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The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to WordPress Plugins

Team WPLift — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:32:51 +0000

One of the many things that make WordPress the most popular CMS in the world is the huge array of WordPress plugins that can be used to add just about any kind of functionality you can think of. That’s great, but if you’re new to all this, the above statement probably raises more questions than [...]

Weekly WordPress News: Wix Ad Campaign Receives Backlash

Team WPLift — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Hey, WordPress friends. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, Wix launched a negative marketing campaign that takes direct aim at WordPress. The campaign titled ‘You Deserve Better’ involved sending a package to well-known WordPress community members. Beyond that, iThemes announced its acquisition of popular WordPress theme, KadenceWP. [...]

Weekly WordPress News: Wix Ad Campaign Receives Backlash

Team WPLift — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Weekly WordPress News: Vulnerabilities in Some Popular WordPress Plugins

Team WPLift — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, it was a bit quiet, though. There’s a new Slack channel for full-time sponsored WordPress contributors, which generated some debate on Twitter and at WP Tavern. Beyond that, there were some vulnerabilities in some popular WordPress plugins – [...]

Weekly WordPress News: iThemes Acquires Restrict Content Pro

Team WPLift — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 14:00:05 +0000

Hey, WordPress friends. In big news this week, iThemes acquired the popular Restrict Content Pro plugin from Sandhills Development, the same company behind Easy Digital Downloads. It’s yet another big acquisition in the WordPress space after iThemes themselves were acquired by Liquid Web in 2018. Beyond that, there’s a new WordPress maintenance release in WordPress ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: iThemes Acquires Restrict Content Pro

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Weekly WordPress News: Debunking WordPress Security Myths

Team WPLift — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 12:02:40 +0000

This week, iThemes debunks 5 WordPress security myths (like hiding the WordPress version number…that doesn’t do anything!). Beyond that, beta 3 is out for WordPress 5.1, and we’ve got some great tutorials for you, like how to use the new Elementor Pro Popup Builder to create a popup contact form. Let’s get to all of ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Debunking WordPress Security Myths

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Weekly WordPress News: Liquid Web Acquires iThemes

Colin Newcomer — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:36:25 +0000

In the biggest news this week, Liquid Web, a huge hosting provider, purchased iThemes in an all-cash deal. This is big news, and congrats to the iThemes team! There was also another smaller acquisition, as UpdraftPlus acquired the Easy Updates Manager plugin. Other than that, as usual we also have some great reviews and tutorials ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Liquid Web Acquires iThemes

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