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WordPress 5.1 reached Beta 3 this…

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Dan Knauss
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WordPress 5.1 reached Beta 3 this week, but sadly the PHP error protection handler slated for this release will be held for WordPress 5.2 instead. Some potential security issues cropped up in the implementation, and the team wanted to play…

WordPress 5.0.1 and beyond

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Brian Krogsgard
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WordPress 5.0.1 was released on December 13th. There were a few backwards compatibility breaks in this version, which raised a few eyebrows. 🤨 After those eyebrows rose in the Post Status main channel, Gary Pendergast commented: The timing of security releases…

As Catalin Cimpanu points out, the…

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Dan Knauss
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As Catalin Cimpanu points out, the PHP 5.x branch will stop receiving official security updates at the end of this year. As many WordPress developers already know, this branch is still widely used on many servers. While WordPress recommends 7.2…

WP Engine recently announced the launch…

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Dan Knauss
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WP Engine recently announced the launch of Global Edge Security, an "enterprise-class advanced security solution" in conjunction with Cloudflare. They have also recently provided its customers with the Genesis framework and themes after acquiring StudioPress in June.

The BBC News has transitioned to HTTPS,…

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Brian Krogsgard
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The BBC News has transitioned to HTTPS, as everyone should. James Donohue, a software engineer working with a team on the transition, briefly explains the problems that needed to be addressed and why security is so important to journalism: "In a…

4.9.7 Security Release

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Brian Krogsgard
Security
WordPress 4.9.7 is a security release that fixes 17 bugs in WordPress, as announced by Aaron Campbell. The release caused some confusion from a naming perspective, as blog posts had been written scheduling 4.9.7, which are now bumped to 4.9.8…

Over at the Easy Digital Downloads…

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Brian Krogsgard
Security
Over at the Easy Digital Downloads blog, Mandy Jones explains how to create customer confidence for digital products in an era of hackers, fraud, and online theft. Mandy stresses how transparency means honesty and stressing how your customers' information is readily…

Matt on Gutenberg at WordCamp Europe

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David Bisset
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The sixth WordCamp Europe is happening now on June 15-16 (it was preceded by Contributor Day on the 14th) in Belgrade, Serbia. As you would expect from a large WordCamp, the lineup is full of great talks given by a diverse group of…

Are you dealing with bloated code…

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Dan Knauss
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Are you dealing with bloated code and overdue for some refactoring? Head over to Mario Peshev's recent post, "How to Identify, Debug, and Improve Messed Up WordPress Code." Mario explains why bloated code might lead to security problems and headaches while explaining…

SiteLock has been acquired by private equity firm ABRY Partners

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Brian Krogsgard
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SiteLock has been acquired by a private equity firm in for an undisclosed amount. Following the Sucuri acquisition by GoDaddy, now the two most prominent website security businesses in the space have been gobbled up. SiteLock has more than twelve…
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