortcuts when you know them, but there’s a good chance you may not know what they are or why you might want to use them.
\n\n\n\nPatterns are collections of pre-arranged blocks that can be combined and arranged in many ways making it easier to create beautiful content. They act as a head-start, leaving you to plug and play with your content as you see fit and be as simple as single blocks or as complex as a full-page layout.
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They live in a tab in the block library. You can click or drag and you’re able to preview them with your site’s styles.
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Basically, a block pattern is just a bunch of blocks put together in advance:
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\n\n\n\nThere’s more documentation in the handbook, but what it boils down to is this:
\n\n\n\n<?php \n/*\nPlugin Name: Quote Pattern Example Plugin\n*/\n\nregister_block_pattern(\n \'my-plugin/my-quote-pattern\',\n array(\n \'title\' => __( \'Quote with Avatar\', \'my-plugin\' ),\n \'categories\' => array( \'text\' ),\n \'description\' => _x( \'A big quote with an avatar\".\', \'Block pattern description\', \'my-plugin\' ),\n \'content\' => \'<!-- wp:group --><div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} --><hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"/><!-- /wp:separator --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":553,\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"className\":\"is-style-rounded\"} --><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https://blockpatterndesigns.mystagingwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/StockSnap_HQR8BJFZID-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-553\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"/></figure></div><!-- /wp:image --><!-- wp:quote {\"align\":\"center\",\"className\":\"is-style-large\"} --><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-large\"><p>\"Contributing makes me feel like I\\\'m being useful to the planet.\"</p><cite>— Anna Wong, <em>Volunteer</em></cite></blockquote><!-- /wp:quote --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} --><hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"/><!-- /wp:separator --></div></div><!-- /wp:group -->\',\n )\n);\n\n?>![\"👆\"](\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/72x72/1f446.png\")
That’s a snippet of PHP, which means you can drop it in a WordPress plugin, or perhaps more simply, paste it into the functions.php file from your theme. Done:
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For patterns that include images, it’s worth thinking about where those are stored. The TT1 Blocks theme (which is a fancy name for “TwentyTwentyOne Blocks”) stores images in the theme library.
\n\n\n\nThe thing about a block pattern is, as soon as you insert it from the block library, it stops being a cohesive unit — now it’s just a smattering of blocks, detached from the pattern you created and meant to be customized to your liking. It’s a shortcut, not a template. That also means you don’t have to worry about switching themes or deactivating pattern plugins: the blocks you already inserted won’t go anywhere.
\n\n\n\nThat being said, if you like this one pattern so much you want to use it again and again, with no customization at all, you can make it into a reusable block:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReusable blocks are created, as the name implies, to be reused. The feature is a great way to store small bits of commonly used snippets that you can edit in one place to update in all. “Follow me on Twitter,” “Article series,“ or “Subscribe to my podcast” are great examples of that.
\n\n\n\nPatterns, as they ship today, are limited by the features available. If the block editor doesn’t allow you to customize letter-spacing, your block pattern can’t either. While the Global Styles project will expand what’s to blocks, in the meantime, we have to work with the available tools.
\n\n\n\nEven then, with the most basic ingredients — color, photography, typography — it is possible to do a lot:
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Media and text with image on the rightI designed these patterns to potentially land in WordPress core, which all have a few properties in common:
\n\n\n\nYou can think of a pattern as a section of a website: it is meant to be part of a whole, and so it works best when it can exist in the context of other patterns that share the same theme. There are a few sharing a Nature theme in the patterns above, a few sharing an Art theme, and others sharing an Architecture theme. When seen together, it becomes easier to see how you might be able to piece together multiple pages of your site, one page at a time.
\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https://i0.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2021/03/Large-header-with-text-and-a-button.png?resize=632%2C406&ssl=1\")
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By being parts of a whole, patterns will inevitably land in a context that uses different colors. With a reduced color palette, there’s both a better chance of fitting in and less to customize to make it just right.
\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https://i2.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2021/03/Heading-and-a-paragraph.jpg?resize=632%2C535&ssl=1\")
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Whether that’s images offset to create a unique silhouette, or just using less visible features (like fixed positioning in the Cover block), it’s a way to surface creativity.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTip: You can use any block in your patterns, including blocks that came from a plugin. And if that block is in the block directory, it will prompt you to install it with one click if it’s missing from your self-hosted WordPress:
<?php \n/*\nPlugin Name: Quote Pattern Example Plugin\n*/\n\nregister_block_pattern(\n \'my-plugin/my-quote-pattern\',\n array(\n \'title\' => __( \'Quote with Avatar\', \'my-plugin\' ),\n \'categories\' => array( \'text\' ),\n \'description\' => _x( \'A big quote with an avatar\".\', \'Block pattern description\', \'my-plugin\' ),\n \'content\' => \'<!-- wp:group --><div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} --><hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"/><!-- /wp:separator --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":553,\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"className\":\"is-style-rounded\"} --><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https://blockpatterndesigns.mystagingwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/StockSnap_HQR8BJFZID-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-553\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"/></figure></div><!-- /wp:image --><!-- wp:quote {\"align\":\"center\",\"className\":\"is-style-large\"} --><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-large\"><p>\"Contributing makes me feel like I\\\'m being useful to the planet.\"</p><cite>— Anna Wong, <em>Volunteer</em></cite></blockquote><!-- /wp:quote --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} --><hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"/><!-- /wp:separator --></div></div><!-- /wp:group -->\',\n )\n);\n\n?>In case you want to make patterns, this example plugin features two of the patterns you saw above. Drop it in your plugins folder and they should show up in your block library.
\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https://i1.wp.com/wordpress.org/news/files/2021/03/Captura-de-ecra-2021-03-30-as-11.00.39.png?resize=632%2C966&ssl=1\")
Installed pattern under “Text” CategoryFeel free to tweak it, customize it, and make it yours. It’s GPL, after all!
\n\n\n\nThank you @joen for the help writing this post.
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\n\n\n\nFunds were designed to mitigate the friction between corporations and open source projects, cutting out the excessive bureaucracy that can sometimes stifle funding for smaller projects. Companies can use the feature to support multiple projects that are crucial to their business efforts and underlying tech.
\n\n\n\n“Funds facilitates a relationship between maintainers and organizations on their own terms,” Open Collective co-founder Pia Mancini said. “No contracts, no promises, no agendas. We take on the work of administrating payments to projects and of ensuring companies have what they need in their procurement processes.”
\n\n\n\nTraditionally, if you wanted to work on an open source project full time, you would most likely need to be sponsored by a company. Although WordPress’ “Five for the Future” campaign isn’t perfect, it has brought some stability, enabling the project to drive important efforts forward even in leaner times of contribution from unpaid volunteers. Some open source projects aren’t able to thrive this way, especially those that are categorized as simple utilities.
\n\n\n\nCritical dependencies can sometimes be grossly underfunded when supported by only a handful of individuals who may not have steady employment to buoy their maintainership efforts. The Heartbleed Bug that was disclosed in 2014 put a spotlight on the immense economic challenges of funding open source work. In the aftermath of this global fiasco, the tech industry turned its attention towards brainstorming different initiatives that might create a more healthy ecosystem.
\n\n\n\nOpen Collective’s Funds feature aims to make “working for an open source project a legitimate alternative to a career working for a for-profit corporation.” Prior to launching the new feature, the platform quietly tested a number of Funds with Airbnb, Indeed, Salesforce, and other companies with successful outcomes for maintainers.
\n\n\n\n“Airbnb’s investment in webpack has enabled groundbreaking advancements in web compiler technology, paved the way for the last 2 major versions, and enabled us to devote entire teams to ecosystem management, CLI, docs, and infrastructure,” webpack core team member Sean Larkin said.
\n\n\n\nAirbnb received so many reports of the positive impact of its Fund that the company decided to expand its open source sustainability commitment by 50% to $150,000.
\n\n\n\n“Donations from Airbnb have made it possible for ESLint to pay core contributors for work,” ESLint creator Nicholas Zakas said. “As a result, contributors are able to spend more time pushing forward large projects that weren’t possible when we relied solely on volunteering.”
\n\n\n\nAs open source projects are becoming less self-contained and more interdependent, maintaining the health of the overall ecosystem is a priority. When smaller utilities that everyone depends on are underfunded, it can have a ripple effect that slows down progress throughout the vast web of projects that rely on the dependency.
\n\n\n\nOpen Collective’s Funds feature is one solution that helps companies streamline their donations and keep track of their contributions to multiple projects in one place. Companies interested in creating a new Fund can get in touch with the organization via its contact form.
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\n\n\n\nThe problem with WordPress gallery plugins is that I find a new one I want to use every other week. It is a bit of an obsession. There are so many different options that it is tough to grow comfortable with a solution before finding something new and shiny to tinker with.
\n\n\n\nSuch is the case with Meow Gallery. From the simplicity of its options to the range of layouts that the plugin provides, it has found its way onto my ever-growing list of favorite gallery-related plugins.
\n\n\n\nI also prefer the decoupled, modular nature of what Meow Apps is doing with its plugins. Meow Gallery keeps a tight focus on the gallery layout itself. Users can select an image lightbox/overlay extension separately. Meow Lightbox is recommended, of course. However, both are developed to work alongside third-party gallery or lightbox plugins. It is the sort of building-block solution that more developers in the community should embrace, ultimately offering end-users more freedom.
\n\n\n\nMeow Gallery is straightforward to use. It works similarly to the core Gallery block. When first adding images, users can drag-and-drop them directly into it or select from their media library. From that point, the experiences begin to diverge.
\n\n\n\nInstead of selecting the number of columns, whether to crop, or the image size, the Meow Gallery block automatically handles this based on the type of layout chosen. Options may change based on the layout too. The following are available:
\n\n\n\nThe block also offers a handful of basic animations, link options, and more. However, the gutter setting provides more control over the output. The gutter is the horizontal and vertical space between images. Users can choose between 0 and 100. Gutter spacing is the one option from the plugin that WordPress should adopt, allowing theme authors to opt-into a default and users to customize.
\n\n\n\nThe plugin also has commercial features, but they are value-added upsells instead of necessary functionality. The pro version includes extras like more layouts, new animations, and infinite scrolling for galleries with many images.
\n\n\n\nThe one off-putting issue with Meow Gallery is that it creates a custom block. Having already seen solutions from other plugin authors that extend the default Gallery block, I was hoping this plugin would go in the same direction. Extending the core block makes it easier for end-users to switch gallery plugins at any point. However, users can transform Meow Gallery blocks into Gallery blocks and vice versa.
\n\n\n\nKeep in mind that the WordPress Gallery block is also undergoing drastic changes. Currently, the plan is to make it more of a container block that houses nested Image blocks. By not extending the core block, plugin users will miss out on some of the advantages this change brings. Of course, the plugin developer could follow suit and add the same features to the project.
\n\n\n\nMeow Gallery relies on the WordPress gallery shortcode. Therefore, it will continue working regardless of whether users deactivate the plugin in the future. As a fallback, it is not a perfect solution. Users of the block editor would likely rather have it revert to the core Gallery block — the shortcode and block are not remotely the same. However, it is a bit of a compromise between showing a working gallery or nothing at all.
I suspect the reliance on the shortcode is for historical reasons. Meow Gallery existed in the pre-block era. However, the developer has managed to keep up with the times, offering support for both the block and classic editor.
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\n\n\n\nHello, everyone, and welcome to the WordPress briefing, the podcast where you can catch quick explanations of some of the ideas behind the WordPress open source project and the community around it, as well as get a small list of big things coming up in the next two weeks. I’m your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy. Here we go!
\n\n\n\nAll right, so last week, we wrapped up and shipped the WordPress 5.7 release. The release team this time around was smaller than we’ve had in the last couple of years. By the numbers, it looks really good: 66 enhancements or feature requests went in, 127 bugs were fixed, and seven versions of a Gutenberg plugin were merged and backported. If you use WordPress, you are probably aware that we have new releases throughout the year, but you probably don’t know much about the release process. There’s not really a reason to know unless you’re actively contributing to a release. For those interested in knowing more about how we improve WordPress, this week’s exploration is for you.
\n\n\n\nWe’re gonna take a look at what goes into WordPress releases and just kind of zoom our way in from the highest level. At the highest level, there are three major WordPress releases a year, plus the minor releases, plus Gutenberg releases. So if you’re following current WordPress work and future WordPress work, that’s going to get you to probably around 30 releases a year. If we zoom in one level to the release itself, a single release of WordPress takes four to five months from start to the day that we ship, and an additional four to six weeks on support and translations, and minor releases after that. If you’re looking from my vantage point, you’ll see that WordPress releases have essentially five parts, some of which happen kind of simultaneously.
\n\n\n\nThe first part is planning and includes the project lead, lead developers, design; groups like that. The second phase is the creation phase when we’re actually building the things that have to go into the CMS that involves the design, core, editor, mobile, and other teams. Then there’s this phase that I like to refer to as the distribution phase. This is mostly done by the teams that make sure that WordPress is widely distributable; the polyglots team work on translations, accessibility does some work, docs make sure that everything is documented, and training, of course, gets things ready for when we have to be able to tell people how to use the release.
\n\n\n\nThen there is the fourth phase; I really don’t think they go sequentially or in a waterfall format. The fourth-ish phase that I include, and that I tend to see, is this extending and iteration phase. It’s the phase where we see our theme authors and our plugin authors, folks who are doing support, show up and help us to make sure that WordPress is available not only widely but broadly to ensure that their audiences as theme authors and plugin authors are covered in the features that they need based on what they are using WordPress for. The fifth phase is the part of our communication that involves the community team, especially marketing, WordPressTV, and learn.wordpress.org. Basically, anyone who’s showing up to make sure that we all share what happened in the release, the features that are coming, and how that affects the users is involved in that particular phase. So five big phases of what happens over those four to five months, and then for the month or month and a half afterward.
\n\n\n\nIf we zoom in a bit more on the creation phase, each release has people who lead the work and coordinate contributor efforts during the course of the release. For any given release, hundreds of people contribute and receive credit for moving the WordPress project forward. Okay, hold on a second. Let’s pump the brakes and zoom in a bit on that. Hundreds of people work on every major release for a project that powers over 40% of the web that feels like a small number. But for the people who process the contributions in preparation for release, it’s actually pretty substantial. For every release, there is a small team of leaders who asked the hard questions. Is this a usable feature? Does this make WordPress better overall? And, of course, is this ready to ship? Some of those leaders, a smaller subset of even the leaders that we have already, are committers who actually prep and merge patches to the CMS; they don’t do all the work to create a design or write all the code. This tiny group of people processes hundreds and hundreds of bug fixes, improvements, and enhancements that have been submitted over the course of months and sometimes years. As a side note, that whole process is a little smaller, a little faster in the Gutenberg featured plugin, but the basic parts are still there. Alright, so we’ve zoomed from the big picture way into some of the finer details, and it really looks like any other project cycle. So now, I’m going to layer in the filter of open source to that process.
\n\n\n\nThere are a couple of things that make building software in an open source environment so different. The first is that the code is readily available. If you have a basic understanding of the languages, you can see the code, learn from it, and make suggestions about improving it. Second, you consider the user a co-developer in the process, which means that as long as people use your product, they will have opinions on what you shipped. This way of iterating improves WordPress and ties back to one of my favorite open source principles. The idea that with many eyes, all bugs are shallow. To me, that means that with enough people looking at a problem, someone is bound to be able to see the solution.
\n\n\n\nThis brings us to our community highlight, the segment where I share a note about contributors who have helped others along the way or a WordPress success story. This week’s highlight is from Nok in our Bangkok community. When asked to help her find her way into the WordPress community, she said, “@shinichiN who started the WordPress community in Bangkok and encouraged me to contribute, and also @mayukojpn has introduced me to the WP community team to join as a deputy. “ Thank you for sharing those two inspiring people with us. And if you, listener, have any stories that you would like to share of your own WordPress success or people that you have been so grateful to help you find your way in the project, you can feel free to email those to me at wpbriefing@wordpress.org.
\n\n\n\nThat brings us to our final segment of the WP Briefing, the small list of big things. I only have three things to share with you this week. The first one is that about a week ago, we had our first release of 2021. It was the WordPress 5.7 release, titled Esperanza. If you have not yet seen it, go ahead and update your website or check with your host and make sure that they have updated you if you’re on a managed host. And then take a listen to the artists that it’s named after.
\n\n\n\nThe second thing that I want you to keep an eye out for is wordpress.org/news. We are starting a new series of content that gets at the heart of some of Gutenberg’s basic parts; there’s a lot of change coming up in the next few releases of WordPress. And the most important thing to me is that you understand what we’re trying to change and where those changes are primarily taking place. There will be a couple of tutorials that go up there over the course of the of the next few weeks. The third item on the small list of big things is to remind you of our call for testing. As I mentioned earlier in the podcast, the users of any open source software are the code developers; the software built is supposed to make your life and work easier. When you test things and find interactions that can use a little bit of refinement or features that are not working exactly as expected, it’s incredibly helpful for us to have that information to always make sure that we’re solving problems instead of accidentally creating them. If you want to participate in the Current call for testing, you can head over to make.wordpress.org/test. Or, if you’ve been doing your own testing, you can also submit any bugs you have found in the GitHub repo, which I will share in the show notes below. So that, my friends, is your small list of big things. Thank you for tuning in today for the WordPress briefing. I’m your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy. I’ll see you again in a couple of weeks!
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\n\n\n\nHave a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a voice recording.
\n\n\n\nHello, everyone, and welcome to the WordPress briefing, the podcast where you can catch quick explanations of some of the ideas behind the WordPress open source project and the community around it, as well as get a small list of big things coming up in the next two weeks. I’m your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy. Here we go!
\n\n\n\nJosepha [0:41]: This month, we have a bonus briefing, so I’ve asked my dear friend and colleague Matías Ventura to join me. Matías was recently called “the spark behind the vision of Gutenberg.” With full site editing coming our way in 202, I asked if he would join me for a quick Q&A. Welcome, Matías.
\n\n\n\nMatías [0:56]: Hello, hello! Thanks for inviting me. It’s a pleasure to be here.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [1:00]: Well, I’m delighted to have you. And I think that we have a lot of excellent questions. All right, so Matías, we actually ended up with questions in about three different groupings. And so I’m going to start with the “what is it about full site editing,” sorts of questions that people had. We’re gonna work our way into “what are we doing with it?” and then “how are we planning on getting this out the door?” Then, a couple of big picture questions that people asked. We’re just gonna leap right in this full site editing part of the Gutenberg plugin, or is it a standalone plugin?
\n\n\n\nMatías [1:39]: Okay, we’ll start with the basics. Full site editing is part of the Gutenberg plugin right now. I think it’s important to mention that full site editing is like an umbrella for several projects that we’re working on. They are all aiming to bring blocks into more parts of your site so that editing becomes easier and more expressive, and so on. So full site editing right now encompasses adding a ton of new blocks. I think we have around 20 new blocks coming in, including navigation query, site, title, logo, etc. There’s also the interface to interact with templates outside of the content; that’s another big part of the full site editing project. We also have a lot of new design tools included, many of these have been released in previous major releases, but they still comprise a strong part of what full site editing is. We also have something called Global Styles, which aims to allow people to configure the visual aspects of blogs across the entire site, not just on any individual blog. And of course, then there’s a whole layer of how we utilize these tools. It can get complex because there are many layers and projects that need to come together. So yeah, all of these are accessible through the Gutenberg plugin right now.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [3:07]: Yeah. So it’s not a standalone plugin. If you wanted to check out full site editing the site editor experience as it is now, you would just have to make sure you had the Gutenberg plugin on your site. Right?
\n\n\n\nMatías: Yes, correct.
\n\n\n\nJosepha: So a couple of the questions related to this are how exactly do I enable it on my site? And what is the easiest and safest way to try this on my site? And I think the answer is, is right in there. It’s in the Gutenberg plugin. And so if you have that plugin, you don’t need the testing plugin or anything else to make that work, right?
\n\n\n\nMatías [3:51]: No, you like, you might need to install a theme like Twenty Twenty One blocks that unlock some of these new interfaces that we just talked about. Like other of these pieces are available for anything. But some of these, like the interface to edit templates, right now only talk with things that know how to express their desire.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [4:14]: And I think we have less than 10 themes right now that do that, but I’ll leave some links to at least 2021 blocks in the show notes. And then, if there are another one or two themes that I can find, I can add those in there as well.
\n\n\n\nSo you have to have the Gutenberg plugin; you have to have a theme that works with that site editor kind of experience. And then you’re safe to try everything out. It shows up in your left toolbar just like any other thing, like if you were working with plugins, or if you were adding a post or anything else, right?
\n\n\n\nMatías [4:51]: Yes, correct. And so, some of these details are being worked on right now. Like how and where you access things, and so on. These things are subject to change, but right now, you have this site editor beta in the sidebar when both you have the plugin running and a theme that’s capable.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [5:10]: Yeah. Excellent note. If you are running this on a production website, I would recommend you not do that unless you are very, very good with WordPress. It’s a really safe and easy thing to test and try out. But because it is still in beta, I recommend always putting it on a test site. I have a couple of different test sites that I run on myself. Another question that I had was, “will full site editing slow down my site?” And I think we have some refreshed performance tests coming out about that. And maybe they’ll be out by the time we publish this podcast.
\n\n\n\nMatías [5:49]: Yeah, I mean, like the performance has been one of the major focuses for the whole project. In many cases, it should speed up things because we’re like, I think one of the big pieces that these projects bring into the picture, especially for themes, is that it allows only the necessary assets to be loaded on the front end. For example, if for a given page, there are, I don’t know, 10-15 blocks being used, you would only get the CSS and scrapes and so on related to those blocks. This can cut down on a lot a ton of CSS that themes used to end queue on a side, particularly if you were trying to customize many widgets and so on, like a lot of themes have the full styles or multiple widgets, even third party plugins, and so on. So one of the advantages of having this blog system is that we can know at the time of rendering what blogs are being used and only load those assets.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [6:50]: Excellent. Another big question that we have is, “does full site editing work with the classic editor? And does it work with other builders?” I think that’s a really big answer if you’re going to get super deep into it. But I think that the short answer is yes, it does. Is that fair?
\n\n\n\nMatías [7:08]: Yeah, I don’t think it touches a bit on that full site editing is not like a single thing. There are multiple projects around it. So again, like the template editor that only deals with blogs, it doesn’t have a lot to do with a classic editor. But the classic editor use for both doesn’t change anything at all; like the same way that when the block editor was introduced, it didn’t change how you could still write posts in the classic editor. You will still be able to do that.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [7:41]: And if you are brand new to WordPress person, or, I mean, I guess at this point, you don’t have to be super brand new. If you’re fairly new to WordPress person and have no idea what we’re talking about when we say the classic editor, you don’t really have to worry about it either. You don’t have to go and find out what that is; the block editor that you have right now works perfectly for what you’re trying to do. So if you don’t know what I mean when I say classic editor, don’t worry about chasing it down either.
\n\n\n\nI think that this last question we accidentally answered earlier, but I’m going to go ahead and ask it anyway since I received it. “I keep hearing that you can use the site editor with the 2021 theme. But I don’t seem to be able to. What am I missing?” I think the answer is that there’s the Twenty Twenty One theme shipped with the WordPress release 5.6. And then there is the Twenty Twenty One blocks theme; those are two different themes. The link to the Twenty Twenty One block theme is going to be in our show notes this time around. And so, if you have been trying to use the full site editor with Twenty Twenty One and not succeeding, try the link to the one below. And I bet that that will work for you.
\n\n\n\nMatías [8:50]: Yes, that’s correct.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [8:51]: All right, excellent. Well, that brings us kind of into our second set of questions, which is about how we are doing it. The first one that folks have is “will full site editing be on by default in the next release. In this context, the next release is WordPress 5.8. But I think it’s a safe question to ask if full site editing will be on by default in the release that it’s planned for.
\n\n\n\nMatías [9:15]: Yeah, and for this, I need to go back to the same principle of many projects because there are many pieces of full site editing, and we have been merging them in major releases, particularly like the blocks and the design tools. There are more coming in that we want to make accessible as soon as possible. The full experience that requires a theme to opt-in to templates using blogs won’t be by default; it requires a specific theme running. A lot of these details we’re still like determining exactly what projects are ready to be merged and so on. But yeah, if you have a theme right now that works the way you want, it doesn’t change anything there. If anything, it adds some more capabilities and more customization tools, and so on. And the theme can also regulate how much they want to incorporate.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [10:13]: Matías, you’ve mentioned a couple of times in this podcast so far like this is a really complex and really complicated part of this work. And just for anyone out there who’s either encountering Gutenberg or full site editing or this podcast for the first time, I think a tiny bit of context that’s worth having here is that Matías and I have been working on this together in various capacities for like, five years. And Matías has probably been working on this for practically a decade. So, when we say that this is a really complicated problem, and when we say that this is a complex set of issues that we’re working with like, it is all that we have been thinking about for I want to say at least the last three or four years, but certainly it’s all that we have been trying to untangle for quite a bit of time before that as well. So we don’t take it lightly when we’re like, “this is complicated;” we mean it. It’s really complicated. And we’re trying our hardest over here as WordPress.
\n\n\n\nThe next big question, since we’re all stuck in the “it’s very complicated,” part of things is the question, “will this update break my current site?” Like, if I have a site that is updated and ready, and it’s exactly as I wanted it to be, and it took me two years to get there will full site editing, whichever release it’s in. Currently, 5.8 is what we’re planning for. Will that break anything on my site as I know it right now?
\n\n\n\nMatías [11:44]: No, not at all. One of the major things that the WordPress team, the WordPress community, always cares so much about, never to break things. Many of these things are stepping stones that you can adopt, as we’ve talked about full site editing. But for example, we also have a few concurrent projects around the widget screen and the navigation screen that are meant to bring blocks into existing interfaces. So again, the theme doesn’t need to change, and a lot of care is being put into making this more like you’re unlocking new features, and nothing really breaks or falls apart.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [12:23]: This update, like all the other updates, should have minimal, minimal impact on what you have to actively fix on your site. Every once in a while, a bug is gonna get by. We can’t say that we’re 100% perfect with not breaking things. But also, we always and I and I know that we’re planning on this for our remaining releases for the rest of the year. At the very least, I can’t imagine we’d ever change it. But after every major release, we always make a plan to have a minor release within the next one or two weeks. Because we know that a broken thing on a site is really incredibly impactful, even if you’re only 1% of the sites that had that happen to it. And so I think that’s true in this case, too. And getting that feedback back from all of the people who are actually using WordPress is the thing that makes us be able to kind of move quickly when we do see those problems.
\n\n\n\nOne of the questions that we have been getting is, “can I see a live preview without saving the changes that I made?” When I got this question, I didn’t actually understand it. And so I went and looked at a site without the Gutenberg plugin on it, and then a site with the Gutenberg plugin on it. And of course, on sites without Gutenberg, without the block editor, without full site editing, when you are looking to preview, you have the option to open up your preview in a new window. And you don’t have that with Gutenberg because it’s supposed to be a true WYSIWYG editor. A true what you see is what you get, editor. I think that the answer to this is, yes, you can see a live preview without actually saving the changes on the front end of your site. But you don’t actually have to reload anything. You don’t have to open it up in a new window. You don’t have to, like, actively click “please show me a preview” because what you see in your editing screen should be what you see at the end of your app as an end-user.
\n\n\n\nMatías [14:28]: Yeah, that’s the sort of the main gist to it. Yes, the site editor is built so that it always reflects the front end as truly as possible, so that’s one layer. Also, the preview tools should allow you to see in different devices like mobile breakpoints, and I don’t know if they will have breakpoints and stuff like that. There are a lot of things in the current interface that is just not enabled. There are some challenges in the sidebar. Because the site editor is not just focused on a single post, it’s focused on the entire site. So, there can be many, many changes that need to be shadowed for the site.
\n\n\n\nIf you’re changing the site title, some of the global styles, aspects, and so on need to be orchestrated. So, to see in the previewing new window, there are some challenges there to integrate. Again, the interface is not final yet; a lot of these things are still being tweaked and improved. There are many things from the regular post editor that are not enabled yet. But they will be enabled. So yeah, it’s a, I guess, it’s not a simple thing to answer. Because, again, the idea of previewing the site that’s core to the whole project is that you’re always interacting in the same way that when you’re in the customizer, you’re seeing the preview all the time. That’s the main scope of this project,
\n\n\n\nJosepha [15:54]: Excellent. Changes like that changes to your workflow can be really hard to get your mind around, especially if part of that existing workflow was there to create some confidence in what you’re seeing with your users. And so I understand. Now that I’ve researched that question a bit, I see where that’s coming from. Based on existing workflows and existing patterns that we have for ourselves in WordPress, will we need to have a theme to use the full site editor?
\n\n\n\nMatías [16:33]: I think we’ve already covered some of these. And again, they are tools that can work on any existing theme. There is other stuff that needs space-specific themes to opt-in into these tools, like blog templates and so on.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [16:50]: Yes, I think the question that we have next, because I see that the literal next question I have is actually something we have covered; just because we’re being pretty conversational about it, not because anyone already asked the question. So I’m actually going to skip to the last question of this section that I received. I got this next one via Twitter. The question is, “how do you view the role of themes once full site editing is fully rolled out and all the page elements (content, headers, widgets, footers, etc.) and all the views are managed via blocks and block patterns? Will things become typographic and block styles?”
\n\n\n\nMatías [17:28]: I think this is a great question because it goes to the heart of, why are we doing all this. One of the main reasons is to empower users more. WordPress has been democratizing publishing for a while; this is another step into allowing themes to get more customization tools and more control over their site if they want to. I think the recent call for testing has focused on the 404 page, for example. That’s something that forever has been locked away from users. And it’s also something that, as a theme developer, and I used to develop themes a long time ago, that was one of the things where you decide what sort of approach you take for the 404 page. Maybe sometimes you want to have something more whimsical. Sometimes you need something more serious. And committing to one when you can have such a diverse and broad user base can be challenging. With these, it becomes as easy as offering a few different patterns for that template. Then the user will always be able to change the copy and modify something. So again, it opens up a lot of these things that used to be locked down. However, from a theme perspective, I think this doesn’t reduce the theme at all. If anything, it allows the theme to focus less on coding and functions and more on design expression and aesthetics. I don’t think that would ever be exhausted. That will always remain as diverse as humans are interacting with WordPress. And so it’s not that I don’t see it’s just as like, typographic and block styles. How do you express a template, how do you express the structure, what choices you quote, what choices you make as a theme builder? And of course, there are many degrees of control there. Because a site maintainer may not want the 404 template to be editable, that sort of control will always be present.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [19:38]: Yeah. And really fast. I have to add a caveat to a thing that you said in there. For anyone who’s listening keenly, you may have heard Matías say that the users can update any of the content there – any of the copy. In this context, we’re talking about users as in the people who are maintaining the site, not people who are visiting your site. Visitors to your site will not be able to change any copy on your page unless you’ve done something very interesting with your WordPress site, which is also fine if that’s what you prefer to do. By default, your visitors can’t change everything on your website, which is good news, frankly.
\n\n\n\nSo I’ve got one logistics question, which I’m happy to take. And then one is kind of a big picture question that I also got from Twitter. “What about the classic editor block; what is going to happen to that? And when will we know?” So ages and ages ago, before COVID? I think so. Probably maybe a couple of years ago, Matt said that the classic editor plugin would be supported through the end of 2021. And that is still the case; there will be active support on that through the end of 2021. After that, it will not be actively supported anymore. It won’t be removed from any place that you can get access to right now. In a “this is the end of its lifecycle” sort of way, we just won’t have anyone who is currently committed to maintaining that plugin anymore. So that’s what’s happening at the end of the year. And yeah, at the end of 2021. The big question that we have is, “why is full site editing being so rushed?” I think this is a bit of a loaded question.
\n\n\n\nMatías [21:32]: Yeah, I think I think it’s still a fair question, though. I think we’re dealing with two things here. And one is ensuring that we release things in the best state possible. And also, some of the urgency is to offer tools that we know that people lack right now and that could really benefit from. Making that determination is very tricky. The full site editing project has been in the works for the last couple of years. If we count the initial phase of Gutenberg, that’s four to five years. We’ve been doing many calls for testing, which I think have been super useful to catch issues and reflect as a community on where things are going; how do we integrate with these? How do we use it? What are the shortcomings? What do we need to do? Based on all of these, we’ll continue to make decisions on when things become ready. We’re not committed to releasing something that’s not in a good state. And I think we will always be very careful about that. There are these two competing senses of the urgency – of getting some of these tools out, and because it also benefits from the feedback loops. I always say that, in many ways, the initial phase of Gutenberg, to me, is not finished. We took the initial two years to do the 5.0 release, the initial block editor, and so on. But, it’s still being improved at a very fast pace, among all the recent major releases improvements to the editor were included; that will continue to be the case. In many ways, phase one is not finished. And the moment we choose to release some of these tools or editing tools, it won’t be finished either. They will need to continue to grow, mature, and incorporate a lot of the feedback. Even the things that the ecosystem is building around. I’ve seen a few themes already that are incorporating a blank canvas template so that you can use them in some pages and take over and do everything with blocks. So even the community and ecosystem as a whole is also sort of paving the way for what needs to come.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [24:06]: I think from my perspective, and of course, I’m on the people side of things, the communication side of things, the logistics side of things; I have a frequently a very different view from what a lot of other folks are seeing. And so from my side of things, I have to say, I’m communicating about this change in a really broad way, which has not been happening since 2019 when we started the work. We’ve been communicating broadly with the WordPress community, but not with everybody who uses WordPress. So, I think that for a lot of people, this looks like a project that we started really actively working on in the last six months or so. And now we’re just racing toward a finish line. I think that there’s, there’s not been a lot of awareness of everything that’s gone into it. And so, on the one hand, it feels a little less rushed to me knowing the full length of the history on this. But also, as you said, I really think that this gets a bunch of tools to people who otherwise have not been able to accomplish these things in WordPress or otherwise. I am so anxious to get something to people who really can benefit from this change the most. And it’s the nature of the open source, right that like, one, as long as you have users, you’re going to have stuff you have to fix in your software. So we’re never really, really going to be done with this; there’s not going to be like a done point of WordPress. And the second thing is, I think it’s generally true that you don’t really start getting full user feedback until after you have launched your major release. I think that we see that a lot in open source software; you can bring in as many people as you think you can in your user tests heading up to it. And in your accessibility tests. And, in general, quality assurance tests. You can bring in a lot of people and still not have gotten the full understanding of the various niche use cases that your users will bring to you. Because at this point, we’re like 40% of the web. And that means that we’re serving this majority collection of increasingly minority voices and niche voices in the space. And so, a little bit I feel a sense of urgency; I feel a bit of anxiousness about trying to get this out there for one, to get the tools in the hands of the people who can benefit the most from them, but also so that we can start really getting the full stress test of this software out and get that feedback in so that we can really build something responsive to what our users need our long tail, “anyone who ever uses WordPress ever,” definition of users. And so, that’s why I feel a sense of urgency around it. Even though you know, as I said, you and I have been working on this for like five years, and you’ve been working on it for a decade or something. I actually don’t know how long it’s been worked on.
