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Upcoming Events 📆 WordCamp Centroamérica is…

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Dan Knauss
Hosting
Upcoming Events 📆 WordCamp Centroamérica is happening now for the first time between April 15-17. 🌎 WordCamp Greece is happening online today, April 16. 🇬🇷 EXPAND 2021 is a free virtual event for web designers and developers being hosted by…

Frederick O’Brien warns against disposable design…

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Dan Knauss
Design
Frederick O’Brien warns against disposable design — a combination of unpleasant UX that follows unhealthy design fads, broken links, and quick fixes. 🗑️ Websites should last for years, so think about what your site will look like in 2, 5,…

Topher DeRosia debunked some common myths…

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Dan Knauss
Business
Topher DeRosia debunked some common myths about eCommerce with Brian Krogsgard for Commerce Journey. 💥 If you know someone starting out with an online business who isn't sure how their traditional business experience translates — or if they have none…

YouTube is experimenting with hidden dislike…

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Dan Knauss
Hosting
YouTube is experimenting with hidden dislike counts on videos. 📺 Kevin Ohashi at Review Signal has branched out from his annual benchmarks for general web hosts and WordPress hosts with a new set of tests for WooCommerce hosting. He talked…

WordPress Slack was down for a…

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Dan Knauss
Security
WordPress Slack was down for a brief period of time on Tuesday morning. Here's the conversation that emerged about this in Post Status Slack, and a Trac ticket opened by Tor-Bjorn Fjellner. 🎫 What happened? Nothing too exciting — not…

Robert Jacobi reports that SiteLock has…

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Dan Knauss
Security
Robert Jacobi reports that SiteLock has been acquired by Sectigo. SiteLock was a well-known security company within the WordPress community, and I recall them having a regular presence at WordCamps and other events.

The official PHP Git server was…

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Dan Knauss
Security
The official PHP Git server was attacked this past week. The attack is still under investigation, but actions were quickly taken to protect it, and there is no active security risk. To learn more, you can read Enrico Zimuel's explanation.…

Speaking of accessibility, Channing Ritter adds…

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Dan Knauss
Design
Speaking of accessibility, Channing Ritter adds a new perspective to the design team at Automattic on the accessibility features available in the block editor. Channing is also a new core contributor, and her post provides some context for how these…

The State of California is banning…

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Dan Knauss
Design
The State of California is banning companies from using "dark patterns." This might be the start of a larger movement to prevent sneaky and just plain bad design or UI decisions — like trying to cancel a subscription online only…

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