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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]. News Highlights The Ultimate Guide to the WordPress REST API: This 64-page ebook provides an in-depth overview on the WordPress REST API. WP-REST API Merge Proposal: Over the weekend, the WP REST API team released a merge proposal, laying out the plan for the inclusion of the WP API in core. WordPress 4.3.1: This security update addresses two cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and a potential privilege escalation. WordCrash.net: WordCrash is similar in concept to Couchsurfing, except it is […]

Yesterday marked the release of the latest version of WordPress, version 4.3. Named “Billie” after legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, WordPress 4.3 introduces a number of new features aimed at enhancing the user experience. For those of you looking to install the latest version on your website, you can download WordPress 4.3 here or you can update directly from your WordPress dashboard. For those of you wondering why you might want to update, today I’ll be offering my first impressions of WordPress 4.3, by running through the main user-focused new features. Stronger Passwords Most WordPress users fail to take website […]

Hot on the heels of last Tuesday’s Chrome 44 release for desktop, on Wednesday, Google released Chrome 44 for iOS, available from the app store. Although the latest iOS update saw patches for 43 known critical security vulnerabilities, the headlines understandably focused on two new features: Improved navigation, Safari-style Physical Web support Today I want to take a look at the new features, as well as talk a little more about the Physical Web project. Swipe Navigation The users spoke and Google listened. Chrome 44 for iOS will enable users to swipe left and right to navigate forwards and backwards through their […]

On Monday, the core team announced that they were discussing the potential of committing the Shortcake plugin to the WordPress core. For those unfamiliar with Shortcake, the plugin enhances the way shortcodes are added to your content. From the plugin description, “Shortcake makes using WordPress shortcodes a piece of cake.” But how does Shortcake work, and should we be excited about this news? A Little Background on Shortcodes and Shortcake WordPress users were introduced to shortcodes in version 2.5, and the interface has remained largely unchanged since. Shortcodes offer an intuitive way for users to action complex code with minimal coding know-how—you’ll […]

Have a news tip or upcoming event you’d like to see in our This Week In WordPress roundup, write us at [email protected]. News Highlights: Yoast Comment Hacks – Last week, SEO specialist Yoast released a brand new WordPress plugin: Yoast Comment Hacks. From Trials to Triumphs, AppPresser’s story – Scott Bolinger wrote a great post on the AppPresser journey. The post discusses the ups and downs since they launched their first products in January 2014, and what they’ve learned along the way. WordPress Foundation Sues Owner of WordPress Domain Names – The WordPress Foundation filed a lawsuit against the owner of TheWordPressHelpers.com, Edward Jeffrey Yablon and PC-VIP, Inc. […]