\n\n\n\nMatías [27:35]: Now that makes me feel a bit old.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [27:40]: Nobody makes Matías feel old. He is a lovely, wonderful colleague. Sorry, Matías, If I made you feel old.
\n\n\n\nMatías [27:46]: No, that’s totally fine. I also want to add that full site editing is not like a single toggle that’s going to drop into a major release. So I think that’s important to consider, I think this entire year is going to see a lot of these tools being, and sometimes the sort of the end-user is not the, again, the site maintainer. Still, you can also be the theme developer; I think there are many tools that would be empowering for theme developers to use. Again, we mentioned there are like five to ten themes, block themes right now. That needs to grow a lot, and that only grows through these sorts of feedback loops. And the theme community pushing things forward and seeing where things can lead to. I’m very excited about the pattern directory integration because I think that can also combine with blog themes in very powerful ways. Imagine if, I don’t know many of these patterns that are very common on the web and very needed, that if we can refine them together with a second community and make them available across themes, you can combine a header from one theme with a content of another; all these sorts of mixtures could happen. All of this needs exploration, the creativity of the entire community, and so on. In that sense, getting all these tools, even if it doesn’t immediately change anything for like the site itself, starts to unlock a lot of things.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [29:27]: I’m going to take a bit of your answer from there and tie it all the way back to your first answer that we had when you joined me today. And say, I think you’re absolutely right. We have a set of users in our theme authors and our plugin developers as well that we desperately need to get looking at this set of tools. I hope that what we are shipping in the first iteration of this serves as an opportunity for all of those theme authors and agency owners, plugin authors, WordPress site configurers freelancers. Like, I really hope that this puts it into a really accessible, easy-to-access space for them so that they can do those experiments based on what they know their users need the most. They are the group that has the closest access to site maintainers. And what they need compared to, for instance, me or a potential you like we have a lot of information, you and I, we do a lot of tests, we have a strong sense of what is needed at the moment, but we don’t have as a close connection that our theme and agency and plugin folks all have. And so that’s another part of why I’m so excited to get this out in the current iteration of it.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [31:04]: That was a lot of questions in a little bit of time. This is going to be officially my longest WordPress briefing. Matías, I am so glad that you were able to join me today. And I think that everyone’s going to be really, really excited to hear your answers to these questions.
\n\n\n\nMatías [31:23]: Thank you for having me.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [31:25]: All right, my friends. That brings us into our small list of big things. I’m going to skip our community highlight today just because we had a slightly longer word press briefing in our bonus iteration today. But the small list of big things. The first thing is WordCamp Central America is coming up on April 15; there is a registration link in the show notes that you can access your tickets with. I recommend that you go; we’ve got a lot of excellent speakers coming up there and a lot of good content and good training and learning for y’all. The second thing is that Matt Mullenweg and I have listening hours coming up with the community in the first week of April. I’ll add the link to register for those in the show notes as well; it’s just a few minutes for you all to stop by, check-in, see what’s going on, and share some celebrations or concerns with us. And I hope that I see you there.
\n\n\n\nSo that my friends is your small list of big things. Thank you for joining in today for the WordPress briefing. I’m your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy. I’ll see you again in a couple of weeks!
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\n\n\n\nDespite the new spread of the coronavirus in Europe and the problems around vaccinations, I am quite hopeful to be able to travel again in the second half of the year and visit the homeland after two years. Patience is a virtue.
\n\n\n\nToday, we have a full roster of content for developers, content creators, theme authors, implementers and contributors. Again I am awed by the astonishing creativity in the WordPress space!
\n\n\n\nRemember, you don’t need to read it all in one sitting. It’ll keep the whole week!
\n\n\n\nYours 💕
Birgit
WPTavern has a podcast again! The WordPress Juke Box. For the inaugural episode host Nathan Wrigley interviewed. Among other things, Josepha Haden Chomphosy talked about her benchmark for the Go/NoGo decision to merge Full-Site Editing into core for the 5.8 release in July. Find additional thoughts in my post: Full-site Editing MVP: Can I Build a Landing Page?
\n\n\n\nAnne McCarthy posted the fourth call for testing: Building a restaurant themed header, with instructions to use columns, navigation block and other features for the header template part.
\n\n\n\nThere is a lot of movement on the Gutenberg Repo and the Themes Team keeps a list of relevant issues and discussions for theme developers. Maggie Cabrera published the round-up post Gutenberg + Themes: Week of March 25, 2021. It’s an excellent reading list if you need to dive deeper in the upcoming changes for your theme or your customer. One of the issues caught my eye: the discussion and work around block alignment settings for themes. The current way predates the revamp of the Inner Blocks. There is some work to be done, streamlining the styling for themes. Join the discussion on GitHub.
\n\n\n\n\n “Keeping up with Gutenberg – Index”
A chronological list of the WordPress Make Blog posts from various teams involved in Gutenberg development: Design, Theme Review Team, Core Editor, Core JS, Core CSS, Test and Meta team from Jan. 2021 on. The index 2020 is here
If you love to take a sneak peek at the new version of the Gallery block, heed the call for testing by Glen Davies: Gallery Block Update – Call for Testing. The refactored version is now using single image blocks inside the Gallery block. You can us all the great features: individual links per image, block styles, choices for size and editing capabilities. If you also use a plugin with your site, like CoBlocks, you can still apply the great filters and animations to your gallery block. In his post, Davies walks you through the few features and asked to test all the many facets of the new Gallery block.
\n\n\n\nOn the WPTavern, Justin Tadlock explains how this new change can make a lot of difference on how gallery layouts will be built. Among other ideas, he pictures that among images, a Pull Quote block could be added. Refactoring Gutenberg’s Gallery Block To Support Nested Images.
\n\n\n\nI posted my first impression as a comment and created a bug report on GitHub when my images lost all their styling when I added the gallery block to a group. I suggested making it possible to apply block styles to more than one image at a time, and that the gallery block / image block copies the respective Alt texts from the media library. Both suggestions made it into the project board.
\n\n\n\nLiam Dempsey asked his Twitter followers for recommendation of Block plugins. He collected all the suggestions in this blog post: Community Recommendations for Gutenberg Blocks in WordPress.
\n\n\n\nAmie Suzan at at Virfice reviewed the Blocksy Theme and gives 18 Unavoidable Reasons to Build Sites With It. The theme received some attention after Chris Lema revamped his site using the block editor it now runs on the Blocksy theme. Justin Tadlock at the WPTavern also found the Blocksy theme to provide a solid block editor experience
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnders Norén published a new free theme in the WordPress Repository, named Eskell, inspired by the Swedish graphic designer Olle Eksell. In his introduction to the theme, Andres wrote: “(…) the star of the show in Eksell is the archive page, which features a masonry grid of posts and a category filter that updates the grid with posts from the selected category without a hard reload.” In includes full color settings and dark mode for devices that support it. He continues: “The Blank Canvas Template hides everything on the page except the blocks you add to the Block Editor content. That gives users the freedom to create entirely custom pages, with whatever blocks they want. It feels like a little preview of what we’ll be able to do once Full Site Editing is merged into WordPress Core.”
\n\n\n\nJustin Tadlock published a review Eksell theme creates art with blocks and a follow-up article on the WPTavern.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBenjamin Intal from Stackable posted Why You Should Switch to the Gutenberg WordPress Editor. He wrote: “In this article, we enumerate some reasons why the Gutenberg WordPress editor might be your new primary choice for page building. Read on, and we might just convince you to give Gutenberg another shot.”
\n\n\n\nWordPressVIP post takes us Behind the scenes of News UK’s rampant speed to value. News UK is the powerhouse behind some of the UK’s most famous news, media, and lifestyle brands. Its reach ranges from the highly respected the London Times to the hugely popular Sun. In the more detailed case study, you’ll learn from the editor’s perspective how the usage of the block editor has streamlined content production, increased productivity and fosters a culture of innovation between teams.
\n\n\n\nOn the WPBuild podcast A-Z of WordPress this week, Nathan Wrigley and David Walmsley tackled the letter G – Gutenberg. If the early controversy in 2018 had you shy away from trying it out, but now you heard so much positive about it, this episode will give you an update on how people are using the block-editor now and what’s in store for 2021.
\n\n\n\nLet Allie Nimmons of WPBuffs tell you Why and How to use the WordPress block editor. It’s an excellent introduction and tutorial with dozens of links to learn more.
\n\n\n\nFor those of us who are worried about migrating a ton of content from classic editor and short codes to block editor, Darshan Sawardekar, lead web engineer at the web agency 10up, has good news. This week, he announced the release of the Convert to Blocks plugin. Convert to Blocks converts your content to blocks on the fly and those changes will be saved when you update the post. It’s not a Bulk Converter, it only converts content once it is opened in the block editor.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA couple of months ago, the WPTavern published the article How To Bulk Convert Classic WordPress Posts To Blocks?. Justin Tadlock listed two more plugins for the purpose: Bulk Convert to Blocks (still in development) and Bulk Block Converter, last updated a year ago. We used it at a recent project and it worked very well.
\n\n\n\nWPTavern has the scoop: Extendify recently aquired plugin EditorPlus and joined forces with Munir Kamal and his team around Gutenberg Hub. Back in November 2020, they also acquired Redux Framework, and hired its creator, Dōvy Paukstys, part-time.
\n\n\n\nChris Lukbert and Artur Grabowski, co-founders of Extendify, are former Automattic employees. So is Tammie Lister, Extendify’s Head of Design. Lister has been a major WordPress contributor on the Gutenberg block-editor as co-lead since the beginning in 2017. She participated in one of our first Live Q & As in November 2018 with her Gutenberg co-leads Joen Asmussen and Matias Ventura. You can also read more about Lister on HeroPress: Discovering Your Place.
\n\n\n\nGoDaddy is sponsoring George Mamadashvili to contribute on the WordPress Gutenberg project full-time. Mamadashvili was one of the developers behind the cool blocks published under the brand of SortaBrilliant in 2018 and 2019. Recently, he released Toggles, an accordion block for FAQs, and other use cases. You can also use it to hide spoilers in Movie or Book reviews.
\n\n\n\nMatt Watson published his 5th tutorial Create a Customizer Panel using Gutenberg Components for developers. You should read his previous posts before tackling this one.
\n\n\n\nOn WordPressTV you’ll find Chris van Patten‘s The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to the Gutenberg Data API. The Data API is how you get data in and out of Gutenberg, track changes across blocks, and execute events around the editor.
\n\n\n\nThe WordCamp India presentation by Grzegorz “Greg” Ziółkowski Block Development with scaffolding helps you get started building a single block plugin with the create-block-script.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNeed a plugin .zip from Gutenberg’s master branch?
Gutenberg Times provides daily build for testing and review.
Have you been using it? Hit reply and let me know.
April 6, 2021 9 am EDT / 14:00 UTC
WPCafe: Building the Twenty Twenty-One with Caroline Nymark and Mel Dwan-Choyce, live on YouTube
April 6, 2021 9 am EDT / 14:00 UTC
WPCafe: Building the Twenty Twenty-One with Caroline Nymark and Mel Dwan-Choyce, live on YouTube
April 15, 2021 6:30 pm EDT / 23:30 UTC
South Florida Mega Meetup “New Site Builder Edition”
April 15 – 17, 2021
WordCamp Centroamérica 2021
April 27 and 28th
Expand 2021 – a virtual event hosted by GoDaddy that brings the web design and developer community together to share ideas and experiences, make connections and support each other.
May 24 – 27. 2021
WordSesh 2021
Speaker submissions are due on Monday! (March 29th)!
On the Calendar for WordPress Online Events you’ll find a list of the upcoming WordPress Meetups, around the world, including WooCommerce, Elementor, Divi Builder and Beaver Builder meetups.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t want to miss the next Weekend Edition?
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn early March, WordPress contributors began discussing the possibility of dropping support for IE11 in the near future after usage fell below ~1%. This week, the discussion’s facilitator, Héctor Prieto, confirmed the majority of participants are in agreement to move forward and set a timeline for discontinuing support. Contributors are now considering either the 5.8. or 5.9 release.
\n\n\n\n“The argument for dropping in 5.8 is to realize the change and improvement quicker, while others are inclined to wait until 5.9 to provide a longer window between the official announcement and the effective date,” Prieto said. The final call is up the the 5.8 release team, which has not yet been identified.
\n\n\n\nThe release scope and schedule hinges on whether or not the April go/no-go conditions are met for including full-site editing in the merge for 5.8 (July 2021) or 5.9 (December 2021). Teams for 5.8 will be finalized in April/May, and they will decide how to proceed for discontinuing IE11.
\n\n\n\nJb Audras suggested that if 5.8 release leads elect to drop support for IE11, he could work with other contributors to update the BrowseHappy notice in one of the upcoming minor versions.
\n\n\n\n“Even if the BrowseHappy notice can be updated independently from Core releases, I think it’s better to update alongside a release, to give better visibility to this change,” Audras said.
\n\n\n\nMicrosoft 365 apps and services will no longer support IE11 beginning August 17, 2021. Drupal recently went through a similar process of deciding to drop IE11 support with the upcoming Drupal 10 release, anticipated in June 2022. Those who have to use IE11 retain the option to remain on Drupal 9’s LTS release until the end of 2023. Participants in the discussion cited many of the same considerations now facing WordPress contributors.
\n\n\n\nMatt Mullenweg commented on the preliminary discussion to suggest giving IE11 users a path forward if they land on wp-admin using an unsupported browser:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupportive of dropping support, and if someone visits on an explicitly dropped browser like IE11 showing them a friendly message saying why wp-admin is not accessible and next steps they can take.
The technical implementation is being discussed in the ticket Riad Benguella created to discourage IE11 usage and WordPress’ projects and teams will begin examining the practical implications of dropping support.
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\n\n\n\nMost conversion options either convert posts in bulk or through a manual process, such as the user clicking a button. Bulk converters can be problematic at a large scale simply because there is no reliable way for users to check the success of each post’s conversion to blocks. Of course, users could check these posts individually, but that is impractical when dealing with more than a few dozen posts.
\n\n\n\nBulk converters are also done so in conjunction with a database backup. It is sensible to do this when altering large amounts of content at once just to be on the safe side.
\n\n\n\n“We saw a space for a third way — a solution that eliminates editors stumbling upon Classic blocks and needing to know how to convert them, while also holding back on content transformation until content needs to be modified — at which point it is also, typically, checked again on the front end of the site,” wrote Darshan Sawardekar, a 10up lead web engineer, in the announcement.
\n\n\n\n“That’s where the idea for Convert to Blocks came into play. It began as a creative engineering solution to mitigate risk and improve content mapping. Its success inspired the development and public release of the plugin to help others facilitate safe content migrations to the WordPress block editor.”
\n\n\n\n10up’s solution is a bit of a middle ground. It only converts a post when a user enters the editing screen for it. From that point, the user can check whether the conversion looks correct, fix any problems if they arise, and save the post.
\n\n\n\nEssentially, it works the same as the default convert-to-blocks options in WordPress without the manual step.
\n\n\n\nFor many users, this is the ideal solution. Because classic content works the same as it always has on the front end, it is unnecessary to convert it unless the need to edit the post also arises.
\n\n\n\nConvert to Blocks also adds a new column to the manage posts screen named “Editor.” It lists whether the post content was created with either the block or classic editor, providing users with an at-a-glance look without checking posts individually.
\n\n\n\nLike other plugins, Convert to Blocks uses the core transformation feature, which is an imperfect solution. Depending on the content of the post, the conversion will sometimes throw an error. That is why bulk solutions are often problematic. With this plugin, users will know immediately upon editing a post if there is an issue.
\n\n\n\nGiven the plugins available today for converting classic posts to blocks, this would be my top choice. It focuses on transforming to blocks where it matters — during the editing process — and removes some manual work for the user.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I have an announcement to make. I’m now on the Free Software Foundation Board of Directors once again. We were working on a video to announce this with, but that turned out to be difficult, we didn’t have experience doing that sort of thing so it didn’t get finished but here is the announcement. Some of you will be happy at this, and some might be disappointed, but who knows? In any case, that’s how it is, and I’m not planning to resign a second time.”
In 2019, Stallman resigned as director of the board and president of the FSF, and was subsequently ousted by GNU project maintainers from his position as head of the project. Calls for his removal were precipitated by Stallman’s controversial remarks on rape, assault, and child sex trafficking, along with two decades of behaviors and statements that many have found to be disturbing and offensive. His return came as a shock to the free software community, though some suspect he never really left.
\n\n\n\n“I did not support the decision to reinstate RMS,” former FSF board member Kat Walsh said after resigning from the board yesterday. “I made my arguments and placed my opposing vote; while I was glad I was able to do that I regret not being able to turn the decision the other way.
\n\n\n\n“I wish the organization well; my departure is not a rejection of the ideas of free software, only a belief that my role in the organization was no longer the best way to put them forward into the world.”
\n\n\n\nStallman’s reinstatement came with a staggering lack of transparency from FSF’s board of directors and has triggered a cascade of condemnation from individuals and organizations across the tech industry. Among the many critical responsibilities it maintains, the FSF currently holds the copyrights to enforce the GPL.
\n\n\n\nThe Open Source Initiative published a statement this week, calling for Stallman’s removal from FSF’s leadership:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Open Source Initiative calls upon the Free Software Foundation to hold Stallman responsible for past behavior, remove him from the organization’s leadership and work to address the harm he caused to all those he has excluded: those he considers less worthy, and those he has hurt with his words and actions. We will not participate in any events that include Richard M. Stallman and we cannot collaborate with the Free Software Foundation until Stallman is removed from the organization’s leadership.
Red Hat announced that it is suspending all funding of the FSF and any FSF-hosted events. Mozilla joined the Open Source Diversity Community, Outreachy, and the Software Conservancy project in supporting an open letter that calls for the removal of the entire Board of the Free Software Foundation, along with the removal of Stallman from all leadership positions, including the GNU Project. The letter states that the undersigned do not acknowledge Stallman’s leadership of the FSF and do not condone his actions and opinions:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere has been enough tolerance of RMS’s repugnant ideas and behavior. We cannot continue to let one person ruin the meaning of our work. Our communities have no space for people like Richard M. Stallman, and we will not continue suffering his behavior, giving him a leadership role, or otherwise holding him and his hurtful and dangerous ideology as acceptable.
The petition has been signed by more than 2400 free software advocates. Notable signatories include Molly de Blanc (Debian Project, GNOME Foundation), Elana Hashman (Debian Technical Committee Member, Open Source Initiative Director, Kubernetes SIG Instrumentation Chair), Neil McGovern (GNOME Foundation Executive Director, Former Debian Project Leader), and Luis Villa (Former Director of the Open Source Initiative and the GNOME Foundation; contributor to the GPL v3 drafting process).
\n\n\n\nThe Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) published a statement urging the voting members of the FSF board to call a special meeting to reconsider Stallman’s reinstatement, in support of the “long-term viability of the free software movement:”
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree software is a vital component of an open and just technological society: its key institutions and individuals cannot place misguided feelings of loyalty above their commitment to that cause. The movement for digital freedom is larger than any one individual contributor, regardless of their role. Indeed, we hope that this moment can be an opportunity to bring in new leaders and new ideas to the free software movement.
Stallman still has many staunch supporters, as more than 2,000 people have signed an open letter in support of him and his leadership. They contend that removing RMS “will hurt FSF’s image and will deal a significant blow to the momentum of the free software movement.”
\n\n\n\nStallman is still listed among the FSF’s board of directors, but the board appears to be reorganizing. A preliminary statement on upcoming changes to the board’s governance said they are moving to adopt a transparent, formal process for identifying candidates and appointing new board members. The board intends to require existing board members to submit to this process as well “to decide which of them remain on the board,” with a deadline of 30 days to complete the changes.
\n\n\n\nBy allowing Stallman to resume his position, the FSF squandered the opportunity it had to redefine itself following his resignation in 2019. The organization missed the chance to carve out a new future that would be free from his damaging influence. If the board doesn’t act in the best interests of the greater community, by remedying its lack of transparency and accountability, it may permanently resign the organization to irrelevance.
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\n\n\n\nAround minute 23 of the audio they talked a bit more about Full-Site Editing and its merge into the core. Chomphosy said she knows ‘this summer’ is an ambitions goal, and she also assured the listeners that the team won’t release something that’s not functional and usable.
\n\n\n\nThe Core release and Gutenberg teams will make the Go/NoGo decision to merge Full-Site Editing for the next WordPress release in July (5.8) on April 17 or on April 23. In other words, the state of Full Site editing in Gutenberg plugin version 10.4 and 10.5. If it doesn’t get merged into 5.8, Full-Site Editing will be merged in WordPress 5.9 to be released in December 2021
\n\n\n\nChomphosy also shared her – unofficial – benchmark of what should be possible with the prototype of the Site Editor by April: Can you – without writing code – create a landing page with Full-site editing tools. She calls it “the smallest viable sentence. The I-AM of websites.”
\n\n\n\nThis single web page consists of a header, a footer, a hero image with a button, some text, a form or a call to action. This narrows the focus of the MVP, the prototype, considerably. It also increases the probability that the first low-key, opt-in version of Full-Site editing might actually make it into the next WordPress version. A narrow scope will also help content creators, teachers and developers get started working on their discovery of the new WordPress feature. As soon as it is merged into WordPress core, plugin developer and theme builders can test their ideas against it and get familiar with the underlying concepts.
\n\n\n\nIt’s a good way to ease-in content creators, too. When you are not dealing with the header and footer of a big site, but just for a single page, it’s not so critical if you get lost on the way from content editing to template part (header, footer) editing and back again. It’s all on the same page, literally.
\n\n\n\nThis transition was one of the major causes of confusion during the first few testing calls for the FSE outreach program and the developers are working on making it less confusing. With this unofficial benchmark of a single landing page creation, the team will have additional time and input on how to better handle that switch between editing a template that is used for many pages and the content of a single post or page content.
\n\n\n\nA very tangible goal, “Can I build a landing page with the tools available?” makes it straightforward for WordPress contributors who work on the parts that make that are not code, like documentation, marketing, training and testing.
\n\n\n\nThe 4th call for testing via the WordPress FSE-Outreach program asks you to create a header for a Restaurant. Anne McCarthy has detailed instructions for you as well as video if you are in a testing mood. Your input is definitely wanted!
\n\n\n\nChomphosy also added that Matias Ventura, the technical lead for Gutenberg, might have different benchmarks for the MVP. I am curious, and answer Josepha’s call for questions on Full-Site Editing for her next episode of the WPBriefing podcast when Matias will be her guest.
\n\n\n\nFull-Side Editing project encompasses a lot more than the Site Editor with template parts. There are Global Styles, Widgets in Customizer, a new Navigation and Widget screen, block-based themes with a theme.json file and query block. Some of it will work its way into the MVP. We will see how far the team progresses on their journey, that will only begin once Full-Site editing comes to Millions of WordPress users. No Fear, though. It will all be opt-in. Nothing will break.
\n\n\n\n“Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow” — Eric Raymond’s Linus’ Law
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith the release of Editor Plus 2.7 in recent weeks, Extendify stamped its brand name on the plugin. The company officially acquired the plugin months ago. However, this was its first public outing as the new owner of a project that has seen a steady uptick in its popularity, recently surpassing 5,000 active installations.
\n\n\n\nExtendify was busy in late 2020. The company quietly purchased the Redux Framework in November. Dōvy Paukstys, the creator, remained on board part-time with the financial backing needed to continue the project. In December, Extendify joined forces with Munir Kamal and his team behind Editor Plus and Gutenberg Hub.
\n\n\n\n“Our mission is to turn WordPress into a superpower for entrepreneurs around the world,” said Extendify co-founder Chris Lubkert. “As you know, despite its unrivaled popularity, many users still struggle to use WordPress to create the site they need. We see tremendous potential to empower WordPress users to create a Gutenberg-native website in a few clicks. By bringing together Redux, Editor Plus, and Gutenberg Hub, we have the foundational pieces to create a world-class onboarding and site-building experience.”
\n\n\n\nThere are no plans to build a “super” plugin that combines Editor Plus and Redux. Gutenberg Hub will continue providing resources to help users leverage the block editor.
\n\n\n\n“Currently, the Redux template library and the library in Editor Plus are separate,” said Lubkert. “But we are heavily investing in making the Extendify library the best solution for users and eventually plan to introduce this to the Redux user base as well.”
\n\n\n\nExtendify’s first public act as Editor Plus’s owner was not to introduce new features in its recent major-release, version 2.7. Instead, users were presented with a limitation on features they previously had access to for free.
\n\n\n\nVersion 2.7 limits the template and pattern inserter, introduced in 2.6, to three imports. Beyond that, users must upgrade to one of the Extendify Pro paid tiers. The single-site option is $99 per year with an introductory rate of $49. The unlimited sites tier is $299, and it currently has a $149 limited-time offer.
\n\n\n\nAt first glance, it seemed like a cash grab from new owners. There were no public announcements or explanations for the change outside of a minor note in the plugin’s change log — just new ownership and upsells. Lubkert said he plans to rectify this by publishing an announcement post next week.
\n\n\n\nExtendify had already been involved with new feature development for months. The API behind the template inserter was coming from their server in Editor Plus 2.6. It was the groundwork for Extendify Pro, but it was also still under development.
\n\n\n\n“We’re a small, nimble team, and it was a development timing issue,” said Lubkert. “We finished the library approximately three weeks before we finished paid plans, and we certainly didn’t want to delay users getting their hands on the library while we finished up work on Extendify Pro.”
\n\n\n\nUsers will not lose any previously-imported templates. However, importing anything beyond three additional templates in Editor Plus 2.7 or newer will require a purchase of Extendify Pro for an API key.
\n\n\n\n“We are now offering an added layer of value for users who want to benefit from the power of Editor Plus but may not be in a position to use it to create their site from scratch,” said Lubkert. “For those users, we are creating the most beautiful and effective Gutenberg-native templates, built with Editor Plus, as part of the Extendify Pro template library. As you know, we launched the initial beta version a few weeks ago. A subscription is required for unlimited access to the library, but all users can import any three templates or patterns for free.”
\n\n\n\nWith the launch of the template inserter in 2.6, there was no public mention of it being a beta version.
\n\n\n\nTemplates and patterns from Gutenberg Hub remain free. Users can still browse the site, copy a template code snippet, and paste it into the block editor.
\n\n\n\nThe team removed the custom blocks extension in Editor Plus 2.7.1, released earlier today. This feature allowed end-users to copy blocks from the Gutenberg Hub block library, paste them into the plugin, and save them for use on the site. Users could also add custom blocks via this settings screen.
\n\n\n\n“The custom block feature in Editor Plus was an experiment that was pretty cool, actually,” said Lubkert. “However, [Kamal] suggested removing it from Editor Plus since it is now very similar to the reusable block functionality in core. We want Editor Plus to push the envelope of what is possible with Gutenberg, and having a duplicate feature that is available in core doesn’t add real, incremental value for our users.”
\n\n\n\nUpdating to 2.7+ will also likely deactivate the plugin for end-users. The primary plugin filename changed from index.php to editorplus.php. Developers should generally avoid doing this because WordPress uses this filename to determine if a plugin is active.
I remain optimistic about Editor Plus’s future now that it has the financial backing it deserves. Having been an early supporter of the project, I knew this day would come. Nearly every time I spoke with Kamal in the past, I asked him about plans for monetizing the product. It had grown beyond what one developer could reasonably handle and scale without a business plan in place.
\n\n\n\n“We agree with your sentiment that WordPress projects need to generate revenue in order to fund the development of truly transformational experiences,” said Lubkert. “We have been investing in our team as well. Tammie Lister joined us as Head of Design. We’ve also added engineering, support, and QA team members.”
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\n\n\n\nThe plugin uses version 4.7 of the Font Awesome library out of the box. However, developers can modify this to include custom icon sets.
\n\n\n\nLike many of the most useful plugins, it stays in its lane, performing a simple task and doing it well. The plugin presents users with a “flag” button in the editor toolbar whenever they edit a Rich Text field.
\n\n\n\nRich Text is a block editor component for entering text. Anywhere users can type in the editor canvas is fair game for inserting an icon. This includes paragraphs, headings, image captions, and more. It also extends to blocks from other plugin developers. If they employ a Rich Text field anywhere, the “flag” button will appear, and users can plop an icon in it.
\n\n\n\nIcons inserted through the plugin automatically inherit the surrounding text size. If you stick it in a Heading block, it will grow larger. If you stick it in a Button block, it will match up with the Button text. The same is true for the colors too.
\n\n\n\nBecause it is impossible to match each theme’s design perfectly, some minor spacing or alignment adjustments may be needed. For the most part, the icons looked good when I tested them with various themes. However, there were a couple of one-pixel-off issues and minor alignment miscues with some blocks. On the whole, I did not run into any design-breaking issues. The plugin displayed its icons as it should.
\n\n\n\nOne usability issue I encountered was being unable to delete an icon via the Backspace or Delete keys on my keyboard in use with the Buttons block. It worked well with other blocks. The solution for this was to click on the inserted icon. Then, select the “flag” icon in the toolbar to reopen the inserter. After choosing no replacement, the old one disappeared.
The plugin developer provided filter hooks for third-party developers to implement icon sets other than Font Awesome via a custom JSON file. Instructions are outlined in the plugin’s readme. There are also hooks for uploading or overwriting the stylesheet and classes.
\n\n\n\nWhile I like the plugin’s execution, I dislike that it loads its own Font Awesome stylesheet. If using another plugin or theme that does the same, its inclusion increases the page load size for end-users by loading multiple copies of the same code. This is not the fault of the plugin developer. It is a limitation created by WordPress’s lack of a dependency system. However, users who give the plugin a try should be mindful of this potential issue.
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\n\n\n\nIn February 2021, W3Techs found that 82.2% of websites use a valid SSL certificate. Today, more than 98% of pages loaded in Chrome use HTTPS as the default protocol, making this change to using HTTPS as the default for navigations long overdue.
\n\n\n\nFirefox Telemetry charts HTTPS adoption at more than 84% of web pages for all users and 92% for traffic originating in the USA.
\n\n\n\nCurrently, anytime a user puts a site into the address bar without specifying the protocol, such as “example.com,” Chrome uses HTTP by default and then has to retry for HTTPS.
\n\n\n\nThe update in Chrome 90 is good news for Chrome users, because it improves the loading speed for sites that support HTTPS by cutting out the redirection loop after the initial load. A gif on the Chromium blog illustrates this in a nice way:
\n\n\n\nThose who are using Chrome Canary can access experiments to try it out ahead of the version 90 release. Navigate to the following URL to mark the experimental feature as enabled:
\n\n\n\nchrome://flags/#omnibox-default-typed-navigations-to-https
\n\n\n\nWordPress site owners will want to make sure their sites are using HTTPS in order to take advantage of the speed boost this change introduces. Fortunately, for those who haven’t migrated over yet, the latest 5.7 release makes it easy to update with the click of a button. WordPress can detect if the site’s hosting environment supports HTTPS and then offers a one-click update process via the Site Health screen. It even handles mixed content rewrites where possible, so site owners will not have to worry about having a bunch of broken links after migrating.
\n\n\n\nChrome 90 went into beta in mid-March. The stable release is scheduled for 20 days following beta on April 13, 2021.
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Like many others in our industry, my WordPress journey started a while ago.
\nI built my first website using GeoCities when I was 14 years old, 21 years ago (boy am I getting old). At the time I was obsessed with skateboarding, the website was for friends I used to hang out and ride around with from school. I remember how excited I felt when I could see that my website was online and I would literally show it to everyone I could, even though looking back at it now it was extremely brightly coloured and scrappy!
\nBack then, with my family’s 56k connection, whenever I connected to the internet it would take over the landline, so I was only allowed to go online for an hour per day. So I spent the days fiddling with Front Page, just waiting for my 1 hour to upload the code and share the updates with my MIRC friends (kinda like a Stone Age version of Slack).
\nThat’s about the time I also picked up a guitar for the first time….
\nTo start I borrowed a super cheap electric guitar from a friend to learn how to play, and impress a girl I liked. After playing all evening, I felt so inspired that the guitar ended up next to me while I slept in bed. It was love at first chord.
\nBecause I was so obsessed, I couldn’t stop practicing and quickly I became pretty good (for a kid). So much so that I formed a band with some friends and started performing wherever we could. For the next decade, I focused on becoming the best rock musician I could.
\nI didn’t want to just play the guitar in a band that was performing at local events and school, I wanted us to go places and started treating it as a business. I began studying business by reading every book I could, which led me to take courses and become a certified business and digital consultant.
\nDuring my studies, I learned WordPress and the entire Adobe suite. This was my first introduction to WordPress and it made me love designing and developing websites even more than I already did.
\nI had fun during this time, but they were some tough years and despite all of my efforts, my band wasn’t doing very well.
\n\nAfter everything I had put into it, I thought I’d have my own episode on MTV Cribs already!
We decided the band needed a change.
\nWe rebranded, wrote new stuff, this time in English to maximise our reach, and did an online launch using everything I learned.
\nWithin a month of the launch, my local band from a small town in Israel was signed to release an album worldwide through a British label.
\nWe were stoked!
\nWe decided to drop everything, come to the UK and start touring Europe. And so we did!
\nStarting from scratch, we began building our audience at small venues and pubs, while really pumping things up online, using WordPress to build our website and promote!
\nWe went from playing to sometimes less than 10 people to hundreds, then thousands. Playing with some of the artists we grew up listening to.
\nIt was pretty amazing, but I was still broke surprisingly!
\nLuckily though, from my efforts in promoting the band using our website and designs on social media, my work began to get noticed and I started to attract clients.
\nWith little to no money in my bank account, I started freelancing out the back of our tour van and built clients websites while touring Europe. Free McDonalds WiFi became my best friend and no matter where we went, there was always one nearby.
\nWhile I drew in more clients and started generating revenue for myself, unfortunately my band ended up splitting up. It was unavoidable and in the end, it was the best thing that could have happened to me (even though it was devastating at the time).
\nI then thought, “you know what, I’m going to start taking this freelancing thing seriously.”
\n\nI started building my own business, using my rediscovered passion for the web and WordPress in particular.
As I got deeper into building websites, I began to insert myself more into the WordPress community, which filled the void of being “the band guy”. As my time now wasn’t being taken up by touring, I employed my first designer and this is where my agency took off.
