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WordPress 6.0, code named ‘Arturo,’ is rolling out with nearly a thousand improvements and new features.
Astra WordPress theme, used by nearly 2 million websites, released a new version that delivers faster performance and many UI and design improvements
WordPress 6.0 takes big step toward fulfilling Gutenberg’s promise to make WordPress easy to create websites and publish content
HubSpot WordPress Plugin, used by over 200,000 publishers, patched a Server Side Request Forgery vulnerability
Reflected XSS vulnerability was patched in Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall WordPress Plugin
Two vulnerabilities discovered in ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager WordPress plugin can lead to full site takeover and insertion of arbitrary links
WP Engine announced that .htaccess will no longer be supported. Believe it or not, this might be the future of web hosting
WordPress announces that version 6.0 features numerous accessibility improvements that bring it closer to WCAG 2.0 AA compliance
Gutenberg 13.0 shows off new features that will be included in WordPress 6.0 in May 2022
The official WordPress Performance Lab plugin is out of beta, featuring stable infrastructure for non-experimental modules
A Remote Code Execution Vulnerability discovered in the Elementor Website Builder plugin that can lead to full site takeover
WordPress announced a decision to formally reassess the highly controversial WebP by Default feature
Block plagiarizing scrapers and hackers with these tips for unlocking powerful capabilities within the Wordfence WordPress security plugin
Core Web Vitals Technology Report names which CMS have the best CWV performance. Number 1 crushes the competition
Advanced Custom Fields plugin patched a Missing Authorization vulnerability that allows an attacker to view database information
WordPress community offers negative response to proposed feature that could cause disk usage to rise by up to 70%
WordPress SEO Plugin AIOSEO integrates Microsoft Clarity Behavior Analytics, giving publishers access to powerful insights for improving conversions and diagnosing site issues
Yoast WordPress plugin published an apology for a failed update that resulted in serious website problems for publishers
WordPress SEO plugin Rank Math bug generates duplicate sitemaps
Yoast confirmed a bug that causes WordPress to generate duplicate sitemaps and is said to be working on a fix
Set up IndexNow on a WordPress site by using the Rank Math SEO Plugin in 3 easy steps
Cloudflare announces a free Firewall that blocks many common exploits
WordPress announced an official plugin that helps speed up websites. Publishers can test the new beta features and offer feedback
Stored XSS Vulnerability discovered in WordPress can lead to full site takeover by hackers
Migrating a WordPress site from one hosting provider to another? Here are 3 different methods you could use, with step-by-step instructions for each one.
Popular WordPress plugin Rank Math now supports IndexNow for faster website indexing and ranking.
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Nine WordPress plugins, including popular ad management, malware firewall and database managers were found to have vulnerabilities affecting over 1.3 million websites
UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugin vulnerability potentially compromised over 3 million installations
