Howdy, WordPress friends. Last week, there was a problem with the WordPress auto-update system, which caused some sites to be mistakenly updated to an alpha version of WordPress 5.5.3 rather than WordPress 5.5.2, as should have been the case. Beyond that, Wordfence digs into the WordPress 5.5.2 security release that you’ve hopefully already applied. Let’s ... Read more
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Hey, WordPress fans. There was a lot going on this week… First off, WordPress has a new security release, WordPress 5.5.2 – you should apply it right away. Beyond that, there’s also a new beta version for WordPress 5.6. In non-release news, there are some great WordPress Halloween deals to pay attention to: WP Rocket ... Read more
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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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If you’re using the WordPress block editor (AKA Gutenberg), WordPress 5.5 brought a flexible new feature – WordPress block patterns. In a nutshell, block patterns are basically pre-arranged collections of blocks that help you create more attractive designs and save time while doing so. All in all, they’re a pretty useful feature. However, since WordPress ... Read more WordPress Block Patterns: What They Are & How to Use Them
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Hey, WordPress fans. Last week, WordPress 5.5 officially launched. It’s one of the bigger major releases in a long time in terms of features, which brought both pros and cons. There are also reports of compatibility issues, so you might want to wait a couple of weeks before you update (don’t worry – there are ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: Some WordPress 5.5 Issues + More
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Hey, WordPress fans. In the biggest news this week, WordPress 5.5 “Eckstine” is officially out with a bunch of new features and improvements. Give it a try (after thoroughly testing it on a staging server). In the second biggest news this week, the massively popular Astra theme was suspended from WordPress.org…before later being reinstated, with ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.5 and Astra Theme Drama
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