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While WordPress still supports PHP5, the PHP project continues to evolve. PHP 7.2 was recently released and while it is not a huge update like PHP 7.0 was, but there are some interesting new features and there are some important deprecations you should be aware of. In this article, I will share some important highlights of what is new, and what to look out for when you update your sites and code to PHP 7.2. If you’re still on PHP 5.6 or PHP 7.0, you will want to do so before the end of the year, when security support for […]

As Matt Mullenweg said in his 2017 State of the Word speech, WordPress powers 29 percent of the Internet. This is undeniably an impressive statistic and one that will continue to increase, especially as more enterprise companies adopt the CMS. One way more companies are finding their way to WordPress is when looking for a secondary CMS. According to a new, international study jointly commissioned by WP Engine and Manifesto and conducted by Vanson Bourne, the practice of using multiple CMSs is on the rise. This opens WordPress up to even more opportunities to get involved in the space. The […]