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Did anybody listen to Peter Thiel? In 2011, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal, dubbed “contrarian investor” by the New York Times, … Continue reading WordPress University Was Always Online →

On June 15, 2020, our Threat Intelligence team was made aware of a number of access control vulnerabilities that had recently been disclosed in KingComposer, a WordPress plugin installed on over 100,000 sites. During our investigation of these vulnerabilities, we discovered an unpatched reflected Cross-Site Scripting(XSS) vulnerability. Wordfence Premium customers received a new firewall rule …Read More

In our last tutorial we recorded a video on how to create a dynamic property site with Builder Pro and Pods plugin. To demonstrate that Builder Pro is compatible with all major custom post type plugins, we are writing another tutorial on creating a movie review site with Builder Pro and the Post Type Builder …

Jetpack 8.7 was released this week with an exciting new feature that allows users to “unroll” a tweetstorm and publish … Continue reading Jetpack 8.7 Adds New Tweetstorm Unroll Feature, Improves Search Customization →

It has been a long road. Eleven long years. WordPress will finally allow end-users to update an installed plugin or … Continue reading After 11 Years, Users Will Be Able to Update Themes and Plugins via a ZIP File →

Choosing to add a sidebar to your blog posts is entirely up to you. Some bloggers choose to not use a sidebar at all. This tutorial is for those of you who prefer using a sidebar but want to make it look a little different. Usually, sidebars are statically positioned, but if the post content …

On June 24, 2020, our Threat Intelligence team was made aware of a possible vulnerability in the Adning Advertising plugin, a premium plugin with over 8,000 customers. We eventually discovered 2 vulnerabilities, one of which was a critical vulnerability that allowed an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files, leading to Remote Code Execution(RCE), which could …Read More

In the past five-plus years, have you bought anything as minor as a book or as major as a car without reading at least one review first? Probably not. Today, ratings and reviews influence just about all purchase decisions. Businesses have understood this for a long time now, which is why many go out of …

WordPress 5.5 Beta 1 is now available for testing! This software is still in development, so it’s not recommended to run this version on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with the new version. You can test the WordPress 5.5 beta in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “bleeding …

Gatsby announced its new source plugin (v4) for WordPress is now in beta. The plugin has been completely revamped to … Continue reading New Gatsby Source WordPress Plugin Now in Beta →

Email marketing is the best way to connect with the largest number of existing customers for the smallest cost. Maximize your efforts with these 7 proven tips.

One of the best ways to improve your business’ ROI, retain customers, and improve conversions overall is by using a customer relationship management (CRM) solution. A CRM can handle a number of tasks for you. From communicating with prospective clients, getting them on board, sending proposals, to collecting historical data, and analyzing the client life cycle. This can all help build better relationships with your clients and help your business grow.
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Yesterday, Iain Poulson and Ashley Rich launched community-curated, news-sharing site WP Content. The launch comes on the heels of ManageWP.org … Continue reading Goodbye, ManageWP.org; Hello, WP Content →

Adding dynamic content to your blog post template is essential for providing things like the post title, metadata, featured image, etc. Normally, these dynamic elements are placed as normal static elements within the design of the layout. However, it may be helpful to keep some of these dynamic elements at the forefront for your readers. …

Enriching your WordPress pages and posts with content like helpful resources, related products, promotional CTAs or entertaining curated pieces can help you or your brand offer more value to your audience. A plain link won’t always cut it, though – unless the anchor text and surrounding sentiment are compelling enough, those links may be grazed …

On July 3, Timi Wahalahti opened a discussion on the Community WordPress blog on whether WordCamp volunteers, WordCamp attendees, or … Continue reading WordCamp Attendance Badges Could Be a Good Thing, but That’s the Wrong Discussion →

WordProof, the company behind the WordProof Timestamp plugin for WordPress, has received a €1 million grant from the European Commission as … Continue reading WordProof Wins €1 Million Grant to Advance Blockchain Timestamping Concept →

Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative; where each week, we give away a brand new, free Divi Layout Pack from our design team to you. For this week, Kenny and his team have created a brand new Spice Shop Layout Pack. The Spice Shop …

No one likes seeing error codes pop up on their WordPress website. And if you see an HTTP Error 508, it might be a little harder to diagnose than some others. Not because the error itself is extra troublesome, but because there are two 508 errors loop detected and resource limit reached. there are two …

Divi Machine is a third-party plugin for Divi that adds lots of custom post type features to Divi. It uses Advanced Custom Fields and adds lots of new modules to the Divi Builder to create new layouts for your custom post types. It even adds features that ACF doesn’t normally have. In this article, we’ll …

Slow-loading websites are a pain to use, and they can cost you users. Plus, there’s no excuse for a sluggish website considering how many ways there are to speed up performance, including caching. There are a lot of ways to implement caching, as well as tools that can help you get the job done. In …

The new navigation block and navigation and widget screens that were originally planned for WordPress 5.5 have been pushed back … Continue reading New Block-based Navigation and Widgets Screens Sidelined for WordPress 5.5 →

Google announced a public beta of its new Web Stories WordPress plugin this week. The plugin’s description aptly reads, “Visual … Continue reading Google Launches Beta of AMP-Powered Web Stories Plugin for WordPress →

Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative where each week, we give away brand new freebies. In the past, we shared the beautiful Psychologist Layout Pack. To help you get your website up and running as soon as possible, we’re sharing a blog post template …

While it may make for a delicious Italian dinner, one of the last things you want to hear about regarding your codebase is spaghetti. The idea that your code is as tangled as a plate of spaghetti is horrifying, but for a lot of developers, the idea is so abstract they can’t quite get a …

WordPress developers Milana Cap and Jonathan Bossenger are starting a fundraiser for improving Gutenberg developer documentation. The conversation began yesterday … Continue reading WordPress Contributors Seek Sponsorship for Improving Gutenberg Developer Docs →

The first beta release of WordPress 5.5 is mere days away. This test release is expected to ship on July … Continue reading Decision Time: What Block Patterns Should Ship With WordPress 5.5? →

This is the July 2020 edition of “This Month in WordPress with CodeinWP.” Hello WordPress aficionados, welcome to this month’s roundup of news about the world’s most popular CMS. I’m writing this post from the base of the mountains, where part of our team is hanging out for a few days to work and spend some time together.
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Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative where each week, we give away brand new freebies. Recently, we shared a brand new Upholstery Layout Pack. To help you get your website up and running as soon as possible, we’re sharing a global header & footer …