BuddyPress 12.0 to Introduce Community Visibility Feature that Restricts Access to Members Only

BuddyPress 12.0 is set to introduce a new Community Visibility feature that gives site administrators the option to restrict access to the community sections of the site. Sites set to “members only” will show an access error message and a login form when a non-logged-in user tries to view a page generated by BuddyPress. The Community Visibility setting makes it …

Start Testing WordPress’ New Interactivity API

Earlier this year, WordPress contributors announced that they are working on a new Interactivity API that will allow developers to build interactive blocks. This API will support the kinds of frontend experiences that let visitors interact with content and get feedback without having to refresh the page. Automattic-sponsored contributor Luis Herranz, who has been working on the API, is now encouraging …

Ninja Forms Version 3.6.26 Patches Multiple High Severity Security Vulnerabilities

If you use the Ninja Forms plugin and your sites aren’t set to get automatic plugin updates, add a round of updates to your weekend plans. Patchstack is reporting multiple high severity security vulnerabilities in the plugin, including the following: a POST-based reflected XSS (7.6 CVSS 3.1 score) a broken access control on form submissions export feature that allows Subscriber …