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Openverse Wins the 2023 OEG Open Infrastructure Award

WordPress is excited to announce that Openverse has been awarded the 2023 Open Education Award for Excellence in the Open Infrastructure category! The Open Education Awards for Excellence, organized by the non-profit organization Open Education Global (OEG), celebrate people, resources, and initiatives that have significantly contributed to the open education field and community. This year, …

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How to Solve: “Avoid an Excessive DOM Size” in WordPress

Google Lighthouse’s ‘Avoid an excessive DOM size’ warning is a performance metric you’ll want to look out for. The Document Object Model (DOM) aspect of this lets scripts access and manipulate the elements of your site. This includes your HTML and CSS. However, a large DOM size can cause performance issues, maintenance problems, and much more. First, let’s help you understand what it means.

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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 4, 2023 to September 10, 2023)

Last week, there were 107 vulnerabilities disclosed in 89 WordPress Plugins and 5 WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 36 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not affected. Our mission with …Read More

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How to Use AI to Improve WordPress SEO

Want to take your WordPress SEO to the next level? With the help of AI technologies, you can easily elevate your WordPress SEO game. AI SEO tools like Semrush, Divi AI, and Rank Math can help you create high-quality content that search engines love. In this article, we’ll walk you through the steps you need …

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5 Best Elementor Alternatives That Actually Solve Your Problems

If you’re looking for a user-friendly page-building solution for WordPress, Elementor is a popular choice. But it has a few drawbacks. For instance, it can be expensive if you need Elementor Pro for multiple sites, and it can add some extra weight to your designs, which can slow down your site. Fortunately, there are some top-notch page builders that can give you similar functionality with fewer downsides.

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Malware Scanning: An Essential Layer of Website Security

Wordfence recently launched Wordfence CLI, a high performance command line malware scanner, which makes use of our extensive set of malware detection signatures to rapidly scan file systems for infections. In recent years, the WordPress community has seen a shift in emphasis towards prevention, rather than detection, of security incidents. This reflects the increased adoption …Read More

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8 Best WordPress AI Image Generators in 2023 (Reviewed)

AI image generators allow you to create outstanding digital works of art. Bringing this technology into your next website project is possible by adding a WordPress AI image generator to your website. However, as this is a relatively new concept, where does one start looking for ways to bring advancements like stable diffusion and more …

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5 Best Squarespace Alternatives: Cheaper and More Functional

Sometimes, there’s a real need to look for the best Squarespace alternatives. Of course, Squarespace is incredibly popular, especially among YouTubers. However, it’s not a perfect solution for every niche, industry, or use case. This article will look at some of the best Squarespace alternatives and give you the means to compare and contrast them all.

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How to Show Divi’s Comments Module to Logged-In Users Only

The comments section of any blog can be a place of great discussion. However, there may come a time when you want to build your community online. With the Divi Condition Options feature, we can prevent users not part of your blog from commenting on posts. This could work for a members-only community or as …

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WPML Export and Import 1.0 Alpha – Simplifying WordPress Multilingual Content Imports

We just released the initial, alpha version of WPML Export and Import, our newest add-on plugin that’s set to redefine how you import multilingual WordPress content. Introducing WPML Export and Import The traditional way of importing multilingual content into WordPress can feel like navigating a maze. You need to balance separate import files, go through …

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Get a Free Consulting Layout Pack for Divi

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 Layout Pack for Divi. This time around, the design team has created a beautiful Consulting Layout Pack that’ll help you get your next Consulting website up and running in …

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The Month in WordPress – August 2023

August 2023 marked another exciting chapter in WordPress, with the Community Summit and WordCamp US bringing the community together for meaningful discussions, knowledge sharing, and learning. This month also welcomed the long-awaited WordPress 6.3 release and offered a glimpse of what’s to come. Let’s dive into it. Meet WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” was …

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Over 100,000 WordPress Websites Affected by XSS and SQLi Vulnerabilities in Slimstat Analytics Plugin

On August 24, 2023, our Wordfence Threat Intelligence team identified and began the responsible disclosure process for a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and a Blind SQL Injection vulnerability in the Slimstat Analytics plugin, which is actively installed on more than 100,000 WordPress websites. The vulnerability enables threat actors with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject …Read More

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Divi Product Highlight: DiviCommerce

DiviCommerce is a third-party child theme for Divi that’s designed for building online stores. It includes lots of pages and features to create WooCommerce shops that stand out from the crowd. In this post, we’ll look at the pages and features of DiviCommerce to help you decide if it’s the right Divi child theme for …

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How to Use ChatGPT in WordPress (2023 Tutorial)

ChatGPT has greatly impacted how we create since it burst onto the scene in November 2022. With the chops to help you craft outlines, headlines, paragraphs, or full blog posts, digital creators everywhere are warming up to the idea of creating content with artificial intelligence (AI). As AI continues to evolve, we see integration with …

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How to Make an AI Voice in 2023 (Tutorial)

Since ChatGPT hit the scene in late 2022, new generative AI (artificial intelligence) programs have been popping up everywhere. One of the more unique types of artificial intelligence is AI voice, which allows you to use text prompts to create voice clips for marketing, employee training, and more. In this post, we’ll show you how …

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BuddyPress 12.0.0-beta2

Hello BuddyPress contributors! If you haven’t tested our first 12.0.0 beta release (👈 please read this post), here’s another opportunity to help us make sure it will fit perfectly into your WordPress / BuddyPress specific configuration. Beta testing is very important and more then any other BuddyPress major release, we need you all, whether you’re …

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How to Speed Up WordPress with 15 Tips (2023)

One of the biggest issues WordPress website owners face is a slow website. When your website is lagging, it can affect placement in search engine ranking pages (SERPs), cause your visitors to leave and never return, and can even affect your conversion rates. In this post, we’ll offer fifteen tips (and some bonus ones) to …

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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 28, 2023 to September 3, 2023)

Last week, there were 64 vulnerabilities disclosed in 61 WordPress Plugins and 2 WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 32 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not affected. Our mission with …Read More