This month brought some bad news for eCommerce retailers whose sites run on WordPress: a hugely popular plugin has a hugely dangerous flaw. Welcart, which has a huge market share in Japan, allows hackers to steal credit card information and crash websites. The news, though certainly damaging for Welcart, will do little to dent the popularity of WP. There are still plenty of reasons to choose WordPress for eCommerce, and plenty of excellent (and secure) examples of sites. Similarly, no-one is accusing WP of being insecure per se. The vulnerability does, however, highlight that plugins and themes, and even very […]
WordPress 5.5: How to Troubleshoot jQuery Migrate
WordPress 5.5 “Eckstine“ brought several awesome features to the platform’s core, which made it a success – well, mostly. As with any update, there were undeniably problems. The main issue stems from WordPress’s decision to remove the outdated jQuery Migrate. In fact, many developers were caught unprepared for this update despite recommendations for developers to test and update their code. Scaling one’s website to generate higher amounts of traffic by attracting visitors became even challenging due to messed-up performance optimization and caching plugins. Examples of these include Yoast, Classic WordPress Editor, and Social Welfare. Read on as we determine the […]
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