\nWe managed to pull in 6 figures within the first year, and we kept growing!
\nWithin a few years, my agency grew to 12 employees. As I acquired more clients, I realized there was something holding me back.
\nAs we began dealing with more and more clients day-to-day, it became blindingly apparent that we simply did not have the correct tools to deal with the volume efficiently.
\nSo, I went on the hunt for a platform or tool that could help organize and deal with client requests quickly and easily. We already had a ticketing system in place, while using emails, phone calls and face to face meetings, but it was just all a mess.
\nThere are solutions to the problems of project management BUT I struggled to find a purely dedicated platform that was for a web design agency.
\n\nI arranged a meeting with my team and we decided, let’s just build our own solution.
We had the designers and developers to make it happen, so…we did! We developed a simple WordPress plugin that we could use to take requests from our clients across all of their websites, and after it was implemented, it worked like a dream.
\nBeing the person I am though, I didn’t stop there. I thought, “other people should be using this” and that’s where my product, Atarim, was born. I reached out to the WordPress community wherever I could and got a bunch of beta testers to try it out with their own clients.
\nThe feedback was so positive that we developed the plugin even further and started charging monthly and annual plans for other agencies and freelancers to start using it. We are now a fully fledged agency management platform serving thousands of freelancers and agencies and helped deliver tens of thousands of website projects. In just short of two years.
\nNow we only deal with a couple of legacy clients who have been with us for a while, and we use our own platform to manage them.
\nI’ve been part of the WordPress community for a long time now, and I’m humbled and honored to say that without it, my product would not be where it is today.
\nBefore COVID, I was a regular at every event I could get to, whether it was in London (where I live) or another country.
\n\nI’ve made some lifelong friends within the community and it has made working day-to-day an absolute blast
…(obviously with some major stresses in between, but hey you aren’t doing it right if you aren’t stressed most of the time!).
\nBecause of COVID though, I was driven to creating our own event online. Last year we had our first and we are currently gearing up for the second one to go live very soon!
\nThe Atarim Web Agency Summit was born out of love for the WordPress Community. An online event that spans 4 days where we can all come together and listen to some of the greatest minds in our industry talk about their craft and how we can improve our agencies and freelance businesses.
\nWe managed to develop the summit into the biggest online event in the WordPress space and it was incredibly humbling to partner with some of the largest companies and famous speakers. Companies that have products I myself have been using for years, and speakers that I used to watch on YouTube!
\nAlso, the feedback we received from our initial beta test and the feedback we continue to get from our current users, helps shape the product every single day. The WordPress community is integral for it’s success and I can’t thank it enough.
\nI love that our platform is helping agencies and freelancers that are experiencing the exact same stresses and problems I was facing when growing my agency. This is what drives my team and I to continue working and evolving Atarim, until it is the only way to manage website projects.
\nNext, I want to make our platform accessible on any type of website, whether it’s WordPress, Drupal, Shopify or built purely from custom HTML & CSS. I want Atarim to be accessible to any type of agency owner and freelancer so they can implement our platform and reap the benefits.
\nI’m continuing to build the team as our product gets more and more users, so we can up development on a weekly basis and release updates that enhance the experience for our current and bring in new users.
\nAs for me personally, I’m learning new and exciting things every day, attending courses and webinars where I can to ensure that I’m doing the best I can to steer Atarim in the right direction. I’ve been at this for nearly 2 years now, the plan is to go for another 8 years and re-evaluate from there.
\nI’m excited for the future!
\nThe post My Journey From Freelancer To Product Maker appeared first on HeroPress.
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\n\n\n\nLast week Justin Tadlock published a preview of the theme while it was still making its way through the review system. Since that time, Norén has added to the five block patterns he originally submitted with the theme. There are now 12 block patterns that help users create stacked galleries, calls to action, multiple columns with pullquotes, and more.
\n\n\n\nEksell also includes a unique “Blank Canvas” page template that only displays content added in the block editor, which Norén said offers a preview of what users will be able to do once Full Site Editing (FSE) is merged into core.
\n\n\n\nThe Eksell announcement post is a sobering reminder of the uncertainty facing even the most experienced theme developers with changes coming later this year. Norén said he is not planning to update his existing 20 themes to support FSE:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMy current belief is that I won’t update my existing themes to take advantage of Full Site Editing. Not because I don’t buy into the vision of Full Site Editing, but because I don’t think anyone would be well-served by six year old themes (like Hoffman) very much not built for FSE being updated to sorta-kinda support it. I would rather spend that time on themes built from the ground up to take advantage of the new tools Full Site Editing gives us.
Once FSE is released, Norén said themes not updated to support it will immediately feel outdated “much like Classic Editor themes felt in the spring of 2019.” Theme developers don’t yet know what shape themes will take or how difficult it may be to update them once FSE is in core.
\n\n\n\nNorén is considering updating Eksell to bridge the gap between the world before FSE and whatever themes look like after it lands in core, but reserved the right to leave it behind with the others. For the time being, it is one of the best themes around for the block editor, but it may be the last of the truly classic themes before the dawn of a new era in theming.
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\n\n\n\nA gallery is essentially a container with nested images. The concept of nested blocks has existed and has been in use for a long while now. However, the core Gallery block does not make use of this capability. This means that users have no access to existing Image block features.
\n\n\n\nWant to customize the link for individual images? No can do with the Gallery block. Instead, users must use Columns and drop Image blocks in. It is such a fundamentally broken part of the user experience there is little wonder that users have looked outside of core WordPress for alternative solutions. And it has been a problem since the introduction of galleries via the shortcode system in WordPress 2.5.
\n\n\n\nWant to alternate styles for each image in the gallery? That has traditionally been impossible too. However, when each image is an Image block, users can alternate between square and round styles, for example.
\n\n\n\nUsers can even use a plugin like Editor Plus with its extended Image block styles to create a Gallery of “image blobs” or animate them individually.
\n\n\n\nThis change could open some layout possibilities where users control the positioning of each item in the grid. And, why stop with images? There is no reason that core could not open the block up to other types of nesting in the future, such as videos, quotes, and more.
\n\n\n\nThe downside to this new feature is that it could require more work from developers who have already built on top of the Gallery block. That is why it is fundamental that they test this change now.
\n\n\n\nTesters can see the change by switching to the gallery refactor branch via GitHub or grab a ZIP file of the build. It adds a new “Gallery Refactor” option to Gutenberg’s Experimental setting screen, which must be enabled.
\n\n\n\nOnly newly-added Gallery blocks will use the new format. Nothing changed about it at first glance. However, by selecting an individual image, users can use the typical Image block settings. The two exceptions are the align and resize options, removed because they would break the layout. New galleries also do not work in the site editor yet.
\n\n\n\n“While the expectation is nothing changes in terms of output, this is a pretty major change on a technical level for a very popular block, so it’d be a huge help to gather as much testing feedback as possible,” wrote Glen Davies in the announcement post.
\n\n\n\nThis statement could be misleading. There are fundamental, backward-incompatible changes to the markup output with the new implementation.
\n\n\n\nIn previous iterations of the gallery, it had a wrapper container (<div>) and an unordered list (<ul>) of images. The proposed change would remove the list entirely, dropping the Image blocks as direct children of the containing element. This will break custom theme styles and potentially plugin integration.
On a technical level, I do not see the need to change the outer markup galleries. It is only the image part of the equation that needs to change. If this is because of limitations with the InnerBlocks system (nested blocks feature), perhaps it is not robust enough to meet developers’ needs.
With continual breaking changes to markup and CSS in the core block system, coding the entirety of a site’s CSS from scratch is probably a thing of the past. This is not the first instance of such breakage and will undoubtedly be the last, a rarity in the pre-block era. The best course of action is for theme authors to leave core styles in place and extend them, even if it means some bloat for page loads. It is not a fool-proof plan, but it lightens the burden.
\n\n\n\nOverall, I welcome the Gallery block enhancement, even it breaks a few things. It potentially opens a world of possibilities and is necessary if the project ever wants to provide end-users with anything other than super basic functionality.
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\n\n\n\nUlysses began alpha testing the highly requested WordPress post updating feature in early February. Updating an existing post is as simple as making a change and clicking ‘Publish’ again. It’s important to note that users can only update a post from the same device where it was originally published, due to a technical issue with iCloud syncing.
\n\n\n\nThe Ulysses development team is working on syncing the publishing state across devices and plans to add post updating for other services in the future. Version 22 introduces a new integration with the Micro.blog service.
\n\n\n\nOne improvement to document management in the app is the ability to add color to the icons in the document library. Users now have the option to add large headers in the editor. Version 22 also includes a host of UI updates that make navigating panels and sheets easier. Check out the release post for a full rundown.
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\n\n\n\n“2020 was filled with hardships for many of us in the WordPress community, and we saw a predictable downturn in the level of volunteer contributions,” Haden Chomphosy said. She noted that during difficult times WordPress relies on these company-sponsored contributors to keep the project going:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the near future, you will see a few more sponsored contributors around to make sure we are keeping up with the necessary tasks, from marketing professionals to backend developers. To assist in coordinating, I have created an experimental Slack channel for contributors who are sponsored for 32 hours or more.
Haden Chomphosy hints at more sponsored contributors being added to the pipeline but didn’t specify where they are coming from. The announcement did not identify a specific reason for the formation of the new channel but briefly outlined its purpose as follows:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt is primarily an opportunity for those who are contributing full-time to WordPress to gain valuable knowledge of how we lead with a global mindset and how WordPress applies open source methodologies in a broader context than software development.
Since the new channel is limited to full-time sponsored contributors, the enculturation process she described would exclude those who are not fortunate enough to be sponsored by a company. Traditionally, the WordPress community has worked towards transparency in decision-making as much as possible and in all aspects of development. This channel has the potential to create an imbalance between those with full-time status and those who can only volunteer part-time.
\n\n\n\n“It can be difficult to not start making decisions wherever there is a discussion while working on WordPress,” WordPress core contributor Jeremy Felt commented on the post. “In some ways, every decision made in private can make it harder for future contributors who were not able to see the conversation. We are historically (core team, IMO) not good about documenting the—high bandwidth, in person—decisions that happen at WordCamps and other meetups. I think we can sometimes also be not so great at more permanently documenting decisions that are made in public chats.”
\n\n\n\nFelt suggested WordPress consider making the channel read-only for non-participants or publish the chat log as a way to improve the documentation for private discussions.
\n\n\n\nJoost de Valk requested the goal be more specific so participants can understand what falls within the scope of the private channel vs a discussion that should be public.
\n\n\n\n“I’m honestly kind of radical about transparency and think there’s too much secrecy already, but I also understand the need to be able to discuss without being interrupted,” de Valk said. “It’s a hard balance. I wish Slack had the equivalent of ‘voice’ of IRC, so we could make some of these types of channels public but not allow everyone to post in them.”
\n\n\n\nThe most critical feedback on the announcement came from WordPress Community Deputy Timi Wahalahti, who said he doesn’t necessarily oppose the experiment but felt strongly that it was “a bad call to start the experiment with just notification without any prior public discussion about it.” He also said the explanation in the announcement doesn’t adequately justify the need for the channel.
\n\n\n\n“Where was this proposed and discussed?” Wahalahti said. “To my knowledge, WordPress as a project lives from proposals, discussions and transparency. I’m quite sure it’s not the intention, but the project executive director making this kind of big decision that potentially impacts the transparency without transparent proposal and discussion looks like disparaging the project principles.”
\n\n\n\nWahalahti asked what kind of discussion Haden Chomphosy envisions for the channel. He suggested that since these contributors already belong to multiple teams in the project, it might be “more important to improve the conversational connection between sponsored and volunteer contributors,” instead of focusing on strengthening the bond between full-time sponsored contributors.
\n\n\n\nThe matter of hosting the experiment seems to be settled already but Haden Chomphosy is open to circling back to review the channel’s efficacy after the next major release of WordPress.
\n\n\n\n“I will revisit the implementation post-WP5.8 to make sure it’s useful, focused, avoiding black box decisions, and committing to transparency,” Haden Chomphosy.
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\n\n\n\nPatchstack is a website security company. Instead of focusing directly on the core WordPress software, it dives into the world of third-party extensions. For WordPress, that means monitoring and patching vulnerabilities in plugins, themes, and any other components users might install. The service’s primary audience includes developers and digital agencies. It helps them to identify issues and provides almost real-time patching to eliminate threats.
\n\n\n\nOliver Sild, Patchstack founder and CEO, already had the PlugBounty idea back in 2018. “I realized it’s impossible to tackle the security issues in the WordPress ecosystem if we don’t have a big and strong community behind security as there is behind plugin/theme developers. I created a platform where security researchers can quickly put together a detailed security report for any WordPress plugin and which then will be delivered to the plugin developer.”
\n\n\n\nThe new Patchstack Red Team was what was previously the PlugBounty project. His company and other WordPress ecosystem members contribute to the “prizepool,” cash paid out monthly to the top security researchers based on scores from their contributions. All findings are also made publicly available for free through the Patchstack Database.
\n\n\n\n“We manage the triage process by following a strict responsive disclosure policy and make sure the information reaches the right person and that the vulnerability will get properly fixed,” said Sild.
\n\n\n\nPatchstack had already kept an internal database to compare customer software versions. After adding PlugBounty to the mix, it needed a public database to give credit to the community of security researchers.
\n\n\n\n“We had discussions with different database vendors in the ecosystem, but the vision really clicked with ThreatPress,” said Sild. “The founder of ThreatPress also joined our team and is now running the Patchstack Database and Patchstack Red Team operations. Patchstack Database will be providing information about security vulnerabilities in the WordPress ecosystem and will remain free to use for the public. We also have API which hosting companies can use to notify their customers about vulnerabilities within the websites.”
\n\n\n\nSild said that approximately 95% of security vulnerabilities in the WordPress ecosystem are from third-party code. “The best thing you could do is making sure you have your websites updated,” he said when asked about the low-hanging fruit that any site owner could take care of.
\n\n\n\n“The second big issue is the pirated and nulled plugins — keep in mind that if you found a premium plugin/theme for free, then there is a reason behind this,” he said. “It’s a trap many people fall into, and without their knowledge, they infect their own website with malware and backdoors. And how can I not mention passwords? Please use password management tools such as LastPass, KeePass, and try to enable two-factor authentication on all your accounts.”
\n\n\n\nFree versions of commercial plugins and themes that are secure and up to date are possible to find. However, the average end-user would have no way of knowing if that was the case.
\n\n\n\nPatchstack is a SaaS product. Once users create an account through its system, it will guide them to connect their website with the Patchstack WordPress plugin.
\n\n\n\n“Once the website is connected, it sends environment details (plugin, theme, core, PHP, etc. versions) to Patchstack,” said Sild. “Patchstack then compares all the versions with known security issues and notifies the user if outdated/vulnerable code is detected.”
\n\n\n\nPatchstack has different security modules, which can be enabled or disabled from the settings screen. One that is on by default is WordPress Virtual Patches. This feature detects if a vulnerable plugin is in use on the site and sends virtual patches immediately.
\n\n\n\nThe service has a cloud-based dashboard, allowing users to access details for all of their sites in one place.
\n\n\n\n“Patchstack allows you to create custom security alerts and send them on emails and Slack channels when vulnerable or outdated plugins are detected,” said Sild. “It provides a central overview on all the different security issues across an unlimited number of sites, and you can export a monthly PDF report for each website if needed. Additionally, to how many vulnerabilities and security issues you have on your websites — the Patchstack dashboard is also telling you when any of the vulnerable plugins/themes on your websites have been attacked, and you’ll have granular details about each threat that has been blocked.”
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\n\n\n\nIt’s another month, until we know if the Full-site editing experience is good enough for the merge into core. It still has many moving parts that need to fit neatly together to make it a good user experience and allow site owners to design their site within the boundaries of their block-based theme.
\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover two plugins to build forms with the editor and read two articles on how to work with blocks in decoupled (also called headless) WordPress via GraphQL. Some developers might find it as exciting as I do.
\n\n\n\nEnjoy the plugins shared and check out the upcoming WordPress events.
\n\n\n\nYours 💕
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“Keeping up with Gutenberg – Index”
A chronological list of the WordPress Make Blog posts from various teams involved in Gutenberg development: Design, Theme Review Team, Core Editor, Core JS, Core CSS, Test and Meta team from Jan. 2021 on. The index 2020 is here
Gutenberg team released version 10.2 of the plugin.
Release notes by Bernhard Reiter
WPTavern post: Gutenberg 10.2 Adds Spacers To Navigation Lists, Lets Users Categorize Template Parts, and Introduces Scoped Patterns
Anne McCarthy shared high level feedback from the FSE Program.
\n\n\n\nThe 3rd Call for Testing is only open until March 23, 2021. If you have about 20 minutes, build a fun 404 page via the new Site Editor in WordPress. Anne McCarthy has some very details instructions. Please share your experience as a comment on the post.
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Formality is an all-in-one WordPress form plugin for the block editor. Michele Giorgi, who built it for fun and “because he hates the gym.” I definitely can relate to the sentiment, although, I get cranky when I skip our lunch runs for too many days. The plugin comes with 12 blocks that include usual form elements, multi-steps layout, and ratings. You’ll also find 24 templates with backgrounds from Unsplash and corresponding color palettes. For developers, there are hooks and filter to extend it for your needs. Ben Townsend of LayerWP reviewed it on YouTube.
\n\n\n\n🌐 Website | GitHub | Gist | WPRepo
\n\n\n\nGutenberg Forms is another block editor only plugin to create forms for your page and post. The author, Munir Kamal, also created add-ons for Mailchimp, Mailpoet and Akismet. All his code it open-source, and maybe he inspires you to create your special integration as well. You can also read Justin Tadlock’s review from last summer
\n\n\n\n🌐 Docs | WPRepo | Website | GitHub
\n\n\n\nThe plugin Full Screen Galleries by Nick Halsey creates an automatic full-screen slideshow mode for images on your page or post. It works on both, block editor and classic editor. It’s designed to work with any theme out of the box. See the plugin page for code snippets to add custom styling and a launch button. It’s a focused way to showcase travel photos or art work. This week, Justin Tadlock of WPTavern published a review.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nK2 Blocks is one of the Block collections extending the core block editor with additional blocks. The most interesting to me would be the Counter and Time blocks as well as the Magic Image block. The PookiDevs team from Islamabad posted screenshots and more details.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNeed a plugin .zip from Gutenberg’s master branch?
Gutenberg Times provides daily build for testing and review.
Have you been using it? Hit reply and let me know.
Ryan McCue, director of product at the agency HumanMade, shared some experimentation with the navigation components in Gutenberg and created a new WP-Admin navigation bar outside the editor. He “based this stand-along plugin on existing work in WooCommerce.” You can follow the discussion on Twitter.. The code is available on GitHub for your perusal.
\n\n\n\nJustin Ferriman of LearnDash shared how they leveraged Gutenberg to make a Certificate Builder in LearnDash. You can see short demos on how it works.
\n\n\n\nAs an alternative to Jason Bahl‘s work with Gutenberg and WordPress decoupled sites a couple of weeks ago, Leo Losoviz published his proposal on how to handle blocks with a decoupled WordPress and GraphQL site. The two different approaches are a deep dive into both plugins that provide GraphQL APIs for WordPress.
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\n\n\n\nSpeaking of Headless or Decoupled: Michal Trykoszko started a three-part series of blog posts: Headless WordPress Gutenberg & NextJS with Creating a block with React.
\n\n\n\nMarch 23 – 26th, 2021
Atarim Web Agency Summit
March 24, 2021 – 10 AM EDT / 14:00 UTC
Intro to Publishing with the Block Editor (Demo + Discussion group) with contributors of Learn. WordPress program
March 26, 2021 – 10 AM EDT / 15:00 UTC
Creating and Registering Block Patterns (Demo + Discussion group) with Daisy Olsen from via Learn WordPress program
If you want to come prepared with questions, watch the workshops Intro to Block Patterns and Registering Block Patterns
April 6, 2021 9 am EDT / 14:00 UTC
WPCafe: Building the Twenty Twenty-One with Caroline Nymark and Mel Dwan-Choyce, live on YouTube
April 15, 2021 6:30 pm EDT / 23:30 UTC
South Florida Mega Meetup “New Site Builder Edition”
April 15 – 17, 2021
WordCamp Centroamérica 2021
April 27 and 28th
Expand 2021 – a virtual event hosted by GoDaddy that brings the web design and developer community together to share ideas and experiences, make connections and support each other.
May 24 – 27. 2021
WordSesh 2021
Speaker submissions are due on March 29!
On the Calendar for WordPress Online Events you’ll find a list of the upcoming WordPress Meetups, around the world, including WooCommerce, Elementor, Divi Builder and Beaver Builder meetups.
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On Wednesday, WordPress executive director Josepha Haden Chomphosy posted the next steps forward for themes and reviews for the official theme directory. In the post, she describes the tools and types of access the Themes Team needs. She also laid out some other goals for the system. The timeline is to have much of this in place by early 2022.
\n\n\n\nTwo months ago, things were coming to a head. Project lead Matt Mullenweg saw much of what we have all been seeing. Creative contributions to the free directory were few and far between, many of the submissions merely being stripped-down “lite” themes with commercial interests.
\n\n\n\nThere was some disagreement on why the directory was not producing the high-quality projects users should expect from an official source. Mullenweg cited the rules and update mechanism as problem areas.
\n\n\n\nHowever, others like Joost de Valk, the CPO of Yoast, said the reality of the situation is that money is now a part of the equation. Producing high-quality products, maintaining them, and supporting them is not sustainable without the financial resources in place. Because WordPress.org provides no path for developers to make money directly, upsell-motived themes are the result. Eric Karkovack expanded upon this in his piece for Speckyboy, Are High-Quality Free WordPress Themes a Thing of the Past?
\n\n\n\nSome of the Themes Team members disagreed that the rules were the problem. At the heart of the team’s handbook is the idea that themes should be GPL-compatible, secure, and not break things.
\n\n\n\nThe problem is not necessarily specific guidelines but the process. Mullenweg wanted to switch to a post-commit strategy that would see themes move into the directory more quickly. The goal is to be a little more like the plugin directory and let users guide others through the star-rating review system.
\n\n\n\nHowever, themes and plugins are different beasts. Themes must follow some standard patterns and do some specific things to actually work. The best way to make that happen is with automated tools performing the grunt work that humans have been doing for the past decade. Many guidelines could become a line of code in a script. Each new line would lighten the burden on volunteers.
\n\n\n\nThe Themes Team agreed with his assessment of the theme quality. However, some did feel like the theme system was the oft-forgotten stepchild who received all the hand-me-downs from its preferred sibling, the plugin directory. They needed resources from the community to drive any sort of change. Team members had little power outside of their gatekeeping responsibilities and were short on volunteers.
\n\n\n\nHaden Chomphosy published notes on the meeting in February. The post detailed the ideas and what took place. However, much of it seemed vague in terms of actionable items. It was the groundwork phase.
\n\n\n\nIn a private discussion with one of the Themes Team reps, they said the meeting was productive not because of action taking place but through the changing of outlooks. More of the team reps warmed to the idea of reducing the requirements and moving forward with a change. The meeting was more about winning hearts and minds, which was a necessary first step.
\n\n\n\nThis changed outlook did not mean throwing caution to the wind and flipping the switch overnight. The team wanted to set some guardrails in place, particularly surrounding high-priority issues like proper licensing.
\n\n\n\n“In the meeting, we discussed the need to change the review process,” said team rep Ari Stathopoulos. “All guidelines have a reason they exist. They were all added after some things got abused. But the process followed had an unfortunate side-effect; the rules that were added to avoid abuse by a few bad apples are the same rules that hinder innovation and deter people from submitting a theme in the repository.”
\n\n\n\nHe brought up the universal rules of not doing evil things, disrespecting others, or abusing the system. Citing them as the foundation of what the guidelines should be. “But then, of course, everyone has a different definition of evil, disrespect, and abuse, so something a bit more verbose may be needed but obviously not as verbose as the dozens upon dozens of guidelines we currently have.”
\n\n\n\nThe first goal is to have access to a functional meta environment for testing. One of the team reps currently has this. However, others would need access in the long term. Moderator tools are also on the list for reviewers, likely similar to what the Plugin Review Team has.
\n\n\n\nThose are some of the baseline things. The next item will be more automation. Dion Hulse is currently working on automated security checks, which should help with a consistent problem area. Steve Dufresne is working on an automated code-scanning solution.
\n\n\n\nOne idea for a post-commit strategy is flagging themes with “quality tags.” These include items like Gutenberg-ready, security, last updated, translation-ready, and accessibility. It is not clear how this system would work, but it could be a way to surface themes in the directory that meet standards. Perhaps a new featured-theme algorithm should be in the works?
\n\n\n\nThe last piece of the proposal introduces the concept of a yes/no voting mechanism for end-users. These would be “trust tags” that allowed users to mark themes as updated, visually broken, and more. The goal is to hand over much of the gatekeeping responsibility to users, putting them in the driver’s seat of what they want out of the theme directory.
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\n\n\n\nThe user experience continues to improve in some areas. The Media & Text block, one of the few holdouts, can now be transformed into Columns. The transformation results in two columns with the media and the text separated. This is a one-way transform, however. It is a necessary enhancement for users who write out their text column to realize they can only add uploaded media instead of something like a YouTube embed to the Media & Text block. Making a quick switch over to Columns solves the issue.
\n\n\n\nThe “Start writing or type / to choose a block” prompt only appears for the first empty paragraph when there are subsequent paragraphs. It is a trivial change, but it removed a minor annoyance.
\n\n\n\nThe development team squashed 30 bugs for Gutenberg 10.2. They also continued work toward improving experimental features such as the site editor, global styles, and block-based nav menus. Full Site Editing is shaping up, but it will still be a while before we know whether it will be ready for inclusion in WordPress 5.8.
\n\n\n\nAs I write this post, I am also doing so in a broken editor. Gutenberg 10.2, yet again, changed either its markup or CSS, which means I will have to do some digging to find out why all of our paragraphs are misaligned in the editor. But, that is a job for tomorrow. This should be a theme-specific fix and an isolated issue.
\n\n\n\nIn one of the worst ideas the Gutenberg project has brought us, users can now insert spacer blocks between horizontal Navigation block items. And they can increase or decrease the space in pixels. The idea of spacing is not in and of itself bad, but the solution used is.
\n\n\n\nAs far as I know, the <div> tag is not allowed as a direct child of <ul>. That is where <li> elements go. Maybe it is my old-school HTML upbringing, but it does not feel right to throw other things in the mix. List items are the children of lists.
Fortunately, there are solutions for this sort of horizontal spacing that have been available to web designers for decades: margin and padding.
\n\n\n\nThe Spacer block has never felt right since it was introduced into Gutenberg. I always assumed it was an unfortunate stopgap solution for vertical spacing until we got proper margin and padding block options. I never imagined we would find new and inventive ways to use it for defiling a site’s markup.
\n\n\n\nUsers can now save template parts to a specific category or “area,” as they are called in the site editor UI. In Gutenberg 10.1, the development team introduced a new categorization system for theme authors that would automatically place template parts into the Header, Footer, Sidebar, or General categories. The same system is now open for user-created template parts.
\n\n\n\nWhen saving a template part via the site editor, users must open the “Advanced” block tab. There is a new “Area” option. The Sidebar category is missing in this release. Nevertheless, it is a welcome step toward template-part management.
\n\n\n\nThe Query block is at the heart of Full Site Editing. It will eventually be one of the primary components both developers and users interact with as they build sites.
\n\n\n\nThe development team introduced a new concept for end-users when first inserting the Query block. In the past, users saw several block variations. Now, they can choose between patterns that are specific to the block.
\n\n\n\nOut of the box, there are Large, Medium, and Small patterns. Users can also opt to start from a blank slate.
\n\n\n\nFor developers, this change introduces scoped patterns. It is a new layer to the Block Patterns API that should offer a ton of flexibility in the long run. While the feature only works with the Query block right now, theme and plugin authors could create predefined layouts for blocks that users can choose from in the future.
\n\n\n\nImagine having several different styles of post loops that you want to offer to your users. With a few lines of code, you could register each of these as selectable Query patterns.
\n\n\n\nThe new part of the API adds a scope argument that looks like:
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\n\n\n\nWordfence summarized the vulnerabilities in a post published yesterday, accompanied by a detailed walkthrough of how an attacker might compromise sites using Elementor:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThese vulnerabilities allowed any user able to access the Elementor editor, including contributors, to add JavaScript to posts. This JavaScript would be executed if the post was viewed, edited, or previewed by any other site user, and could be used to take over a site if the victim was an administrator.
Many of the plugin’s “elements,” or components, accept an html_tag parameter, which was output without escaping and could be set to execute a script. A few of the vulnerable elements include the column, accordion, heading, divider, icon box, and image box.
At the time of publishing, less than half of all Elementor installs are running on version 3.1.x, leaving millions of sites still vulnerable. Wordfence confirmed this morning that they are not currently seeing active exploits against these vulnerabilities.
\n\n\n\n“Due to the privileges required, we expect it to be used primarily in targeted attacks rather than widespread attempts,” Wordfence security researcher Ram Gall said. “That is, it is likely to be used for privilege escalation once an attacker has been able to get a foot in the door, rather than a complete start-to-finish exploit chain. This is going to be more of a concern for sites that have many contributor or author users, as this means a wider attack surface. The main reason this is a concern is the sheer number of installations.”
\n\n\n\nGall, who discovered the vulnerabilities, described a scenario in which they are most easily exploited. A contributor on the site re-uses a password that has been in a data breach. The attacker finds that password, logs in, and adds a post with malicious code. The administrator sees the post from the contributor in the admin. Visiting that post will run the malicious JavaScript in the browser, which Gall said could infect the site with new rogue admin accounts or code to take over the site.
\n\n\n\nApart from a brief mention in the changelog, Elementor did not alert its users to the security issues on the product’s blog or social media accounts:
\n\n\n\nhtml option in Lightbox module to prevent security issues“Elementor was very responsive initially, though they didn’t keep us updated about the patches after the initial report,” Wordfence representative Kathy Zant said. “They do have a security contact listed on their site, which is always helpful. Often, security researchers have a difficult time identifying and contacting the right person with whom to share vulnerability proof-of-concepts, so we’re always grateful when we’re able to easily start those discussions.”
\n\n\n\nThe latest version 3.1.4 contains the patches for these vulnerabilities, along with fixes for other less severe bugs in the plugin. Elementor users are advised to update as soon as possible to avoid the vulnerabilities being used for site takeover.
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It’s responsive! I’m amazed this stands out as a highlight for me, but, as the official theme, Twenty Twenty-One breaks in pretty basic ways in multiple places for different screen widths. I think this visual approach is also probably more approachable as “good design” for the average person than Twenty Twenty-One’s attempt at a more typographical approach…
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In hindsight, it is easy to look back at past default themes and find fault. There is always something better around the corner. However, Daniel makes some good points in his comment on our recent review of the Eksell theme. The theme does sell the idea of blocks to the user far more so than many others.
\n\n\n\nIt would be hard to convince me that launching a great block-ready theme with 5.0 would have been feasible, given that so much about the new block editor was changing at a lightning-quick pace. But, a year or two later? Probably.
\n\n\n\nTwenty Nineteen, which launched with WordPress 5.0 and its block editor, is the worst-rated (3.5 stars) default theme in history. Twenty Twenty was a decent block-ready outing. It also happened to be forked from Chaplin, a theme built by Eksell’s designer, Anders Norén. While I still believe that Twenty Twenty-One was a refreshing shift and a fun experiment at the time, my fondness for it has waned in the last few months.
\n\n\n\nNone make a convincing case for the block editor. If we are being honest, there are not that many third-party themes in the official directory making it either.
\n\n\n\nI may have already said it thousand times, so once more will not hurt. Themes are the face of WordPress. They are often a new user’s first introduction to our beloved platform and blogging in general. And, the default themes are the first they see.
\n\n\n\nThe defaults also have another role they need to play today. They need to showcase blocks to all the old-timers among us who have clung to the classic editor and page builders we have used over the years.
\n\n\n\nIt is no doubt a tough job working on a default theme. We have world-class developers and designers putting in the hours to create something that needs to work on millions of websites. However, part of the toughness of the job is in the process.
\n\n\n\nEach of the last three default themes was announced in September or October of the year before a November – December release. While I am not privy to any private discussions or work that went on beforehand, the bulk of the theme-building and testing process has happened in a small window. WordPress has also forked at least the last two themes from existing projects, presumably because of the time constraints.
\n\n\n\nIn 2021, the community should expect its fourth default theme, Twenty Twenty-Two, in the block era. It is time we begin thinking about what that should be instead of waiting until the 11th hour.
\n\n\n\nWe are in mid-March. WordPress 5.9 is currently scheduled for December 2021, which should coincide with the Twenty Twenty-Two theme launch.
\n\n\n\nBy starting the research phase now, it gives us the head-start we lacked in years past. The development team would also not need to fork an existing theme. Forks are not necessarily bad, but starting early means the team can go down the from-scratch route if preferred. It is an opportunity to rethink the approach to default themes and do more community outreach before laying down the first code.
\n\n\n\nWhat are the trending features this year?
\n\n\n\nWhich types of themes are most popular?
\n\n\n\nWhat has the community been asking for that we have yet to deliver?
\n\n\n\nWill this be the first block-based default theme to showcase Full Site Editing?
\n\n\n\nThere are tons of questions we should be asking, and more-seasoned designers are better suited to the task than I am.
\n\n\n\nLike Daniel said in the comments, we are not asking for Eksell to be ported to default-theme status. However, something with that design-quality level is what the community should expect. Make us believe; make us passionate; make us want to build our sites with it.
\n\n\n\nHigh-quality themes meant for public release are not built overnight. Except in the rarest cases, they are not created in a month. Client projects can often move faster because they are typically under controlled settings with fewer edge cases. Publicly-released themes do not have the same benefit because they need to handle everything users will throw at it and work alongside untold numbers of plugins. While all designers and developers have different processes and work at different paces, three months is easily the minimum amount of time to code and test a well-rounded theme for modern sites. Some of the best theme authors I know spend upwards to half a year fine-tuning their creations.
\n\n\n\nWe need research, followed by a decision about what type of theme we are building. We need an outline of the goals it should achieve and its primary audience. Rounds of mockups before the code hits a repository. A real community effort.
\n\n\n\nThree months ago was the best time to begin planning for Twenty Twenty-Two. The second best time is today.
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Key Features:Did you know that social media drives 31.24% of traffic to websites? That’s why it’s important to integrate social media into your website, so you can use social proof as a way of strengthening your brand and grow your business. In this post, we’ll show you how to integrate social media into your WordPress website without having to be a techie using 5 simple ways.
