iThemes has acquired Restrict Content Pro from Sandhills Development
Brian Krogsgard
In this exclusive interview, Pippin Williamson and Matt Danner discuss the acquisition of Restrict Content Pro by iThemes.
Joe Howard explains at Torque how…
Dan Knauss
Joe Howard explains at Torque how to begin developing headless WordPress sites. The main advantages are flexibility and control, easier multi-channel content publishing, and better security and speed. 👤🪓 Joe names three tools to help you get started: GraphQL API,…
PHP 8 is in feature freeze,…
Dan Knauss
PHP 8 is in feature freeze, and Beta 1 has been released. There are also new security releases for stable PHP versions 7.2.33, 7.3.21 and 7.4.9. 🔒
WordPress 5.4.2 is a security and…
Dan Knauss
WordPress 5.4.2 is a security and maintenance release that rolled out on June 10. It features 23 bugfixes and enhancements. Make sure your sites are updated if that hasn't happened automatically. One maintenance update was also deployed back to versions…
Matt Shaw explains how the JavaScript…
Dan Knauss
Matt Shaw explains how the JavaScript FileReader API can be used to upload large files in chunks and avoid server limits. The API has major browser support now, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer 10. Matt notes, "If you’re…
On static WordPress, with Miriam Schwab of Strattic
Brian Krogsgard
Miriam Schwab is the co-founder and CEO of Strattic, a company that has raised $6.5 million in an effort to blend the flexibility of WordPress with the speed and security of static websites.
WordPress 5.4.1 dropped this week. It’s…
Dan Knauss
WordPress 5.4.1 dropped this week. It's a short-cycle security and maintenance release focused on seven security issues that affected WordPress 5.4 and earlier versions. If you haven’t yet updated to 5.4, all WordPress versions since 3.7 have also been updated.…
We’re wishing Tony Perez all the…
Dan Knauss
We're wishing Tony Perez all the best as he leaves GoDaddy and explores full-time work on his projects CleanBrowsing (a DNS-based content filtering service) and ColdPath (a security consulting company). 🛅
Gus Luxton talks about some easy…
Dan Knauss
Gus Luxton talks about some easy ways you can improve the security of your SSH model without needing to deploy a new application or make any huge changes to user experience. 🔒
Big news! Github has acquired npm,…
Dan Knauss
Big news! Github has acquired npm, Inc. the company behind the Node package manager registry. 📦 Github claims npm will "always be available and free." They will integrate GitHub and npm to "improve the security of the open-source software supply…
Taking care of your mental health in uncertain times, with Dr. Sherry Walling
Brian Krogsgard
In this episode of Post Status Draft, Cory Miller does a live Q&A webinar with Dr. Sherry Walling on mental health in uncertain times.
A critical security update was recently…
Brian Krogsgard
A critical security update was recently issued for Duplicator that Wordfence reported as affecting over a million WordPress sites. 🔓 Duplicator users should update to version 1.3.28 as soon as possible.
If you use the Demo Importer…
Dan Knauss
If you use the Demo Importer or a commercial theme from ThemeGrill, you should be aware of a security issue that can potentially let attackers wipe out your sites! There is an update available to address this exploit. 😲 Last…
Working on multiple things, and working with partners
Brian Krogsgard
In this episode of Post Status Draft, Brian and Cory talk about balancing multiple projects, and working with partners.
Cody Landefeld has put together a…
Dan Knauss
Cody Landefeld has put together a handy SEO guide for WooCommerce users. Cody advises you to start with the Yoast WooCommerce SEO Plugin, but there are many tips about speed and security too. 🛒
A critical vulnerability was found in…
Dan Knauss
A critical vulnerability was found in the Ultimate Addons for Elementor and Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder plugins. Hackers can gain full control of your website through them if you don't apply the security updates.
