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Archives for 2015

This Week In WordPress: 04/27/2015

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April 27, 2015

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Have a news tip or upcoming WordPress event you’d like to share, write us at [email protected]. News Highlights: Inside Automattic’s hiring process: How Automattic hires most of its remote employees without a single voice conversation. WP Engine search: WP Engine Labs takes a crack at solving search on WordPress sites. m.website.com: XKCD’s take on mobile optimized sites. First impressions for 4.2: WordPress 4.2 is here. Here are some of our early impressions. WordPress 4.2 stored XSS: Just a couple days into its release, and researchers have discovered an exploit in which WordPress commenters can leave malicious JavaScript to take control of a server. WordPress 4.1.2 security release: A […]

WordPress Security: 13 Steps to Make Your Website Bulletproof

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April 27, 2015

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Let me just say it: WordPress is awesome. Millions of people have flocked to the platform and use it in their daily business. However, there’s a dark side to the growing popularity of WordPress: Because it powers more and more websites, the number of hackers and other shady individuals who target WordPress is also steadily growing. As a consequence, security is an increasing concern for all WordPress users. Yet, at the same time, it is a much neglected topic, because, quite frankly, many find it boring. You know what else is boring? Health insurance. But just like WordPress security measures, you are glad […]

DradCast Episode 078: Lifestyle Business

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April 24, 2015

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Shownotes Host Ryan Sullivan is a WordPress enthusiast, the founder of WP Site Care. When he’s not behind a computer, you can find him playing superheroes with his three boys, or trying to spend quality time the his better half, Jackie. Ryan is from Utah, and he loves to spend time in the mountains. He loves bacon, headbands, and the Utah Jazz. You can contact Ryan on Twitter @ryandonsullivan or on his company’s website, wpsitecare.com. Sippin’ on Ryan – Diet pepsi Brad – Smokehouse Scotch Dre – Water Pressing topics WordPress 4.1.2 security update – This is a critical security release for all previous versions of WordPress. Coordinated plugin update – A coordinated plugin […]

First impressions of WordPress 4.2

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April 24, 2015

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Yesterday WordPress version 4.2 launched. Named “Powell,” paying homage to jazz pianist, Bud Powell, version 4.2 focuses on communication, sharing, and simplicity. Although WordPress 4.2 didn’t introduce anything ground-breaking, it was another solid update from the team of contributors behind core. Having now had a little more than 24 hours to test out the new features, today I want to share my thoughts on the main 4.2 changes. New characters and emojis WordPress is used internationally, and recent updates have focused on making WordPress more accessible to users of different nationalities. This trend continues with 4.2, which sees the utf-8 database upgraded to […]

WordPress 4.2 “Powell” now available

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April 23, 2015

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WordPress 4.2, named after American jazz Pianist, Bud Powell, is now available for download! This update improves the overall writing experience in WordPress, and includes under-the-hood changes that developers will love: Press This has been completely revamped to maximize speed and ease of content sharing. utf8 has been updated to utf8mb4 to provide out-of-the-box support for a host of new characters, including native Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters, as well as musical and mathematical symbols, and emojis. You can now browse and preview themes directly in the Customizer. Plugins Screen has been updated for a more intuitive update and install. You can now seamlessly update your […]

6 upcoming WordCamps you just have to attend

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April 23, 2015

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One of the most satisfying things you can do is get involved in the WordPress community. There hasn’t been a community I’ve been a part of that is as supportive, approachable, and friendly as the WordPress community. I’ve already written about the various ways to become involved in the WordPress community—from helping on support forums, to contributing to WordPress core. One of the best ways to engage and get involved with the WordPress community (or any community for that matter) is to gather together, share ideas, and network. That is what WordCamps are all about. What is a WordCamp? Haven’t heard of WordCamps before? The official […]

The importance of SSL and why you need it

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April 22, 2015

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Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a term used in many web development discussions and carries a high level of importance for any website owner (especially those running eCommerce businesses). As with the large pool of technical terms we live with today, SSL is something we all know we need, yet don’t often fully understand why we need it. Today, I’ll be demystifying the importance of an SSL certificate and why you need one. SSL, and the more modern Transport Layer Security (TLS), are protocols used in an attempt to maintain security and privacy while transferring data over the Internet. Using […]

‘Mobilegeddon’ unleashed: Google’s new mobile-friendly algorithm

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April 21, 2015

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Mobilegeddon is finally here. That’s right; today, April 21, Google unleashed the biggest algorithm shake-up in several years. The algorithm change specifically targets mobile searches. With an ever-growing number of mobile users, Google has been trying to enhance its mobile-friendliness for months now—something I first touched on in November 2014. Unlike the other major algorithm changes—notably Penguin and Panda—Google has been relatively open about the changes. They announced in February that the mobile-friendly update would be coming, and even provided a set of guidelines and testing tools to ensure your website wouldn’t be impacted too badly. This makes a lot of sense: previous […]

This Week In WordPress: 04/20/2015

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April 20, 2015

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Have a news tip or upcoming WordPress event you’d like to share, write us at [email protected]. News Highlights: Update Your Plugins (again): Until recently, 15 or more popular plugins (including Jetpack and WordPress SEO) were vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting. “The developers assumed that these functions would escape the user input for them, when it does not. This simple detail, caused many of the most popular plugins to be vulnerable to XSS.” How to avoid clients from hell: Brandon Yanofsky talks about clients from hell, and how you can avoid them, and make freelancing fun again. Adding IPTC’s camera metadata to WordPress 4.2: What it took […]

Ultimate Guide to WordPress eCommerce: Introduction to eCommerce

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Al Davis

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April 20, 2015

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WordPress took off as a business tool shortly after plugins were first introduced in version 1.2, back in 2004. The inclusion of plugins was important for a couple of reasons. Most notably because it allowed third-party developers (whether that be an individual or a company) to develop add ons to WordPress, for both personal and business sites. From a business perspective, this was a huge development, as, prior to 2004, WordPress was still seen as a personal blogging tool with no real business application. Sure, you could build a marketing or brochure site, but you really couldn’t do much more than that. […]

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