As we discover better ways to secure WordPress websites, it’s easy to feel a bit more relaxed about the whole thing… which is both good and bad. It’s good because it means we trust the tools and services we’ve invested in to harden security in WordPress. It’s bad though when we mistakenly confuse the tightening […] View original post at …
WooCommerce 3.3.1 Released, Addresses Template Conflicts
WooCommerce 3.3.1 is available and fixes template conflicts discovered in a handful of WordPress themes that forced the team to revert WooCommerce 3.3. The team reviewed handful of the most common themes running WooCommerce and tested them for compatibility with 3.3.1. WooCommerce developers recommend that theme authors use hooks instead of template overrides to ensure maximum compatibility. According to Mike …
This Cartoonist Uses Social Media to Brighten Days and Build a Global Brand
Artist Liz Climo’s gentle comics about animals and friendship have led to a growing international fanbase. View original post at Entrepreneur…
How to Create a Winning Promotional Schedule in WordPress
Think about your favorite ecommerce company. Now, think about why you like them so much. I’m willing to bet it has something to do with their online marketing efforts that seem to always reach you at the perfect time. I’ll use Victoria’s Secret as an example. I know that, as a customer, they’re going to […] View original post at …
WordPress 4.9.3 Released, Fixes 34 Bugs
WordPress 4.9.3 is available and fixes 34 bugs. Customizer changesets, the visual editor, widgets, and compatibility for PHP 7.2 highlight this release. You can view all of the changes via the changelog or trac tickets. Most sites will update automatically. However, if you want to trigger the update ahead of time or manually update, visit your Dashboard, click the Updates …
The Ultimate Guide to DNS for WordPress
DNS can be a headache. It’s one of those aspects of website management that can either be a breeze or take days to sort out. I should know – I recently spent a week trying to transfer a domain name, which eventually involved failed redirects, htaccess editing and the site going down! Luckily it’s fixed […] View original post at …
Liquid Web Acquires iThemes in Multi-Million Dollar Deal
Liquid Web, a managed hosting service founded in 1997, has acquired iThemes. iThemes recently celebrated its 10th year in business. PostStatus reports that it was an all cash deal and sources confirmed to the Tavern that it was a multi-million dollar acquisition. iThemes will continue to operate as an independent unit within Liquid Web. Cory Miller will remain as General …
5 Click-to-Tweet Plugins for Adding Social Sharing to WordPress
Here’s a statistic that might blow your mind: there are 500 million tweets sent out each day. Obviously, for users that only tweet a few or even a dozen times a day, what are the chances anyone will see your posts amid all that incessant activity? If you’re using Twitter as part of your website’s […] View original post at …
WordPress 4.9.3 Rescheduled for February 5th
WordPress 4.9.3 is a maintenance release and was originally scheduled to be available on January 30th. However, due to ongoing tickets and a short time frame to test the release candidate, it has been pushed back to February 5th. WordPress 4.9.3 RC 1 is available for testing. This release removes JSHint from the code editors due to conflicts with the …
WordPress Development: Working with Arrays
If you’re creating variables to save values in your WordPress code, there may well come a time when it’s more efficient for you to use an array. An array (or more specifically, an array of variables) lets you save multiple pieces of data using just one variable. It means you can save multiple records in […] View original post at …


