Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. In this week’s News Drop we talk about a recent discussion on the WordPress Slack channel about auto-updating sites using versions 3.7-4.0. Love WordPress news but hate reading? This is Doc Pop’s News Drop. If we could theoretically update out of date and at-risk WordPress sites to newer and safer versions, without necassarily getting the consent of the site’s current owner, should we? That’s the question Aaron Jorbin asked recently on […]
How to Create and Use Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) in WordPress
Scalable vector graphics and WordPress is a slightly complicated story. We all know that using visuals on your website is important. Images are everywhere. Be it to make your content more engaging and shareable, as portfolio images, or maybe just your site logo. Thankfully, WordPress supports many image formats for that purpose, including JPG, PNG, and GIF. However, one it doesn’t support without some coercion is scalable vector graphics (SVG). Yet, they are an image format that is growing rapidly in popularity. In this article, we want to talk about scalable vector graphics in WordPress. We will tell you what […]
How to Implement Two-Factor Authentication on Your WordPress Website
Security is becoming increasingly important as the digital age continues to mature. If you don’t keep up with the latest security technology, you are leaving your site open to unnecessary risks. One of the standards for website security is two-factor authentication. It is available when logging into the likes of Google and Twitter, for their users’ additional peace of mind. Thankfully, you can easily add two-step authentication to your website using Google’s Authenticator app with WordPress plugins. With the above in mind, in this article we will explain how to use Google Authenticator to tighten security on your WordPress website. Let’s get started! How Two-Factor Authentication Works […]
Tips to Protect Your WordPress Website From Being Hacked
Cyber insecurity is an increasing factor in the technological world these days. Every good website needs security. If your website is not secured, there are hackers out there who will not only steal your data from the website but also try to destroy your website. Electronic hackers are fast and invisible and will take all the details of your customer from your website along with their bank details. Once done, the damage done by the hacker can never be recovered. This article will cover ways to keep yourself and your data safe. Don’t Use Default Credentials Your password is your […]
The Beginner’s Guide to Creating a Theme With Underscores
Automattic’s theme division, Theme Shaper, recently announced they will be turning their attention back to the popular Underscores starter theme. Notably, this shift is cited due to the possibilities the new Gutenberg editor brings to future theme development. Underscores is a starter theme (as opposed to a theme framework) designed to cut down many hours of development time when setting up a new custom theme. Before the Underscores project begins to receive drastic changes, it may be a good idea to familiarize yourself with the project in its current state. If you’re new to starter themes, doing so may help reduce the learning curve. In this article, […]

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