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WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate 2

The second Release Candidate (“RC2”) for WordPress 6.8 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended that you evaluate RC2 on a test server and site. Reaching this phase …

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⚠️ Last Chance! The Divi Anniversary Sale Ends Today

This is your last shot at the exclusive Anniversary Sale deals. Grab discounted prices on Divi, Divi AI, Divi Cloud, Divi Teams, and Divi VIP, along with incredible bundles in the Divi Marketplace. On top of these discounts, this is also your chance to get the entire DonDivi collection for free with your purchase! Take …

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I Lived 5 Minutes From the Ghibli Museum and Here’s My Thoughts on the Ghibli AI Trend

Back in 2018 I spent some time in the city of Mitaka – which happens to be where the Ghibli Museum is located. I walked by it several times a week and have fond memories from there. When the internet became flooded with Ghibli style art last week after OpenAI released their newest AI image generator, my reaction was probably more visceral than most people’s. After spending some time Ghibli-ficating myself, reading others’ opinions, and having a few days to reflect on it all, here are my thoughts.

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20,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload and Deletion Vulnerabilities in WP Ultimate CSV Importer WordPress Plugin

On March 5th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload and an Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in WP Ultimate CSV Importer, a WordPress plugin with more than 20,000 active installations. The arbitrary file upload vulnerability can be used by authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files to a vulnerable site and achieve remote code execution, which is typically leveraged for a complete site takeover. The arbitrary file deletion vulnerability can be used by authenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files, including the wp-config.php file, which can also make a site takeover possible.

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📣 How To Reduce Your Divi Subscription Cost by 78% Today

The Divi Anniversary Sale is here, and it offers you the chance to unlock huge savings on your current Divi membership. For only a limited time, you can reduce your current subscription cost by up to 78% — all with just two clicks. Whether you want to upgrade to a lifetime membership or add Divi …

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New Starter Site for Tea Shops (Quick Install)

Divi empowers you to build the best websites possible, and now, Divi Quick Sites takes website creation to a whole new level. This revolutionary tool lets anyone, regardless of skill level, generate a complete website in under two minutes! Divi Quick Sites provides everything you need to launch your dream website instantly. You can choose …

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Divi 5 Public Alpha 11: Release Notes And Feature Progress

The Divi 5 Public Alpha is available for use on new websites. If you use Divi 5, you’ll notice an update notification for Public Alpha Version 11 today. We release new Divi 5 versions every two weeks, and it gets better each time! If you haven’t tested Divi 5 yet, try it and let us know …

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🤩 Three Cool Things You Can Do With DonDivi (Free Download)

The Divi Anniversary Sale is in full swing—and this year, we’re doing something we’ve never done before. We’re giving away the entire DonDivi suite of premium plugins for free to everyone who picks up a qualifying Divi product. That’s over $170 worth of tools added to your account, instantly. To show you just how powerful …

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Divi 5 Sneak Peek! Nested Rows

I’m here to give you a sneak peek at a feature coming soon to Divi 5. With Divi 5’s foundation complete, we’re now focused on aggressive feature development, with new features in the works as part of the Divi 5 feature swap. Every time we finish a feature, we start working on a new one, …

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BuddyPress 14.3.4, 12.5.3 & 11.4.4 Security Releases

BuddyPress 14.3.4, BuddyPress 12.5.3, and BuddyPress 11.4.4 are all now available. This is a security release. Please update as soon as possible. 14.3.4, 12.5.3 & 11.4.4 fixed two bugs: For complete details, visit the 14.3.4 changelog. You can get the latest version by clicking on the above button, downloading it from the WordPress.org plugin directory or checking it …

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WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate 1

WordPress 6.8 RC 1 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date for WordPress 6.8 is April 15, 2025. Your help testing over the next three weeks is vital to ensuring the final release is everything it should be: stable, powerful, and intuitive.

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Element Presets & Option Group Presets: The Difference Explained

What if you could style your entire Divi site with the flexibility of CSS classes? Divi’s preset system allows you to blend power and ease, which will change how you build websites. Whether building a single landing page or a multi-page site, presets let you create reusable styles that slash design time while keeping everything …

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Best Slider Plugins for Multilingual WordPress Sites

Discover the top WordPress slider plugins that offer rich features, seamless multilingual compatibility, and easy translation. Sliders are a great way to communicate content with visitors, offering several benefits such as: To enjoy these benefits across every language on your website, it’s important to translate your sliders. Translating Sliders Should Be Simple Like other parts …

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🎁 Unlock 260+ Divi Modules, 19,000+ Layouts and Unique Features

The Divi Anniversary Sale is here, bringing massive discounts on Divi Marketplace Bundles for a limited time. This sale features three extraordinary bundles—our Module Bundle, Layout Bundle, and Feature Bundle—each curated to really make your day the next time you build a Divi website. Whether you need more modules (who doesn’t, right?), premium layouts, or …

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New Starter Site for Interior Design (Quick Install)

Divi empowers you to build the best websites possible, and now, Divi Quick Sites takes website creation to a whole new level. This revolutionary tool lets anyone, regardless of skill level, generate a complete website in under two minutes! Divi Quick Sites provides everything you need to launch your dream website instantly. You can choose …

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Using Divi 5’s Default Presets To Style Your Entire Site

The arrival of Option Group Presets has opened up so many new possibilities within Divi 5. Nick said this was the most important feature to hit Divi in years, and as you test them out, you’ll see exactly why he said that. You’re already used to Element Presets, but Option Group Presets adds a whole …

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New Starter Site for Professionals (Quick Install)

Divi empowers you to build the best websites possible, and now, Divi Quick Sites takes website creation to a whole new level. This revolutionary tool lets anyone, regardless of skill level, generate a complete website in under two minutes! Divi Quick Sites provides everything you need to launch your dream website instantly. You can choose …

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Everything You Need To Know About Divi 5’s Option Group Presets

Option Group Presets in Divi 5 simplify managing styles, offering a more efficient and scalable design approach. You no longer need to apply the same styles to multiple elements. With Option Group Presets, you can create and apply Option Group Presets — such as borders, shadows, and spacing — across multiple elements, mix and match …

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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 10, 2025 to March 16, 2025)

Last week, there were 147 vulnerabilities disclosed in 125 WordPress Plugins and 7 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 47 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not affected.

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How to Add Search to a Static WordPress Site for Free Using Lunr

If you have a static WordPress site or you’re strongly considering launching one, then you’re probably already aware of its default limitations. One of the big ones is the inability to add a search function to your site. But with a little bit of creative thinking, you can use a free, open-source JavaScript library called Lunr (along with a few other tools) to get around that problem and build one anyway. Here’s how…