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\n\n\n\nIn this post, we’ll show you how to integrate social media into your WordPress website without having to be a techie using 5 simple ways.
\n\n\n\nHere’s a quick overview of what we’ll cover in this post. Feel free to click on these quick links to jump straight to different sections:
\n\n\n\nThere are multiple ways you can integrate social media on your WordPress website. And we’re going to show you 5 simple ways of doing just that:
\n\n\n\nSocial media integration is important because it can strengthen your brand and grow your business. You’ll gain more visibility and can generate more leads for your business.
\n\n\n\nAlso, by getting your visitors to follow you on different social channels, you can stay in touch with them and easily bring them back to your site.
\n\n\n\nWith that said, the first step is to add your social media profiles to WordPress and let Google know about them. With AIOSEO, you can add up to 11 social media profiles, which will help you cover most social networks.
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO is a complete WordPress SEO plugin, which lets you optimize your content for search engines and increase rankings with just a few clicks. It gives you access to all the powerful SEO tools and features you need to boost your SEO and dominate the search results.
\n\n\n\nTo get started, simply navigate to Social Networks in the All in One SEO menu, and click on the Social Profiles tab.
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This will open a window, where you can add all your Social Profiles. Simply paste in the links to your social media networks.
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Once you’ve added your profiles, you click on the Save Changes button, and you’re all set!
\n\n\n\nThe next step is to enable Facebook thumbnails and set Twitter Cards to boost engagement and drive more referral traffic to your website. Let’s show you how to easily do that next.
\n\n\n\nDid you know that posts with images get 39% more clicks and shares on Facebook? This means that more people are likely to click through to your website or share your content on Facebook.
\n\n\n\nIt’s therefore important to make sure you’re showing the right Facebook thumbnail when your content is shared on Facebook.
\n\n\n\nHere’s an example when we’ve set a Facebook thumbnail for one of our blog posts:
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If you’re not setting a Facebook thumbnail for your content, Facebook usually “guesses” the image, and it may not get it right.
\n\n\n\nAlright, let’s get started by first enabling Facebook thumbnails on your WordPress website.
\n\n\n\nTo begin, go to Social Networks in the All in One SEO menu, and click on the Facebook tab.
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The first setting you’ll see is the Enable Open Graph Markup setting. Just make sure it’s enabled.
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The next step is to choose which thumbnail that’s used when your content is shared on Facebook. And we’ll show you how to do that for your individual posts and pages.
\n\n\n\nIf you want to set Facebook thumbnail for your default content, you can check out our post on how to fix the wrong Facebook thumbnail in WordPress.
\n\n\n\nTo get started, scroll down in the post or page you’re editing to the AIOSEO Settings, and then click on the Social tab.
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Next, click on the Facebook tab. This will open a new window, where you can add your Facebook Title and Description.
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You can either write your own title and description or use the smart tags. For example, if you click on + Post Title, AIOSEO will automatically add your post or page’s title as Facebook title.
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\n\n\n\nOnce you’ve added your Facebook title and description, you scroll down to the Image Source section. Click on the link, and it will display a drop-down menu with different Image Sources.
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Here you can choose the source you want to add your image from. For instance, if you choose the option Default Image Source (Set in Social Networks), Facebook will show the thumbnail you set for your default content.
\n\n\n\nThat’s it!
\n\n\n\nYou’ve now enabled Facebook thumbnails on your WordPress website and set which image you want to show when your content is shared on Facebook.
\n\n\n\nNow, let’s move on to setting your Twitter Cards to drive more referral traffic to your website.
\n\n\n\nTwitter Cards give you the power to share visual and engaging information to your followers without breaking the character limit and drive more referral traffic to your site.
\n\n\n\nThey also let you control how your content looks when it’s shared on Twitter. In fact, you can pick the image and text that’s displayed, which means that more people will notice your content and click on it.
\n\n\n\nFor instance, this is a Twitter Card when sharing WPBeginner’s post on how to start your own podcast on Twitter:
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The large image makes it look visually appealing. And you can easily see what the content is about in the description. Without the image and description, fewer users would click on it.
\n\n\n\nYou can also add video and audio content to increase your CTR (Click-Through-Rate) and shares even more.
\n\n\n\nLet’s show you how to set Twitter Cards for your individual posts and pages next.
\n\n\n\nWhen editing your blog post or page, simply scroll down to the AIOSEO Settings, and then click on the Social tab.
\n\n\n\nThen, click on the Twitter tab next to the Facebook tab.
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The option to Use Data from your Facebook Tab is set by default, but if you want to enter your own Twitter title and description, you can just uncheck this button.
\n\n\n\nIf you do, it’ll open a new window, where you can add your Twitter Title and Description.
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Here you can simply do the same procedure as for your Facebook title and description.
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If you’ve set Twitter Card for your default content, you can choose the Default (Set under Social Networks) option. For more details, please visit or guide on how to add Twitter Cards in WordPress the easy way.
\n\n\n\nIf not, you can choose what Twitter Card you want to use. The Summary card displays a thumbnail image and the Summary with Large Image will show a large image for your content.
\n\n\n\nThat’s it!
\n\n\n\nYou’ve now set how your content will look like when it’s shared on Twitter, which will help boost your CTR and referral traffic.
\n\n\n\nNext, we’ll show you how to add a social media review widget to showcase your customer reviews so that you can use social proof to grow your brand.
\n\n\n\nWith the rise of social media accounts, there’s no reason for you to display faceless and nameless reviews on your website’s testimonials page.
\n\n\n\nInstead, you can use the power of social media to create positive social proof for your brand. And a good way of doing this is by embedding social media reviews on your site.
\n\n\n\nHere’s an example of Smash Balloon’s social media reviews feed on Twitter:
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Using this social media feed on your testimonials page, you can display relevant tweets that mention your Twitter username to proudly present reviews from your happy customers.
\n\n\n\nThe easiest way to do this is by using the Custom Twitter Feeds Pro by Smash Balloon. Check out this helpful tutorial on how you can add a mentions timeline to your website with just a few clicks.
\n\n\n\nAnd if your social media reviews are from Facebook, you can use the Custom Facebook Feed Pro plugin. It lets you embed real Facebook reviews on your WordPress sidebar, just like this:
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This will help you showcase your customer reviews as social proof. It’s super easy to set it up too! To learn how you can check out Smash Balloon’s tutorial on how you can add a social media review widget to WordPress.
\n\n\n\nAdding YouTube video testimonials to your content is a great way to boost conversions and generate more sales for your business.
\n\n\n\nIt’s also a popular marketing strategy because of how effective it is. After all, 80% of marketers confirm that videos helped increase sales for their brands.
\n\n\n\nFor instance, here’s a selection of video testimonials for the best lead creation plugin for WordPress, OptinMonster:
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Watching these reviews will help new customers make a decision whether to try the plugin or not. The deal is that consumers are 83% more likely to trust peers over the brand itself, so video testimonials are a great way of establishing trust.
\n\n\n\nWith the help of the Feeds for YouTube Pro plugin, you can easily embed YouTube videos on your site in 5 minutes tops. Just follow this beginner-friendly tutorial on how you can embed a YouTube gallery on WordPress, and you’ll have it set up before you know it.
\n\n\n\nThere you have it!
\n\n\n\nYou’ve now learned 5 ways to integrate social media into your website — easily and hassle-free, even if you’re not techie! Use these tips, and it’ll help drive more referral traffic to your website, boost engagement, and build your brand at rocket speed.
\n\n\n\nBefore you go, check out 20 ultimate SEO tips to help boost your rankings or learn how to optimize your blog post and images to maximize your SEO.
\n\n\n\nNot using AIOSEO yet? What are you waiting for?
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\nIn this SEO best practices checklist, we’ll give you 20 ultimate SEO tips that\'ll help boost rankings and drive more organic traffic to your website.
Research shows that 75% of searchers don’t bother clicking past the results on the first page, and the first 5 results for a given search account for 67% of all clicks. That’s why it’s essential to rank on the first page of Google, which can make any website owner feel a bit hopeless.
\n\n\n\nDon’t worry…we’re here to help you improve your rankings on Google!
\n\n\n\nIn this SEO best practices checklist, we’ll give you 20 ultimate SEO tips that’ll help boost rankings and drive more organic traffic to your website at record speed.
\n\n\n\nSince this is a comprehensive list, you can click on these quick links to jump straight to the different sections:
\n\n\n\nAlright, let’s get started by presenting the first and most important step in our goal of helping you rank your website on Google’s first page.
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Keyword research is one of the key aspects of SEO. You want the keywords on your page to be relevant to what people are searching for so that Google will rank your content on them.
\n\n\n\nThink about which words and phrases represent your website and business the best. What do you do? What products and services do you offer?
\n\n\n\nFor example, you might come up with “best protein powder” if you sell fitness supplements or “plumbers in Lake Worth, Florida” if you’re running a local plumbing business.
\n\n\n\nBut if you’re only guessing what people are searching for, you’re wasting your time. You’ll need to analyze your keyword’s popularity and search volume. That way, you can see how many people are searching for that particular keyword and how easy or difficult it is to rank for it.
\n\n\n\nLuckily there are several tools available to help you get accurate data on any keyword. You can use a free tool like Google Keyword Planner or paid services like Semrush and Ahrefs, which have extra tools to monitor your search performance. For more details, you can check out WPBeginner’s guide on how to do keyword research for your WordPress blog.
\n\n\n\nThat said, as Google becomes smarter, there’s a greater focus on relevance and intent than matching the exact keywords. This means that if your content doesn’t match the search intent, it simply won’t rank in search engines.
\n\n\n\nYou have to try understanding what users are searching for and the meaning behind their searches. And a good way of doing so is by using the Google giant like we’ll show you how to do next.
\n\n\n\nSince search intent is the most important ranking factor in search engines, your first step is to understand your target keyword’s search intent.
\n\n\n\nFortunately for most keywords or keyphrases, the search results on Google will tell you everything you need to know about that keyword’s search intent.
\n\n\n\nFor example, take a keyword like: “keto supplements”. Users searching for that keyphrase could want to buy keto supplements or maybe they just want to learn more about it.
\n\n\n\nAnd according to Google’s first page for that keyword, most people searching for “keto supplements” are looking for information.
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So if you want to target this keyword’s search intent, you need to create content that offers the best possible information about keto supplements.
\n\n\n\nSimply use the Google giant to figure out what type of information users are searching for on Google for your target keywords.
\n\n\n\nRemember to always use your main focus keyword or keyphrase in the first paragraph of your content, as well as in the SEO title and meta description. We’ll show you how to add that next.
\n\n\n\nYou can easily add your focus keyphrase (your main keyword or keyphrase) using the best WordPress SEO plugin, All in One SEO (AIOSEO). And even get an analysis of how well you’ve optimized your content on it.
\n\n\n\nOnce you’ve installed and activated AIOSEO on your site, you’ve access to many powerful SEO tools and features, including:
\n\n\n\nThese are just a few of the awesome SEO tools, which will help increase rankings in search engines and grow your website.
\n\n\n\nAnyhow, to add your Focus Keyphrase is super easy when using AIOSEO.
\n\n\n\nTo get started, simply scroll down in the post or page you’re editing to the AIOSEO Settings, and click on the General tab.
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Here you can write your focus keyphrase and then press on the Add Focus Keyphrase button. This allows you to see how effectively you’ve used it in your blog post.
\n\n\n\nIt’ll double-check so that you’ve added your focus keyphrase in the first paragraph of your content, SEO title, and meta description.
\n\n\n\nNow that you know how to figure out a keyword’s search intent and how to add your focus keyphrase, we’ll move on to why it’s a good idea to use long-tail and medium-tail keywords in your content to increase organic traffic.
\n\n\n\nDid you know that long-tail keywords make up for 70% of search traffic? So if you want to get more organic traffic, you should definitely use long-tail keywords in your content.
\n\n\n\nLong-tail keywords are phrases people enter into search engines when they’re looking for something specific. Often, they’re 3 or more words.
\n\n\n\nEven though they tend to have low search volume, they’re easier to rank for since they have a more specific intent and are more likely to answer users’ queries.
\n\n\n\nIf the search volume is too low, you can always aim for mid-tail keywords instead. They’re 2 to 3 words long and often have higher search volume. However, they can be more difficult to rank for since there’s more competition for mid-tail keywords.
\n\n\n\nWith AIOSEO, you can add long-tail or mid-tail keywords and even get an SEO analysis of how well you’ve optimized them in your content. All you need to do is enter your keywords in the Focus Keyphrase field, and press Enter.
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As you can see, it gives recommendations to add your focus keyphrase in the URL, and also shorten it a bit.
\n\n\n\nAs simple as that!
\n\n\n\nNow, let’s take a look at how you can improve your content and boost your SEO rankings even more.
\n\n\n\nWe already know the importance of optimizing your keywords on search intent, but it’s also crucial to use the right variations of keywords if you want to increase your organic traffic and climb in rankings on Google.
\n\n\n\nThat’s why you need to focus your efforts on creating easy-to-read and high-quality content that also uses related keywords and keyphrases.
\n\n\n\nThis helps Google to better understand the search intent behind your content, and match it with more searches.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, the more keyword variations you use in your content, the more searches you can rank for, and the more traffic you’ll unlock!
\n\n\n\nYou can easily find more keywords using AIOSEO’s Semrush integration. It will give you suggestions of additional keywords and even give you the search volume and trends straight from the screen.
\n\n\n\nTo get started, simply scroll down in the post or page you’re editing below your Focus Keyphrase, and click on the Get Additional Keyphrases button.
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This will open a new window where you can view suggestions of Additional Keyphrases.
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With a single click on the Add Keyphrase button, the new keyphrase will be added to your content.
\n\n\n\nThis will help your content flow better and keep visitors on your page i.e. lower your bounce rate. As well as help you rank for more keywords.
\n\n\n\nThis goes hand in hand with readability, which we’ll take a look at next.
\n\n\n\nReadability is also an important factor for search engines. Content that’s easier to read often ranks higher than content that’s difficult to read.
\n\n\n\nThat’s why you should always break up your content with shorter sentences, subheadings, images, quotes, and bullet lists—anything that will keep the reader glued to your content and stay on your site.
\n\n\n\nFortunately, that’s easy when using AIOSEO!
\n\n\n\nIn fact, AIOSEO automatically analyzes readability issues and makes suggestions on how you can improve your content in the Page Analysis section. Simply click on the Readability tab and it will show a list of what you’ve done well and what needs to be improved.
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Here you can see that this blog post has 4 readability errors that need to be fixed and recommendations on how to improve your content.
\n\n\n\nIt can’t get much easier than that to improve readability and boost SEO for your content!
\n\n\n\nNow, let’s move on to an important SEO best practice that can drastically increase your rankings and CTR (Click-Through-Rate) if used correctly.
\n\n\n\nThe SEO title or title tag is one of the most important factors that Google uses to decide what your content is about and whether to show your site in the search results or not.
\n\n\n\nEven if your site ranks well, a good title can be the make-or-break factor in determining whether someone clicks through to your website or not. Also, users can instantly see what your page is about from the search results and determine if your content will meet their needs.
\n\n\n\nThe SEO title is important for 3 main reasons:
\n\n\n\nIn other words, writing captivating titles and using your main keyphrase at the beginning of your SEO title can help improve your CTR.
\n\n\n\nHere are 2 examples of SEO titles on Google when searching for “best keto recipes”:
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Judging by the above results, you’d probably click on the first option since it’s optimized better and includes more information.
\n\n\n\nWith AIOSEO, you can easily optimize your SEO title using either pre-installed smart tags with different variables or by typing in your own title.
\n\n\n\nLet’s show you exactly how easy it is!
\n\n\n\nTo get started, scroll down to the AIOSEO Settings in the post or page you’re editing and to the Post Title section. You’ll first see a Preview that shows an example of how your content may look in the search results based on the Title and Meta Description you enter.
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Here you can either click on one of the smart tags or type in your own SEO title. You can also click on View all tags or type the hash character ( # ) in the field to display a list of available tags to choose from. For example, if you click on the + Site Title tag, you’ll get a drop-down with different variables you can use for your site title.
\n\n\n\nOr you can type in your own SEO title in the Site Title field. And if you’re editing one of your posts, you’ll enter it in the Post Title field instead.
\n\n\n\n![\"Entering](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/enter-seo-title-in-all-in-one-seo.png\")
AIOSEO will give you the recommended characters for your title. It’s recommended to use a maximum of 60 characters. If you use more than that, Google will cut off your SEO title in the search results, and show an ellipsis, “…” to imply that your SEO title has been cut off.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, it even analyses your title and lets you know if it has the correct length, a number, and uses power or sentiment words, which are important aspects for creating compelling titles.
\n\n\n\nTo check your title analysis, you simply scroll down to the Page Analysis section, and click on the Title tab.
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As you can see, this title doesn’t include power words. And it’s recommended to add at least one power word if you want more people to click through to your website.
\n\n\n\nNext, let’s show you how to optimize your meta description to increase your CTR even more.
\n\n\n\nWriting a well-crafted meta description can compel users to click through to your website. And it also lets Google know what your page is about.
\n\n\n\nA good meta description should:
\n\n\n\nThat being the case, here’s an example of a meta description in the search results on Google:
\n\n\n\n![\"Example](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/example-of-meta-description-on-google.png\")
Google doesn’t always use your meta description and sometimes adds its own based on your content. But in case it does, you should try and write as descriptive and compelling meta descriptions as possible.
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO makes this easy as 1-2-3!
\n\n\n\nIn fact, you can easily write your meta descriptions directly in the Meta Description field.
\n\n\n\n![\"Entering](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/entering-meta-description-in-aioseo.png\")
Don’t forget to add your main or focus keyphrase early in the meta descriptions to optimize it for SEO rankings.
\n\n\n\nYou can also use any of the pre-installed smart tags to insert different variables. For example, the + Post Excerpt automatically adds your post’s excerpt to your meta description.
\n\n\n\n![\"Adding](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/adding-your-meta-description-in-aioseo.png\")
And just like when you added your SEO title, AIOSEO gives you the max recommended characters for your meta description to avoid it getting cut off in the SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages).
\n\n\n\nAnother important SEO best practice that’ll help you rank in image search on Google is optimizing your images, which we’ll take a look at next.
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Did you know that articles with images get 94% more views as opposed to those with no visuals? And 32% of marketers say visual images are the most important form of content for their businesses.
\n\n\n\nThat being the case, optimizing your images is crucial if you want to crush it in visual search on Google and other search engines. And to do this, you’ve to make sure you add additional information about your images, so search engines can understand what they’re about.
\n\n\n\nFor instance, Google tends to pull Google Lens image results from pages with an average of 1600 words. That’s because the text is also important for image SEO.
\n\n\n\nSo to best optimize your images, you need to:
\n\n\n\nThese are just a few of the SEO best practices for images. For more details, you can check out our image SEO guide with 17 tips on how to best optimize your images in WordPress.
\n\n\n\nNot to forget…
\n\n\n\n…make sure that your website is mobile-friendly. Google won’t show your content in image search if your site isn’t optimized for mobile. In fact, Google now has a mobile-first index and may only rank mobile-friendly content, which we’ll take a look at in the section: prepare for mobile-only indexing.
\n\n\n\nThat said, let’s move on to how to add additional information to your content and get featured in the rich results on Google.
\n\n\n\nYou’ve probably seen those nice looking rich search results on Google with additional information, such as star ratings, prices, cooking time, questions and answers, etc.
\n\n\n\nGoogle rich snippets can help you unlock the highest rankings and traffic for your site. They allow you to add additional information about your pages, as well as look more appealing in search results.
\n\n\n\nFor example, this is how rich snippets for ‘best keto recipes’ can look like on Google:
\n\n\n\n![\"Examples](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/example-of-rich-snippet-for-keto-recipes-on-google.png\")
As you can see, the 2 rich snippets to the right show a nice image, title, star ratings, and cooking time. They give users the sneak peek they need to decide whether they want to check out your recipe or not.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, your listings get more noticeable in search, which means that you’re likely to drive more organic traffic to your site and grow your business.
\n\n\n\nHere are other examples of product rich snippets for Apple watches:
\n\n\n\n![\"Examples](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/example-of-a-product-rich-snippet.png\")
Users can see the price, star ratings, and where they can buy these Apple watches. They also look extra good in search results.
\n\n\n\nYou get the point!
\n\n\n\nGoogle rich snippets are created by adding schema markup or structured data to your web pages. And this, you can easily do when using AIOSEO. To learn more, please check out our guide on how to add rich snippets to WordPress.
\n\n\n\nNow, let’s take a look at a crucial SEO practice, which will inform Google about all your new updates.
\n\n\n\nAn XML sitemap is a list of every new and important URL on your website. In other words, it helps Google and other search engines to find and crawl your new content.
\n\n\n\nThis may sound a bit intimidating, but don’t worry…
\n\n\n\n…AlOSEO automatically generates an XML sitemap for you and sends it to all popular search engines. All you need to do is check if it’s enabled by navigating to All in One SEO menu » Sitemaps, and click on the General Sitemap tab.
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This will open the General Sitemap window, where you can see that the Enable Sitemap option is set to on.
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That’s it!
\n\n\n\nNow you can rest assured that Google will get all your new updates and will index and crawl your site. So let’s move on to how to optimize your video content to rank in video search next.
\n\n\n\nVideo content is something you can’t ignore as a marketing and SEO tool. In fact, 87% of video marketers say video has increased traffic to their website, and 80% say it directly helped to increase sales.
\n\n\n\nAdding videos to your content can help with:
\n\n\n\nAlso, if you publish YouTube videos, you’ll own more Google real estate since Google owns YouTube. That’s why you need to make sure your videos are found by search engines so that they’ll rank your videos in video search.
\n\n\n\nAnd the best way to do this is by creating an XML video sitemap, which is a specially formatted file that lists all pages on your website that contain videos.
\n\n\n\nAnd to use a video sitemap generator plugin for WordPress like AIOSEO is the absolute easiest way to create a video sitemap.
\n\n\n\nAISOEO will notify search engines of all new video content added to your site, which will help you rank higher in video search on Google.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, it’s super easy!
\n\n\n\nIn fact, if you have the Pro version, the video sitemap is enabled by default and there’s very little configuration needed.
\n\n\n\nLike you did for your XML sitemap, you simply go to Sitemaps in the All in One SEO menu, and then click on the Video Sitemap tab.
\n\n\n\n![\"Video](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sitemaps-menu-item-in-all-in-one-seo.png\")
Here you’ll see the video sitemap screen, and you need to make sure that the Enable Sitemap button is set to on.
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The blue button means you’re all set, and AIOSEO will send your video content to Google.
\n\n\n\nEasy peasy!
\n\n\n\nThat said, even the simplest things are important if you want to boost your SEO. Let’s show you how to use an SEO-friendly URL structure next.
\n\n\n\nA study conducted by Backlinko found that short URLs tend to outperform long URLs in search results. That being the case, using an SEO-friendly URL structure makes it easier for both search engines and users to understand what your page is about, as well as provides a good user experience.
\n\n\n\nYour URLs should not only be on the shorter side but also describe the page using keywords that are easy to read for both Google and your visitors.
\n\n\n\nAlways include your target keyword or keyphrase in your URLs to increase chances of ranking better in search results. And try to make them look clean and short.
\n\n\n\nFor example, this is how an SEO-friendly URL can look like:
\n\n\n\nhttps://www.example.com/how-to-make-a-websiteThis URL is short, organized, and easy to read. Both Google and users can tell what the page is about.
\n\n\n\nUnoptimized URLs, on the other hand, are random and hard to read or remember. They usually include numbers, letters, and special characters.
\n\n\n\nLike this one:
\n\n\n\nhttps://www.example.com/?p=10467To make sure your URLs on your WordPress site are SEO-friendly, simply head over to Settings » Permalinks, and mark the Post name option.
\n\n\n\n![\"Setting](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/wordpress-seo-friendly-permalinks-1.png\")
For more details on an SEO-friendly URL structure, please visit WPBeginner’s post on SEO-friendly URL structure for WordPress.
\n\n\n\nOne last thing…
\n\n\n\n…don’t put dates or years in your URLs. This makes it more difficult to re-feature old content and users may think your content is old even after updating it.
\n\n\n\nNow, to something that’s rather easy to do, but shouldn’t be overlooked.
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It’s important to have a good internal and external link strategy for the user experience, as well as to boost your SEO.
\n\n\n\nFor instance, using a good internal link profile, helps visitors navigate your site and also helps Google to discover your new content.
\n\n\n\nThere are 2 main methods for building a good internal link profile:
\n\n\n\nDon’t forget to link externally as well. When you link to relevant external content, it creates a relevancy signal which helps Google to better understand the topic of your content.
\n\n\n\nWith internal and external linking, you’ll help your readers and Google to discover how all your content is related.
\n\n\n\nAlso, remember to write descriptive anchor texts to ensure Google knows about all your links and ranks your content.
\n\n\n\nKeep this in mind…
\n\n\n\n…the more information you give search engines, the better!
\n\n\n\nWith that said, let’s take a look at how to increase your page speed, which is crucial if you want to fight for a first page spot on Google.
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Google has confirmed that site speed is in fact a ranking factor, so it’s important that your website is loading fast enough. If not, visitors may give up on your website and move on to the next one.
\n\n\n\nIn fact, studies have shown that 75% of users wouldn’t re-visit a site that took longer than 4 seconds to load. And this means that Google may see your website as less relevant and won’t favor it in search results.
\n\n\n\nWe don’t want that to happen to you!
\n\n\n\nAnyhow, to increase your site speed, we recommend that you:
\n\n\n\nTo learn more about how to best optimize your website for site speed, you can check out our post on 30 SEO hacks guaranteed to grow your traffic. It’ll give you lots of actionable hacks you can use to boost your SEO in record speed.
\n\n\n\nThe next SEO best practice may seem obvious to experienced website owners and users browsing the Google giant but still needs to be mentioned.
\n\n\n\nWebsite security has always been a top priority for Google since it wants to protect users’ privacy.
\n\n\n\nAnd that’s why Google recommends implementing SSL / HTTPS on all websites. SSL is an industry standard security measure that creates an encrypted link between each visitor’s browser and your website. This adds an additional security layer to your WordPress site.
\n\n\n\nOnce you install SSL on your site, a padlock sign will appear in the address bar, showing your visitors that they’re on a secure page. In addition, your URL will begin with HTTPS instead of just HTTP.
\n\n\n\nTake for example MonsterInsights. It has a lock next to its URL and an ‘s’ after HTTP. This means the site is encrypted.
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So when users log in to your site or buy a product, the SSL certificate will better protect their information. For more details, you can check out WPBeginner’s ultimate WordPress security guide.
\n\n\n\nAlright, let’s move on to something that’s extra important for business owners who want to increase rankings in local search.
\n\n\n\nIf you’re running a brick-and-mortar store or offering services in a specific location, you should create a Business Profile in Google My Business. As well as add local business schema markup to your site.
\n\n\n\nFirst of all, a Google My Business profile is important for SEO because it lets you be more visible in local search and Google Maps where your potential customers can find your business.
\n\n\n\nSecond of all, to increase your chances of getting featured on Google Maps or Google’s Knowledge Panel, you can add local business structured data or schema markup to your pages.
\n\n\n\nFor instance, it can look like this when users search for “publix in west palm beach”:
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Google may show a Knowledge Graph card with the nearby locations for Publix in West Palm Beach, which is possible when multiple locations schema markup is added to your site.
\n\n\n\nWith AIOSEO’s Local Business SEO addon, you can easily set this up and start increasing your rankings in the local search results, on Google Maps, and the Knowledge panel in no time. For more details, please visit our local business SEO documentation.
\n\n\n\nIf you want to learn more about optimizing your website for local search, you can check out our local SEO checklist.
\n\n\n\nThat said, let’s take a look at how to optimize your website for mobile-only indexing and why that’s super important right now.
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As of March 2021, Google announced that mobile-first indexing is actually replaced by mobile-only indexing. This means that Google will ignore the desktop views of your content for indexing and ranking.
\n\n\n\nMobile sites will become the primary, which may cause issues for websites that haven’t adopted responsive design. It’s therefore crucial that you make sure that your website is mobile-friendly.
\n\n\n\nThe easiest way to ensure your site is mobile-friendly is to use a responsive WordPress theme that adapts to different screen sizes and devices. To find a responsive theme, please visit WPForm’s post on the 60+ best responsive WordPress themes.
\n\n\n\nIf you already have a responsive WordPress theme in place, you can check out Google’s Mobile-Friendly Test to see how your site performs on mobile devices.
\n\n\n\nNow, let’s take a look at how to get your website ready for voice search.
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Did you know that Google Assistant usage has increased by 400% in the last year? Voice search is quickly becoming one of the most popular ways consumers search for products and services online.
\n\n\n\nIt’s now more convenient for people to simply talk into their phones or smart speakers instead of opening Google every time they’ve got a question. So your website needs to follow this trend to stand a chance of ranking in voice search.
\n\n\n\nFortunately it’s not as difficult as it may sound. You can start with the following 2 steps:
\n\n\n\nThis, together with adding your main keywords to the content, will take you far.
\n\n\n\nNow to something exciting and our final SEO tip: How to check your SEO site score and fix critical errors to maximize your SEO rankings.
\n\n\n\nYou won’t know how your SEO is doing and what to improve without analyzing your site. With AIOSEO’s SEO Audit Checklist, you can find out your site’s critical issues and fix them before they hurt your rankings
\n\n\n\nThis unique feature lets you analyze your website in seconds and gives you an easy-to-understand checklist to help you improve your website’s overall SEO score.
\n\n\n\nTo get started analyzing your site, simply go to the SEO Audit Checklist tab in the SEO Analysis settings.
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From here, you can check your SEO site score. The general rule of thumb is to aim for a score of 60 and above.
\n\n\n\nIf you end up with a low score, then you can scroll down to the Complete SEO Checklist section and look for recommendations on how to improve your score.
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In the Basic SEO section, you’ll find a list of critical issues that need fixing to maximize your rankings, as well as what you’ve done well.
\n\n\n\nThis is extremely valuable information if you want to find out how to maximize your website’s SEO!
\n\n\n\nYou check out our SEO Audit Checklist feature page to learn more about this fantastic SEO tool that’s unique for AIOSEO.
\n\n\n\nOkay, we admit! We can’t leave you without giving you a bonus SEO tip that will save you a lot of headache and frustration.
\n\n\n\nWhen managing your website’s content, it’s a natural process to delete or change your URLs. But it’s important to avoid 404 errors and dead-ends since it can confuse both search engines and users. Even worse, it can hurt your SEO.
\n\n\n\nLuckily AIOSEO’s Redirection Manager addon allows you to easily redirect old URLs to your new relevant pages.
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Best of all, you don’t have to be a web developer or constantly monitoring your site because AIOSEO automatically redirects users to your new URLs.
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It also allows you to set redirects at the server level, which significantly speeds up the redirect process, as well as add them in bulk.
\n\n\n\nThat’s all!
\n\n\n\nNow you’ve learned 20 SEO best practices to optimize your website. Use these powerful SEO tips, and you’ll boost rankings in search engines and grow your organic traffic at record speed.
\n\n\n\nBefore we leave you to start working on all these great SEO practices, we want to say that you can also optimize your social media profiles to get more referral traffic.
\n\n\n\nFor instance, you can add nice-looking Twitter Cards and Facebook thumbnails to your site and control how your content looks when shared on social media.
\n\n\n\nYou may also want to check out our post on how to customize your RSS feed in WordPress to make sure you get credit for all your hard work.
\n\n\n\nNow, get started with AIOSEO and optimize your website like a pro!
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\n\n\n\nLet’s dive into the details…
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We understand that managing your website’s content sometimes means you’ll have to delete or move it. That being the case, it’s important to avoid 404 errors and dead-ends since it can hurt your SEO and give users a bad experience.
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO’s Redirection Manager addon monitors all 404 errors and allows you to easily redirect them to your new relevant pages — page by page or in bulk.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, you don’t have to be a web developer or constantly monitoring your site because AIOSEO does this for you.
\n\n\n\nAnd for more advanced users, it even comes with a feature where you can set redirects at the server level, which significantly speeds up the redirect process.
\n\n\n\nBut before showing you how, let’s first explain why this is crucial for SEO.
\n\n\n\nThe deal is that even after deleting your old pages, they remain in the search engine index, and users can still find and click on them. And when they do, they’ll see a 404 error, which is confusing for both users and search engines.
\n\n\n\nEven worse, if you’ve managed to get backlinks to your website and other sites are linking to your old URLs, you’ll lose both your visitors and SEO rankings for these pages.
\n\n\n\nAlso, by not fixing these errors and redirecting to your new pages, you can lose visibility for your important content. If search engines have to spend time crawling your non-existing or unnecessary pages, they won’t pay as much attention to your good content either, which will hurt your SEO.
\n\n\n\nBut here comes the good part!
\n\n\n\nWhenever you delete or change your URLs, AIOSEO can automatically redirect users and search engines to your new content.
\n\n\n\nIt also allows you to manually redirect your old URLs temporarily or move them permanently to your new pages.
\n\n\n\nIn fact, AIOSEO monitors all your 404 errors. You can find them in the 404 Logs tab, where you can easily add a new redirect or redirect your 404’s in bulk.
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Exciting! Don’t you agree?!
\n\n\n\nSo when you delete a post or page, it’ll immediately ask you what you’d like to do with the old URL. To make things easier, it even gives you the most common options to choose from.
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO’s Redirection Manager addon for Pro and Elite plans makes it easier for you to manage your website’s content. And at the same time, it helps search engines and users not get lost while browsing your site. It’ll help keep visitors on your page, as well as your rankings on Google.
\n\n\n\nAnd that’s it for today!
\n\n\n\nAs always, we appreciate your continuous support and feedback for making AlOSEO the best SEO plugin for WordPress.
\n\n\n\nWe’ll be back again soon with more exciting updates, so please keep a lookout on our blog for the next announcement.
\n\n\n\nNot using it yet? What are you waiting for?
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\n\n\n\nBut before anything else, we want to wish you a warm welcome! We’re happy to have you join our family. We’re also excited for you since migrating to All in One SEO (AIOSEO) will help take your SEO efforts to the next level.
\n\n\n\nIn this post, we’ll show you how to switch from Rank Math to All in One SEO in 6 simple steps. And don’t worry, we promise you won’t lose any of your valuable SEO data. We know how hard you’ve worked to get to where you are…
\n\n\n\n…and it’s about to get even better!
\n\n\n\nBut first, you may be wondering if switching SEO plugins will hurt your rankings in search engines? And what will happen to all your data? We’ll put your worries to rest next.
