WordPress Developers: Learn Version Control with Git and GitHub, Improve Site Security, and Speed Up Your Site with Lazy Loading

This blog post covers several stories related to WordPress development and security, including version control using Git and GitHub, adding HTTP security headers, lazy loading for images and videos, the bug scrub schedule for WordPress 6.3, the design kickoff for the upcoming release, and server performance analysis during the WordPress 6.2 release cycle. For more…

WordPress News Roundup: Design Trends, Website Security, and Headless CMS

This blog post covers a variety of WordPress news stories, including design trends, website security, and headless CMS. Topics include using patterns to create beautifully designed layouts, choosing secure passwords for web security, unique examples of what's possible with WordPress beyond the norm, design trends for May 2023, creating a headless WordPress site with React.js,…

WordPress 20th Anniversary: Celebrating Evolution and Innovation with Exciting Updates, AI Content Feedback, and More!

The latest WP Briefs post covers various WordPress-related news and updates, including the release of Gutenberg 15.8 with new features, a new zero-config development environment called wp-now, using ChatGPT to automate content creation in WordPress blogs, and how AB Split Test plugin has introduced AI content feedback. Additionally, the post highlights WP Engine Ireland's recognition…

Exploring WordPress Costs, Block vs. Classic Themes, and Smart Security Measures: Your Daily Dose of WP Updates

WP Briefs brings daily WordPress news and updates. Today's edition includes stories about the costs of running a WordPress website, choosing between Classic and Block themes, smart security measures for protecting your website, Passkeys for simpler authentication methods, GenerativeAI's workings and its intersection with WordPress, and best practices for handling child themes. Visit https://wpbriefs.com to…

WordPress News: UpdraftPlus Vulnerability Fixed in Latest Update, WordCamp Europe 2023 Schedule Released, and More!

The WP Briefs for May 22nd, 2023, highlights various WordPress news stories. It includes a warning about a vulnerability in the UpdraftPlus plugin and how to fix it, WordCamp Europe’s schedule and commitment to diversity, and an updated version of WordPress that fixes security issues. Additionally, there is information on testing plugins for PHP compatibility…

WooCommerce 7.7 Released and Other WordPress News

The blog post covers various WordPress-related news and updates, including the release of WooCommerce 7.7, tips on translating Elementor with Polylang, information on WordPress 6.3’s roadmap, a tutorial video on WordPress Multisite Networks, and Wordfence Intelligence’s weekly vulnerability report. It also includes an announcement regarding an increase in Meetup venue support funds from WordPress Community…

WordPress Releases Version 6.2.1 with Fixes for Five Security Vulnerabilities

Today’s WP Briefs news roundup includes the release of WordPress version 6.2.1, an article on registering WordPress hooks with PHP attributes, and the importance of navigating quickly between Site Editor and WP-Admin. The post also covers a recent headline claiming that a Ferrari website was put at risk by a WordPress plugin vulnerability, as well…

Brands Engage Audiences with NFTs While WordPress Proposes Retirement of Default Themes

WP Briefs’ May 17th, 2023 edition features five news stories related to WordPress. The first story discusses the discovered vulnerability in ACF Plugin and the detection of exploit attempts within 24 hours of the announcement. The second story explores how brands use NFTs to interact with audiences and how WooCommerce can help them do so….

Micro.blog 3.0 Beta Allows Seamless Cross-Posting to WordPress

The latest WP Briefs covers a range of topics related to WordPress, including the new beta for Micro.blog 3.0, the combination of open source and AI in WordPress development, the importance of WordCamps in connecting and growing the community, a proposal for local teams to have adapted Handbooks, and an overview of CSS evolution and…

Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Popular WordPress Plugins

This blog post covers the latest news updates in the WordPress community, including the patching of a critical vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor, A/B testing plugins for WordPress, Themeum’s acquisition of Kirki Customizer Framework Plugin, and concerns about hackers exploiting a vulnerability in the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. Visit WP Briefs to read more…

New WordPress Tutorial, Free Block Theme, and Security Best Practices: WP Updates You Need to Know

This blog post provides updates from the world of WordPress, including a new tutorial video on WordPress TV that explores various editor modes, WP Engine’s release of Frost – a free block theme for website builders, and ways to secure WordPress websites. The article also covers WPCS securing a new investment from Emilia Capital, Wordfence…

WordPress Foundation Offers Memorial Scholarship for WordCamp US 2023 & New Era of WordCamps Announced

This blog post covers several news stories from the WordPress world, including a scholarship for travel to WordCamp US 2023, a new focus for WordCamps, the latest monthly roundup for developers, and more. Additionally, readers can find a helpful guide on how to migrate Squarespace to WordPress and information on the importance of email authentication….

Create custom templates in the site editor, improve your plugin development skills, and increase programming productivity with AI tools

The WP Briefs blog post for May 10, 2023, covers several WordPress news stories. Topics include creating a custom template in the Site Editor, coding standards and file structure in plugin development, AI tools to enhance programming productivity, Brainstorm’s invitation for input from the community on WordCamp Europe 2023 Contributor Day, WebDevStudios’ 15th anniversary of…

Open AI’s ChatGPT and GPTEverest: The Latest in AI Innovation for WordPress

The WP Briefs blog post for May 9, 2023, covers a range of news stories from the WordPress community. The topics include Open AI’s ChatGPT, WP CLI, Developer Satisfaction Survey, From Blogs to Blocks campaign, top website design trends for 2023, changes in the block editor and custom post meta, WordCamp US returning in August,…

Design WordPress Sites Privately with Localhost and Learn How to Install it Step-by-Step

The WP Briefs blog post covers several WordPress news and updates, including how to install WordPress on a local development site, the Advanced Custom Fields plugin’s recent patch, the introduction of a new block theme called Sendig, building a mini-course on Block Design in 24 hours, and seven ways to fix the Internal Server Error…