Just because you have data from the last couple of years, it doesn’t mean you’re sitting on gold. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Ask the Bartender: What Happens to the Customizer When a Block Theme Is Active?
Something on my radar right now is third-party plugins that have settings in the Customizer. What I gather of friends who are the devs working on Customizer and front-end stuff within a few plugin companies, global styles and block styles are not yet on their radar. So what happens if someone installs Twenty Twenty-Two or another block-based theme? The left …
WP Fastest Cache Patches Authenticated SQL Injection and Stored XSS Via CSRF Vulnerabilities
The Jetpack Scan team has published a summary of two issues recently discovered in the WP Fastest Cache plugin – an Authenticated SQL Injection vulnerability and a Stored XSS Via CSRF vulnerability. “If exploited, the SQL Injection bug could grant attackers access to privileged information from the affected site’s database (e.g., usernames and hashed passwords),” Automattic security research engineer Marc Montpas …
6 Ways Brands Can Prepare For the Holiday Season Right Now
Holiday shopping is coming early this year, so brands must start preparing for the season now. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Take the Guesswork Out of Selecting Fonts With the Adrian WordPress Plugin
As usual, I am always on the lookout for plugins that allow users to have fun with their websites. I like to mix it up from time to time here on the Tavern and not be all-business-all-the-time. And, that is where the new Adrian plugin comes in. Its goal is to take all of the hard work out of selecting …
How to Optimize Your Branding
When it comes to branding, absolutely everything matters. View original post at Entrepreneur…
Protect Your WordPress Site from Bad Bots for Free with Defender’s User Agent Banning
Learn how to protect your site from bad bots while allowing visits from safe user agents with our all-in-one WordPress security plugin Defender. Your website’s security is under threat 24/7, whether it’s from a serious DDoS attack, XSS attack, SQL injections, or just annoying spam. Defender’s User Agent Banning not only offers your WordPress site robust protection against requests from …
WordPress Global Community Sponsorship Program Will Not Include WordCamps for 2022
The proposal for the 2022 Global Community Sponsorship program will not include funding for WordCamps again this year, due to the unpredictability of hosting in-person events. The pandemic continues to make conditions unfavorable in many areas of the world where WordCamp and meetup organizers have opted to continue with virtual events. In the past, the Global Community Sponsorship program has …
The Best Google Chrome Extensions For Every WordPress Web Developer
Google Chrome wasn’t the first web browser to enter the arena, yet despite a growing number of competitors over the years, it continues to hold the title of most popular. Since arriving on the scene in 2008, Chrome steadily closed ranks, then easily surpassed the once-dominant Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer (the latter of which had upwards of 90% …
WordPress.org Profiles Now Show Activity for Contributions Made on GitHub
WordPress.org profiles got an update over the weekend that will make them a better reflection of contributors’ efforts on GitHub. Users can now authorize GitHub to detect their activity on the WordPress GitHub organization and display it on their profiles. “Currently we’re tracking New Issues submitted (by you), Closed Issues (by you), Pull requests submitted (by you), Pull requests merged …