\n\n\n\nNo, switching SEO plugins won’t hurt your rankings in search engines. As long as you migrate your prior SEO settings to AIOSEO, nothing will be lost.
\n\n\n\nYou can rest assured that AIOSEO will import all your metadata, such as SEO titles, meta descriptions, keywords, etc. You won’t have to write them all over again and go through the hassle of updating all your web pages.
\n\n\n\nThat said, if you want to jump straight to a specific step, you can use these quick links:
\n\n\n\nAlright, let’s get started showing you how to switch from Rank Math to All in One SEO.
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Are you ready to boost your SEO with the best SEO plugin for WordPress? We can feel your excitement!
\n\n\n\nFor you who don’t know, AIOSEO is the original WordPress SEO plugin and is used by over 2,000,000+ professionals all around the world.
\n\n\n\nWith AIOSEO, you’ll get access to all the advanced SEO tools you need to optimize your website to rank high in search engines and drive more traffic.
\n\n\n\nHere are a few of AIOSEO’s powerful SEO tools and features:
\n\n\n\nThese are just a few of the awesome SEO tools and features you’re about to discover and get access to.
\n\n\n\nAlright, let’s get started!
\n\n\n\nBefore making any changes to your WordPress installation, you should create a backup. An easy solution is to use a WordPress backup plugin, like BackupBuddy.
\n\n\n\nIt automatically stores your backups in cloud storage services like Dropbox, Amazon S3, Rackspace Cloud, FTP, Stash (their cloud service), and you can even email it to yourself. For more details, please visit WPBeginner’s guide on how to backup & restore your WordPress site with UpdraftPlus.
\n\n\n\nOnce you’ve created your backup, we can move on to how to install and activate All in One SEO on your website.
\n\n\n\nYou can easily install AIOSEO directly from your WordPress editor. To get started, go to Add New in the Plugins menu. Next, type in All in One SEO in the Search field, and WordPress will find it for you.
\n\n\n\n![\"Installing](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/adding-the-all-in-one-seo-plugin-in-wordpress.png\")
Once All in One SEO shows up, simply click on the Install Now button.
\n\n\n\n![\"Installing](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/installing-all-in-one-seo-in-wordpress.png\")
Then, click on the Activate button, and you’re good to go!
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Now that you’ve installed AIOSEO, let’s take a look at the absolute easiest way to import your SEO settings.
\n\n\n\nThe easiest way to import your SEO data to AIOSEO is by launching the Setup Wizard.
\n\n\n\n![\"AIOSEO\'s](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/aioseo-setup-wizard.png\")
As soon as you click on the Let’s Get Started button, it’ll take you to a new window where you can import your SEO settings.
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO will automatically detect the SEO plugin you’re using, and ask you to select it.
\n\n\n\n![\"Importing](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/importing-seo-data-from-rankmath-to-all-in-one-seo.png\")
As you can see, it has detected that you’re currently using Rank Math. Next, click on the Import Data and Continue button.
\n\n\n\nNow, continue the Setup Wizard’s remaining 5 steps to configure your website settings, and that’s it! AIOSEO will now automatically import your prior SEO settings.
\n\n\n\nHowever, if you rather use the Import/Export settings to migrate your SEO data from Rank Math to All in One SEO, we’ll show you how to do that next.
\n\n\n\nTo get started, click on the Tools section in the All in One SEO menu, and then click on the Import/Export tab.
\n\n\n\n![\"Importing](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/import-export-screen-in-all-in-one-seo.png\")
In the Import Settings From Other Plugins section, you simply click on the drop-down menu and select the plugin you want to import your SEO settings from.
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Then, it will ask you to select the settings that you want to import. And once you’ve made your selection, you click on the Import button.
\n\n\n\nIn addition, you’ll have the option to do a backup of the AIOSEO settings, which is good if you want to export your new SEO settings to another website. Just click on the Create Backup button, and AIOSEO will create and save a backup of your settings.
\n\n\n\nYou can also import your SEO settings from a JSON or INI file.
\n\n\n\nTo get started, navigate to the Import / Restore AIOSEO Settings, and click on the Choose a File button to upload your file.
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Once you’ve uploaded your file, simply click on the Import button to the bottom left corner.
\n\n\n\nNote: The imported settings will overwrite existing settings and will not be merged.
\n\n\n\nWhen you’ve finished importing your SEO settings, you can go ahead and deactivate and delete Rank Math.
\n\n\n\nThat’s it!
\n\n\n\nYou’ve now successfully switched from Rank Math to All in One SEO, and you can start working on improving your rankings on Google.
\n\n\n\nNote: Your SEO settings will be imported instantly but the meta data may take a while depending on the size of your website.
\n\n\n\nFinally, if you need to export your new SEO data to another website, we’ll show you how to do that next.
\n\n\n\nExporting your SEO settings is super easy when using AIOSEO’s Export Settings. Simply mark the checkboxes with the data you want to export.
\n\n\n\n![\"Exporting](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/export-seo-settings-in-all-in-one-seo.png\")
And after you’ve marked all your settings, just click on the Export Settings button in the bottom left corner. And it’ll generate a file containing all your SEO data that you can import to your other site.
\n\n\n\nThat’s all!
\n\n\n\nBefore you go, here comes a sneak peek of all the awesome SEO features you’ll get access to if you upgrade to AIOSEO’s Pro version:
\n\n\n\nWe hope this helped you understand how to migrate your SEO settings from Rank Math to All in One SEO. You will now have access to all the advanced and powerful SEO tools you need to drive more organic traffic to your website and improve rankings in search engines.
\n\n\n\nAgain, welcome to our awesome AIOSEO family! Now that you’re here, you may also want to check out more ways to improve your SEO in our ultimate WordPress SEO guide and local SEO checklist.
\n\n\n\nWait! Don’t leave without your special gift….
\n\n\n\n…get going super fast with our 30 SEO hacks guaranteed to grow your traffic. These quick and simple hacks will help you optimize your website like a pro in no time.
\n\n\n\nFor instance, it shows you how to use AIOSEO’s unique SEO Audit Checklist feature. This fantastic tool analyzes your site’s SEO score and gives recommendations on how to improve your SEO to reach 1st-page rankings on Google.
\n\n\n\nGet started with AIOSEO today, and you’ll be very happy you did!
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\n\n\n\nBy adding FAQ schema to your web pages, you can improve your rankings instantly and beat your competition. Best of all, it will unlock the highest traffic and CTR (Click-Through-Rate) for your website without you having to be an SEO expert.
\n\n\n\nIn this post, we’ll show you how to add FAQ schema in WordPress the easiest way. We’ll also cover what FAQ schema markup is and when to use it.
\n\n\n\nPlease feel to use the quick links below to jump straight to different sections:
\n\n\n\nFAQ (Frequently Asked Question) schema markup or structured data is the code, which tells Google and other search engines that your content is in a question and answer format.
\n\n\n\nIn other words, it tells Google to show a rich snippet with a list of questions and answers for your content. This is very useful for people searching for information and need quick answers to their questions.
\n\n\n\nIt also makes it easier for search engines to understand your content. Best of all, FAQ schema markup also enables the Google Assistant to guide users through your questions and answers on Google Home and smart displays.
\n\n\n\nHere’s what Google says:
\n\n\n\n“A FAQ page contains a list of questions and answers pertaining to a particular topic. Properly marked up FAQ pages may be eligible to have a rich result on Search and Markup Action for the Google Assistant, which can help your site reach the right users.”
\n\n\n\nWe’ve briefly touched on this already, but let’s take a closer look at what FAQ rich snippets are next.
\n\n\n\nFAQ rich snippets are the rich results that Google displays with questions and answers when FAQ schema is added to your content. They show additional information and answer users’ questions straight from the search results, which will help drive more organic traffic to your site.
\n\n\n\nAlso, FAQ rich snippets increase your CTR, which means more traffic to your website and more conversions. Best of all, unlike most SEO changes, it doesn’t take months or years to see results. You can literally see results in less than 30 minutes.
\n\n\n\nThat’s pretty awesome!
\n\n\n\nHere’s an example of how a FAQ rich snippet can look:
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It will show a collapsible list in the search results on Google. And when a question is clicked, the answer is displayed in a drop-down window.
\n\n\n\nLike this:
\n\n\n\n![\"Example](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/example-of-expanded-faq-rich-snippet-on-google.png\")
As you can see, users can now get a great deal of information straight from the search results. And if they want to know more, they can just click through to the website.
\n\n\n\nGetting featured in these rich results will help boost your traffic in a heartbeat!
\n\n\n\nAnyway, you can create rich snippets for many things, including:
\n\n\n\nNow that you know what FAQ rich snippets are, let’s take a look at when to use FAQ schema markup next.
\n\n\n\nYou should use FAQ schema markup when you as a website owner want to answer frequently asked questions about your business or service and get featured in the rich results.
\n\n\n\nYou can add FAQ schema markup to any of your pages or blog posts. However, the best practice is to add it to your content that’s already ranking on the 1st page for some keywords, which will then increase your CTR.
\n\n\n\nBut before you can use FAQ Schema and get featured in the rich results on Google, you need to make sure that your content structure meets Google’s guidelines for FAQ rich snippet results.
\n\n\n\nWith that said, let’s show you how to add FAQ schema using the best FAQ schema generator for WordPress, All in One SEO (AIOSEO).
\n\n\n\nWith AIOSEO’s FAQ schema generator, you can seamlessly tell Google to show these rich results for your frequently asked questions and answers.
\n\n\n\nFor you who didn’t know this already, AIOSEO is a complete WordPress SEO plugin, which lets you optimize your content for search engines and increase rankings with just a few clicks. It gives you access to all the powerful SEO tools and features you need to boost your SEO and dominate the search results.
\n\n\n\nAlright, let’s get started with taking a look at how to set the default FAQ schema for your content.
\n\n\n\nTo get started setting the default Schema Type for your content, you need to go to Search Appearance in the All in One SEO menu, and then click on the Content Types tab.
\n\n\n\n![\"Adding](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/search-appearance-content-types-in-aioseo.png\")
Here you’ll find the Schema Markup setting for your Posts. If you scroll down in the same window, you can find the settings for your Pages as well.
\n\n\n\nNext, click on the Schema Type option, and it’ll open a drop-down menu with different schema types.
\n\n\n\n![\"How](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/setting-default-faq-schema-for-posts-in-aioseo.png\")
Here you’ll need to first choose the Web Page option. After choosing this option, a new section will be added with the different Web Page Type options.
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Next, click on the FAQ Page option, and that’s it!
\n\n\n\nNow that you’ve set the FAQ schema for your default content, we’re going to show you how to add it to your individual posts or pages, as well as enter your questions and answers.
\n\n\n\nTo get started, scroll down in the post or page you’re editing to the AIOSEO Settings and click on the Schema tab.
\n\n\n\n![\"Adding](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/schema-settings-in-all-in-one-seo-1.png\")
Like you did for your default content, choose the Web Page option as Schema Type and FAQ Page as Web Page Type.
\n\n\n\nNow, let’s move on to the exciting part of adding your FAQ information!
\n\n\n\nOnce you’ve chosen FAQ Page as your Web Page Type, it’ll open a new window with fields where you can enter your questions and answers.
\n\n\n\n![\"Adding](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/setting-faq-schema-for-posts-in-aioseo.png\")
Simply add your question and answer, and click the Add New button to add even more FAQs. And once you’ve finished adding all your FAQs, you simply update your page or post.
\n\n\n\nThat’s it!
\n\n\n\nNote: The information you’ve added for your FAQ snippets only appears in the schema markup source code. It doesn’t appear visible to visitors on your website.
\n\n\n\nWe hope this helped you learn how to add FAQ schema in WordPress. Adding FAQ schema markup to your content, can help improve your rankings and beat your competition in no time.
\n\n\n\nAlso, getting featured in the rich results will give you more visibility on Google, which will increase your CTR and conversions.
\n\n\n\nIt can’t get much better than that!
\n\n\n\nBefore you go, if you have a local business or are offering services locally, you should check out our local SEO checklist to learn how to rank in local search and on Google Maps.
\n\n\n\nWe also give tons of great tips on how to find and add more keywords to your content and improve your search engine rankings even more.
\n\n\n\nNot using AIOSEO yet? What are you waiting for?
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\n\n\n\nAdding related or additional keywords to your content can help to maximize your rankings in search engines and grow your organic traffic.
\n\n\n\nIn this post, we’ll show you how to find related keywords in WordPress the easy way. We’ll also cover why you should use related keywords and how it helps Google to better understand your content.
\n\n\n\nIf you want to jump straight to the different sections, you can use our table of contents:
\n\n\n\nToday, it’s actually easier than ever to rank for related or additional keywords and grow your organic traffic.
\n\n\n\nWhy is that, you may ask?
\n\n\n\nThat’s because Google has been getting better at recognizing the relationship between topics. Instead of matching exact keywords, Google now focuses on the intent of the searcher.
\n\n\n\nThat being the case, the right approach is to focus on creating high-quality content that gives the best possible answer to users’ questions and is easy to read. And the best and easiest way to do this is by adding related keywords or synonyms to your content.
\n\n\n\nFor example, if only using one focus keyword when creating your content, it’ll make it sound repetitive and difficult to read. But with the use of related keywords, your content will not only flow better but is also easier for Google to understand and match with more results.
\n\n\n\nSearching for related keywords is super easy when using All in One SEO (AIOSEO), and we’ll show you exactly how easy it is in the section: find and add related keywords the easy way.
\n\n\n\nBut first, let’s also show you how to find related keywords manually using Google search.
\n\n\n\nTo get started, you simply enter your main keyword or keyphrase, and then scroll down to view the ‘Related searches’ section.
\n\n\n\n![\"How](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/example-of-related-searches-on-google.png\")
Here you can see the related searches or keywords for the search: best coffee shops in west palm beach.
\n\n\n\nGoogle shows these related searches to guide users to search phrases that will help them get closest to the information they want. It’s trying to understand the intent behind each search query and match it with the results it believes are related to your search.
\n\n\n\nThat said, you can use these related searches to optimize your content for more keywords and create a nice flow. Or even better, use AIOSEO’s related keywords tool to find and add them to your content in a single click.
\n\n\n\nWith AIOSEO’s Semrush integration, you can find and add related keywords or additional keyphrases right within the WordPress editor.
\n\n\n\nIt also allows you to see the search volume and trends right in the same window, which eliminates the need for additional tools to research and decide what keywords to use.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, AIOSEO is a complete WordPress SEO plugin and gives you access to all the advanced SEO tools you need to optimize your site to rank high in search engines.
\n\n\n\nHere are some of AIOSEO’s powerful SEO tools and features:
\n\n\n\nThese are just a few of all the awesome features that can help boost your SEO in no time. That said, let’s start with showing you how to connect Semrush to AIOSEO and get related keywords in WordPress.
\n\n\n\nTo get started, simply scroll down in the post or page you’re editing below your Focus Keyphrase and click on the Get Additional Keyphrases button.
\n\n\n\nOnce you’ve clicked on Get Additional Keyphrases, a new window will open where you can log in or create your Semrush account.
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Then all you need to do is Approve access to Semrush, and you’ve connected AIOSEO to Semrush’s related keywords tool.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, the free plan gives you access to 10 related keyphrase requests per day, and you can always upgrade to get more.
\n\n\n\nOnce you’ve approved access to Semrush, a new window with the Additional Keyphrases by Semrush will appear.
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Here you can choose the country of your website to get the correct keyword data and language for your country.
\n\n\n\nIt also gives you the search Volume and Trend straight from the screen.
\n\n\n\n![\"Volume](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/additional-keyphrases-volume-and-trend-by-semrush.png\")
Pretty cool, right?! Finding related keywords can’t get easier than that.
\n\n\n\nAnd to add them to your content, you simply click on the Add Keyphrase button, and they’re added!
\n\n\n\nAs simple as that!
\n\n\n\nJust when you thought that was it, it gets even better…
\n\n\n\nWith AIOSEO, you get an immediate analysis of your new keyphrase to help you improve your SEO even more. Let’s show you how it works next.
\n\n\n\nAfter adding a keyword or keyphrase, AIOSEO gives you feedback on your new keyphrase and recommendations on what you need to improve to maximize your rankings, as well as what you’ve done well.
\n\n\n\n![\"Additional](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/additional-keyphrases-seo-analysis.png\")
As you can see, AIOSEO shows you what you’ve done well marked in green, and what you need to improve in red. For example, in the above screenshot, the keyphrase is slightly long and needs to be shortened.
\n\n\n\nNow, use this valuable feedback to improve your SEO and boost rankings in search engines.
\n\n\n\nThat’s it!
\n\n\n\nWe hope this helped you learn how to find related keywords in WordPress and add them to your content in a single click.
\n\n\n\nUsing more keywords can help Google to better understand your content and match it with the people who are searching for it. It will also keep visitors on your page since your content becomes easier to read, which will lower your bounce rate. Try it, and you’ll improve your rankings before you know it.
\n\n\n\nYou may also want to check out our blog post SEO checklist to boost rankings for your blog posts. Or learn how to change the SEO title in WordPress.
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\n\n\n\n…get going super fast with our 30 SEO hacks guaranteed to grow your traffic. These quick and simple hacks will help you optimize your website like a pro in no time.
\n\n\n\nFor instance, it shows you how to use AIOSEO’s unique SEO Audit Checklist feature, which analyzes your site’s SEO score and gives recommendations on how to improve your SEO to reach 1st page rankings on Google.
\n\n\n\nNot using AlOSEO yet? Get started today!
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\n\n\n\nThat’s pretty great, and something you should take advantage of!
\n\n\n\nWith this in mind, if you’re running an eCommerce website and want to get those nice looking rich search results with star ratings and prices that will boost your organic traffic, you’re in the right place.
\n\n\n\nIn this post, we’ll show you how to add product rich snippets in WordPress the easiest way. We’ll also cover what a rich snippet is and what you can add it to.
\n\n\n\nPlease feel free to use the quick links below to jump straight to different sections:
\n\n\n\nA rich snippet is the rich results that Google displays in search, which include additional information, such as product images, star ratings, prices, etc. Its purpose is to answer users’ questions right away by showing as much information as possible straight from the search results.
\n\n\n\nAlso, rich snippets look much better in the search results. Best of all, getting Google to feature your products in the rich results, can help you unlock the highest rankings and traffic for your website.
\n\n\n\nIn other words, it puts your products in front of people searching for similar products and increases your CTR (Click-Through-Rate).
\n\n\n\nHere are examples of product rich snippets for Apple watches:
\n\n\n\nYou can easily see the brand, price, and where you can buy the Apple watches. Plus the ones with star ratings look even more appealing and have an added credibility factor, which will maximize your CTR.
\n\n\n\nSo, how do you get Google and other search engines to feature your products in these rich results, you may ask?
\n\n\n\nLet’s take a look at that next by first explaining what product schema is.
\n\n\n\nProduct schema or structured data for products helps search engines understand what your product page is about.
\n\n\n\nSearch engines don’t have eyes to see what your page is about. Instead, they use code. And structured data is the code you use to tell search engines about your content.
\n\n\n\nThat being the case, Google and other search engines use this data to create nice looking rich snippets that help boost your SEO and CTR.
\n\n\n\nHere are more examples of Google rich snippets when product schema markup is added to your web pages:
\n\n\n\n![\"Example](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/aroma-candels-rich-snippet.png\")
As you can see, they give the sneak peek you need to click through to the product page and check out more information about the product.
\n\n\n\nYou can add schema to:
\n\n\n\nThat said, let’s show you how to add product rich snippets in WordPress the easiest way.
\n\n\n\nThe easiest and quickest way to add product rich snippets to your WordPress website is by using the best WordPress SEO plugin on the market, All in One SEO (AIOSEO).
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO is a complete SEO plugin and has all the advanced SEO tools and features you need to optimize your site to rank higher in search engines and get more organic traffic.
\n\n\n\nWith AIOSEO, you can easily add product schema or structured data for products and create rich snippets that will help you unlock the highest rankings and traffic.
\n\n\n\nLet’s start with showing you how to set the default product schema for your content.
\n\n\n\nTo get started setting the default Schema Type for your content, you need to go to Search Appearance in the All in One SEO menu, and then click on the Content Types tab.
\n\n\n\nHere you’ll first find the Schema Markup setting for your Posts. Now, scroll down in the same window to the Products section.
\n\n\n\n![\"Setting](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/default-product-schema-settings-in-aioseo.png\")
That’s it! You’ve now set the default product schema for your content.
\n\n\n\nNext, we’re going to take a look at how to set product schema on your product page and add your product information.
\n\n\n\nTo get started, scroll down on the product page you’re editing to the AIOSEO Settings and click on the Schema tab. Next, click on the Schema Type option, and it’ll open a drop-down menu with different schemas.
\n\n\n\nSimply, choose Product as your Schema Type. And once you’ve selected the product schema, you’ll see additional fields where you can enter your Product Information.
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Here you can fill in your product’s:
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And continue adding:
\n\n\n\nThat’s all for the product information!
\n\n\n\nNow, let’s move on to the most exciting part – adding your product reviews! This will help boost your CTR, conversions, and grow your business in no time.
\n\n\n\nIn fact, authentic testimonials and photos from real reviewers make your brand seem more trustworthy and relatable to readers. For more details on using social proof to increase conversions, please visit Seedprod’s post on how to create landing pages that convert.
\n\n\n\nTo get started adding your customer reviews that will be displayed in your product rich snippets, you simply scroll down below the product information fields to the Reviews section.
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Here you can fill in the review details from each review that your customers have left for your product. Next, click on the + Add New button to add another review.
\n\n\n\nAs simple as that!
\n\n\n\nFinally, let’s show you how to add product schema if you have a WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads eCommerce website next.
\n\n\n\nYou can also add product schema in AlOSEO for your WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads products.
\n\n\n\nAlright, let’s get started!
\n\n\n\nWhen you’re editing one of your products, simply scroll down to the AIOSEO Settings, and click on the Schema tab.
\n\n\n\n![\"Setting](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/product-schema-settings-for-woocommerce-in-aioseo.png\")
Then, click on the Schema Type option, and it’ll open a drop-down menu where you choose Product as your schema type.
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This will open a new section with fields where you need to add your Product Information.
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Here you’ll see a much simpler form. It only adds fields for the missing information (that’s not automatically added from WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads).
\n\n\n\nFor example, if using WooCommerce, it’ll show fields for the Identifier Type, Identifier, and Brand.
\n\n\n\nAnd if using Easy Digital Downloads, it’ll show fields for the Brand, Price Valid Until, Availability, Identifier Type, and Identifier.
\n\n\n\nYou may have already discovered that there’s no section where you can fill in your customer Reviews. This is because AIOSEO uses the reviews from WooCommerce (if you’ve enabled that feature). As well as from the Easy Digital Downloads Reviews plugin.
\n\n\n\nHowever, if you’re not happy with these and are looking for other customer reviews plugins, you can check out WPBeginner’s post on the 7 best customer reviews plugins for WordPress.
\n\n\n\nIn addition, AlOSEO also works with the WooCommerce Brands plugin and the Perfect Brands for WooCommerce plugin, and will automatically use the brands you set for your products in those plugins.
\n\n\n\nAs you can see, it’s really simple to add the product schema to your product pages and allow Google to show these nice looking rich snippets for your content in search results.
\n\n\n\nWe’re almost finished…
\n\n\n\n…but before we leave this topic, let’s also show you how to test your product rich snippets.
\n\n\n\nSince the information you’ve added for your product rich snippets only appears in the schema markup source code, and isn’t visible on your site, you might want to test your snippets.
\n\n\n\nTo do so, you can use Google’s Rich Results Test, and it’ll tell you if your web page is eligible for the rich results right away.
\n\n\n\n![\"Google\'s](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rich-results-test-on-google.png\")
We hope this helped you learn how to add product rich snippets in WordPress. Using product schema for your product pages and allowing Google to feature you in the rich results, will increase CTR, conversions, and grow your business before you know it.
\n\n\n\nYou may also want to check out how to add rich snippets for your tasty recipes and make them stand out from your competition. Or you might want to know how to best optimize your product images to rank higher in image search.
\n\n\n\nPro tip: If you’re not only selling your products online but also have a brick-and-mortar store, you should check out our local SEO checklist to learn how to boost your rankings on Google Maps.
\n\n\n\nNot using AIOSEO yet? What are you waiting for?
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\n\n\n\nBut before anything else, we want to wish you a warm welcome! We’re happy to have you join our family. We’re also excited for you since migrating to All in One SEO (AIOSEO) will help take your SEO efforts to the next level.
\n\n\n\nIn this post, we’ll show you how to switch from Yoast to All in One SEO in 2 simple steps. And don’t worry, we promise you won’t lose any of your valuable SEO data. We know how hard you’ve worked to get to where you are…
\n\n\n\n…and fortunately, it’s about to get even better!
\n\n\n\nBut first, you may be wondering if it’s okay to change an SEO plugin and what will happen to all your data? We’ll put your worries to rest next.
\n\n\n\nIt’s definitely okay to change an SEO plugin, and it won’t hurt your rankings in search engines.
\n\n\n\nAs long as you migrate your prior SEO settings to AIOSEO, nothing will be lost. You can rest assured that AIOSEO will import all your metadata, such as SEO titles, meta descriptions, keywords, etc.
\n\n\n\nYou won’t have to write them all over again and go through the hassle of updating all your web pages.
\n\n\n\nIn fact, it only takes 2 simple steps to do this using AIOSEO. And if you’re currently using Rank Math instead of Yoast, the same steps work for that plugin as well.
\n\n\n\nThat said, let’s take a look at how to switch from Yoast to All in One SEO next.
\n\n\n\nAre you ready to boost your SEO with the #1 most powerful WordPress SEO plugin? We can feel your excitement!
\n\n\n\nFor you who don’t know, AIOSEO is the original WordPress SEO plugin and is used by over 2,000,000+ professionals all around the world.
\n\n\n\nWith AIOSEO, you’ll get access to all the advanced SEO tools you need to optimize your site to rank high in search engines and drive more traffic.
\n\n\n\nHere are a few of AIOSEO’s powerful SEO tools and features:
\n\n\n\nThese are just a few of the awesome SEO tools and features you’re about to discover and get access to.
\n\n\n\nAlright, let’s get started!
\n\n\n\nThe easiest way to import your SEO data to AIOSEO is simply by installing and activating AIOSEO and launching the Setup Wizard.
\n\n\n\nAs soon as you click on the Let’s Get Started button, it’ll take you to a new window where you can import your SEO settings.
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO will automatically detect the SEO plugin you’re using, and ask you to select it.
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As you can see, it has detected that you’re currently using Yoast SEO. Next, click on the Import Data and Continue button.
\n\n\n\nNow, continue the Setup Wizard’s remaining 5 steps to configure your website settings, and that’s it!
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO will automatically import your prior SEO settings, and you can go ahead and deactivate and delete Yoast SEO.
\n\n\n\nHowever, if you rather use the Import/Export settings to migrate your SEO data from Yoast to All in One SEO, we’ll show you how to do that next.
\n\n\n\nTo get started, click on the Tools section in the All in One SEO menu, and then click on the Import/Export tab.
\n\n\n\nIn the Import Settings From Other Plugins section, click on the drop-down menu and select the plugin you want to import your SEO settings from.
\n\n\n\nThen, it will ask you to select the settings that you want to import, and once you’ve made your selection, you click on the Import button.
\n\n\n\nIn addition, you’ll have the option to do a backup of the AIOSEO settings, which is good if you want to export your new SEO settings to another website. Just click on the Create Backup button, and AIOSEO will create and save a backup of your settings.
\n\n\n\nYou can also import your SEO settings from a JSON or INI file.
\n\n\n\nTo get started, navigate to the Import / Restore AIOSEO Settings, and click on the Choose a File button to upload your file.
\n\n\n\nOnce you’ve uploaded your file, simply click on the Import button to the bottom left corner.
\n\n\n\nNote: The imported settings will overwrite existing settings and will not be merged. Also, your SEO settings will be imported instantly but the meta data may take a while depending on the size of your website.
\n\n\n\nFinally, if you need to export your new SEO data to another website, we’ll show you how to do that next.
\n\n\n\nExporting your SEO settings is super easy when using AIOSEO’s Export Settings. Simply mark the checkboxes with the data you want to export.
\n\n\n\nAfter you’ve marked all your settings, just click on the Export Settings button in the bottom left corner, and it’ll generate a file containing all your SEO data.
\n\n\n\nThat’s all!
\n\n\n\nWe hope this helped you understand how to migrate your SEO settings from Yoast SEO to All in One SEO. You will now have access to all the advanced and powerful SEO tools you need to drive more organic traffic to your website and improve rankings in search engines.
\n\n\n\nNow that you’ve joined our awesome AIOSEO family, you may also want to check out more ways to improve your SEO in our ultimate WordPress SEO guide and local SEO checklist.
\n\n\n\nWait! Don’t leave without your special gift….
\n\n\n\n…get going super fast with our 30 SEO hacks guaranteed to grow your traffic. These quick and simple hacks will help you optimize your website like a pro in no time.
\n\n\n\nFor instance, it shows you how to use AIOSEO’s unique SEO Audit Checklist feature, which analyzes your site’s SEO score and gives recommendations on how to improve your SEO to reach 1st page rankings on Google.
\n\n\n\nGet started with AIOSEO today, and you’ll be very happy you did!
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\n\n\n\nAdding schema recipe to your web pages that allows Google to show delicious-looking recipe snippets in the search results is what will make your recipes stand and beat your competition.
\n\n\n\nIn this post, we’ll show you how to add recipe schema markup in WordPress the easy way. We’ll also cover what recipe schema markup is and how to create recipe snippets.
\n\n\n\nPlease feel to use the quick links below to jump straight to different sections:
\n\n\n\nRecipe schema markup is the code that you use to tell Google what your page is about and to enhance your content in the search results.
\n\n\n\nIt creates delicious-looking recipe snippets that include additional information about your recipes, such as your image, recipe title, star ratings, and cooking time.
\n\n\n\nHere’s an example of how it can look in the search results on Google when recipe schema markup is added to your page:
\n\n\n\n![\"How](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/example-of-recipe-rich-snippet-for-vanilla-ice-cream.png\")
Looks delicious, right?!
\n\n\n\nIt gives people the cravings they need to click through to your website and start baking or cooking your yummy recipes.
\n\n\n\nHere’s another example of a recipe snippet for Hawaiian pizza:
\n\n\n\n![\"How](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/example-of-recipe-rich-snippet-for-hawaii-pizza.png\")
Now, we bet you at least got a little bit hungry…
\n\n\n\nAnyway, these recipe snippets will likely increase your CTR (Click-Through-Rate) and help your recipe listings get more noticeable in search. This means that you’ll drive more organic traffic to your site and get more conversions.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, schema recipe also enables the Google Assistant to guide users through your recipes on Google Home and smart displays. And it might make your recipes appear in a carousel of rich search results as well.
\n\n\n\nRecipe snippets are created by adding recipe structured data or schema markup to your web pages. We’ll show you how to easily do this in the section adding schema recipe in WordPress the easy way. But first, let’s explain what schema markup is.
\n\n\n\nSchema markup (also called structured data) is used by all popular search engines to show additional information or rich results in their search results. It’s the code that tells Google and other search engines what your page is about.
\n\n\n\nA better explanation might be that rich snippets are for humans and make your recipes look good in the search results, and schema markups are for search engine bots.
\n\n\n\nYou can create rich snippets for many things, including:
\n\n\n\nThat said, let’s show you how to easily add recipe snippets using the best recipe schema generator for WordPress, All in One SEO (AIOSEO).
\n\n\n\nBefore we get started adding your recipe snippets, we want to let you know that AIOSEO also gives you access to many other advanced SEO tools that will help improve your SEO and drive even more traffic to your site.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, you don’t have to be an SEO expert to optimize your website and start climbing the rankings on Google.
\n\n\n\nHere are some of AIOSEO’s powerful SEO tools:
\n\n\n\nNow that you know a few of AIOSEO’s awesome SEO features, let’s start with showing you how to set the default schema recipe for your content.
\n\n\n\nTo get started setting the default Schema Type for your content, you need to go to Search Appearance in the All in One SEO menu, and then click on the Content Types tab.
\n\n\n\nHere you’ll find the Schema Markup setting for your Posts. If you scroll down in the same window, you can find the settings for your Pages and Products as well.
\n\n\n\nNext, click on the Schema Type option and it’ll open a drop-down menu with different schema types.
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Choose the Recipe option, and you’re all set!
\n\n\n\nAlright, now we’re going to take a look at how to add your recipe information on your individual posts or pages.
\n\n\n\nTo get started, scroll down in the post or page you’re editing to the AIOSEO Settings and click on the Schema tab. Next, choose the Recipe option as Schema Type.
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Here you can enter your:
\n\n\n\nNote: The minimum size for your image is 112px x 112px. And the image must be in JPG, PNG, GIF, SVG, or WEBP format.
\n\n\n\nThat said, there’s more information you can fill in to let Google know what your recipe is about, and get those nice-looking recipe snippets in the search results.
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Continue entering the following information:
\n\n\n\nAfter you’ve finished filling in your recipe information, you simply click on the Publish button for your post or page.
\n\n\n\nThat’s it!
\n\n\n\nNote: The information you’ve added for your recipe snippets only appears in the schema markup source code. It doesn’t appear visible to visitors on your website.
\n\n\n\nWe hope this helped you learn how to add schema recipe markup in WordPress the easy way. With these delicious-looking recipe snippets, you’ll give users the cravings they need to click through to your website and start baking or cooking your recipes.
\n\n\n\nAlso, they’ll help more people to find and enjoy your tasty recipes. Give it a try, and you’ll dominate the rich search results on Google in no time.
\n\n\n\nAnd don’t forget to track your results in Google Analytics to see what recipes are the most popular and scale your business.
\n\n\n\nBefore you go, if you want to know more about how to create different types of rich snippets, please check out how to add rich snippets to WordPress.
\n\n\n\nYou may also want to check out our image SEO guide to help you get featured in image search or Google Images. We also give tons of great tips on how to improve search engine rankings and get listed on Google Maps.
\n\n\n\nEnjoy!
\n\n\n\nNot using AIOSEO yet? What are you waiting for?
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\n\n\n\nThen don’t worry, we’ve handpicked 30 amazing SEO hacks that will help you get more organic traffic and improve rankings on Google in no time.
\n\n\n\nSince this is a long post with a ton of high-value SEO tips, we’ve organized them into categories for you. You can click the category to skip ahead to the section you’re interested in:
\n\n\n\nLet’s start with walking you through some actionable on-page SEO hacks to help you maximize your organic traffic.
\n\n\n\nOn-page SEO includes everything you’re doing on your own website to optimize it to rank higher in search results.
