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Secure Custom Fields

On behalf of the WordPress security team, I am announcing that we are invoking point 18 of the plugin directory guidelines and are forking Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) into a new plugin, Secure Custom Fields. SCF has been updated to remove commercial upsells and fix a security problem. On October 3rd, the ACF team announced …

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Divi 5 Update: Public Alpha Version 1

The Divi 5 Public Alpha is available for testing. As we progress towards the final release, we’ll update Divi 5 every two weeks, appearing as a standard update in your WordPress dashboard. If you use Divi 5, you’ll notice an update notification for Public Alpha Version 1 today. Divi 5 will stabilize as we fix …

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WordPress Profile Picture Without Gravatar (And How to Add It to Posts)

As much as I love using WordPress, there are certain quirks about it that annoy me. One of those in particular is that the only default way to change your user profile photo is by linking it to a Gravatar profile. It’s not only annoying because it forces you to create an account with a service that you probably wouldn’t use otherwise, but then it also populates that same photo on any WordPress site you log into (if you use the same email address).

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New Starter Site For Writers (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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Forking is Beautiful

The right to fork the software is at the heart of open source. WordPress itself started as a fork of the b2/cafelog project. WordPress was one of several forks from b2, which included b2++ (which eventually became WordPress Multisite) and some like b2evolution which still continue today. The last decent fork attempt for WordPress was …

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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 30, 2024 to October 6, 2024)

🦸 👻 Calling all superheroes and haunters! Introducing the Cybersecurity Month Spooktacular Haunt and the WordPress Superhero Challenge for the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program! Through November 11th, 2024: All in-scope vulnerability types for WordPress plugins/themes with >= 1,000 active installations are in-scope for ALL researchers Top-tier researchers earn automatic bonuses of between 10% to 120% …Read More

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How to Make Your Dream Wedding Website (5 Easy Steps)

Your wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event, so naturally, you’d want to store those precious memories as a keepsake. But what’s the best way? A wedding website. If you’re unsure how to create your wedding website, this post is for you. It lists a step-by-step process using Divi and WordPress—a powerful combination and the only two …