[ad_1] UpdraftPlus, a plugin that allows users to backup to various cloud providers, has patched a severe security vulnerability that would allow logged-in users to download a site’s latest backups. The patched version (1.22.3) was sent out via a forced auto-update, a measure reserved for severe vulnerabilities that affect a large number of users. UpdraftPlus is […]
[ad_1] Hey, WordPress friends! We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, WordPress News got a fresh new look. According to the team, this is the first small step to modernize and improve the site. Meanwhile, there was a vulnerability found in the popular UpdraftPlus plugin, which Wordfence detailed on […]
[ad_1] Gutenberg 12.6 landed in the WordPress plugin directory yesterday. The update includes several transform-related enhancements and new Read More and Post Author Biography blocks. Users can now also show visible labels via the Social Icons block. Nothing seems to be broken with this release, which is always welcome. Gutenberg has not fundamentally wrecked something […]
[ad_1] WordPress.org’s News section is sporting a new design with a bold color scheme and updated typography. The design was created by Automattic-sponsored contributor, Beatriz Fialho, who unveiled earlier versions of the update in June 2021. Fialho selected Inter, an open source font, for paragraphs and functional text, and EB Garamond for headings. As design trends change on […]
[ad_1] In today’s post, Tavern readers are in for something a little different than our regular stream of news and opinion. Welcome to the Building with Blocks series. It is a new type of post we are trying out to show people some of the fun, unique, or creative things they can do with WordPress […]
[ad_1] It has been over nine years since the late Alex Mills opened a ticket on WordPress Trac titled Plugin Dependencies (Yet Another Plugin Dependencies Ticket). It is not the oldest of similar feature requests, but it is still open. Most predecessors were closed with the “wontfix” label, which is usually the final nail in […]
[ad_1] The ball is moving on a nine-year-old effort to migrate BuddyPress’ custom URI parser to use WordPress’ Rewrite API. BuddyPress currently requires sites to use pretty permalinks in order to be compatible with its URL parser. The plugin analyzes the URL for whatever component you are viewing and performs internal checks to decide what […]
[ad_1] Hey, WordPress friends! We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, there was a critical vulnerability found in the popular WP Statistics plugin installed on over 600,000 sites. This flaw has been fully patched so make sure to update your plugin to the latest version. Beyond that, WordPress […]
[ad_1] Hey, WordPress friends! Have you already taken WordPress 5.9 for a spin? This week, we learned about the general scope of the planned features to land in WordPress 6.0. According to this proposal, there will be two major releases this year – 6.0 in late May and 6.1 in mid-October. Meanwhile, the Gutenberg development […]
[ad_1] The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin, with over a million users recently patched multiple vulnerabilities that could have allowed malicious attackers to run arbitrary code on a targeted WordPress website. LFI to RCE Attack Vulnerability According to the U.S. Government NIST website, vulnerabilities on the Essential Addons for Elementor plugin made it possible […]