\n\n\n\nUsing the right on-page SEO hacks, you can help Google to better understand your content and match it with the people who are searching for it.
\n\n\n\nHere are a few quick hacks you can use to boost your on-page SEO and get more traffic!
\n\n\n\nDid you know that the more people click on your site in search results, the higher you’re likely to rank?
\n\n\n\nA great way to increase your click-through rate (CTR) is by adding the year to your SEO title. It helps users see that your content is fresh and current, which Google and other search engines also favor.
\n\n\n\nThis strategy will work best for content that’s already ranking on the 1st page of the search results, since boosting your CTR will first and foremost help move you up in rankings on the 1st page.
\n\n\n\nAdding the current year to your SEO title is super easy when using the best WordPress SEO plugin in the market, All in One SEO (AIOSEO).
\n\n\n\nTo get started, you simply scroll down in the post or page you’re editing to the AIOSEO Settings and go to the Post Title section.
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Here you can click on the different tags to insert variables to your SEO title. For example, if you click on the + Post Title tag, AIOSEO automatically adds your post’s title as SEO title.
\n\n\n\nThe Snippet Preview above the Post Title shows an example of how your SEO title will look in the SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages.
\n\n\n\nNext, click on the + Post Title tag, and it’ll open a drop-down menu where you can choose to add the Current Year to your SEO title.
\n\n\n\n![\"Adding](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/adding-current-year-to-your-seo-title-in-aioseo.png\")
Simply click on it, and the Current Year is added!
\n\n\n\nNow the year will be updated automatically for you – no need to spend time updating it yourself.
\n\n\n\nIf you prefer, you can also type in your SEO title and year directly in the Post Title field.
\n\n\n\nAlt text or alternative text is crucial for SEO. It helps Google understand what your images are about. As well as helps visitors to get information about your images if they can’t be displayed on your site.
\n\n\n\nAlt text is an HTML attribute that’s added to the image tag, which is used to show images on a page.
\n\n\n\nIt can look like this:
\n\n\n\n<img src=\"img_playful-black-kitten.jpg\" alt=\"Playful black kitten\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\">When writing your alt text, you should describe your image as clearly as possible. Don’t just use one or two words to write your alt text. Instead, imagine how you would describe your images to a blind person.
\n\n\n\nFor example, rather than using just ‘cake’ use ‘milk chocolate ice cream cake’. This will also help Google to rank your image in image search.
\n\n\n\nBut don’t stuff your alt text with similar keywords thinking it’ll help you rank higher. In fact, it can result in the opposite and Google may see your site as spam.
\n\n\n\nYou can easily add your alt text in the WordPress block editor. Simply scroll down in the post or page you’re editing, and click on your image so that it gets marked with the blue frame. Then, go to the Image Settings in the right column of your editor, and type in your alt text in the Alt Text (alternative text) field.
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An easy step in boosting your image SEO, but that’s often overlooked.
\n\n\n\nAn SEO-friendly URL describes the page using keywords that are easy to read for both search engines and users. It should first of all provide a good user experience and tell search engines what the page is about.
\n\n\n\nHere’s an example of an SEO-friendly URL:
\n\n\n\nhttp://www.example.com/how-to-make-a-websiteThis URL is short, organized, and easy to read. Search engines and users can tell what the page is about.
\n\n\n\nUnoptimized URLs, on the other hand, are random and hard to read or remember. They usually include numbers, letters, and special characters.
\n\n\n\nLike this one:
\n\n\n\nhttps://www.example.com/?p=10467To make sure your URLs on your WordPress site are SEO-friendly, head over to Settings » Permalinks and mark the Post name option.
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This URL structure is SEO friendly in most cases, but it doesn’t apply to all websites.
\n\n\n\nFor example, a news publication site might need a URL with the day and name. Or a large site with hundreds of articles might need a custom structure.
\n\n\n\nYou can check out WPBeginner’s post on SEO-friendly URL structure for WordPress to find the best URL structure for your business.
\n\n\n\nAlso, don’t put dates or years in your URLs. This makes it more difficult to re-feature old content and users may think your content is old even after updating it. You’ll also save yourself the extra efforts of redirecting your URLs.
\n\n\n\nIt’s crucial to use the right variations of keywords if you want to increase your organic traffic and climb in rankings on Google. More importantly, you need to try and understand the intent behind what your users are searching for and optimize your content accordingly.
\n\n\n\nThe first step is to create easy-to-read and high-quality content that uses related keywords and keyphrases. This also helps Google to understand the meaning or intent behind your content, and match it with more searches.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, the more keyword variations you use in your content, the more searches you can rank for, and the more traffic you’ll unlock!
\n\n\n\nYou can easily find more keywords using AIOSEO’s Semrush integration. It will give you suggestions of additional keywords and even give you the search volume and trends straight from the screen.
\n\n\n\nSimply scroll down in the post or page you’re editing below your Focus Keyphrase and click on the Get Additional Keyphrases button.
\n\n\n\n![\"Get](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/get-additional-keyphrases-in-all-in-one-seo.png\")
This will open a new window where you can view suggestions of Additional Keyphrases.
\n\n\n\nWith a single click on the Add Keyphrase button, the new keyphrase will be added to your content.
\n\n\n\nAs you can see, it’s never been easier to rank for more keywords and dominate the search results.
\n\n\n\nMeta descriptions have always been an essential part of SEO, and this isn’t likely to change any time soon.
\n\n\n\nThe meta description is an HTML tag that summarizes a page’s content. Its purpose is to provide a short description of your page for search engines and users searching for content in the SERPs.
\n\n\n\nHere’s an example of AIOSEO’s meta description from the search results on Google:
\n\n\n\n![\"Example](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/meta-description-all-in-one-seo.png\")
Today, Google mainly focuses on the user experience, so a good meta description should explain what your post or page is about. It should also be appealing enough for users to click through to your site.
\n\n\n\nThat said, a good meta description should:
\n\n\n\nOf course, it can’t include all of the above at the same time. But depending on the topic of your page, you need to write as descriptive and interesting meta descriptions as possible to increase your CTR and boost rankings.
\n\n\n\nWith AIOSEO, you can easily craft your meta descriptions directly in the Meta Description field.
\n\n\n\nDon’t forget to include your main or focus keyword that you want to rank for.
\n\n\n\nYou can also use any of the pre-installed tags to insert different variables. For example, the + Post Excerpt automatically adds your post’s excerpt to your meta description.
\n\n\n\nAnd AIOSEO even gives you the max recommended characters for your meta description. If you use more characters, your meta description will be cut off in the search result pages.
\n\n\n\nAn XML sitemap is a list of every new and important URL on your website. In other words, it helps Google to find and crawl your new content.
\n\n\n\nWith AlOSEO, you can easily create an XML sitemap and send it to all popular search engines. In fact, once you’ve installed and activated AIOSEO, it automatically generates a sitemap for you.
\n\n\n\nAll you need to do is check if it’s enabled by navigating to All in One SEO menu » Sitemaps and click on the General Sitemap tab.
\n\n\n\nThis will open the General Sitemap window, where you can see that the Enable Sitemap option is set to on.
\n\n\n\nThat’s it!
\n\n\n\nAlso, if you use videos on your website, you can create a video sitemap to make sure Google finds your video content. And if you have a news website, you can create a news sitemap that automatically gets submitted to Google News.
\n\n\n\nYou’ve probably seen those nice looking rich search results on Google with star ratings and prices or questions and answers.
\n\n\n\nGoogle rich snippets can help you unlock the highest rankings and traffic for your site without you having to be an SEO expert. They allow you to add additional information about your pages.
\n\n\n\nHere’s an example of a rich snippet for recipes:
\n\n\n\n![\"Example](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/recipe-rich-snippet.png\")
Looks good, right?!
\n\n\n\nAs you can see, they show additional information like star ratings, cooking time, and ingredients straight from the search results.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, your listings get more noticeable in search, which means that you’re likely to drive more organic traffic to your site and increase sales.
\n\n\n\nHere’s another example of a rich snippet for FAQs:
\n\n\n\n![\"Example](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/expanded-faq-rich-snippet-example.png\")
The FAQs rich snippets are useful for people searching for information and need quick answers to their questions.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, unlike most SEO changes, it doesn’t take months or years to see results from this. You can literally see results in less than 30 minutes.
\n\n\n\nGoogle rich snippets are created by adding schema markup or structured data to your web pages. You can easily add schema markup to your pages using AIOSEO. For more details, please check out our guide on how to add rich snippets to WordPress.
\n\n\n\nYou won’t know how your SEO is doing and what to improve without analyzing your site. You can target critical issues and warnings before they hurt your rankings.
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO’s SEO Audit Checklist is a fantastic tool that will take your SEO efforts to the next level. Best of all, it’s a great tool for beginners who don’t know that much about SEO and how to best optimize their websites.
\n\n\n\nIt lets you analyze your website in seconds and follow an easy-to-understand checklist to optimize your website for search engines. To get started analyzing your site, you need to navigate to the SEO Audit Checklist in the SEO Analysis settings.
\n\n\n\nFrom here, you can check your SEO site score. The general rule of thumb is to aim for a score of 60 and above. If you end up with a low score, then you can scroll down to the Complete SEO Checklist section and look for recommendations on how to improve your score.
\n\n\n\nFor example, from the above screenshot, it looks like this website is missing some critical areas of basic SEO. Now that you know these problems, you can use this checklist to fix them and raise your SEO score to get higher rankings. Check out our SEO Audit Checklist feature page to learn more about this fantastic SEO tool.
\n\n\n\nNow, let’s take a look at something exciting!
\n\n\n\nA great way to get ahead of your competition is to do an SEO competitor analysis and steal your competitor’s keyword ideas.
\n\n\n\nWhen analyzing what’s working for your competitors, you’ll get insight into the strategies that are successful for others in your market. And by finding the keywords that give your competitors the highest ROI (Return on Investment), you can use this information to improve your own SEO efforts and gain an edge.
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO’s Analyze Competitor Site tool lets you spy on your competitors with a single click. Just enter your competitor’s website URL in the Enter Competitor URL field, and press the Analyze button.
\n\n\n\n![\"Analyzing](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/aioseo-competitor-analysis-analyze-competitor-site.png\")
Your competitor’s SEO analysis will then show up in the same window, and you can see what keywords they’re using and get valuable WordPress SEO tips.
\n\n\n\nYou can also compare other important SEO metrics, like page title, description, and page load speed.
\n\n\n\nPretty great!
\n\n\n\nThis is really valuable if you want to improve your SEO efforts and gain an edge over your competitors. For more details, you can check out our guide on how to do an SEO competitor analysis the easy way.
\n\n\n\nGoogle has confirmed that site speed is a ranking factor on both desktop and mobile, so it’s important that your website is fast enough.
\n\n\n\nLet’s take a look at a few things you can do to increase your site speed without having to be a web developer next.
\n\n\n\nTo optimize your site for speed, you can start by using a cache plugin. Browser caching can help speed up your website by storing some of the larger files on your site locally in the user’s web browser.
\n\n\n\nFor example, WP Rocket offers a comprehensive set of tools to help speed up your website, such as page caching and preloading. You can also use other cache plugins, such as WP Optimize or WP Fastest Cache.
\n\n\n\n![\"TinyPNG](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/tiny-png-image-compression.png\")
Compressing your images to reduce your site’s overall file size is crucial for SEO since it affects your page loading. A website that’s large in file size gets heavy and will take longer to load.
\n\n\n\nFortunately, you can speed up your page loading by compressing your images. You’ll also decrease your bounce rate from users who don’t have the patience to wait for your site to finish loading.
\n\n\n\nTo compress your images, you can use free services, such as:
\n\n\n\nThis can reduce your image file size by 70% and more, which will have a huge impact on your site speed.
\n\n\n\nAnd if you want to take your site speed efforts to the next level, you can use a CDN (Content Delivery Network) to serve a cached version of your site from the server closest to your geographical location.
\n\n\n\nThis will help speed up your website because it limits the number of internet hops it takes to display your content from your original server (your web hosting provider).
\n\n\n\nTo learn more about CDN and how to connect your site, you can check out WPBeginner’s guide on how to install and setup WordPress CDN.
\n\n\n\n![\"Authority](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/authoritypro-responsive-wordpress-theme.jpg\")
The rise of mobile devices has made failure to look after mobile SEO a death sentence.
\n\n\n\nDon’t stop breathing now…
\n\n\n\n…it’s not as bad as it seems.
\n\n\n\nIf your site isn’t optimized for mobile, Google will still show it. But it’ll rank mobile-friendly sites higher because of its mobile-first index. With mobile-first-index means that Google mainly uses the mobile version of your content to index and rank your site.
\n\n\n\nThat being the case, the easiest way to make your site mobile-friendly is to use a responsive WordPress theme that adapts to different screen sizes and devices. To find a responsive theme, please visit WPForm’s post on the 60+ best responsive WordPress themes.
\n\n\n\nDid you know that you can increase your organic traffic just by updating your existing or old content?
\n\n\n\nWith the right content SEO strategy, you can rank higher in search results for your existing content, increase CTR, and drive more organic traffic to your website.
\n\n\n\nHere are a few easy content SEO tips that can have major effects on your rankings!
\n\n\n\n![\"Search](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/search-deman-curve-long-tail-keywords-768x320-1.png\")
Did you know that long-tail keywords make up for 70% of search traffic? So if you want to get more organic traffic, you should definitely use long-tail keywords in your content.
\n\n\n\nBut what are long-tail keywords really?
Long-tail keywords are phrases people enter into search engines when they’re looking for something specific. Often, they’re 3 or more words. And they can help increase your organic traffic, dominate search rankings, and boost your conversions.
Let’s say a user wants to purchase running shoes. An example of a long-tail keyword would be: buy running shoes for flat feet. On the other hand, a short-tail keyword would be: buy shoes.
\n\n\n\nWith AIOSEO, you can add long-tail keywords and even get an SEO analysis of how well you’ve optimized them in your content. All you need to do is enter your long-tail keyword in the Focus Keyphrase field and press Enter.
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO then checks how well you’ve used it in your content and gives recommendations on improvements. This, so that you can maximize your rankings in search engines.
\n\n\n\nDid you know that users spend less than a second deciding whether they want to stay on a page or not? That’s why your content has to be interesting, engaging, and easy to read so that the readers want to stay glued to your site.
\n\n\n\nReadability is also an important factor for search engines. Like mentioned earlier, content that’s easier to read often ranks higher than content that’s difficult to read. It also lowers your bounce rate, and Google sees your site as more relevant.
\n\n\n\nThat’s why you should always break up your content with shorter sentences, subheadings, images, quotes, and bullet lists—anything that will keep the reader glued to your content and stay on your site.
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO automatically analyzes readability issues and makes suggestions on how you can improve your content in the Page Analysis section. Simply click on the Readability tab and it will show a list of what you’ve done well and what needs to be improved.
\n\n\n\nHere you can see that this blog post has 4 readability errors that need to be fixed and recommendations on how to improve your content.
\n\n\n\nUse AIOSEO’s readability analysis tool to improve your content, and you’ll keep visitors glued to your site in no time.
\n\n\n\n![\"Internal](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Internal-linking-strategy-infographic-by-mpdigitalmarketing.png\")
It’s important to have a good internal link structure for SEO. This helps visitors navigate your site, and it also helps Google to discover your new content.
\n\n\n\nThere are two main methods for building a good internal link profile:
\n\n\n\nThis will help your readers and Google to discover how all your content is related. And to make sure Google knows about all your links and ranks your content, you need to write descriptive anchor texts. As well as creating an XML sitemap as we showed you earlier.
\n\n\n\nAnother simple way of repurposing your content is to turn it into podcasts. Through podcasts, you can use your content to build a community and then direct them to your website for more information. This will help boost your rankings and drive more traffic to your site.
\n\n\n\nTo create a podcast, you don’t have to do anything fancy. In fact, you can simply read out your blog posts, record the audio, and then upload it to your website using a WordPress podcast plugin.
\n\n\n\nThen you can submit your podcast to platforms like iTunes and Google Play to attract an audience and ask them to visit your website. For more details, you can check out WPBeginner’s step by step guide on how to start a podcast.
\n\n\n\nVoice search is quickly becoming one of the most popular ways consumers search for products and services online. It’s now more convenient for people to simply talk into their phones or smart speakers instead of opening Google every time they’ve got a question.
\n\n\n\nFor instance, did you know that 45 million people use voice assistants every single day, and Google Assistant usage has increased by 400% in the last year?
\n\n\n\nWith this in mind, we bet you’re now wondering how to optimize your site for voice search?
\n\n\n\nTo optimize your site for voice search, you need to start with the following two steps:
\n\n\n\nThis, together with adding your main keywords to the content will take you far.
\n\n\n\nDid you know that you can Increase conversions by linking to your highest converting pages in your RSS feed?
\n\n\n\nRSS (Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) is a type of web feed that allows users and applications to receive regular updates from a website or blog of their choice.
\n\n\n\nIt’s a simple XML text file that includes a site’s updated information, which gets plugged into a feed reader that users can subscribe to.
\n\n\n\nWordPress comes with built-in default RSS feeds. But you can tweak and take control over the default feeds to increase conversions using AIOSEO.
\n\n\n\nIn fact, in the RSS Content Settings, you can add text and links before or after your content.
\n\n\n\n![\"Editing](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rss-content-tags-in-all-in-one-seo.png\")
Here you can click on the tag you want to add and the link will be included in your feed. Or you can type in text straight into the field.
\n\n\n\nThis is a great way of directing your readers to your most converting pages and growing your business.
\n\n\n\n![\"Google](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/google-video-search.png\")
87% of video marketers say video has increased traffic to their website, and 80% say it directly helped to increase sales. Like you probably understand, videos are a great way to grow your website traffic and business.
\n\n\n\nAdding videos to your website can also help with:
\n\n\n\nThat being the case, it’s important that you optimize your video content to help Google find your videos and rank them in video search. And a first step is to create a video sitemap.
\n\n\n\nThis is super easy with the help of AIOSEO!
\n\n\n\nIn fact, if you have AIOSEO’s Pro version, the video sitemap is enabled by default. To learn how to configure your video sitemap, please visit our guide on how to create a video sitemap in WordPress the easy way.
\n\n\n\nSocial networks SEO includes the things you’re doing to optimize your social media networks to get more referral traffic to your website.
\n\n\n\nIt also helps you get more visibility online and can strengthen your brand. Let’s take a look at some quick and easy hacks that can boost your social media SEO next.
\n\n\n\nOptimizing your social media is important because it can strengthen your brand. You’ll gain more visibility and can generate more leads for your business. Also, the more your content is shared on social media, the more people will see it and link to it.
\n\n\n\nMore importantly, it’ll also help you get more visibility in search. After all, your social media profiles are often ranked on the first page of the search results.
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO lets you connect up to 11 Social Profiles to let Google know which social media profiles are associated with your website:
\n\n\n\nSimply paste in the URLs to your social media profiles and AIOSEO will let search engines know about them.
\n\n\n\nAdding Twitter Cards and Facebook thumbnails on your website lets you control how your content looks when shared on social media.
\n\n\n\nIt lets you choose the image and text that’s displayed, which means that more people will likely notice your content and click on it.
\n\n\n\nFor example, this is a Twitter Card when sharing WPBeginner’s post on how to start your own podcast on Twitter:
\n\n\n\nAs you can see, it looks appealing and you can include more information about your content.
\n\n\n\nHere’s another example of what one of our posts looks like after choosing which thumbnail that’s used when it’s shared on Facebook:
\n\n\n\nThese nice looking thumbnails capture people’s interest, which makes them more likely to click on and share your content.
\n\n\n\nWith Twitter Cards and Facebook thumbnails, you’ll also make sure that the right featured image is shown when your content is shared on social media. Best of all, it’ll increase referral traffic to your site.
\n\n\n\nAIOSEO makes this super easy and enables Twitter Cards and Facebook thumbnails by default upon activation. But if you want to customize them and add extra information, you can check out our guides on how to add Twitter Cards in WordPress and how to fix the wrong Facebook thumbnail.
\n\n\n\nLike mentioned, you can use the power of social media to boost your website’s search engine rankings.
\n\n\n\nWith over half of the world’s population using social media, it makes sense to optimize your social media marketing so you can improve your website’s organic reach on Google.
\n\n\n\nAnd since social media profiles rank high in the search results, they can help your site rank higher when you add social media feeds to your website.
\n\n\n\nFor example, instead of adding a plain social media button, you can embed your actual social media feed on your WordPress site using a social media feed plugin like Smash Balloon.
\n\n\n\n![\"Example](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/smashballoon-facebook-feed-slider-wordpress-example.png\")
It lets you create completely customizable social media feeds tailored to your website.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, in contrast to regular social media plugins, Smash Balloon adds dynamic, indexed, and search engine crawlable content to your site. This will help boost your SEO even further.
\n\n\n\nSmash Ballon also lets you showcase your user-generated content, which we’ll take a look at next.
\n\n\n\n![\"Example](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ugc-example-monsterinsights-review.png\")
UGC or user-generated content is any type of content that’s been created by users, contributors, or your raving fans. If used correctly, it’s basically free marketing for your business.
\n\n\n\nIn addition, people tend to trust user-generated content more since it’s coming directly from users and not the brand itself. That said, you should take advantage of the power of user-generated content to get free marketing and increase profits for your business.
\n\n\n\nHow to do this, you may ask?
\n\n\n\nFor example, you can encourage users to engage and post about your brand by creating a contest that encourages them to post pictures about your products and share their thoughts. And then you simply re-publish it on your website.
\n\n\n\nMore importantly, reviews or testimonials are one of the best forms of user-generated content to help grow your business. This is evident by the fact that 91% of millennials trust reviews as much as recommendations from friends and family.
\n\n\n\nSo a good way of showcasing your Facebook reviews is by using a social media review widget in your sidebar on your website:
\n\n\n\n![\"Example](\"https://aioseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sidebar-testimonials.png\")
This will help you build credibility and boost conversions.
\n\n\n\nYou can also encourage people to leave comments on your blog posts to boost your SEO. Google will see your site as relevant and bump it in the search results, which we’ll take a look at next.
\n\n\n\nDid you know that 77 million new blog comments are generated by readers each month?
\n\n\n\nComments left by users show their interest in your content whether they’re positive or negative. That being the case, your blog should be a two-way communication, and encouraging readers to engage can be very beneficial for your business.
\n\n\n\nNot only does responding to comments deepen your relationship with your users, but it’s also a form of social proof.
\n\n\n\nBetter yet, comments are basically user-generated content filled with long-tail keywords, which are more specific and easier to rank for. Like you already know, long-tail keywords make up for 70% of all search traffic.
\n\n\n\nAlso, if you provide helpful answers to comments, it’s a great way of getting returning visitors to your site since users often want to come back and look for your answer:
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And if you include links to your content when you reply, you’ll also boost your internal linking.
\n\n\n\nBest of all, studies have shown that users leaving comments are more likely to share your content on social media, as well as subscribe and buy from you.
\n\n\n\nIn other words, allowing comments on your website and carefully responding to them can help increase your organic traffic and improve rankings.
\n\n\n\nLocal SEO is what you do to improve your rankings on Google Maps and get featured in Google’s Knowledge Panel.
\n\n\n\nIt’s a must for businesses that serve customers in a specific location or have several locations and want to improve rankings in local search. This will help local customers find your brick-and-mortar stores or local services.
\n\n\n\nHere are a few powerful hacks that will boost your local SEO and rankings in local search!
\n\n\n\nIf you’re running a brick and mortar store or offering your services in a specific location, you should create a Business Profile in Google My Business.
\n\n\n\nBusiness Profiles are specific to businesses that serve customers at a particular location or within a designated service area.
\n\n\n\nWhy is this important for SEO, you may ask?
\n\n\n\nA Google My Business profile is important for SEO because it lets you be more visible in local search and Google Maps where your potential customers can easily find your business.
\n\n\n\nYou’ll have your own profile and you can add your business’s information, photos, and showcase reviews straight from the search results.
\n\n\n\nFor example, when people search for a business (for example, Walmart Pharmacy), Google may show a Knowledge Graph card with the nearby locations for Walmart’s Pharmacy:
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This makes it easy for people to find your brick and mortar locations and puts your company right at the top of the results. Best of all, this will increase the click through rate to your site and likely lead to more sales for your business.
\n\n\n\nBut to increase your chances of getting featured in Google’s Knowledge Panel, you need to add Google’s local business structured data or schema markup to your website.
\n\n\n\nWith AIOSEO’s Local Business SEO addon, you can easily set this up and start increasing your rankings in the local search results, Google Maps, and the Knowledge panel in no time. For more details, please visit our local business SEO documentation.
\n\n\n\nCitations are important because they help Google to trust your business and show it in search results.
\n\n\n\nIf Google sees consistent citations of your business name, address, and phone number, it counts this to be trustworthy information. Conflicting info about your business can negatively impact your rankings.
\n\n\n\nThe first thing you need to do is make sure your business information is displayed on your website where it’s easy to find. For instance, it can be on your homepage, in your footer, or on a contact us page.
\n\n\n\nTo avoid inconsistency when adding citations to other sites, it can be good to use a Listing Management solution like Semrush offers:
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All you need to do is enter your business information and Semrush will make sure your business info appears consistently on every major citation site on the internet (including Facebook, Google My Business, Yellow Pages, and more).
\n\n\n\nBut don’t forget to remove duplicate citations since they can push your rankings down due to inconsistencies in data.
\n\n\n\nTo increase visibility online and boost your rankings, you should also submit your site to local directories, such as Yelp and Bing.
\n\n\n\nHowever, you have to make sure they’re quality directories or it can hurt your rankings.
\n\n\n\nThat said, Yelp is one of the most popular sites for business discovery and reviews. And getting listed on Bing can help you earn more leads for your business.
\n\n\n\n![\"Yelp](\"https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/kxasAs6juNLuoiAoMvMvie8B7Fk_QV0J5ljgwQn391VpQj4RhPjnyCP_gLJBmF6bnyHrrQCQmHFvbbrIrXHxNEcz6cXNSYxwB0ktXIrx3vvqMUQO5wCFj3sYge3am8vpxIkIB9NS\")
Also, checking HubSpot’s local business directory list will help you find quality directories.
\n\n\n\nOverall, the best thing is to try and identify the local directories where your customers are and add your business to them.
\n\n\n\nDon’t forget to keep your business information consistent on all directories to be trusted and favored by Google.
\n\n\n\nLearn more local SEO hacks in our ultimate local SEO checklist.
\n\n\n\nOff-page SEO includes what you’re doing outside of your own website to impact your rankings in search results.
\n\n\n\nUsing the right off-page SEO hacks, you can get more referral traffic to your website. As well as quality backlinks that will strengthen your authority online and improve rankings.
\n\n\n\nLet’s take a look at two winning off-page SEO strategies next.
\n\n\n\nOne of the most effective types of link building and getting more quality backlinks is guest blogging. Guest blogging works because you offer value to site owners in exchange for a link back to your site.
If you choose your guest blogging targets carefully, you can soon build up a diverse and authoritative inbound link profile.
To guest blog effectively, you need to:
Learn more in OptinMonster’s ultimate guide to guest blogging.
\n\n\n\nCreating and promoting infographics is yet another powerful strategy that can increase website traffic, improve your domain authority, and boost your SEO.
\n\n\n\nFor instance, if you create an infographic that focuses on a trending topic, and includes helpful stats and data visualizations, it can get people interested in that topic to share your infographic with others.
\n\n\n\nHere’s an example of WPBeginner’s infographic of 25 things you don’t know about WordPress:
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What you need to do is create your infographic and then publish it on your website so that users have a place to link back to. You can find tools that’ll help you create infographics in OptinMonster’s post on 51 visual content creation tools to make marketing easy.
\n\n\n\nHowever, you shouldn’t share the infographic by itself. Like mentioned earlier, Google can see it as thin content if it doesn’t include text as well.
\n\n\n\nSo a good strategy is to publish a new post with your infographic and add some text explaining your process and your findings within the infographic. Don’t forget to also add an embed code to make it easy for others to share your infographic.
\n\n\n\nAnd that’s all!
\n\n\n\nNow you’ve learned 30 actionable and powerful SEO hacks that are guaranteed to grow your traffic. Using these SEO tips, will help you maximize your traffic, climb the rankings in search engines, convert your website visitors into leads, and build a strong brand presence in your market.
\n\n\n\nBefore you go, you may also want to check out our local SEO checklist and ultimate WordPress SEO guide.
\n\n\n\nNow, get started with AIOSEO and optimize your website like a pro!
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\n\n\n\nIn this People of WordPress contributor story, we chat to Tyler Lau from the US on his relationship building work in marketing and his WordPress journey.
\n\n\n\nRead on to discover his story which shows it is often what you have learned from negative experiences in your life that can make you a major asset to a product team.
\n\n\n\nTyler recalls he always had a knack for spotting a enterprise ideas. As an industrious seven-year-old, he was already finding ways to make sales during the school breaks.
\n\n\n\nWhile many entrepreneurs have similar stories, Tyler’s path took many turns before he discovered and thrived in the WordPress community.
\n\n\n\nHe was drawn to both the software and the community that surrounds it from his search for personal and professional freedom. He ultimately was able to combine his various business interests and people skills into professional marketing work.
\n\n\n\nTyler’s current role is as a Marketing Relationship Builder, based in Kansas, USA. His responsibilities span across all digital properties and products, leveraging his broad set of business and people skills.
\n\n\n\nThese skills are amplified by his creativity and adaptability. Tyler says that one reason he is always looking for new projects is his Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a diagnosis he received in 2005.
\n\n\n\nIn an industry built by programmers and developers who often have a strong sense of focus, Tyler felt that someone with ADHD wouldn’t be seen as a natural fit. He found the WordPress community to be a place where everyone can find the right spot for their unique skills. Tyler’s skill is people, and this has translated into many opportunities and responsibilities in his work life. His skills have also helped him give back to the WordPress community as a speaker and volunteer, and through multiple contributor days.
\n\n\n\nMost of Tyler’s experience was in the restaurant industry, and his resume did not exactly point to a career in tech. But the service industry actually prepared him well for everything he has taken on since.
\n\n\n\nWhen he is at work events, he meets people from across the world and builds connections with them. As an extrovert, he enjoys this and couldn’t imagine a job where he was isolated from getting to know others and relationship-building.
\n\n\n\nUnderstanding people and being able to operate in any setting are key competencies. Social skills and tact are useful for community building in the WordPress space too, and in Tyler’s life at different times it has been necessary for survival.
\n\n\n\nIn the WordPress community, the concept of freedom comes up often. WordPress is built on GPL, free software, and open-source values. Practically speaking, anyone can work remotely or be their own boss to gain more freedom in work and life. Tyler feels that he never fitted into a traditional work mould. With his strong focus on freedom, he found this resonated with the freedom and opportunities he believes WordPress provides him and thousands of others.
\n\n\n\nTyler describes how in 2013 his ‘inner opportunist’ got him into trouble. After dropping out of college following a brain aneurysm, he needed capital to fund his first startup. He shares that he found a quick but unlawful way to make money. Alongside this between shifts as a waiter, he worked on prototypes for his first product. The company was growing fast, and to protect his patents and take research and development to the next level, he had to work hard. Everything came to a halt when some of the actions he took resulted in being sent to prison.
\n\n\n\nHe says that meeting other inmates reminded him that he was in a much better situation than most. He was educated, well-off, loved, and knew he had a future once he was released. He found that many inmates never graduated from high school and were computer illiterate. While inside, Tyler taught subjects like science, math, writing, reading, and social studies. He found that due to the lack of skills and support, many inmates would struggle upon release. He believes getting the mental health support and job training needed to thrive after prison is not easy for many.
\n\n\n\n“There’s more to freedom than just being on the outside. You also need a sense of agency and enfranchisement,” says Tyler. He considered his sense of purpose and support network were plenty to keep him going and was ready to take on his next (legal) business challenge as soon as he could.
\n\n\n\nThe idea that your past doesn’t define you and you can choose to embrace it, is a key driver for Tyler.
\n\n\n\nHe describes himself as an outlier in many ways. He recalls how politics influenced his life from the day he was born. Tyler’s father is a semi-dissident Chinese visual anthropologist, his mother is an art professor who left her home country of Japan to break free from traditional Japanese gender roles. Tyler feels he inherited a lot of this fearlessness.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I’ve never fitted in, and yet this is what makes me able to adapt to most situations and relate to just about anyone. I embrace my eclectic, dissonant past and see beauty in the person those experiences shaped me to be,” says Tyler.
Now, he’s able to put those skills to good use in the WordPress community and beyond.
\n\n\n\nHe says: “Regardless of your physical abilities, mental health struggles, upbringing, and even your run-ins with the law, no one is excluded from carving their place in the WordPress industry”.
Thank you to Tyler Lau (@tylermaximus) for sharing his #ContributorStory.
\n\n\n\nThanks to Larissa Murillo (@lmurillom), Surendra Thakor (@sthakor), Olga Gleckler (@oglekler), Meher Bala (@meher), Yvette Sonneveld (@yvettesonneveld), Abha Thakor (@webcommsat), Josepha Haden (@chanthaboune), Chloé Bringmann (@cbringmann) and Topher DeRosia (@topher1kenobe) for working on the People of WordPress series.
\n\n\n\nThis post is based on an article originally published on HeroPress.com, a community initiative created by Topher DeRosia. It highlights people in the WordPress community who have overcome barriers and whose stories would otherwise go unheard.
\n\n\n\nMeet more WordPress community members in our People of WordPress series.
\n\n\n\n#ContributorStory #HeroPress
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\n\n\n\nHello, everyone, and welcome to the WordPress briefing, the podcast where you can catch quick explanations of some of the ideas behind the WordPress open source project and the community around it, as well as get a small list of big things coming up in the next two weeks. I’m your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy. Here we go!
\n\n\n\nIn the first episode of this podcast, I said that there’s a lot that goes into WordPress, that’s really hard to see. One of the hardest things to see about the WordPress project as you get started is the overall structure. There is quite a bit of documentation that can clarify the basics: the names of teams, what they work on, and where, and when they meet. The way that they influence and support each other can really feel like a bit of a mystery. So today, I’m going to break down the WordPress community into five big groups; I want you to keep a couple of things in mind.
\n\n\n\nFirstly, these are high-level and based on my observations. Each of these groups can be further broken down into subgroups. So while you may not feel represented in this exact five, you are included if you were to dig a little bit deeper. The second thing to keep in mind is that the makeup of these groups is pretty fluid. Many community members find themselves in more than one group, but generally not far off. Some group two folks end up in group three, depending on the situation, people in group four can also end up in group five, and so on. As with so many things that I share, I’m not trying to insist that one size fits all. I’m not trying to put the WordPress community into a box. This is just a basic framework to understand how it all fits together. Alright, are you ready? I’m ready. Let’s do it!
