WordPress News

A discussion has been started about…

Dan Knauss

September 2, 2020

A discussion has been started about support for commercial users on the WordPress forums as the support team looks for "a good baseline for how to distinguish between what is considered commercial support, and also be more transparent about the…

If you’re using the popular File…

Dan Knauss

September 2, 2020

Hosting

If you're using the popular File Manager plugin (700k+ installations), be sure it's upgraded to the latest version. A recently discovered vulnerability allows "unauthenticated users to execute commands and upload malicious files on a target site." 🎯 A patch was…

Jaime Tanna has some good thoughts…

Dan Knauss

September 2, 2020

Jaime Tanna has some good thoughts about the dangers for developers using online tooling sites (like jwt.io) and online JSON validators. I agree — using an online tool always runs the risk that critical information might be stored or intercepted,…

Dave Lynam reveals the steps he…

Dan Knauss

September 2, 2020

Dave Lynam reveals the steps he took and the lessons he learned from a side project that pulled in $1k/month a year ago and has become his full-time gig now. The project is Bookmark OS, an online desktop for managing…

📅 Conference and Event Updates The…

Dan Knauss

September 2, 2020

📅 Conference and Event Updates The FemTechConf is an event "for empowering women in the tech world" that is expecting 30,000+ attendees on September 25th. Mary Job might have a few free tickets available if you are a woman and…

iThemes has acquired Restrict Content Pro from Sandhills Development

Brian Krogsgard

September 1, 2020

BusinessDraft

In this exclusive interview, Pippin Williamson and Matt Danner discuss the acquisition of Restrict Content Pro by iThemes.

WordPress 5.6 planning is underway, and,…

Dan Knauss

August 28, 2020

WordPress 5.6 planning is underway, and, notably, this release will feature an all-women release squad. Josepha Haden hopes this experience will make it more likely that those who are involved will "return as contributors to Core and elsewhere." 👩‍💻 Meanwhile,…

Matt Mullenweg closed a ticket opened…

Dan Knauss

August 28, 2020

Matt Mullenweg closed a ticket opened by Juliette Reinders Folmer about four days ago. The ticket had to do with ending support for PHP 5.6, which was a milestone within the original release scope and is currently the minimum required…

Gravity View recently announced Gravity.guide, a…

Dan Knauss

August 28, 2020

Gravity View recently announced Gravity.guide, a new website dedicated to providing courses and other helpful materials for users of Gravity Forms. Gravity.guide is launching with courses created by Michelle Hayes, a Gravity Forms power-user and creator of BuiltWithGravity.com. Additional instructional…

Lindsey Miller has announced a new…

Dan Knauss

August 28, 2020

Lindsey Miller has announced a new endeavor called Content Journey which "provides high-quality, search engine optimized content for small businesses" and aims to be “an extension of your marketing team.” As Lindsey states on the homepage, "We spend a lot…

SpinupWP recently added a useful page…

Dan Knauss

August 28, 2020

SpinupWP recently added a useful page about troubleshooting situations where WordPress won't load — perhaps a “504 Gateway Timeout” or a “403 Forbidden” error — due to a DNS or server issue. 🔧

Last week, the Community and Training…

Dan Knauss

August 28, 2020

Last week, the Community and Training teams went live with Learn WordPress. Now the discussion is focused on the full launch of the website and growth of its workshops. Some suggested ideas include full courses and non-English content. 🎒

If you want to get a…

Dan Knauss

August 28, 2020

If you want to get a fundamental understanding of SEO but don't know where to start, then this recent guide to "The World Of Search Engine Optimization" from Frederick O’Brien might be worth a look. 🔍

I recently stumbled on this JavaScript…

Dan Knauss

August 28, 2020

I recently stumbled on this JavaScript library called handwritten.js that converts typed text to "realistic handwriting." Then there's this Python script from Tristan Hume that does it with OpenType fonts, nicely explained by Julia Evans. ✍️

If you are a designer, front-end…

Dan Knauss

August 28, 2020

Design

If you are a designer, front-end developer, or just someone looking for some design ideas, ColorDoo is a tool site that shows “trending” color collections and gradients. 🎨

SEJ notes that Google Chrome 86…

Dan Knauss

August 28, 2020

SEJ notes that Google Chrome 86 will show two warnings to users submitting insecure forms over the HTTPS protocol. ⚠️ Users who ignore an initial warning and then try to submit the form will receive a final warning that blocks…