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New Art Gallery Starter Site for Divi (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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New Italian Restaurant Starter Site for Divi (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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Celebrating Kim Parsell: 2025 WordCamp US Scholarship Applications Open

The WordPress Foundation is pleased to announce the return of the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for WordCamp US 2025. Applications are being accepted until July 25, 2025. Remembering Kim Parsell Kim Parsell was a dedicated contributor and a beloved member of the WordPress community. Her passion for open source and her welcoming spirit inspired many, …

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Understanding CSS Variables (And How To Use Them)

CSS variables are like reusable design ingredients. You define them once, as your brand colors, font sizes, or spacing, and then use them wherever needed. They save you from typing the same hex codes and pixel values across different sections. Their biggest benefit is how easy they are to update. If you update a variable …

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Testing Divi Contact Form Helper With Divi 5

Divi Contact Form Helper just crossed a fresh milestone for Divi 5, and we’re excited to walk you through the updates. Note that this is a progress check — not everything is finalized, but things are getting close for this extension. We love seeing more companies jump into the Divi 5 experience. Every community extension that …

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Introducing WordPress Credits: A New Contribution Internship Program for University Students

The WordPress Foundation is proud to launch WordPress Credits, a contribution-focused internship program that brings university students into the heart of the WordPress open source project. While WordPress thrives on contributions from a global volunteer community, many students and newcomers face barriers to entry, such as a lack of structured guidance or real-world experience in …

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Divi 5’s Flexbox Layout System Has Arrived

Today, we introduce the all-new flexbox-based layout system for Divi 5. This is no minor update. It reinvents Divi, allowing you to build any layout structure, including responsive layout breakdown, custom module ordering, easy vertical alignment and element positioning, and much more. No stone was left unturned, no option was forgotten—we did it all, and …

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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 30, 2025 to July 6, 2025)

📢 Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! 📢 🌞 Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards for all in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per vulnerability. Submit bold. Earn big! Last week, …Read More

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There’s A Reason Divi 5 Is Fashionably Late To The Party

Divi users, we hear you — the wait for Divi 5 has been a long one. But this delay isn’t caused by missteps or indecision. It’s a deliberate choice to prioritize quality over rushing an unfinished product. Divi 5 represents a complete core rewrite, ditching outdated shortcodes for a modern codebase that enhances speed and performance. …

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200,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in SureForms WordPress Plugin

On June 21st, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in SureForms, a WordPress plugin with more than 200,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated threat actors to specify arbitrary file paths in a form submission, and the file will be deleted when the submission is deleted. It can be leveraged to delete critical files like wp-config.php, which can lead to remote code execution.

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New Furniture Starter Site for Divi (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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New Accountant Starter Site for Divi (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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What Is calc() In CSS (And How To Use It)

Some CSS functions are powerful but rarely used, not because they’re difficult, but because easier alternatives are available. Calc() is one of them. It’s super useful but often overshadowed by clamp(). Calc() solves some layout problems that clamp() can’t touch. It’s great for fine-tuning section heights, adjusting for sticky headers, and mixing flexible and fixed …

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Using Variables In Design To Boost Efficiency in 2025

Web design is all about creating consistent, scalable websites with less effort. Design Variables can transform how designers work across multiple web design tools, from Figma to our own Divi. In this post, we’ll explore how variables streamline workflows, ensure brand cohesion, and future-proof web projects, with a closer look at how Divi 5‘s Variable …

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Optimal Typography For Web Design In 2025

Typography can make or break your website before visitors even read your content. When someone lands on your page, poor font choices instantly raise red flags to your visitors before they even start reading the words themselves. Most designers hate dealing with website fonts. Their builder makes typography way too hard. However, modern builders like …

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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 23, 2025 to June 29, 2025)

📢 Calling all Vulnerability Researchers and Bug Bounty Hunters! 📢 🌞 Spring into Summer with Wordfence! Now through August 4, 2025, earn 2X bounty rewards for all in-scope submissions from our ‘High Threat’ list in software with fewer than 5 million active installs. Bounties up to $31,200 per vulnerability. Submit bold. Earn big! Last week, …Read More

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bbPress 2.6.14 is out!

bbPress 2.6.14 is a minor release that fixes 20 issues. For everyone running bbPress 2.6, feel free to update at your earliest convenience. 🍯 This release improves Akismet, BuddyPress, and PHP 8.2 support, moderation terms, search, and more! (All of these fixes have already been merged into trunk/2.7.) Thank you to everyone who contributed to …

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7 Coolest WordPress Themes (Compared)

With thousands of WordPress themes available, finding one that truly stands out is no easy task. The coolest themes are built to draw attention — bold in design, smart in structure, and ready for anything from portfolios to business sites. In this post, we’ve rounded up themes that help you build a cool website. Let’s …

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New Landscaping Starter Site for Divi (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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New Life Coach Starter Site for Divi (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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600,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in Forminator WordPress Plugin

On June 20th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in Forminator, a WordPress plugin with more than 600,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated threat actors to specify arbitrary file paths in a form submission, and the file will be deleted when the submission is deleted. It can be leveraged to delete critical files like wp-config.php, which can lead to remote code execution.

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Everything You Need To Know About Divi 5’s Find And Replace

Divi 5 recently introduced a new feature that makes site revisions faster and more efficient. Find And Replace is designed to streamline your website design process, making it faster and more efficient to make sweeping changes across your site. Whether new to Divi or a seasoned pro, this feature can quickly become essential to your …

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Testing Divi Essential With Divi 5

Divi 5 has been in Public Alpha since late last year. It is incredible how much progress we’ve made over that time. However, to gauge its progress, you need to look at how leading third-party extensions are adapting to Divi 5’s new architecture. We did a full overview of Divi Essentials not too long ago, …