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WordPress.com is testing custom plugins and themes for Business plans

ByBrian Krogsgard
Automattic is testing the ability for Business plan customers to upload custom plugins and themes on WordPress.com. The test has only been open a few days, and they are enabling the feature for around 10 sites per day, so it’s a very, very soft launch. But if it goes well, one can presume the feature…

WordPress 5.1 reached Beta 3 this…

ByDan Knauss
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 it safe — good call. 👍 WordPress 5.1 will include Multisite support for site metadata. Felix Arntz dives…

In defense of WordPress

ByBrian Krogsgard
Mattias Geniar gives WordPress a pat on the back for how the project has handled recent security vulnerabilities. At PHP conferences, WordPress often serves as a punching bag. Nearly every talk that discusses code quality brings in WordPress and compares it to other frameworks. WordPress always ends up at the bottom. Yet here it is,…
The cost of running a WordPress website
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The cost of running a WordPress website

ByBrian Krogsgard
A WordPress website is very affordable to get up and running. You can do it for free, plus the cost of your average shared hosting account. However, running a more serious site can get considerably more expensive. Here’s the list of stuff that I use here on Post Status, along with associated costs. I’m also…