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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In the biggest news this week, we got the next major WordPress release – WordPress 5.1 “Betty”. As we told you last week, Betty implements new features from the Site Health project, as well as some other fixes. Beyond that, we also got a sneak peak at what’s coming in WordPress 5.2, and we have ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.1 “Betty” Is Out

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This week saw the release of the WordPress 5.1 Release Candidate. The official release date for this version is scheduled for Thursday, February 21. Beyond that, Matt Mullenweg is getting ready to launch a new site focusing on distributed work, and Torque has a good investigation of the Google E-A-T algorithm update. Let’s get to ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.1 Release Candidate Out

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