WordPress is free open source web software. It is completely customizable and can be used to make a website for almost any purpose.
WordCamp US 2020 has been cancelled due to the ongoing Corvid-19 pandemic. “It is with heavy hearts that we have made the decision to cancel this year’s WordCamp US event. In light of the continued pandemic, online event fatigue for attendees, organizers, and volunteers, and the desire for WordCamp experiences to be traditional WordCamp experiences, […]
Wordfence has announced the launch of a new WordPress Security Audit service. The paid for service also includes a Wordfence Premium license for your site. A Wordfence security analyst will perform a 59-point inspection that covers all aspects of running a secure WordPress site. The final report includes detailed recommendations for improving your site security. […]
WordPress 4.7.5 has been released, with 3 maintenance fixes and security fixes. Insufficient redirect validation in the HTTP class. Reported by Ronni Skansing. Improper handling of post meta data values in the XML-RPC API. Reported by Sam Thomas. Lack of capability checks for post meta data in the XML-RPC API. Reported by Ben Bidner of […]
UTM Code Generator for Google Analytics Tracking URL is a free WordPress plugin by Technoyer Solutions Ltd that makes visitor tracking easy. There is a premium version with additional features. FEATURES: The plugin requires only your Google Analytics Tracking ID if you want to install tracking code (if tracking code not exists). Easy form to […]
WordPress 4.7.3 has been released to fix security issues in earlier versions and maintenance fixes. Fixed issue are: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via media file metadata. Reported by Chris Andrè Dale, Yorick Koster, and Simon P. Briggs. Control characters can trick redirect URL validation. Reported by Daniel Chatfield. Unintended files can be deleted by administrators using […]
WPKube have published an interesting article: 12 Best WordPress Forum Plugin Options For Community Building on adding a forum to a WordPress self-hosted website. “The bbPress forum plugin is hands down the best option you can use to implement a forum on your website. A while back there used to be plenty more offerings in […]
W3 Total cache – Version 0.9.5.1 is incompatible with WordPress 4.7 according to a post on WordPress.org “you may need to remove it to access your site (Removing the plugin directory is not enough, you also need to remove the db.php, advanced-cache.php and object-cache.php files manually from the wp-content/ directory).”
Version 4.7 of WordPress, called “Vaughan” in honor of jazz vocalist Sarah “Sassy” Vaughan, is now available for download. New features include a new theme “Twenty Seventeen” with featured images and video headers. Twenty Seventeen features: multiple sections on the front page, selected in the Customizer. a striking asymmetrical grid. custom color schemes, built on […]
WordPress 4.4, named “Clifford” in honor of jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown, is now available for download from WordPress org. Version 4.4 features responsive images so that WordPress will automatically serve the right image size for the user’s browser, device, and screen size. WordPress 4.4 users will be able to embed posts from other WordPress sites. […]
