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Community News: Latest PEAR Releases (04.14.2025)

Latest PEAR Releases:

• HTML_QuickForm2 2.4.0
  

8 Comic-Inspired Snippets Powered by CSS & JavaScript

Comics have served as an inspiration to many of us. They impact every corner of our culture. Just try going to the movies without at least one comic-based film showing. It seems nearly impossible.

Their style has also crept into web design. We see it in bold colors, outrageous typography, and unique layouts.

Advancements in both CSS and JavaScript allow designers to bring these styles to life. There is no shortage of ways to add comic-inspired flair to your website.

So, how are web designers bringing comic styles online? Let’s check out a few examples of what a combination of code and creativity can do.

Comic Style Text Bubbles – CSS

Created by Josetxu

This snippet demonstrates a classic comic book style. Large, bold text screams on top of colorful backgrounds. CSS Grid is used to line up the various layout pieces. Bonus: click on a word to edit the text. Wow! That was cool.

See the Pen Comic Style Text Bubbles – CSS by Josetxu

Side Scroller Comic Web Template

Created by Terry Scrimsher

Here’s an example that adds movement to the mix. The side-scrolling hero area makes for an attention-grabbing experience. The animated text provides contrast and an element of fun.

See the Pen Side Scroller Web Template by Terry Scrimsher

Comic Book Style CSS UI

Created by Gabriele Corti

This experiment ponders a comic book UI. It’s a small starting point inspired by Spider-Man. However, imagine expanding it to cover every element of a website. That’s a way to stand out from the mere mortals.

See the Pen Comic Book UI by Gabriele Corti

Style Stage Comic Book CSS

Created by Katherine Kato

Let’s go a step further with a comic-inspired UI. This page manages to balance bold styling and legibility. The layout is fun but remains super clean. It shows that “comic” doesn’t have to mean inaccessible.

See the Pen Style Stage – Comic by Katherine Kato

Pure CSS Comic Coder Cat

Created by Annie Bombanie

This humorous bit pokes fun at developers. It also shows some impressive use of CSS. The black-and-white comic takes advantage of clip paths, gradients, and flexbox. The strip is also responsive.

See the Pen Comic Coder Cat – Pure CSS by Annie

Generate Comic-Style Typography

Created by Antoinette Janus

Use this snippet to generate comic-style text. Click into the box and then start typing. You’ll get a classic comic book font on top of a halftone background.

See the Pen Comic Types by Antoinette Janus

Responsive & Accessible Comic Page

Created by Sarah Frisk

It can be a challenge to make an accessible comic strip. The fonts aren’t always legible. And what if you’re using images? This snippet aims to fix these issues. It offers a “CC” mode that provides text descriptions of each panel. The result is an improved user experience.

See the Pen Responsive and Accessible Comic Page by Sarah Frisk

Comic Style Crystal Field

Created by Tibix

It’s easy to admire the groundbreaking illustrations in our favorite comics. This example combines beautiful artwork with the power of code. Click on the presentation to regenerate a new version of this crystal field.

See the Pen Comic Style Crystal Field by Tibix

Adding Some Pop to the Web

Not every website requires a staid corporate look. Comic styles offer an alternative for these sites. You can use this technique to create a fun and memorable UX.

What’s more, you don’t have to go over the top to find success. Even subtle elements of comic design can make a positive impact. Look no further than some of the examples above for proof.

Want to see even more examples of comic styles? Use your superpowers and head on over to our CodePen collection!

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WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate 3

The third release candidate (“RC3”) for WordPress 6.8 is ready for download and testing!

This version of the WordPress software is under development.  Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites.  Instead, it’s recommended that you evaluate RC3 on a test server and site.

Reaching this phase of the release cycle is an important milestone.  While release candidates are considered ready for release, testing remains crucial to ensure that everything in WordPress 6.8 is the best it can be.

You can test WordPress 6.8 RC3 in four ways:

The current target for the WordPress 6.8 release is April 15, 2025. Get an overview of the 6.8 release cycle, and check the Make WordPress Core blog for 6.8-related posts leading up to next week’s release for further details.

What’s in WordPress 6.8 RC3?

Get a recap of WordPress 6.8’s highlighted features in the Beta 1 announcement. For more technical information related to issues addressed since RC2, you can browse the following links:

• GitHub commits for 6.8 since April 1
• Changes committed since April 1

How you can contribute

WordPress is open source software made possible by a passionate community that collaborates and contributes to its development. The resources below outline various ways you can help the world’s most popular open source web platform, regardless of your technical expertise.

