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Latest news about WordPress, as well as WordPress plugins, themes, and SEO tips and best practices.
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WordPress.com Now Offers Website Development
WordPress.com announced Built by WordPress.com, a website development service to compete against sites like Squarespace.
WordPress Powers 39.5% of All Websites
WordPress is now powering 39.5% of all websites in 2021, up from powering 35% of all sites in 2020.
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WordPress All in One SEO Auto Updates Cause Backlash
Publishers complain about All in One SEO Plugin automatic updates
Contact Form 7 Vulnerability in +5 Million Sites
A serious vulnerability was patched in Contact Form 7 that allows attackers to upload malicious scripts.
WordPress Redux Plugin Vulnerability Affects +1 Million Sites
Redux Gutenberg Blocks Library & Framework, with over 1 million active users, patched a CSRF vulnerability
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WordPress 5.6: The Good, the Meh and the Ugly
WordPress 5.6 is rolling out with dozens of improvements but security researchers discovered an exploitable feature.
WordPress Easy WP SMTP Plugin Vulnerability
Popular WordPress plugin with over 500,000 active installations was recently patched to fix an exploit that grants hackers complete control.
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WordPress 5.6 and PHP 8 Compatibility
WordPress offered guidance about compatibility of new WordPress 5.6 with PHP 8 and what that means for publishers.
Google Web Stories Plugin for WordPress Gets First Big Update
Google is rolling out the first major update to its Web Stories plugin for WordPress which comes with three useful new features.
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WordPress Ultimate Member Plugin Vulnerability
Ultimate Member WordPress plugin issued a patch for three critical and severe exploits that grant attackers total control of a site.
How to Make Your WordPress URLs SEO Friendly
Creating SEO-friendly WordPress URLs is a simple way to improve your organic search visibility. Follow these four tips to ensure that you get it right.
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WordPress 5.6 May Break Sites on December 2020
WordPress 5.6 will make jQuery Migrate Helper Plugin “useless” which means some sites may break again.
How to Protect a WordPress Site from Hackers
Tips on how to secure a WordPress site from getting hacked, including recommended security plugins.
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WordPress Update Fiasco
Latest WordPress update is all trick and no treat. Required a second update to fix problems. Update now.
WordPress 5.6 Feature Removed For Subpar Experience
An important feature of WordPress 5.6 was removed because it was nowhere near ready. Opens the door for progress on a bigger feature.
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Loginizer WordPress Vulnerability Affects +1 Million Sites
Popular WordPress security plugin Loginizer patched two security issues, including a SQL Injection.
WordPress Gutenberg 9.2 – Dozens of Improvements
WordPress Gutenberg 9.2 offers dozens of new features. Becomes closer to becoming a modern site editor.
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How to Add Emojis to Title Tags & Meta Descriptions in WordPress
You can get emojis in your WordPress titles and meta descriptions. Learn how to do it – and why it doesn’t always work.
18 WordPress Plugins That Will Speed Up Your Site
Does your website load super fast for your users? If not, here are 18 WordPress plugins that can help speed up your site.
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New WordPress Feature Gets Tough Response
WordPress feature turns article content into a long threaded tweetstorm. Publisher community reacts with bubble-popping feedback.
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