WordPress powers over 43% of the internet, yet countless site owners still struggle to turn their corner of the web into a successful website that boosts traffic. In 2025, driving traffic to your website isn’t just a nice thing –… Continue Reading →
SolidWP recently discovered and resolved multiple security vulnerabilities in key plugins. We are sharing full details to ensure transparency and help you take appropriate action. Solid Mail: Vulnerability Disclosure On September 17, 2024, we launched a major update to WP… Continue Reading →
Location, location, location! Your WordPress site could benefit from maps to show your business’ location. This post offers a full Open User Map review courtesy of the Mayor. The post “Open User Map Review: The Ultimate WordPress Map Plugin for… Continue Reading →
Designers understand the importance of pushing boundaries while keeping user experience at the forefront. Yet, not every creative idea is easy to implement through a theme alone—or even with solid coding chops. That’s where the right plugins step in. They… Continue Reading →
If you’re using WordPress for your educational institution’s website, there are some excellent plugins that can help you create a great experience for your students and alumni while also streamlining your own administrative processes. In this post, we’ve categorized 40+… Continue Reading →
It’s a familiar sight for those who manage WordPress websites: those red dots with the white numbers in the admin dashboard that remind us how many plugins and themes are due for an update. We dutifully attend to those updates,… Continue Reading →
Dropshipping has transformed the eCommerce landscape, offering a low-risk way to start an online business without the hassle of managing inventory. For those using WooCommerce—a powerful, customizable platform built on WordPress—dropshipping becomes even more accessible with the right tools. While… Continue Reading →
If you’re running a WordPress site, you already know security is a constant battle. And let’s face it—most users are terrible at choosing passwords. That’s why the latest version of Defender comes with powerful new tools to help you enforce… Continue Reading →
Running a WooCommerce store means credibility can make or break your success. Shoppers want proof they’re making a smart buy—reviews deliver that trust. A solid review plugin doesn’t just collect feedback; it turns browsers into buyers by showcasing social proof,… Continue Reading →
On Episode 547 of the Your Website Engineer podcast, host Dustin Hartzler explores the benefits of optimizing WordPress sites using the WP Optimize plugin. The episode is inspired by a Twitter thread detailing a significant reduction in site size achieved… Continue Reading →
Announcements Texts Joins Automattic State of the Word 2023 from Madrid New WordPress Showcase – Built with Blocks Is there a plugin for that? With more than 50,000 plugins in the WordPress repository, it’s hard to find the perfect one…. Continue Reading →
This week I review another forums plugin: Sabai Discuss – Q&A forum [powerpress]
This week I review LearnDash [powerpress]
This week I review another Forums solution: ForumWP [powerpress]
This week I follow up with part 2 of a Q/A plugin review [powerpress]
This week I continue the forums plugin research/reviews: DW Question and Answer [powerpress]
Google Shopping ads offer great opportunities to gain more leads and conversions for your products. And to be able to display your products on Google Shopping ads, you need to generate and upload a product feed in a specified format… Continue Reading →
Do you own a WordPress membership site or plan to start one soon? They’re a great way to monetize websites that share exclusive content, tutorials, discounts and more to members. Membership sites are everywhere and in every industry – including… Continue Reading →
This week I review another forum plugin: Discussion Board [powerpress]
Elegant Themes is one of the leading WordPress theme shops, and its flagship theme, Divi, has been a runaway success — thanks largely to its drag-and-drop website builder functionality. However, it’s actually possible to access the very same website builder… Continue Reading →
This week I review another forums plugin: Simple:Press [powerpress]
This week I review another Forum plugin: WPForo [powerpress]
This week I talk about the forum plugin: Asgaros [powerpress]
Announcements Yoast Joins Newfold Digital, Team To Stay in Place Emoji Toolbar Plugin Brings an Emoji Picker Back to the WordPress Editor Automattic Releases Quadrat, a Block-Based Podcasting WordPress Theme WordCamp US Online Set for October 1, 2021, as Community… Continue Reading →
The Wordfence Threat intelligence team finds vulnerabilities in two plugins, the User Profile Picture plugin and the WooCommerce Upload Files plugin. WordPress 5.7 is set to release on Tuesday, March 9 with numerous enhancements for the block editor, a new… Continue Reading →
A vulnerability discovered by the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team in the WPBakery plugin exposes over 4 million sites. High severity vulnerabilities were discovered in the Post Grid and Team Showcase plugins. The online avatar service Gravatar, has been exposed to… Continue Reading →
Vulnerabilities were recently patched in the Discount Rules for WooCommerce plugin installed on over 40,000 WordPress sites. Developers from OWASP Core Rule Set said ModSecurity v3 is exposed to denial of service exploits, though the maintainers of ModSecurity reject that… Continue Reading →
Over 700,000 WordPress users were affected by a zero-day vulnerability in the File Manager plugin, and the WordPress 5.5.1 release fixed millions of sites affected by deprecation of jQuery Migrate. SendGrid is under siege from spammers using hacked accounts, and… Continue Reading →
In this week’s news, our Threat Intelligence team discovered a vulnerability in the wpDiscuz plugin, affecting over 80,000 WordPress sites. A blind SQL injection attack affected analytics service Waydev, exposing OAuth tokens for GitHub repositories for software companies, leading to… Continue Reading →
Announcements WordPress 5.5 Release Candidate Are Plugin Authors to Blame for the Poor Admin Notices Experience? WordPress to Stick with Online-Only Meetups and WordCamps for Remainder of 2020 Is there a plugin for that? With more than 50,000 plugins in… Continue Reading →
