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Divi 5 Public Alpha 14: Release Notes & Progress Updates

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 14. 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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9 Things To Look For In A WordPress Page Builder

Most builders look similar on paper. They all promise drag-and-drop simplicity and beautiful designs. But start using them, and the differences become painfully obvious. Some will fight you over basic layouts. Others slow your site to a crawl. Many leave you stuck with limited design options unless you learn to code. This post focuses on …

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10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in UiPress lite WordPress Plugin

On March 29th, 2025, we received a submission for a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in UiPress lite, a WordPress plugin with over 10,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged to execute code remotely, which makes it possible for attackers to do nearly anything like injecting backdoors, exfiltrating sensitive information, and injection malicious spam or SEO redirects just to name a few impacts.

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Should You Use Divi 4 Or Divi 5 For Your Website Builds?

Divi has long been considered one of the most popular WordPress themes and page builders, allowing you to create beautiful, professional websites without coding. Its intuitive Visual Builder, vast module library, and flexibility have made it a go-to for freelancers, agencies, and businesses. With the release of Divi 5 Public Alpha, the familiar building experience …

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Using ChatGPT to Translate WordPress Sites: What Works, What Breaks, and a Smarter Alternative

Many WordPress users are exploring ways to combine ChatGPT and WPML to translate their websites. And it’s no surprise — ChatGPT is fast, fluent, and far better than traditional machine translation tools like Google Translate or DeepL. In this article, we’ll go over what ChatGPT does well, where it fails in a real-world WordPress workflow, …

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Win a Free Spot in Modern WordPress Fast Track

We believe everyone deserves access to quality WordPress development education, regardless of financial circumstances. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we’re giving away one free spot in our upcoming Modern WordPress Fast Track course to someone who couldn’t otherwise afford it. About the Course Modern WordPress Fast Track is a 10-week course that will… Read More »Win a Free Spot in Modern WordPress Fast Track

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WPML 4.8 Will Drop Support for Twig Templates in Custom Switchers

We’re planning to release WPML 4.8 in about 3 months. In this upcoming version, we’ll remove support for using Twig templates to customize language and currency switchers. What This Means for You This change only affects you if your website is currently using Twig templates to create fully customized language or currency switchers. If you’re …

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New Crypto 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 Web Design 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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50,000 WordPress Sites Affected by PHP Object Injection Vulnerability in Uncanny Automator WordPress Plugin

On April 26th, 2024, we received a submission for an authenticated PHP Object Injection vulnerability in Uncanny Automator, a WordPress plugin with more than 50,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged via an existing POP chain present in the plugin to delete arbitrary files, including the wp-config.php file, which can make site takeover and remote code execution by authenticated subscriber-level attackers possible.

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82,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in TheGem WordPress Theme

On May 4th, 2025, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in TheGem, a WordPress theme with more than 82,000 sales. This 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.

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Everything You Need To Know About Divi 5 Module Groups

Divi 5 improves website creation with new features and unparalleled flexibility. Module Groups is one of the most recent additions to Divi 5. This feature allows you to organize multiple elements into a single, manageable group that you can style, move, or duplicate with a single click. This feature becomes particularly helpful once upcoming features like …

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How To Pick A Website Builder In 2025

The website builder you pick today might save you headaches or create new ones tomorrow. What truly matters isn’t how easy the first page is to build but what happens when you need more from your site six months from now. In this post, we’ll compare the website builders available today and walk you through …

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Using Design Variables With Presets In Divi 5

Option Group Presets (which pair nicely with Element Presets) and Design Variables are two exciting Divi 5 features that help you improve your efficiency. As you learn to work with Divi 5, you’ll experience how much quicker every website build becomes. A great way to improve efficiency is by setting Design Variables in the Global …

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Improve Page Load Speed: Key Steps for Faster Sites (2025)

Ever clicked on a website and watched it crawl to life like an ancient dial-up connection? Frustrating, right? You’re not alone—almost half of users will abandon a page that takes more than three seconds to load. Worse, Google isn’t a fan of sluggish sites either, meaning slow speed can tank your rankings and hurt conversions. …

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Divi 5 Sneak Peek! Relative Colors With HSL

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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WordPress Campus Connect Expands

WordPress Campus Connect, initially launched in October 2024 as a pilot program, has now been formally established as an official event series due to its resounding success. The inaugural program, spearheaded by myself, Anand Upadhyay, garnered immense enthusiasm from 400 Indian students who were eager to engage in hands-on WordPress training. WordPress Campus Connect transcends …

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10 Creative Nested Row Structures You Can Build In Divi 5

Divi 5‘s Nested Rows feature provides a new way to build websites with Divi. With Nested Rows, you can place rows within rows with infinite nestability, unlocking the flexibility to easily build complex, stunning layouts. This feature marks a pivotal step towards Divi 5’s advanced, flexbox-based layout system, setting the stage for a new era …

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New Attorney 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 Solar 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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Recently Disclosed SureTriggers Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation

On May 2nd, 2025 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team added a new critical vulnerability to the Wordfence Intelligence vulnerability database in the OttoKit: All-in-One Automation Platform (Formerly SureTriggers) plugin publicly disclosed by a third-party CNA on April 30th, 2025. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative level access to vulnerable sites, where the site has never used an application password nor connected to SureTriggers or by authenticated attackers with a valid application password.

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Improving Our Website’s User Experience With Automatic Translation

How automatically translating our company website improved the user experience for thousands of visitors for just a few dollars.  In 2024, we decided to automatically translate our company website, onthegosystems.com, to Spanish, French, and German. The result?  The best part is we achieved all this without a single human translator or complex workflow. Here’s exactly …