After the release of WordPress 5.2 last week, this week was a much quieter affair as far as WordPress news goes. Gutenberg 5.7 makes some interesting improvements to the core Columns block, and Matt Mullenweg continues his push to drive acceptance of remote work. Other than that, we have some interesting news about walking to ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Walking to WordCamp Europe
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This week, we got a new major WordPress release – WordPress 5.2 “Jaco”. It includes fatal PHP error protection, recovery mode, some accessibility improvements, and other tweaks. As with any major release, we recommend testing on staging before updating your site. Beyond that, LifterLMS is running a big sale – 20% off all products and ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.2 Is Out
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Hey WordPress fans, in case you missed it over the last few days, the release date for WordPress 5.2 was pushed back to May 7th, which is why you haven’t seen the update notice in your dashboards quite yet. Beyond that, WooCommerce is running a big, but short-lived, sale where you can get 40% off ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: 40% Off Popular WooCommerce Extensions
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Howdy, folks. It was a quiet week in the WordPress world. No new plugin vulnerabilities, no major releases… But if you’ve ever felt that WordPress’ Dashicon selection was a little overly restrictive, you’re going to get a pleasant surprise in WordPress 5.2. Beyond that, we dig into 2 types of WordPress hosting: static WordPress Hosting ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Static WordPress Hosting & Hosting powered by Docker containers
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Hey, WordPress fans. Nothing too big happened this week, but there are lots of small news drops, like WooCommerce 3.6, some #wpdrama with plugin vulnerabilities, and a new Elementor feature that helps you add related posts. Beyond that, you’ll learn how you can host WordPress yourself on DigitalOcean using a tool from Delicious Brains called ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WooCommerce 3.6, 0-Day Vulnerabilities, and More
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Last week, we briefly mentioned the malicious code found in pipdig theme’s Pipdig Power Pack helper plugin. This week, we have more news on that subject, and we also collected some of the best pipdig theme alternatives if you find yourself suddenly needing to switch themes. Beyond that, Wordfence detailed a zero-day vulnerability in the ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Malicious Code Found in pipdig Themes
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Howdy, WordPress friends. This week, there was some controversy over the Jetpack plugin injecting itself into the in-dashboard WordPress.org plugin search results, including CTAs to upgrade to paid services (though they’re removing the paid CTAs after the attention, or because it was a mistake – you decide which). Beyond that, Wordfence and Jem Turner found ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Jetpack #wpdrama Over Plugin Search Results
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Hey WordPress fans, this week we got a first look at the next major WordPress release – WordPress 5.2. The first beta is out, which means you can start playing around with it. You’ll get new blocks, the new block manager functionality, and that fatal error protection we were supposed to get in WordPress 5.1. ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.2 Beta Is Out
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This week, WordPress officially ended its support for out-of-date PHP versions…kind of. You can still use PHP 5.6, but WordPress no longer supports anything under that. Beyond that, the latest version of Gutenberg introduces block management, and WordPress now officially powers one-third of the web. Let’s get to all of this week’s news… WORDPRESS NEWS ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Block Management in Gutenberg
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This week, we got WordPress 5.1.1, a security and maintenance release that fixes a cross-site scripting vulnerability. If you haven’t updated yet, you should do so ASAP. Beyond that, Automattic released a new video that takes some shots at Facebook, and Brad from Delicious Brains shares some reasons to host WordPress yourself. Let’s get to ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.1.1 Patches Critical Vulnerability
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