At the beginning of May, Jetpack released 4.0.3 to fix a security issue. Now, the plugin has offered another update, 4.0.4, targeted at three more vulnerabilities. The changelog notes security fixes to post by email, an XSS vulnerability in the Likes module, and the REST API/Contact form. The update also improved features like developing on Kinsta, Jetpack for multisite, and connection process. There are also a variety of bugs that are taken care of improved compatibility. 4.0.4 also offers better access to customer support. There is now a contact form in admin that goes directly to the customer service team, […]
What’s New In WordPress: 6/20/2016
Have a news tip or an upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly ‘What’s New In WordPress’ roundup? Write us at [email protected]. Partial Merge Approved For Shiny Updates: Shiny Updates are going to make updating, deleting, and downloading plugins faster, and they are going to be partially merged with 4.6. 17 Ways To Come Up With Plugin Ideas: Do you want to create a plugin but don’t know where to start? Use this list to come up with the perfect idea and get started. Is It A Success Or Failure To Merge Blogs?: What does merging blogs mean for […]
Ingot And CalderaWP Merge To Create Caldera Labs
CalderaWP this month announced Caldera Labs, a new partnership that combines the efforts of form building tool Caldera Forms and A/B testing tool Ingot. Although each product will maintain its independent brand under the Caldera Labs umbrella, the two teams will be moving forward as one company to create a more streamlined workflow. The consolidation combines the efforts of Caldera Forms’ founder David Cramer, Ingot’s business manager Christie Chirinos, and Josh Pollock — who is both a developer at Caldera and the founder of Ingot. “Having two teams and two companies was a good way to start as we tested out what worked and didn’t […]
WooCommerce 2.6 “Zipping Zebra” Now Available
WooCommerce 2.6 “Zipping Zebra” is now available for download. In anticipation of the WordPress REST API’s inclusion in core, WooCommerce 2.6 includes a new custom REST API, which leverages the WP REST API infrastructure and follows the same standards. This means that WooCommerce can be extended to add new data points and authentication methods. “The new API supports orders, customers, products, coupons, taxes, reports, and webhooks, both individually and in batches” the announcement said. “We’ll be extending this with additional endpoints in 2.7.” In addition to a new API, Zipping Zebra also features a fresh design for the “My Account” page, […]
Partial Merge Approved For Shiny Updates Plugin
WordPress.org today announced that Shiny Updates V2, which provides users with a smoother experience for managing plugins and themes, is approved to be partially merged in WordPress 4.6, slated for release in August. The announcement comes after a team meeting earlier today. “The changes that will be merged are install, update, and delete for themes and plugins in single and multisite,” the announcement said. “This affects plugin.php, plugin-install.php, import.php, themes.php, themes-install.php, and the “more-detail” modals in those screens.” The team will have to work quickly to get the core patch committed by June 15. The Shiny Updates Project was created to streamline […]
What’s New In WordPress: 6/13/2016
Have a news tip or an upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly ‘What’s New In WordPress’ roundup? Write us at [email protected]. EWWW Image Optimizer Security Vulnerability: If you are using EWWW Image Optimizer, make sure to update to 2.8.5 immediately. Best Image Compression Plugins For WordPress: Beautiful images are a great way to get your website noticed. Use these plugins to compress your images correctly. Postmatic 2 Released: Get comment notifications and create email digests to deliver your work directly to your audience. How To Add Google Structured Data To A WordPress Theme: This is such an […]
What’s New In WordPress: 6/10/2016
Have a news tip or an upcoming event you’d like to see in our weekly ‘What’s New In WordPress’ roundup? Write us at [email protected]. WordCamp Incubator Locations Announced: Cities in Indonesia, Zimbabwe, and Colombia will be given a mentor to help find a venue, sponsors, and speakers for their first WordCamps. How To Make Sure Your Website Is Mobile Friendly: Being mobile friendly is so important. Is your site easy to use on a phone or tablet? WP Mobile Security Vulnerabilities: Sucuri discovered a security vulnerability in WP Mobile last week. A patch was created so if you haven’t, update your […]
EWWW Image Optimizer 2.8.5 Patches Critical Security Vulnerability
Wordfence this week disclosed a critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin to the plugin’s author Shane Bishop. Bishop yesterday released a fix for the vulnerability, which can be found on WordPress.org. Users running the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin should update to version 2.8.5 immediately as this is a critical security update. According to Wordfence, the vulnerability, which was discovered by Wordfence Senior Developer Sean Murphy, allows hackers to exploit multisite installations to gain total control of a site. “The vulnerability can be exploited in a number of ways including creating a backdoor or taking a site down altogether,” […]
Postmatic 2 Now Available For Download
Jason Lemieux earlier this week announced Postmatic 2, which includes new features such as digests, service integration support, comment intelligence, and more. The update comes a year after the initial launch of Postmatic. Email Digests Postmatic Digests allows you to set up daily, weekly, and monthly automatic newsletters. Unlike other newsletter and digest services, Postmatic Digests displays the post title, author name, the number of comments, and top commenters. You can choose from five different layouts, select a subject line, set your schedule, and your content will be delivered directly to your users. Before you publish your post, Postmatic 2 will make sure […]
Freemius Checkout Makes It Easier To Sell WordPress Products
Freemius today announced Checkout, a new service to help developers sell WordPress products on any site by providing secure checkout, software licensing, and automatic updates. “We created Checkout to help fellow developers be able to do whatever they feel passionate about and make a living from that,” CEO and Founder of Freemius Vova Feldman told Torque. You can register for Checkout for free clicking “Register for Beta.” You’ll subsequently be asked schedule a 15-minute demo, which according to Feldman will help ensure that each user has all the tools necessary to efficiently use Checkout. When you have completed the demo, you will be […]
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