WordPress’ design team has announced the winners of the challenge to create a style variation for the upcoming Twenty Twenty-Three (TT3) default theme. Organizers received 38 submissions from 19 contributors (some submitted multiple variations) hailing from eight countries. Given the wide range of colors and typography combinations, TT3 is gearing up to be a vehicle for a diverse set of …
iThemes Patches Vulnerability in BackupBuddy, Wordfence Tracks 5 Million Exploit Attempts
BackupBuddy, a commercial plugin from iThemes that performs scheduled backups with remote storage options, has patched a vulnerability that allowed for arbitrary file download by unauthenticated users. iThemes published an advisory for its users, indicating that the vulnerability affects versions 8.5.8.0 through 8.7.4.1 and is being actively exploited. Wordfence reviewed its data and found that attackers began targeting this vulnerability …
Gutenberg Contributors Make Progress on Distraction Free Mode
During last week’s Editor chat meeting, Automattic-sponsored Gutenberg contributor Andrei Draganescu reported that he is “slowly but definitely going to introduce distraction free mode,” a project he has been working on since early explorations began in February. The PR he referenced (#41740) is an extension of those explorations that takes the mode even further towards the objective of removing visual clutter …
8 Ways To Get New Clients For Your WordPress Web Development Business…And Keep Them Happy!
Your WordPress development business is up and running. You’re open and ready to start taking on projects. All you need now are… clients! Let’s show you eight ways to get them and eight ways to keep them happy. “Get it done, be early to rise, build like crazy…and advertize!” – Web Developer’s Credo Having a “client-getting process” in place for …
Gutenberg 13.9 Adds New Shortcut to Wrap Selected Text in Quotes
Wouldn’t it be convenient to select a sentence or paragraph and instantly wrap it with quotes by tapping on the quote key? This is a fun little feature that was tucked into the Gutenberg 13.9 changelog last month with very little fanfare: Rich text: Add character shortcuts for wrapping selection. (42469) The new shortcut is a rich text feature contributed …
#41 – Laura Nelson on How To Create a Profitable Newsletter
On the podcast today, we have Laura Nelson. Laura is a Content Marketer at WooCommerce where she’s responsible for creating and planning engaging content for their users. Prior to WooCommerce she worked at MailPoet, an email marketing plugin for WordPress, and before that, she worked at Pragmatic, a UK based WordPress agency. She’s on the show to share her experience …
How To Profit As A White Label WPMU DEV Hosting Reseller
If you provide WordPress web development services, adding hosting plans to the menu is a no-brainer way to grow your business and generate monthly recurring revenue (MRR). In this article we show you how to automate this as part of your services. Interested in learning how to sell web hosting under your own brand with WPMU DEV? This is the …
WP-Optimize Denies Allegations of Cheating Performance Tools
Yesterday, we published allegations from Gijo Varghese against UpdraftPlus, the makers of WP-Optimize. Varghese is founder of FlyingProxy, a competing company, and identifies himself as a “performance enthusiast.” He accused the plugin of “cheating Pagespeed and other tools” by hiding JavaScript files from loading when users test their sites through popular performance testing tools. The code uses an odd set …
WP-Optimize Plugin Accused of Cheating PageSpeed and Other Performance Testing Tools
Gijo Varghese, a developer who calls himself a “web performance enthusiast,” shocked WordPress users around the world over the weekend when he tweeted a screenshot of how WP-Optimize is explicitly preventing select JavaScript files from loading when users test their sites through popular performance testing tools. “When a site is loaded, the JavaScript files are loaded only when the user-agent/browser …
Boost Your Web Development Revenue With These Profitable Add-On Services
Want to profit from selling additional services such as content writing, email marketing, app development, and more? Learn how it’s done in this article. Targeting new needs, niches and offering these additional services is a great add-on for your web development business and an opportunity to earn more revenue. In this article, we cover the type of additional services you …