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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 update took place between many WordPress plugins that were addressing a common security vulnerability that allows for cross-site scripting attacks.
All theme options to be included in the Customizer – All theme options must now be included in the Customizer for themes submitted to the WordPress theme repository.
Facebook abandoned official WordPress plugin– The official Facebook plugin for WordPress launched in 2012, but has received no updates since March 2014.
Bar tricks
Dre – ApproveMe is an eSignature plugin for WordPress.
Brad – cmb2.io is the latest version of the custom metabox class
Ryan – WP Featherlight is an ultra lightweight jQuery lightbox for WordPress images and galleries.
Upcoming events
LoopConf – May 6-8
WordCamp Miami – May 29-31
WordCamp OC – June 6-7
WordCamp Philly – June 13-14
WordCamp Europe – June 26-28
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