\n\n\n\nOkay, I have a broad definition of the community, which I have mentioned before. I believe that the community is anyone who has interacted with WordPress, whether they know it or not. So, I’ll start from way out there and work my way in that first group; we’re going to call our Visitors.
\n\n\n\nVisitors are people who arrive at a WordPress site to gain information or engage in an activity. Sometimes they know it’s a WordPress site, but most of the time, they don’t. The second group are Users, people who use WordPress as their CMS. So, that’s website builders, website designers, small businesses, content creators, and the list goes on and on. The third group I like to refer to is the Extenders. Those are people who extend WordPress through the creation of blocks, themes, plugins, and more. There are also people who teach WordPress to others through WordPress podcasts, and newsletters and tutorials. The fourth group I refer to as our Contributors is the people who contribute to the open source software and the infrastructure supporting it, but not necessarily the same people who contribute directly to their own product. And then there’s group five, Leaders. Those are people who help drive the vision and strategy for WordPress; the most notable member of that group is of course, Matt Mullenweg. And I’m also in that group.
\n\n\n\nEach of these groups directly influenced the groups on either side. For example, a WordPress user is affected by both visitors and extenders. Imagine a content creator who shares their passion for photography through a WordPress site; this photographer may have visitors that need to purchase photos. In response, the user now has a need to make it possible for visitors to purchase photos on a site. So they go to what we consider the extenders, people who have built a plugin that supports that need. And as a result, that user can install that on their site. And they have have satisfied the need of the visitors to their site, the people who now can purchase photos.
\n\n\n\nThere are a lot of examples like this in the WordPress project. Every small pattern that you see is mirrored in the larger patterns across our ecosystem. And every large pattern you see in the ecosystem can be seen among our teams. It’s pretty cool to look at really. So, why should this matter to you? From a very practical standpoint, this matters for anyone who’s trying to learn more about contributing to the WordPress project. These five groups mirror very closely the five steps of volunteer engagement that we see across the ecosystem and from a more philosophical standpoint, it’s just kind of nice to know who your neighbors are. Without the influence and support of the groups around us, it can be hard to know whether we’re on the right track or not. So take a look to your left and look to your right, and get to know your partners in this project.
\n\n\n\nThat brings us now to our community highlight, the segment where I share a note about contributors who have helped others along the way, or WordPress success story. This week’s highlight is from @CoachBirgit, Birgit Olzem, a longtime contributor and a friend of mine. Her success story goes like this.
\n\n\n\nWordPress has allowed me as a mother of five to leave a toxic marriage for good.
\n\n\n\nLater, the community picked me up when I became seriously ill.
\n\n\n\nSo I can say from the bottom of my heart, that working with WordPress has saved my life.
\n\n\n\nAnd now our small list of big things. I’ve got three things for you this week. I think that they’re all very important. And I hope you check them all out. The first one is a reminder that word camp Central America is coming up on April 15 and 16th. If you have not registered for tickets, you still have time, I will share a link to the registration page and the schedule in the show notes below.
\n\n\n\nThe second thing on our small list of big things is that the Gutenberg 10.4 release is coming out later this week on April 14th. It’s an important release because it’s when we take a look at the current iteration of full site editing tools that we have, and decide if it’s ready to get into the WordPress 5.8 release. There’s a post that has a little more information about that which I will share in the show notes below as well. If you haven’t checked out the Gutenberg plugin lately, obviously I think it’s a good idea to do that in general, but definitely a good idea to check it out now.
\n\n\n\nThe third thing on our list today is a reminder to check out our most recent block pattern tutorial, I’ll share a link to that in the show notes. It’s this kind of tips and tricks, tutorial, the “show me how to do it,” kind of thing in the style of CSS-Tricks. If you or anyone that you know might be interested in sharing a similar style of tutorial, there’s a link to a form in that show notes as well so that you can share with us your name and the topic that you’re interested in. We’ll take a look and see if it’s something that we definitely need to make sure our users know how to do. So, that my friends is your small list of big things.
\n\n\n\nThank you for joining in today for the WordPress briefing. I’m your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy. I’ll see you again in a couple of weeks!
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\n\n\n\nWordPress version 5.7 “Esperanza,” came out on March 9. The release offers fresher admin colors, several improvements to the block editor, single-click HTTP to HTTPS migration, and a new Robots API. Read more about it in the release post, the field guide, and the talking points post for meetup groups. The Core Team has also started work on WordPress 5.8 pre-planning.
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\n\n\n\nMarch saw a plethora of updates to the Full Site Editing project!
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\n\n\n\nThere’s more documentation in the handbook, but what it boils down to is this:
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For patterns that include images, it’s worth thinking about where those are stored. The TT1 Blocks theme (which is a fancy name for “TwentyTwentyOne Blocks”) stores images in the theme library.
\n\n\n\nThe thing about a block pattern is, as soon as you insert it from the block library, it stops being a cohesive unit — now it’s just a smattering of blocks, detached from the pattern you created and meant to be customized to your liking. It’s a shortcut, not a template. That also means you don’t have to worry about switching themes or deactivating pattern plugins: the blocks you already inserted won’t go anywhere.
\n\n\n\nThat being said, if you like this one pattern so much you want to use it again and again, with no customization at all, you can make it into a reusable block:
\n\n\n\nReusable blocks are created, as the name implies, to be reused. The feature is a great way to store small bits of commonly used snippets that you can edit in one place to update in all. “Follow me on Twitter,” “Article series,“ or “Subscribe to my podcast” are great examples of that.
\n\n\n\nPatterns, as they ship today, are limited by the features available. If the block editor doesn’t allow you to customize letter-spacing, your block pattern can’t either. While the Global Styles project will expand what’s to blocks, in the meantime, we have to work with the available tools.
\n\n\n\nEven then, with the most basic ingredients — color, photography, typography — it is possible to do a lot:
\n\n\n\nI designed these patterns to potentially land in WordPress core, which all have a few properties in common:
\n\n\n\nYou can think of a pattern as a section of a website: it is meant to be part of a whole, and so it works best when it can exist in the context of other patterns that share the same theme. There are a few sharing a Nature theme in the patterns above, a few sharing an Art theme, and others sharing an Architecture theme. When seen together, it becomes easier to see how you might be able to piece together multiple pages of your site, one page at a time.
\n\n\n\nBy being parts of a whole, patterns will inevitably land in a context that uses different colors. With a reduced color palette, there’s both a better chance of fitting in and less to customize to make it just right.
\n\n\n\nWhether that’s images offset to create a unique silhouette, or just using less visible features (like fixed positioning in the Cover block), it’s a way to surface creativity.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTip: You can use any block in your patterns, including blocks that came from a plugin. And if that block is in the block directory, it will prompt you to install it with one click if it’s missing from your self-hosted WordPress:
<?php \n/*\nPlugin Name: Quote Pattern Example Plugin\n*/\n\nregister_block_pattern(\n \'my-plugin/my-quote-pattern\',\n array(\n \'title\' => __( \'Quote with Avatar\', \'my-plugin\' ),\n \'categories\' => array( \'text\' ),\n \'description\' => _x( \'A big quote with an avatar\".\', \'Block pattern description\', \'my-plugin\' ),\n \'content\' => \'<!-- wp:group --><div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} --><hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"/><!-- /wp:separator --><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":553,\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"className\":\"is-style-rounded\"} --><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https://blockpatterndesigns.mystagingwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/StockSnap_HQR8BJFZID-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-553\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"/></figure></div><!-- /wp:image --><!-- wp:quote {\"align\":\"center\",\"className\":\"is-style-large\"} --><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-large\"><p>\"Contributing makes me feel like I\\\'m being useful to the planet.\"</p><cite>— Anna Wong, <em>Volunteer</em></cite></blockquote><!-- /wp:quote --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} --><hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"/><!-- /wp:separator --></div></div><!-- /wp:group -->\',\n )\n);\n\n?>In case you want to make patterns, this example plugin features two of the patterns you saw above. Drop it in your plugins folder and they should show up in your block library.
\n\n\n\nFeel free to tweak it, customize it, and make it yours. It’s GPL, after all!
\n\n\n\nThank you @joen for the help writing this post.
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\n\n\n\nHello, everyone, and welcome to the WordPress briefing, the podcast where you can catch quick explanations of some of the ideas behind the WordPress open source project and the community around it, as well as get a small list of big things coming up in the next two weeks. I’m your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy. Here we go!
\n\n\n\nJosepha [0:41]: This month, we have a bonus briefing, so I’ve asked my dear friend and colleague Matías Ventura to join me. Matías was recently called “the spark behind the vision of Gutenberg.” With full site editing coming our way in 202, I asked if he would join me for a quick Q&A. Welcome, Matías.
\n\n\n\nMatías [0:56]: Hello, hello! Thanks for inviting me. It’s a pleasure to be here.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [1:00]: Well, I’m delighted to have you. And I think that we have a lot of excellent questions. All right, so Matías, we actually ended up with questions in about three different groupings. And so I’m going to start with the “what is it about full site editing,” sorts of questions that people had. We’re gonna work our way into “what are we doing with it?” and then “how are we planning on getting this out the door?” Then, a couple of big picture questions that people asked. We’re just gonna leap right in this full site editing part of the Gutenberg plugin, or is it a standalone plugin?
\n\n\n\nMatías [1:39]: Okay, we’ll start with the basics. Full site editing is part of the Gutenberg plugin right now. I think it’s important to mention that full site editing is like an umbrella for several projects that we’re working on. They are all aiming to bring blocks into more parts of your site so that editing becomes easier and more expressive, and so on. So full site editing right now encompasses adding a ton of new blocks. I think we have around 20 new blocks coming in, including navigation query, site, title, logo, etc. There’s also the interface to interact with templates outside of the content; that’s another big part of the full site editing project. We also have a lot of new design tools included, many of these have been released in previous major releases, but they still comprise a strong part of what full site editing is. We also have something called Global Styles, which aims to allow people to configure the visual aspects of blogs across the entire site, not just on any individual blog. And of course, then there’s a whole layer of how we utilize these tools. It can get complex because there are many layers and projects that need to come together. So yeah, all of these are accessible through the Gutenberg plugin right now.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [3:07]: Yeah. So it’s not a standalone plugin. If you wanted to check out full site editing the site editor experience as it is now, you would just have to make sure you had the Gutenberg plugin on your site. Right?
\n\n\n\nMatías: Yes, correct.
\n\n\n\nJosepha: So a couple of the questions related to this are how exactly do I enable it on my site? And what is the easiest and safest way to try this on my site? And I think the answer is, is right in there. It’s in the Gutenberg plugin. And so if you have that plugin, you don’t need the testing plugin or anything else to make that work, right?
\n\n\n\nMatías [3:51]: No, you like, you might need to install a theme like Twenty Twenty One blocks that unlock some of these new interfaces that we just talked about. Like other of these pieces are available for anything. But some of these, like the interface to edit templates, right now only talk with things that know how to express their desire.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [4:14]: And I think we have less than 10 themes right now that do that, but I’ll leave some links to at least 2021 blocks in the show notes. And then, if there are another one or two themes that I can find, I can add those in there as well.
\n\n\n\nSo you have to have the Gutenberg plugin; you have to have a theme that works with that site editor kind of experience. And then you’re safe to try everything out. It shows up in your left toolbar just like any other thing, like if you were working with plugins, or if you were adding a post or anything else, right?
\n\n\n\nMatías [4:51]: Yes, correct. And so, some of these details are being worked on right now. Like how and where you access things, and so on. These things are subject to change, but right now, you have this site editor beta in the sidebar when both you have the plugin running and a theme that’s capable.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [5:10]: Yeah. Excellent note. If you are running this on a production website, I would recommend you not do that unless you are very, very good with WordPress. It’s a really safe and easy thing to test and try out. But because it is still in beta, I recommend always putting it on a test site. I have a couple of different test sites that I run on myself. Another question that I had was, “will full site editing slow down my site?” And I think we have some refreshed performance tests coming out about that. And maybe they’ll be out by the time we publish this podcast.
\n\n\n\nMatías [5:49]: Yeah, I mean, like the performance has been one of the major focuses for the whole project. In many cases, it should speed up things because we’re like, I think one of the big pieces that these projects bring into the picture, especially for themes, is that it allows only the necessary assets to be loaded on the front end. For example, if for a given page, there are, I don’t know, 10-15 blocks being used, you would only get the CSS and scrapes and so on related to those blocks. This can cut down on a lot a ton of CSS that themes used to end queue on a side, particularly if you were trying to customize many widgets and so on, like a lot of themes have the full styles or multiple widgets, even third party plugins, and so on. So one of the advantages of having this blog system is that we can know at the time of rendering what blogs are being used and only load those assets.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [6:50]: Excellent. Another big question that we have is, “does full site editing work with the classic editor? And does it work with other builders?” I think that’s a really big answer if you’re going to get super deep into it. But I think that the short answer is yes, it does. Is that fair?
\n\n\n\nMatías [7:08]: Yeah, I don’t think it touches a bit on that full site editing is not like a single thing. There are multiple projects around it. So again, like the template editor that only deals with blogs, it doesn’t have a lot to do with a classic editor. But the classic editor use for both doesn’t change anything at all; like the same way that when the block editor was introduced, it didn’t change how you could still write posts in the classic editor. You will still be able to do that.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [7:41]: And if you are brand new to WordPress person, or, I mean, I guess at this point, you don’t have to be super brand new. If you’re fairly new to WordPress person and have no idea what we’re talking about when we say the classic editor, you don’t really have to worry about it either. You don’t have to go and find out what that is; the block editor that you have right now works perfectly for what you’re trying to do. So if you don’t know what I mean when I say classic editor, don’t worry about chasing it down either.
\n\n\n\nI think that this last question we accidentally answered earlier, but I’m going to go ahead and ask it anyway since I received it. “I keep hearing that you can use the site editor with the 2021 theme. But I don’t seem to be able to. What am I missing?” I think the answer is that there’s the Twenty Twenty One theme shipped with the WordPress release 5.6. And then there is the Twenty Twenty One blocks theme; those are two different themes. The link to the Twenty Twenty One block theme is going to be in our show notes this time around. And so, if you have been trying to use the full site editor with Twenty Twenty One and not succeeding, try the link to the one below. And I bet that that will work for you.
\n\n\n\nMatías [8:50]: Yes, that’s correct.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [8:51]: All right, excellent. Well, that brings us kind of into our second set of questions, which is about how we are doing it. The first one that folks have is “will full site editing be on by default in the next release. In this context, the next release is WordPress 5.8. But I think it’s a safe question to ask if full site editing will be on by default in the release that it’s planned for.
\n\n\n\nMatías [9:15]: Yeah, and for this, I need to go back to the same principle of many projects because there are many pieces of full site editing, and we have been merging them in major releases, particularly like the blocks and the design tools. There are more coming in that we want to make accessible as soon as possible. The full experience that requires a theme to opt-in to templates using blogs won’t be by default; it requires a specific theme running. A lot of these details we’re still like determining exactly what projects are ready to be merged and so on. But yeah, if you have a theme right now that works the way you want, it doesn’t change anything there. If anything, it adds some more capabilities and more customization tools, and so on. And the theme can also regulate how much they want to incorporate.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [10:13]: Matías, you’ve mentioned a couple of times in this podcast so far like this is a really complex and really complicated part of this work. And just for anyone out there who’s either encountering Gutenberg or full site editing or this podcast for the first time, I think a tiny bit of context that’s worth having here is that Matías and I have been working on this together in various capacities for like, five years. And Matías has probably been working on this for practically a decade. So, when we say that this is a really complicated problem, and when we say that this is a complex set of issues that we’re working with like, it is all that we have been thinking about for I want to say at least the last three or four years, but certainly it’s all that we have been trying to untangle for quite a bit of time before that as well. So we don’t take it lightly when we’re like, “this is complicated;” we mean it. It’s really complicated. And we’re trying our hardest over here as WordPress.
\n\n\n\nThe next big question, since we’re all stuck in the “it’s very complicated,” part of things is the question, “will this update break my current site?” Like, if I have a site that is updated and ready, and it’s exactly as I wanted it to be, and it took me two years to get there will full site editing, whichever release it’s in. Currently, 5.8 is what we’re planning for. Will that break anything on my site as I know it right now?
\n\n\n\nMatías [11:44]: No, not at all. One of the major things that the WordPress team, the WordPress community, always cares so much about, never to break things. Many of these things are stepping stones that you can adopt, as we’ve talked about full site editing. But for example, we also have a few concurrent projects around the widget screen and the navigation screen that are meant to bring blocks into existing interfaces. So again, the theme doesn’t need to change, and a lot of care is being put into making this more like you’re unlocking new features, and nothing really breaks or falls apart.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [12:23]: This update, like all the other updates, should have minimal, minimal impact on what you have to actively fix on your site. Every once in a while, a bug is gonna get by. We can’t say that we’re 100% perfect with not breaking things. But also, we always and I and I know that we’re planning on this for our remaining releases for the rest of the year. At the very least, I can’t imagine we’d ever change it. But after every major release, we always make a plan to have a minor release within the next one or two weeks. Because we know that a broken thing on a site is really incredibly impactful, even if you’re only 1% of the sites that had that happen to it. And so I think that’s true in this case, too. And getting that feedback back from all of the people who are actually using WordPress is the thing that makes us be able to kind of move quickly when we do see those problems.
\n\n\n\nOne of the questions that we have been getting is, “can I see a live preview without saving the changes that I made?” When I got this question, I didn’t actually understand it. And so I went and looked at a site without the Gutenberg plugin on it, and then a site with the Gutenberg plugin on it. And of course, on sites without Gutenberg, without the block editor, without full site editing, when you are looking to preview, you have the option to open up your preview in a new window. And you don’t have that with Gutenberg because it’s supposed to be a true WYSIWYG editor. A true what you see is what you get, editor. I think that the answer to this is, yes, you can see a live preview without actually saving the changes on the front end of your site. But you don’t actually have to reload anything. You don’t have to open it up in a new window. You don’t have to, like, actively click “please show me a preview” because what you see in your editing screen should be what you see at the end of your app as an end-user.
\n\n\n\nMatías [14:28]: Yeah, that’s the sort of the main gist to it. Yes, the site editor is built so that it always reflects the front end as truly as possible, so that’s one layer. Also, the preview tools should allow you to see in different devices like mobile breakpoints, and I don’t know if they will have breakpoints and stuff like that. There are a lot of things in the current interface that is just not enabled. There are some challenges in the sidebar. Because the site editor is not just focused on a single post, it’s focused on the entire site. So, there can be many, many changes that need to be shadowed for the site.
\n\n\n\nIf you’re changing the site title, some of the global styles, aspects, and so on need to be orchestrated. So, to see in the previewing new window, there are some challenges there to integrate. Again, the interface is not final yet; a lot of these things are still being tweaked and improved. There are many things from the regular post editor that are not enabled yet. But they will be enabled. So yeah, it’s a, I guess, it’s not a simple thing to answer. Because, again, the idea of previewing the site that’s core to the whole project is that you’re always interacting in the same way that when you’re in the customizer, you’re seeing the preview all the time. That’s the main scope of this project,
\n\n\n\nJosepha [15:54]: Excellent. Changes like that changes to your workflow can be really hard to get your mind around, especially if part of that existing workflow was there to create some confidence in what you’re seeing with your users. And so I understand. Now that I’ve researched that question a bit, I see where that’s coming from. Based on existing workflows and existing patterns that we have for ourselves in WordPress, will we need to have a theme to use the full site editor?
\n\n\n\nMatías [16:33]: I think we’ve already covered some of these. And again, they are tools that can work on any existing theme. There is other stuff that needs space-specific themes to opt-in into these tools, like blog templates and so on.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [16:50]: Yes, I think the question that we have next, because I see that the literal next question I have is actually something we have covered; just because we’re being pretty conversational about it, not because anyone already asked the question. So I’m actually going to skip to the last question of this section that I received. I got this next one via Twitter. The question is, “how do you view the role of themes once full site editing is fully rolled out and all the page elements (content, headers, widgets, footers, etc.) and all the views are managed via blocks and block patterns? Will things become typographic and block styles?”
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\n\n\n\nJosepha [19:38]: Yeah. And really fast. I have to add a caveat to a thing that you said in there. For anyone who’s listening keenly, you may have heard Matías say that the users can update any of the content there – any of the copy. In this context, we’re talking about users as in the people who are maintaining the site, not people who are visiting your site. Visitors to your site will not be able to change any copy on your page unless you’ve done something very interesting with your WordPress site, which is also fine if that’s what you prefer to do. By default, your visitors can’t change everything on your website, which is good news, frankly.
\n\n\n\nSo I’ve got one logistics question, which I’m happy to take. And then one is kind of a big picture question that I also got from Twitter. “What about the classic editor block; what is going to happen to that? And when will we know?” So ages and ages ago, before COVID? I think so. Probably maybe a couple of years ago, Matt said that the classic editor plugin would be supported through the end of 2021. And that is still the case; there will be active support on that through the end of 2021. After that, it will not be actively supported anymore. It won’t be removed from any place that you can get access to right now. In a “this is the end of its lifecycle” sort of way, we just won’t have anyone who is currently committed to maintaining that plugin anymore. So that’s what’s happening at the end of the year. And yeah, at the end of 2021. The big question that we have is, “why is full site editing being so rushed?” I think this is a bit of a loaded question.
\n\n\n\nMatías [21:32]: Yeah, I think I think it’s still a fair question, though. I think we’re dealing with two things here. And one is ensuring that we release things in the best state possible. And also, some of the urgency is to offer tools that we know that people lack right now and that could really benefit from. Making that determination is very tricky. The full site editing project has been in the works for the last couple of years. If we count the initial phase of Gutenberg, that’s four to five years. We’ve been doing many calls for testing, which I think have been super useful to catch issues and reflect as a community on where things are going; how do we integrate with these? How do we use it? What are the shortcomings? What do we need to do? Based on all of these, we’ll continue to make decisions on when things become ready. We’re not committed to releasing something that’s not in a good state. And I think we will always be very careful about that. There are these two competing senses of the urgency – of getting some of these tools out, and because it also benefits from the feedback loops. I always say that, in many ways, the initial phase of Gutenberg, to me, is not finished. We took the initial two years to do the 5.0 release, the initial block editor, and so on. But, it’s still being improved at a very fast pace, among all the recent major releases improvements to the editor were included; that will continue to be the case. In many ways, phase one is not finished. And the moment we choose to release some of these tools or editing tools, it won’t be finished either. They will need to continue to grow, mature, and incorporate a lot of the feedback. Even the things that the ecosystem is building around. I’ve seen a few themes already that are incorporating a blank canvas template so that you can use them in some pages and take over and do everything with blocks. So even the community and ecosystem as a whole is also sort of paving the way for what needs to come.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [24:06]: I think from my perspective, and of course, I’m on the people side of things, the communication side of things, the logistics side of things; I have a frequently a very different view from what a lot of other folks are seeing. And so from my side of things, I have to say, I’m communicating about this change in a really broad way, which has not been happening since 2019 when we started the work. We’ve been communicating broadly with the WordPress community, but not with everybody who uses WordPress. So, I think that for a lot of people, this looks like a project that we started really actively working on in the last six months or so. And now we’re just racing toward a finish line. I think that there’s, there’s not been a lot of awareness of everything that’s gone into it. And so, on the one hand, it feels a little less rushed to me knowing the full length of the history on this. But also, as you said, I really think that this gets a bunch of tools to people who otherwise have not been able to accomplish these things in WordPress or otherwise. I am so anxious to get something to people who really can benefit from this change the most. And it’s the nature of the open source, right that like, one, as long as you have users, you’re going to have stuff you have to fix in your software. So we’re never really, really going to be done with this; there’s not going to be like a done point of WordPress. And the second thing is, I think it’s generally true that you don’t really start getting full user feedback until after you have launched your major release. I think that we see that a lot in open source software; you can bring in as many people as you think you can in your user tests heading up to it. And in your accessibility tests. And, in general, quality assurance tests. You can bring in a lot of people and still not have gotten the full understanding of the various niche use cases that your users will bring to you. Because at this point, we’re like 40% of the web. And that means that we’re serving this majority collection of increasingly minority voices and niche voices in the space. And so, a little bit I feel a sense of urgency; I feel a bit of anxiousness about trying to get this out there for one, to get the tools in the hands of the people who can benefit the most from them, but also so that we can start really getting the full stress test of this software out and get that feedback in so that we can really build something responsive to what our users need our long tail, “anyone who ever uses WordPress ever,” definition of users. And so, that’s why I feel a sense of urgency around it. Even though you know, as I said, you and I have been working on this for like five years, and you’ve been working on it for a decade or something. I actually don’t know how long it’s been worked on.
\n\n\n\nMatías [27:35]: Now that makes me feel a bit old.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [27:40]: Nobody makes Matías feel old. He is a lovely, wonderful colleague. Sorry, Matías, If I made you feel old.
\n\n\n\nMatías [27:46]: No, that’s totally fine. I also want to add that full site editing is not like a single toggle that’s going to drop into a major release. So I think that’s important to consider, I think this entire year is going to see a lot of these tools being, and sometimes the sort of the end-user is not the, again, the site maintainer. Still, you can also be the theme developer; I think there are many tools that would be empowering for theme developers to use. Again, we mentioned there are like five to ten themes, block themes right now. That needs to grow a lot, and that only grows through these sorts of feedback loops. And the theme community pushing things forward and seeing where things can lead to. I’m very excited about the pattern directory integration because I think that can also combine with blog themes in very powerful ways. Imagine if, I don’t know many of these patterns that are very common on the web and very needed, that if we can refine them together with a second community and make them available across themes, you can combine a header from one theme with a content of another; all these sorts of mixtures could happen. All of this needs exploration, the creativity of the entire community, and so on. In that sense, getting all these tools, even if it doesn’t immediately change anything for like the site itself, starts to unlock a lot of things.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [29:27]: I’m going to take a bit of your answer from there and tie it all the way back to your first answer that we had when you joined me today. And say, I think you’re absolutely right. We have a set of users in our theme authors and our plugin developers as well that we desperately need to get looking at this set of tools. I hope that what we are shipping in the first iteration of this serves as an opportunity for all of those theme authors and agency owners, plugin authors, WordPress site configurers freelancers. Like, I really hope that this puts it into a really accessible, easy-to-access space for them so that they can do those experiments based on what they know their users need the most. They are the group that has the closest access to site maintainers. And what they need compared to, for instance, me or a potential you like we have a lot of information, you and I, we do a lot of tests, we have a strong sense of what is needed at the moment, but we don’t have as a close connection that our theme and agency and plugin folks all have. And so that’s another part of why I’m so excited to get this out in the current iteration of it.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [31:04]: That was a lot of questions in a little bit of time. This is going to be officially my longest WordPress briefing. Matías, I am so glad that you were able to join me today. And I think that everyone’s going to be really, really excited to hear your answers to these questions.
\n\n\n\nMatías [31:23]: Thank you for having me.
\n\n\n\nJosepha [31:25]: All right, my friends. That brings us into our small list of big things. I’m going to skip our community highlight today just because we had a slightly longer word press briefing in our bonus iteration today. But the small list of big things. The first thing is WordCamp Central America is coming up on April 15; there is a registration link in the show notes that you can access your tickets with. I recommend that you go; we’ve got a lot of excellent speakers coming up there and a lot of good content and good training and learning for y’all. The second thing is that Matt Mullenweg and I have listening hours coming up with the community in the first week of April. I’ll add the link to register for those in the show notes as well; it’s just a few minutes for you all to stop by, check-in, see what’s going on, and share some celebrations or concerns with us. And I hope that I see you there.
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\n\n\n\nHave a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a voice recording.
\n\n\n\nHello, everyone, and welcome to the WordPress briefing, the podcast where you can catch quick explanations of some of the ideas behind the WordPress open source project and the community around it, as well as get a small list of big things coming up in the next two weeks. I’m your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy. Here we go!
\n\n\n\nAll right, so last week, we wrapped up and shipped the WordPress 5.7 release. The release team this time around was smaller than we’ve had in the last couple of years. By the numbers, it looks really good: 66 enhancements or feature requests went in, 127 bugs were fixed, and seven versions of a Gutenberg plugin were merged and backported. If you use WordPress, you are probably aware that we have new releases throughout the year, but you probably don’t know much about the release process. There’s not really a reason to know unless you’re actively contributing to a release. For those interested in knowing more about how we improve WordPress, this week’s exploration is for you.
\n\n\n\nWe’re gonna take a look at what goes into WordPress releases and just kind of zoom our way in from the highest level. At the highest level, there are three major WordPress releases a year, plus the minor releases, plus Gutenberg releases. So if you’re following current WordPress work and future WordPress work, that’s going to get you to probably around 30 releases a year. If we zoom in one level to the release itself, a single release of WordPress takes four to five months from start to the day that we ship, and an additional four to six weeks on support and translations, and minor releases after that. If you’re looking from my vantage point, you’ll see that WordPress releases have essentially five parts, some of which happen kind of simultaneously.
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\n\n\n\nThen there is the fourth phase; I really don’t think they go sequentially or in a waterfall format. The fourth-ish phase that I include, and that I tend to see, is this extending and iteration phase. It’s the phase where we see our theme authors and our plugin authors, folks who are doing support, show up and help us to make sure that WordPress is available not only widely but broadly to ensure that their audiences as theme authors and plugin authors are covered in the features that they need based on what they are using WordPress for. The fifth phase is the part of our communication that involves the community team, especially marketing, WordPressTV, and learn.wordpress.org. Basically, anyone who’s showing up to make sure that we all share what happened in the release, the features that are coming, and how that affects the users is involved in that particular phase. So five big phases of what happens over those four to five months, and then for the month or month and a half afterward.
\n\n\n\nIf we zoom in a bit more on the creation phase, each release has people who lead the work and coordinate contributor efforts during the course of the release. For any given release, hundreds of people contribute and receive credit for moving the WordPress project forward. Okay, hold on a second. Let’s pump the brakes and zoom in a bit on that. Hundreds of people work on every major release for a project that powers over 40% of the web that feels like a small number. But for the people who process the contributions in preparation for release, it’s actually pretty substantial. For every release, there is a small team of leaders who asked the hard questions. Is this a usable feature? Does this make WordPress better overall? And, of course, is this ready to ship? Some of those leaders, a smaller subset of even the leaders that we have already, are committers who actually prep and merge patches to the CMS; they don’t do all the work to create a design or write all the code. This tiny group of people processes hundreds and hundreds of bug fixes, improvements, and enhancements that have been submitted over the course of months and sometimes years. As a side note, that whole process is a little smaller, a little faster in the Gutenberg featured plugin, but the basic parts are still there. Alright, so we’ve zoomed from the big picture way into some of the finer details, and it really looks like any other project cycle. So now, I’m going to layer in the filter of open source to that process.
\n\n\n\nThere are a couple of things that make building software in an open source environment so different. The first is that the code is readily available. If you have a basic understanding of the languages, you can see the code, learn from it, and make suggestions about improving it. Second, you consider the user a co-developer in the process, which means that as long as people use your product, they will have opinions on what you shipped. This way of iterating improves WordPress and ties back to one of my favorite open source principles. The idea that with many eyes, all bugs are shallow. To me, that means that with enough people looking at a problem, someone is bound to be able to see the solution.
\n\n\n\nThis brings us to our community highlight, the segment where I share a note about contributors who have helped others along the way or a WordPress success story. This week’s highlight is from Nok in our Bangkok community. When asked to help her find her way into the WordPress community, she said, “@shinichiN who started the WordPress community in Bangkok and encouraged me to contribute, and also @mayukojpn has introduced me to the WP community team to join as a deputy. “ Thank you for sharing those two inspiring people with us. And if you, listener, have any stories that you would like to share of your own WordPress success or people that you have been so grateful to help you find your way in the project, you can feel free to email those to me at wpbriefing@wordpress.org.
\n\n\n\nThat brings us to our final segment of the WP Briefing, the small list of big things. I only have three things to share with you this week. The first one is that about a week ago, we had our first release of 2021. It was the WordPress 5.7 release, titled Esperanza. If you have not yet seen it, go ahead and update your website or check with your host and make sure that they have updated you if you’re on a managed host. And then take a listen to the artists that it’s named after.
\n\n\n\nThe second thing that I want you to keep an eye out for is wordpress.org/news. We are starting a new series of content that gets at the heart of some of Gutenberg’s basic parts; there’s a lot of change coming up in the next few releases of WordPress. And the most important thing to me is that you understand what we’re trying to change and where those changes are primarily taking place. There will be a couple of tutorials that go up there over the course of the of the next few weeks. The third item on the small list of big things is to remind you of our call for testing. As I mentioned earlier in the podcast, the users of any open source software are the code developers; the software built is supposed to make your life and work easier. When you test things and find interactions that can use a little bit of refinement or features that are not working exactly as expected, it’s incredibly helpful for us to have that information to always make sure that we’re solving problems instead of accidentally creating them. If you want to participate in the Current call for testing, you can head over to make.wordpress.org/test. Or, if you’ve been doing your own testing, you can also submit any bugs you have found in the GitHub repo, which I will share in the show notes below. So that, my friends, is your small list of big things. Thank you for tuning in today for the WordPress briefing. I’m your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy. I’ll see you again in a couple of weeks!
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WordPress 5.7 “Esperanza”
\n\n\n\nBringing you fresh colors in the admin, simpler interactions in the editor, and controls right where you need them, WordPress 5.7 lets you focus on the content you create.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet “Esperanza”, the first WordPress release of 2021. “Esperanza” is named in honor of Esperanza Spalding, a modern musical prodigy. Her path as a musician is varied and inspiring—learn more about her and give her music a listen!
\n\n\n\nWith this new version, WordPress brings you fresh colors. The editor helps you work in a few places you couldn’t before without getting into code or hiring a pro. The controls you use most are right where you need them. Layout changes that should be simple, are even simpler to make.
\n\n\n\nFont-size adjustment in more places: now, font-size controls are right where you need them in the List and Code blocks. No more trekking to another screen to make that single change!
\n\n\n\nReusable blocks: several enhancements make reusable blocks more stable and easier to use. And now they save automatically with the post when you click the Update button.
\n\n\n\nInserter drag-and-drop: drag blocks and block patterns from the inserter right into your post.
\n\n\n\nFull-height alignment: have you ever wanted to make a block, like the Cover block, fill the whole window? Now you can.
\n\n\n\nButtons block: now you can choose a vertical or a horizontal layout. And you can set the width of a button to a preset percentage.
\n\n\n\nSocial Icons block: now you can change the size of the icons.