Get involved in testing

Testing for issues is critical to ensuring WordPress is performant and stable. It’s also a meaningful way for anyone to contribute. This detailed guide will walk you through testing features in WordPress 6.8.  For those new to testing, follow this general testing guide for more details on getting set up.

If you encounter an issue, please report it to the Alpha/Beta area of the support forums or directly to WordPress Trac if you are comfortable writing a reproducible bug report. You can also check your issue against a list of known bugs.

Curious about testing releases in general?  Follow along with the testing initiatives in Make Core and join the #core-test channel on Making WordPress Slack.

Search for vulnerabilities

From now until the final release of WordPress 6.8 (scheduled for April 15, 2025), the monetary reward for reporting new, unreleased security vulnerabilities is doubled.  Please follow responsible disclosure practices as detailed in the project’s security practices and policies outlined on the HackerOne page and in the security white paper.

Update your theme or plugin

For plugin and theme authors, your products play an integral role in extending the functionality and value of WordPress for all users.  For more details on developer-related changes in 6.8, please review the WordPress 6.8 Field Guide.

Thanks for continuing to test your themes and plugins with the WordPress 6.8 beta releases.  With RC3, you’ll want to conclude your testing and update the “Tested up to” version in your plugin’s readme file to 6.8.

If you find compatibility issues, please post detailed information to the support forum.

Help translate WordPress

Do you speak a language other than English?  ¿Español?  Français?  Русский?  日本語? हिन्दी? मराठी? বাংলা?  You can help translate WordPress into more than 100 languages.

An RC3 haiku

The launch draws closer,
Six-eight sings through RC3,
Almost time to shine.

Thank you to the following contributors for collaborating on this post: @audrasjb, @mamaduka, @krupajnanda, @benjamin_zekavica, @narenin, @joedolson, @courane01, @joemcgill, @marybaum, @kmgalanakis, @umeshsinghin, @wildworks, @mkrndmane.

Community News: Latest PECL Releases (04.08.2025)

Latest PECL Releases:

• datadog_trace 1.8.2
  ## Application Security Management

  Fixed

  • Bug collecting client IPs #3183
• phalcon 5.9.2
  Full changelog can be found at: https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/blob/master/CHANGELOG-5.0.md

  Fixed

  • Fixed PhalconTranslateAdapterCsv the escape argument is explicitly required in PHP 8.4 #16733
  • Fixed PhalconMvcModelQuery to use the cacheOptions lifetime over the "cache" service lifetime
• datadog_trace 1.8.1
  ## Tracer ### Fixed - Defer dropping the exec span to close time (#3181)
• datadog_trace 1.8.0
  ## All products ### Added - Add support for file based configuration (library-config) #3068

  Tracer

  Added

  • Add DDTracetry_drop_span() API #3136
  • Add support for PDO::connect #3125
  • Add span creation and close handlers #3123
  • API Gateway Tracing #3116
  • Add a Ratchet integration #3115
  • Baggage Header Propagation Support #3102
  • Crashtracking for windows #3099

  Changed

  • Enable 128 bit trace_id logging by default #3163
  • Allow whitespace as separator in DD_TAGS #3162
  • Implement Disable APM Tracing #3080

  Fixed

  • Support both ENOTSUP and ENOSYS in shm_open fallback Datadog/libdatadog#969
  • Handle flushing of multiple traces at once #3176

  Internal

  • Show actual file and line for occurrence of exceptions as well #3172
  • Support ZSTR_PARENT known_string #3106

  Profiling

  Added

  • Add profiling and appsec to SSI #3063

  Fixed

  • FrankenPHP idle phase #3169
  • Add active span null check #3164
  • Avoid some OOM panics and avoid long strings #3151
  • Fix upscaling of I/O profiles #3146

  Internal

  • Add 'tracing' features to capture time spent walking the stack #3094

  Application Security Management

  Added

  • Implement API Security Sampling RFC #3117
  • Add authenticated user tracking #3114
  • Add profiling and appsec to SSI #3063

  Changed

  • Upgrade libddwaf #3126

  Fixed

  • Emit asm event on user events #3170

  Internal

  • Add more logging around stack generation #3096