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Description: Unauthenticated Administrator Registration Affected Plugin: Profile Builder (Free, Pro, and Hobbyist versions affected) Affected Versions: <= 3.1.0 CVSS Score: 10.0 (Critical) CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Patched Version: 3.1.1 Earlier this week, a critical vulnerability was patched in the Profile Builder plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability affected the free version available on the WordPress.org repository, as …Read More

Release coordinator Francesca Marano announced the release of WordPress 5.4 Beta 1 on February 11. Most of the work has … Continue reading WordPress 5.4 Beta 1 Ready for Testing and Feedback →

When writing a blog post, you’ll often find yourself wanting to quote someone or highlight a sentence used in a regular paragraph. Now, within the Gutenberg editor, you can add a quote block right off the bat, but it doesn’t provide you with as much design freedom as you’d potentially want. With Divi’s layout blocks, …

It’s common for website speeds to be slower when on a mobile device than on a browser, and the more content-rich the page, the longer it can take to load. Even if you’ve tried a few things to speed up your site, Google AMP and the WordPress AMP plugin may give you the boost you’re …

For this Valentine’s Day Themify is offering a lovely discount on all of our WordPress themes, plugins, addons, and club memberships. For a limited time receive 30% off everything, or $50 off the Lifetime Club membership. Show your loved ones how much they mean to you by giving them one of the industry best WordPress …

Matt Mullenweg announced this morning that he made the call to cancel the first WordCamp Asia amid concerns surrounding COVID-19, … Continue reading WordCamp Asia 2020 Canceled Over COVID-19 Concerns →

Have you ever wanted to show different page elements to different users based on their user role or logged-in status? How about showing specific elements based on date and time? A third-party plugin for Divi called Divi Magic adds these features to Divi, giving you a lot more control over who can see certain elements …

Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is one of the top code editors for software developers. Since its release, its popularity has surged not only because of the stable platform it provides, but also because of the extensible nature that Microsoft built into it. The extensions marketplace is a cornucopia of add-ons and features that …

I’ve arrived at the difficult decision to cancel the inaugural WordCamp Asia event, which was planned to take place in Bangkok on February 21st. The excitement and anticipation around this event have been huge, but there are too many unknowns around the health issues unfolding right now in the region to explicitly encourage a large …

As promised, on our previous Builder Pro release post, we are committed to releasing new features and themes for Builder Pro. Today, we are happy to announce a new time-saver tool for developers who are using Builder Pro to build sites for clients. Now, when you import a predesigned Pro theme, you get an option to import …

WordPress 5.4 Beta 1 is now available for testing! This software is still in development, so we don’t recommend running it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with the new version. You can test the WordPress 5.4 beta in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “bleeding edge nightlies” …

A few minutes ago it was announced that Wordcamp Asia has been cancelled due to the recent COVID-19 concerns in the region. This was a very tough call, but I believe the right one. To give you some context, I’m going to include an extract from the final part of the World Health Organization Director …Read More

Description: Improper Access Controls Affected Plugin: GDPR Cookie Consent Affected Versions: <= 1.8.2 CVSS Score: 9.0 (Critical) CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Patched Version: 1.8.3 The following post describes how improper access controls lead to a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin that emerged after it was removed from the repository. The Wordfence …Read More

Jeffrey Carandang released the EditorsKit Typography Add-On today, the first commercial extension to his EditorsKit WordPress plugin. The plugin provides … Continue reading EditorsKit Tackles Typography With First Premium Add-On →

The Divi Layout Block continues to be a useful ugrade to the Divi Theme, allowing us to add any Divi Layout to a blog post within the Gutenberg editor. We can even convert a Divi Layout Block into a reusable block in Gutenberg just like any other WordPress block. This opens the door for streamlining …

If you fire a freelance client, whether short- or long-term, it can be a nerve-wracking experience. Even though we know we’ll feel relief on the other side of the breakup, we dread breaking the news–and then working out the transition period. If you’ve decided to fire a freelance client via email, we’ve pulled together five …

Last Thursday, Awesome Motive CEO Syed Balkhi announced his company acquired the All in One SEO Pack (AIOSEO) plugin. Michael … Continue reading Awesome Motive Acquires the All in One SEO Pack Plugin →

Today, forms are much more than a simple “contact us”. They contain complex logic, multiple steps, many fields and communication with CRMs. When building multilingual sites, you want to make sure that you can translate everything in your forms. This includes the form itself, along with validation messages, and confirmation emails. Our comparison includes three …

We are happy to announce the recent integration of WPML and Commit Global, a reliable and experienced translation service headquartered in Greece and USA. Commit Global has been helping corporations around the world translate their products and services for the past 20 years. Their expertise, responsiveness and flexibility ensure precise and professional project management. Each …

Building a website used to require significant knowledge of programming languages like HTML and CSS or a large budget for a web designer. Today, however, there are many different free website builders. These website builders allow you to create a beautiful site in a matter of hours, no programming skills or budget required.
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Creating valuable blog posts takes time and effort. Besides finding the best topics to write about in your niche, it’s also important to keep readers engaged and allow them to find the information they’re looking for quickly. Now, a good way to approach this kind of user experience is by sharing a visual summary box …

Anyone running any sort of online enterprise should be wary of DDoS attacks. Or distributed denial of service attacks. Which is basically a long way of saying that someone wants to shut down your website or service, so they send floods of traffic from various points to overwhelm you and make it hard to shut …

Floating elements within a section can provide an effective and unique way to reveal content as the user scrolls down the page. With Divi, you can float elements simply by giving them a fixed position using the built-in position options available. And when you combine the fixed elements with static elements, animation, and parallax, your …

This weekend marked the second year of Elegant Themes attending WordCamp Phoenix. Last year, we decided on the spur of the moment to go and check out a new camp on the recommendation of some Divi Community members. While we didn’t have specific expectations, it’s safe to say we were really impressed. At that camp …

With Divi’s new position options, turning your header into a fixed one is easier than ever. With just a few clicks, you can turn your static custom-built header into a fixed one that follows your visitors throughout their stay on your website. In this tutorial, we’ll show you the general steps you need to follow …

We take a look at the annual hacked site report from GoDaddy’s Sucuri Security and the types of malware they found in various CMS and shopping cart applications. Microsoft reports they’re finding 77k webshells daily, and WP Scan’s roundup lists a number of popular plugins and themes with recent vulnerabilities. A report from students at …Read More

Data is the new gold. Almost every website and app collects at least some information about users’ behavior. However, some of your visitors may want to exercise more control over who’s monitoring their online habits. That’s why if you’re using a tool such as Google Analytics, providing an opt-out link is a move in the …

Organic Themes released the Bulk Block Converter WordPress plugin last month and updated it in the past week. The plugin … Continue reading Convert Classic Content to Blocks With the Bulk Block Converter Plugin →

Gradient background animation can be a beautiful design technique for making background colors come to life on your website. It is a perfect solution for those who want something more lifelike than a static background color without having to resort to slow-loading video background. The basic idea behind gradient background animation is to use CSS …