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This new streamlined color palette collapses all the colors that used to be in the WordPress source code down to seven core colors and a range of 56 shades that meet the WCAG 2.0 AA recommended contrast ratio against white or black.
\n\n\n\nFind the new palette in the default WordPress Dashboard color scheme, and use it when you’re building themes, plugins, or any other components. For all the details, check out the Color Palette dev note.
\n\n\n\nStarting now, switching a site from HTTP to HTTPS is a one-click move. WordPress will automatically update database URLs when you make the switch. No more hunting and guessing!
\n\n\n\nThe new Robots API lets you include the filter directives in the robots meta tag, and the API includes the max-image-preview: large directive by default. That means search engines can show bigger image previews, which can boost your traffic (unless the site is marked not-public).
Now it’s simple to let iframes lazy-load. By default, WordPress will add a loading=\"lazy\" attribute to iframe tags when both width and height are specified.
For years jQuery helped make things move on the screen in ways the basic tools couldn’t—but that keeps changing, and so does jQuery.
\n\n\n\nIn 5.7, jQuery gets more focused and less intrusive, with fewer messages in the console.
\n\n\n\nCheck out the latest version of the WordPress Field Guide. It highlights developer notes for each change you may want to be aware of. WordPress 5.7 Field Guide.
\n\n\n\nThe WordPress 5.7 release comes to you from a small and experienced release squad:
\n\n\n\nThis release is the reflection of the hard work of 481 generous volunteer contributors. Collaboration occurred on nearly 250 tickets on Trac and over 950 pull requests on GitHub.
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\n\n\n\nFrom a natural interest in computers and fixing things as a young woman, Olga Gleckler from St Petersburg, Russia, found WordPress took her on a journey to becoming a successful female tech entrepreneur. On International Women’s Day, we share her story.
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From the age of 15, Olga found herself under pressure to find a free place for her professional studies. She said: “I didn’t know how high or low my chances were even if I had very good marks. I could have been just the biggest fish in a small pond. But anyway, I made up my mind to go to technical school.”
\n\n\n\nOn leaving school in St Petersburg with her certificate, Olga felt her knowledge of opportunities was very narrow. She had pictured being an ecologist or guide translator based on the subjects she had been taught at school. There was also an advertising boom in Russia and she began to explore this as a career avenue. She had developed her computer skills and found opportunities to practise by helping her teachers with administrative work.
\n\n\n\nThough she did not have access to any formal career advice, her journey led her into programming. She said: “The range of technical schools was not wide. I spent four years studying transistor markings, soldering and drawing PCB layouts. Programming courses using Pascal didn’t do anything useful with it.”
\n\n\n\nA lack of suitable access to English-language courses made things harder for Olga. She was determined that she would master the language later in her life. In the meantime, she left technical school with an honors degree and improved typing skills.
\n\n\n\n“I faced it was a wild, unfriendly market. I didn’t know how to recognize a genuine job offer or how to avoid the bad ones. It was difficult and I don’t know how long I would’ve looked for work without help.”
\n\n\n\nOlga’s father worked in an IT company and was able to give her some advice and help with potential introductions. When she was still studying, he suggested her strong technical skills might be useful as a substitute typist. When she finished her studies, he helped her apply for a job updating a legal system on clients’ computers.
Six months later, she got a full-time job in the same service department. She liked her position and her clients. However, she was given friendly advice that without a university degree she would not be able to have any further promotions.
At this time, Olga was trying to study PHP from a book. She found it very exciting at first, but a lot of their functions did not give her explanations on how to build something useful. She found when she tried to build practical items from book reading, it did not always make sense and the solutions would often fail.
\n\n\n\nShe said: “It was hard to admit a failure even to myself and it was nagging me for a long time. I had to choose something I could handle, that I was interested in and could afford. It turned out to be advertising.”
\n\n\n\nShe spent most of the family’s holidays on learning sessions during the next six years. Olga recalled: “It was tricky for my husband to make me leave a computer, once I was glued to it, so he bought me my first laptop. English was still hard for me, I got high marks through just memorizing all the words in a textbook and how they should sound.”
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDoubting your professional skills can happen when you are at home isolated looking after children. Keeping up your interests is important.
Olga’s life took a change after having a new baby and she spent three years doubting her professional skills and her chances of getting a good job. She tried to get back into other interests through studying, baking and drawing, but found ‘the pram was pulling me back’. She found she became very isolated and felt less able to contribute as the family was relying on her husband’s income as she tried to focus on looking forward.
\n\n\n\nShe said: “I was convinced (and saw) that not too many companies wanted a woman in the office, who with a small baby might need lots of leave.”
\n\n\n\nShe finished her education when she returned to work after three years caring for her son. She secured a promotion but with changes in the company’s staffing, things were tense. She found the difficulties there had become more heightened and felt that young female colleagues were treated as ‘pieces of furniture’ by one manager. She did not want to stay in this environment and in a few months time decided to leave.
\n\n\n\nDetermined to not repeat this type of experience, Olga looked at the brighter side. She said: “I wanted to be a marketer. Knowing how tricky it is to sell intangibles, I wanted a solid product to work with.”
\n\n\n\nIt turned out to be more difficult to find a job outside traditional IT as a young mother. Some human resource officers advised her to remain within the technology arena.
\n\n\n\nOlga remained hopeful and continued to study hard. She had many learning experiences along the way, which she hopes others can learn from too. One was setting a low bar to employers. She said: “Companies I worked in wanted to get all publicity and sales increases achieved through deductions from my salary.” This happened once and the next time she was in this situation she asked specifically about the budget before signing up. “I was assured this would not be the case, but again I found the budget for publicity came out of my wages. It was a tough period of disappointments. So when I was offered a part-time administrative job with basic sick leave, I took it gladly as a reprieve.”
\n\n\n\nThe job was far from home and involved a lot of travelling. Olga spent two to three hours a day on buses with Harry Potter audio books for company. “In these traffic jams, I started to feel English at last and loved it. It gave me a freedom no money can buy. Life was getting better.”
\n\n\n\nThough the job did not pay highly, it gave her something valuable – a working website. After her boss and the developer parted company, she was asked to maintain the site. Through some studying and reverse engineering, she discovered how it worked and it gave her an insight into how to write simple websites from scratch.
\n\n\n\nOlga’s first encounter with JavaScript wasn’t easy: “My first JavaScript calculator almost made me crazy, but I pursued it.”
\n\n\n\nQuickly she started to get small tasks from friends and relatives, usually to solve some urgent problems and started to meet popular content management systems. One of the first she met with was WordPress. There was an issue in a website theme used by a website which had been changed and not maintained. It took a whole weekend to solve, but she was determined to work it out. Back then, WordPress was ‘just a system’. She didn’t know then how much it was to become part of her life.
\n\n\n\nOlga spent the next two years in this role. As time went on, she started to feel worried and less satisfied with the work. The last straw for her was a negative statement from her boss, who was not a programmer and who hadn’t seen any of the work done on the website. She felt the approach was unfair as she had done extensive work on the site. She recalls: “I became angry, but it was exactly what I needed to move jobs.”
\n\n\n\nWhen Olga was job hunting, she didn’t feel she had the courage to apply for a developer’s role, despite the learning and work she had already done. So instead she started working on projects where she felt she was more like a ‘seller of box-ready websites’. It was another tough half a year for her with a lot of work, low payment and plans not turning out as she had hoped. On top of long hours, she ended up with pneumonia. She said: “I see now that I was doing a disservice to customers, websites are not a microwave meal – quick, cheap and dummy. There was no life in the sites without a lot of work which no one was willing to buy. Most of the sites I sold back then died after the first year and they never were truly alive and useful.”
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Olga really wanted a developer job but seeking jobs of this type was very frustrating. From the job adverts she found, it felt like most IT companies were asking for geniuses who already knew a lot of technologies and frameworks. She found this very demotivating.
\n\n\n\nShe then found a job offer on a website outside the most popular job portals and it seemed like a perfect fit. They wanted someone with experience to write from scratch, understand someone else’s code and maintain it, with an ability to translate technical documentation and articles, and make simple designs for printing products. After completing a trial task, she was taken on, and enjoyed a better salary, in a calm environment with good colleagues and without the requirement for a lot of extra hours.
\n\n\n\nThe advert turned out to be a direct ad from one of the sales departments in a technology company. By succeeding in the task set, Olga had bypassed the Human Resources team which she felt would not normally have considered her.
\n\n\n\nHer boss agreed to her working remotely most of the time. It solved any potential leave problems which Olga had thought may be an obstacle.
\n\n\n\nFor Olga it had been 14 years since the original decision to become a programmer and it was only the beginning.
\n\n\n\nAfter a few years at what she describes as an ‘amazing experience’ in this workplace, Olga felt able to move on to her next challenge as a developer.
\n\n\n\nAfter working with different systems Olga became sure that WordPress is the best CMS for developers and clients. But she was disappointed to find that the ease of use meant that good code was not always a priority for some of the sites she looked at.
\n\n\n\n“The biggest flaw of WordPress – it’s so easy to make things work that some may feel they don’t need to bother to do things right, but this becomes a problem later.”
\n\n\n\nIn custom themes for a site, she also saw sites being made and clients left without any further support, or items hard coded when clients actually needed more control to change regularly.
\n\n\n\nOlga used to rely on examples she could easily find, documentation and search engines to improve her understanding in using WordPress. She discovered that just by searching for a specific feature or a solution, you can miss the whole picture.
\n\n\n\nShe turned to online courses to get more comprehensive knowledge and then started to attend WordPress events, firstly online and then by foot, trains and planes! She discovered a worldwide community that was very much alive. She didn’t know when she started studying online materials and attending discussions that she would end up contributing herself to the Learn WordPress platform a few years later.
\n\n\n\nWordCamps and contributor days became a big part of her life. From her early days attending events and starting out contributing to WordPress, she is an active member of the WordPress.org Global Marketing and Polyglots Teams, and supported the recent WordPress release. She is just beginning her first WordCamp organiser experience, joining WordCamp Europe 2021 on the Contribute Team.
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Olga said: “Through the wider WordPress community, I knew not only where to look but also whom to ask. Most importantly, I found allies who don’t think I’m going crazy by speaking with delight about work, and with whom I share a passion and fondness for WordPress. This is what matters.
\n\n\n\n“Now, after more than seven years of full time development, I am still enjoying endless learning, frequent discoveries, mistakes and an impassioned wish to do better.”
\n\n\n\nThis and a desire to help others use WordPress.org is part of Olga’s continued contribution to its Support and Marketing Teams, and led her to be involved in the Release Marketing questions and answers in 2020.
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The road to freedom and becoming her own boss has not been easy for Olga. It is the path that got her where she is today, and she continues to find joy in it. She retains the lessons she’s learned and is always hungry to learn more.
\n\n\n\n“I travelled through a very uneven path, with a lot of obstacles and noise, but for me it’s like a kaleidoscope where a little turn presents a new picture, a new “ah-ha” moment, new excitement after seemingly pointless efforts.”
\n\n\n\nShe added: “When in doubt I remind myself about David Ogilvy (generally considered the Founding Father of the modern advertising industry) who tried a lot of things before he struck gold with advertising, and maybe that’s why he did.”
\n\n\n\nFinally, she learned not only to keep a good spirit and try different things, but also to dare as you move forward.
\n\n\n\nThanks to Abha Thakor (@webcommsat), Nalini Thakor (@nalininonstopnewsuk), Larissa Murillo (@lmurillom), Meher Bala (@meher), Josepha Haden (@chanthaboune), Chloé Bringmann (@cbringmann) and Topher DeRosia (@topher1kenobe). Thank you to Olga Gleckler (@oglekler) for sharing her #ContributorStory.
\n\n\n\nThis post is based on an article originally published on HeroPress.com, a community initiative created by Topher DeRosia. It highlights people in the WordPress community who have overcome barriers and whose stories would otherwise go unheard.
\n\n\n\nMeet more WordPress community members in our People of WordPress series.
\n\n\n\n#ContributorStory #HeroPress
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\n\n\n\nWant to contribute to upcoming WordPress releases? Join the WordPress #core channel in the Make WordPress Slack and follow the Core team blog. The Core team hosts weekly chats on Wednesdays at 5 AM and 8 PM. UTC. You can also contribute to WordPress 5.7 by translating it into your local language. Learn more on the translation status post.
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\n\n\n\nHave a story that we should include in the next “Month in WordPress” post? Please submit it using this form.
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\n\n\n\nFive-seven next week
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\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
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Clean Energy
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\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
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Citizen Action of Wisconsin - Climate Action Hub
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nEnvironment, Climate, & Activism
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\nRegulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
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\n\n\n\nHere is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
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\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\nHere is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\nHere is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\nRegulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal Jun 21, 2019\n\n\n\n\n
Here is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nRegulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal Jun 21, 2019\n\n\n\n\n
Here is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\n\n\n\n
Dana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020
Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n
Here is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\n\n\n\n
Dana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020
Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n
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\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\n![\"\"](\"https://northernthunder.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/about-northern-thunder-2.jpg\")
The team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
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Diana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\n![\"Jeremy](\"https://northernthunder.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/jeremy-gragert.jpg\")
Jeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively in our communities to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nHelp Northern Thunder protect the environment and fight climate change through grassroots organizing. We welcome volunteers and collaborators.
\n\n\n\nIf you have questions or would like to volunteer, contact Diana Witcher at dianatwitcher@gmail.com or call 612-460-8899.
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Generating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
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Learn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani and James Smith from Pexels.
\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https://northernthunder.org/wp-content/themes/neve/assets/img/starter-content/icon-03.svg\"){kind=icon}
Learn about the history of Northern Thunder.
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Learn about our upcoming projects and actions.
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Help support a sustainable future today.
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Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
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We are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. http://www.nicrn.org/2021-shifting-seasons-summit.html
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\n8 - Eau Claire Citizens Climate Lobby Meeting
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\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. http://www.nicrn.org/2021-shifting-seasons-summit.html
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Energy Fair - Cancelled
\n\n\n\nWill resume next year, June 24-26, 2022. Learn more at theenergyfair.org
\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
Wednesday April 10, 10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. http://www.nicrn.org/2021-shifting-seasons-summit.html
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nWednesday April 27-Thursday April 29, 10 am - 5pm. At ACLS 2021 you will connect with 1,000+ climate leaders from the local to international scale — and across sectors of society — to help move America along the solutions path faster. Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nWill resume next year, June 24-26, 2022. Learn more at theenergyfair.org
\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. http://www.nicrn.org/2021-shifting-seasons-summit.html
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
Wednesday April 10, 10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. http://www.nicrn.org/2021-shifting-seasons-summit.html
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nWednesday April 27-Thursday April 29, 10 am - 5pm. At ACLS 2021 you will connect with 1,000+ climate leaders from the local to international scale — and across sectors of society — to help move America along the solutions path faster. Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nWill resume next year, June 24-26, 2022. Learn more at theenergyfair.org
\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. http://www.nicrn.org/2021-shifting-seasons-summit.html
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\n8 - Eau Claire Citizens Climate Lobby Meeting
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\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. http://www.nicrn.org/2021-shifting-seasons-summit.html
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nWednesday April 27-Thursday April 29, 10 am - 5pm. At ACLS 2021 you will connect with 1,000+ climate leaders from the local to international scale — and across sectors of society — to help move America along the solutions path faster. Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nFRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021 AT 5 AM CDT – 6 AM CDT
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Energy Fair - Cancelled
\n\n\n\nWill resume next year, June 24-26, 2022. Learn more at theenergyfair.org
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\n\n\n\nIf you have questions or would like to volunteer, contact Diana Witcher at dianatwitcher@gmail.com.
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“What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable?”
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Here is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\nIf you have questions or would like to volunteer, contact Diana Witcher at dianatwitcher@gmail.com.
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\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizens’ Climate Lobby – Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
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\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about local organizations working for change.
\n\n\n\n\nHelp support a sustainable future today.
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nBuying locally is one of the best ways to support the local economy and fight global warming. View our local business listing to support local businesses.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Ready Made from Pexels.
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\n\n\n\nJANET MORRIS
\n\n\n\n\n“What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable?”
\n\n\n\nWILLIE BROWN
\n\n\n\n\n“What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable?”
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Here is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Climate Table
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nBuying locally is one of the best ways to support the local economy and fight global warming. View our local business listing to support local businesses.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Ready Made from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Ready Made from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Ready Made from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. http://www.nicrn.org/2021-shifting-seasons-summit.html
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\n8 - Eau Claire Citizens Climate Lobby Meeting
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\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. http://www.nicrn.org/2021-shifting-seasons-summit.html
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Ready Made from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\nHere is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nEnergy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Climate Table
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\n\n\n
Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n
A list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nSaturday, March 27, 2021 10:00am – 12:00pm. Event by Loaves and Fishes Community and Sophia Langr. Lake Place Dr, Duluth, MN 55802, United States. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nSunday, March 27, 11:00 am. Attend from any state or country, any room in your house
via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy). Learn more.
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
Wednesday, March 31 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nWednesday, April 21, 2021, 6pm. Listening session. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Organized by Northern Thunder and Citizen Action of Wisconsin.
\n\n\n\nWednesday, April 28 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\nWednesday, May 26 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nWednesday April 27-Thursday April 29, 10 am - 5pm. At ACLS 2021 you will connect with 1,000+ climate leaders from the local to international scale — and across sectors of society — to help move America along the solutions path faster. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nWednesday, June 30 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nThe event will resume next year, June 24-26, 2022. Learn more at theenergyfair.org
\n\n\n\nWednesday, July 28 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\nHere is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\nHere is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\nHere is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\n\n\n
Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n
Here is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens’ Climate Lobby – Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\n\n\n
Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n
Here is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\n\n\n
Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n
Here is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens’ Climate Lobby – Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\n\n\n
Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n
Here is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens’ Climate Lobby – Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\n\n\n
Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
Here is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens’ Climate Lobby – Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\n\n\n
Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
Here is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens’ Climate Lobby – Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\n\n\n
Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
Here is a list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\n\n\n\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens’ Climate Lobby – Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWest Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\n\n\n
Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
Generating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
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\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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Learn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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Learn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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Learn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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Learn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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Learn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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Learn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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Learn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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We are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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Learn about the history of Northern Thunder.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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We are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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We are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
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We are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
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We are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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We are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
\n\n\n\nPhoto credit Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
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We are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
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\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
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We are standing for climate action and meaningful change in our community.
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\n\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nSaturday, March 27, 2021 10:00am – 12:00pm. Event by Loaves and Fishes Community and Sophia Langr. Lake Place Dr, Duluth, MN 55802, United States. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nSunday, March 27, 11:00 am. Attend from any state or country, any room in your house
via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy). Learn more.
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nWednesday, April 21, 2021, 6pm. Listening session. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nWednesday April 27-Thursday April 29, 10 am - 5pm. At ACLS 2021 you will connect with 1,000+ climate leaders from the local to international scale — and across sectors of society — to help move America along the solutions path faster. Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nThe event will resume next year, June 24-26, 2022. Learn more at theenergyfair.org
\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
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Northern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
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Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
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Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
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\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nCheck out this list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens’ Climate Lobby – Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nEnvironment, Climate, & Activism
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\nRegulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
Check out this list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens’ Climate Lobby – Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nEnvironment, Climate, & Activism
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\nRegulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
Check out this list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens’ Climate Lobby – Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nEnvironment, Climate, & Activism
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\nRegulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
Farmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\n\n\n
Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
Check out this list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens’ Climate Lobby – Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\n\n\n
Regulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
Check out this list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens’ Climate Lobby – Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nEnvironment, Climate, & Activism
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\nRegulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
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\n\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
Thursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
Northeast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. http://www.nicrn.org/2021-shifting-seasons-summit.html
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
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Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nHelp Northern Thunder protect the environment and fight climate change through grassroots organizing. We welcome volunteers and collaborators.
\n\n\n\nIf you have questions or would like to volunteer, contact Diana Witcher at dianatwitcher@gmail.com.
\n\n\n\n\nCheck out this list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens’ Climate Lobby – Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nEnvironment, Climate, & Activism
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\nRegulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
A list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nSaturday, March 27, 2021 10:00am – 12:00pm. Event by Loaves and Fishes Community and Sophia Langr. Lake Place Dr, Duluth, MN 55802, United States. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nSunday, March 27, 11:00 am. Attend from any state or country, any room in your house
via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy). Learn more.
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
Wednesday April 10, 10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. http://www.nicrn.org/2021-shifting-seasons-summit.html
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nWednesday April 27-Thursday April 29, 10 am - 5pm. At ACLS 2021 you will connect with 1,000+ climate leaders from the local to international scale — and across sectors of society — to help move America along the solutions path faster. Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nWill resume next year, June 24-26, 2022. Learn more at theenergyfair.org
\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nSaturday, March 27, 2021 10:00am – 12:00pm. Event by Loaves and Fishes Community and Sophia Langr. Lake Place Dr, Duluth, MN 55802, United States. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nSunday, March 27, 11:00 am. Attend from any state or country, any room in your house
via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy). Learn more.
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nWednesday, April 21, 2021, 6pm. Listening session. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nWednesday April 27-Thursday April 29, 10 am - 5pm. At ACLS 2021 you will connect with 1,000+ climate leaders from the local to international scale — and across sectors of society — to help move America along the solutions path faster. Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nThe event will resume next year, June 24-26, 2022. Learn more at theenergyfair.org
\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nSaturday, March 27, 2021 10:00am – 12:00pm. Event by Loaves and Fishes Community and Sophia Langr. Lake Place Dr, Duluth, MN 55802, United States. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nSunday, March 27, 11:00 am. Attend from any state or country, any room in your house
via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy). Learn more.
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nWednesday, April 21, 2021, 6pm. Listening session. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nWednesday April 27-Thursday April 29, 10 am - 5pm. At ACLS 2021 you will connect with 1,000+ climate leaders from the local to international scale — and across sectors of society — to help move America along the solutions path faster. Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nWill resume next year, June 24-26, 2022. Learn more at theenergyfair.org
\n\n\n\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nSaturday, March 27, 2021 10:00am – 12:00pm. Event by Loaves and Fishes Community and Sophia Langr. Lake Place Dr, Duluth, MN 55802, United States. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nSunday, March 27, 11:00 am. Attend from any state or country, any room in your house
via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy). Learn more.
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nWednesday, April 21, 2021, 6pm. Listening session. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nWHEN: 11:00 am March 27
WHERE: From any state or country, any room in your house
HOW: Via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy)
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
Wednesday April 10, 10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. http://www.nicrn.org/2021-shifting-seasons-summit.html
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nWednesday April 27-Thursday April 29, 10 am - 5pm. At ACLS 2021 you will connect with 1,000+ climate leaders from the local to international scale — and across sectors of society — to help move America along the solutions path faster. Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nWill resume next year, June 24-26, 2022. Learn more at theenergyfair.org
\n\n\n\nCheck out this list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens\' Climate Lobby - Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nEnvironment, Climate, & Activism
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\nRegulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
A list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nSaturday, March 27, 2021 10:00am – 12:00pm. Event by Loaves and Fishes Community and Sophia Langr. Lake Place Dr, Duluth, MN 55802, United States. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nSunday, March 27, 11:00 am. Attend from any state or country, any room in your house
via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy). Learn more.
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
Wednesday, March 31 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nWednesday, April 21, 2021, 6pm. Listening session. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nWednesday, April 28 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\nWednesday, May 26 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nWednesday April 27-Thursday April 29, 10 am - 5pm. At ACLS 2021 you will connect with 1,000+ climate leaders from the local to international scale — and across sectors of society — to help move America along the solutions path faster. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nWednesday, June 30 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nThe event will resume next year, June 24-26, 2022. Learn more at theenergyfair.org
\n\n\n\nWednesday, July 28 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\nCheck out this list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens\' Climate Lobby - Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nEnvironment, Climate, & Activism
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\nRegulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
Check out this list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens\' Climate Lobby - Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHuman Rights Campaign - Eau Claire
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nEnvironment, Climate, & Activism
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\nRegulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
Check out this list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCitizen Action of Wisconsin – Northwest Wisconsin Co-op
\n\n\n\nCitizens\' Climate Lobby - Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEau Claire Climate Action Now (CAN)
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHuman Rights Campaign - Eau Claire
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSierra Club – Chippewa Valley Group
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nEnvironment, Climate, & Activism
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\nRegulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
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\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\nThe Northern Thunder team is a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
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Northern Thunder Membership for Students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
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\n\n\n\n\nWant to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder.
\nNorthern Thunder Membership for Students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
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\n\n\n\n\nWant to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder.
\nNorthern Thunder Membership for Students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder general membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder family membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($10/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
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\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nWant to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nWant to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nWant to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nWant to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nWant to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
$3/month ($36/year)
Northern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
$5/month ($60/year)
Northern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
$25/month ($300/year)
Northern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
$50/month ($600/year)
Northern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
$25/month ($300/year)
Northern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
$50/month ($600/year)
Northern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
\n\n\n\n$25/month ($300/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
\n\n\n\n$50/month ($600/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
$25/month ($300/year)
Northern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
$50/month ($600/year)
Northern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
\n\n\n\n$3/month ($36/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
\n\n\n\n$5/month ($60/year)
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
$25/month ($300/year)
Northern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
$50/month ($600/year)
Northern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase.
Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
Want to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
$3/month ($36/year)
Northern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
$5/month ($60/year)
Northern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
$25/month ($300/year)
Northern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
$50/month ($600/year)
Northern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase. Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
\nWant to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
$3/month ($36/year)
Northern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
$5/month ($60/year)
Northern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
$25/month ($300/year)
Northern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
$50/month ($600/year)
Northern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase. Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax-deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
\nWant to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
$3/month ($36/year)
Northern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
$5/month ($60/year)
Northern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
$25/month ($300/year)
Northern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
$50/month ($600/year)
Northern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase. Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax-deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
\nWant to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
$3/month ($36/year)
Northern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
$5/month ($60/year)
Northern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
$25/month ($300/year)
Northern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
$50/month ($600/year)
Northern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase. Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax-deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
\nWant to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest. We offer a number of membership levels to fit your budget and help you contribute to local climate action.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
$3/month ($36/year)
Northern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
$5/month ($60/year)
Northern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
$25/month ($300/year)
Northern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
$50/month ($600/year)
Northern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase. Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax-deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
\nWant to make a difference? Become a member of Northern Thunder, or make a donation to help us advocate for environmental justice in the Upper Midwest. We offer a number of membership levels to fit your budget and help you contribute to local and regional climate action.
\nNorthern Thunder Basic Membership for students and those with a limited income.
$1/month ($12/year)
Northern Thunder General Membership for community members.
$3/month ($36/year)
Northern Thunder Family Membership for families and couples.
$5/month ($60/year)
Northern Thunder Advocate Membership for those who want to make a larger impact.
$10/month ($120/year)
Northern Thunder Legacy Membership for those who are dedicated to change.
$25/month ($300/year)
Northern Thunder Keystone Membership for those who are especially awesome.
$50/month ($600/year)
Northern Thunder Watershed Membership for those who are super duper cool.
$100/month ($1,200/year)
For those who would like to make a one-time or monthly donation, not associated with a specific membership level.
\n\n\n\n\nThanks for supporting Northern Thunder. Learn more about our projects today!
\n\n\n\n\nFor monthly payments, members will be automatically billed monthly on the date of their purchase. Northern Thunder is a 501(c)4. Donations are not tax-deductible, but may be claimed as a business expense.
\nA list of climate and environment events in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
\n\n\n\nMore information from the United Nations is here.
\n\n\n\nSaturday, March 27, 2021 10:00am – 12:00pm. Event by Loaves and Fishes Community and Sophia Langr. Lake Place Dr, Duluth, MN 55802, United States. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nSunday, March 27, 11:00 am. Attend from any state or country, any room in your house
via Zoom at this link: https://tinyurl.com/350Defund-Actionars
(Meeting ID: 818 6833 1460; passcode: 469076; find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcmr59Jpuy). Learn more.
Sign Petition: Tell Wall Street the time has come to walk away from Enbridge.
Wednesday, March 31 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nNortheast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network. April 19-21, 2021, with a special Earth Day event on April 22, 2021. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nWednesday, April 21, 2021, 6pm. Listening session. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Organized by Northern Thunder and Citizen Action of Wisconsin.
\n\n\n\nWednesday, April 28 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nSave the date for RENEW Wisconsin’s annual Ride with RENEW bike tour. The bike ride through Eau Claire will highlight some of Wisconsin’s leading renewable energy installations while raising money for RENEW. Learn More
\n\n\n\nWednesday, May 26 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nThursday, April 22: Menomonie, UW-Stout, 712 Broadway St S, Menomonie, WI 54751. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
\n\n\n\nWednesday April 27-Thursday April 29, 10 am - 5pm. At ACLS 2021 you will connect with 1,000+ climate leaders from the local to international scale — and across sectors of society — to help move America along the solutions path faster. Learn more.
\n\n\n\nWednesday, June 30 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
\n\n\n\n10:30 am meeting via Zoom call on the second Saturday of each month, beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending by 11:50 a.m. Chapter members then join the national call on their own via Zoom or the Livestream. Learn More
\n\n\n\nThe event will resume next year, June 24-26, 2022. Learn more at theenergyfair.org
\n\n\n\nWednesday, July 28 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country? Join ClimateXChange for a monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! Learn more.
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\n\n\n\nHelp Northern Thunder protect the environment and fight climate change through grassroots organizing. We welcome volunteers and collaborators.
\n\n\n\nIf you have questions or would like to volunteer, contact Diana Witcher at dianatwitcher@gmail.com.
\n\n\n\n\nHelp Northern Thunder protect the environment and fight climate change through grassroots organizing. We welcome volunteers and collaborators.
\n\n\n\nIf you have questions or would like to volunteer, contact Diana Witcher at dianatwitcher@gmail.com.
\n\n\n\n\nHelp Northern Thunder protect the environment and fight climate change through grassroots organizing. We welcome volunteers and collaborators.
\n\n\n\nIf you have questions or would like to volunteer, contact Diana Witcher at dianatwitcher@gmail.com.
\n\n\n\n\nHelp Northern Thunder protect the environment and fight climate change through grassroots organizing. We welcome volunteers and collaborators.
\n\n\n\nIf you have questions or would like to volunteer, contact Diana Witcher at dianatwitcher@gmail.com.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: Todd Trapini from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Northern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\n\n\n\n\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImages credit: James Smith from Pexels.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe Northern Thunder team is a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nGenerating change and promoting activism in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder, environmental action in the Chippewa Valley.
\nLearn about local and regional organization working for a sustainable future.
\nContact us with questions, to volunteer, or to help support our work!
\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the history of Northern Thunder and upcoming events.
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is working to promote action and creative solutions to the climate crisis in the Upper Midwest.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani and James Smith from Pexels.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe Northern Thunder team is a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe Northern Thunder team is a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nOur team is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy and environmental activism.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe Northern Thunder team is a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively in our communities to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
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The team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively in our communities to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively in our communities to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively in our communities to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nHelp Northern Thunder protect the environment and fight climate change through grassroots organizing. We welcome volunteers and collaborators.
\n\n\n\nIf you have questions or would like to volunteer, contact Diana Witcher at dianatwitcher@gmail.com.
\n\n\n\n\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively in our communities to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively in our communities to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively in our communities to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively in our communities to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively in our communities to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively in our communities to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nNorthern Thunder is a western Wisconsin based organization committed to and working on local and global issues related to the human and natural environments.
\n\n\n\nThis grassroots organization was born as a student group with Earth Day in 1970 and organized many actions and projects around activism and the environment through 2008. These included opposing several mining projects, peace and justice work, and an award-winning cable television program, TV Notion. Northern Thunder\'s most prominent effort was perhaps the creation of WHYS Radio, Eau Claire\'s community radio station.
\n\n\n\nImages credit: Todd Trapani from Pexels.
\nThe team at Northern Thunder is exploring a revival of this organization with a focus on climate change, energy, and environmental activism. We are a group of activists committed to being agents of change. We are working to re-build an organization that supports our natural ecosystem through an inclusive approach that empowers leaders and volunteers to make lasting and meaningful change in the Upper Midwest.
\nDiana is an artist, designer, and activist based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She is committed to empowering activists, fighting climate change, and protecting natural landscapes.
\nJeremy is a grassroots organizer based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His expertise lies in transportation solutions, relational organizing, and clean energy.
\nNorthern Thunder recognizes that people are at the center of a sustainable future.
\nOur group works for meaningful action to promote environmental justice.
\nWe believe it is possible to create a sustainable future for the Upper Midwest.
\nWe work cooperatively in our communities to empower each other to promote lasting change.
\nHelp Northern Thunder protect the environment and fight climate change through grassroots organizing. We welcome volunteers and collaborators.
\n\n\n\nIf you have questions or would like to volunteer, contact Diana Witcher at dianatwitcher@gmail.com or call 612-460-8899.
\n\n\n\n\nHelp Northern Thunder protect the environment and fight climate change through grassroots organizing. We welcome volunteers and collaborators.
\n\n\n\nIf you have questions or would like to volunteer, contact Diana Witcher at dianatwitcher@gmail.com or call 612-460-8899.
\n\n\n\n\nCheck out this list of projects, resources, and like-minded organizations.
\nCity of Eau Claire - Renewable Energy Action Plan
\n\n\n\nFederal Tax Credits for New All-Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Paris Climate Agreement
\n\n\n\nUnited States Climate Alliance
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Office of Sustainability and
Clean Energy
Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
\n\n\n\nGreat American Outdoors Act - National Park Service
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACLU of Wisconsin – Chippewa Valley Chapter
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Citizen Action of Wisconsin - Climate Action Hub
Citizens\' Climate Lobby - Eau Claire Chapter
\n\n\n\nChippewa Valley Transit Alliance
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquitable and Just National Climate Platform
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHuman Rights Campaign - Eau Claire
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeague of Women Voters - Chippewa Valley
\n\n\n\nMidwest Renewable Energy Association
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharting the Midwest - World Resources Report
\n\n\n\nU.S. Global Change Research Program - Climate Science Special Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin DNR - Wisconsin Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Governor\'s Task Force on Climate Change Report
\n\n\n\nWisconsin Clean Energy Toolkit
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
\n\n\n\nEnvironment, Climate, & Activism
\n\n\n\nFarmers important for climate future\nLynn Grooms | Agri-View | Dec 31, 2020\n\nRerouting Line 5 and the Ongoing Decommissioning Battle\nSamantha Tracy | Climate XChange | August 11, 2020\n\nThe Trump EPA is vastly underestimating the cost of carbon dioxide pollution...\nDana Nuccitelli | Yale Climate Connections | July 30, 2020\n\nRegulators approve slate of community solar programs for Wisconsin utilities\nChris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal | June 21, 2019\n\nTrump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real\nVann R. Newkirk II | The Atlantic | February 28, 2018\n
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