A recent discussion among WordPress core developers about removing support for code signing in core caught our attention. Code signing support was included with the WordPress 5.2 release. The discussion centers around removing code signing and implementing SSL verification and… Continue Reading →
Topher DeRosia is the Developer Evangelist for BigCommerce and a frequent WordCamp speaker. He’s worked with WordPress for a long time and is the man behind HeroPress, telling the stories of people whose lives have been transformed by WordPress…. Continue Reading →
The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, August 12, 2019 that Verizon is selling social media and blogging platform Tumblr to Automattic for an undisclosed sum, though rumors state that it may be as low as $3 million dollars. After… Continue Reading →
In this episode, Mark chats with Vito Peleg, the founder of WP Feedback, a plugin that helps WordPress-focused agencies streamline approval and support for their customers. Vito talks about the glass ceiling in agencies where managing people and projects… Continue Reading →
This week, we talk about our corporate trip to DEF CON, the WordPress security team’s proposal to backport security fixes to fewer releases, a new feature proposal called WP Notify that has a number of very positive implications for WordPress… Continue Reading →
Jem Turner was one of the security researchers that found malicious code in Pipdig’s P3 plugin. Both Jem and Wordfence’s Mikey Veenstra found the P3 plugin to contain a number of suspicious or malicious features, including a remote “killswitch,”… Continue Reading →
This week we talk about the Capital One breach affecting over 100 million customers and some important takeaway lessons from that case. We also look at news with the the Equifax settlement, a spearphishing campaign targeting ProtonMail users, the conclusion… Continue Reading →
David Jardin is the Security Strike Team Lead for Joomla, an open-source content management system powering more than 2.5 million websites. At WordCamp Europe, Mark and David sat down and talked about the workflow for Joomla security reports and… Continue Reading →
This week, we cover WordPress vulnerabilities targeted by a malvertising campaign and an important iOS security update. We also look at Equifax’s $700 million settlement and a recent uptick of new breaches added to Have I Been Pwned. Along with… Continue Reading →
At WordCamp Europe, Mark chats with Chris Teitzel, CEO and founder of Lockr. Lockr is a key management system for websites using CMSs like WordPress and Drupal. Chris talks about the challenges of securing sensitive information and how Lockr… Continue Reading →
This week we review a critical vulnerability in the Ad Inserter plugin, currently installed on over 200,000 WordPress sites. The vulnerability, discovered by our Director of Threat Intelligence Sean Murphy, was patched quickly by the developer. We also cover Google’s… Continue Reading →
At WordCamp Atlanta, Mark sat down with Chris Wiegman, the creator of Better WP Security. Now known as iThemes Security, it is installed on over 900,000 WordPress sites. Chris talks about his experiences as a flight captain flying over the… Continue Reading →
A security researcher found vulnerabilities in the Mac client for Zoom, a popular video conferencing application. After 90 days and two weeks, the vulnerability still exists. Mitigating the vulnerability entails typing the following commands in terminal, replacing [pid] with the… Continue Reading →
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This is the last episode for season 3 of the WordPress Photography Podcast. Please excuse the poor audio in this episode. I am displaced from my studio for a few weeks as it’s repaired from water damage. So I recorded… Continue Reading →
WordPress 5.2.2 Maintenance Release Jetpack 7.4: General Maintenance Update WP Engine to Acquire Flywheel Matt Mullenweg’s Summer Update at WordCamp Europe 2019: Gutenberg’s Progress and a Preview of Upcoming Features WordCamp Europe 2020 to be Held in Porto, June 4-6… Continue Reading →
Pardon the poor audio in this episode. I am displaced from my studio for a few weeks as it’s repaired from water damage. So I recorded this episode using my headphones and cleaned it up as much as I could…. Continue Reading →
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In today’s episode, we wanted to share two awesome tips for speeding up your content creation workflow inside the new block editor of WordPress. The first is the quick saving keyboard shortcut. Normally when browsing the web if you click… Continue Reading →
Today we discuss the features of my favorite WordPress plugin, WP Migrate iDB Pro. I like that I can: Quickly clone my live site to my dev site, without any extra files downloaded on my computer Find and replace content… Continue Reading →
WordPress 5.2.1 Maintenance Release Jetpack 7.3 Happy Sweet 16 WordPress Automattic Acquires Prospress Take the 2019 WP&UP Mental Health and Well-Being Survey Elementor Launches Hello Theme on WordPress.org Loveland Public Library to Host Free Beginners WordPress Class Online Jetpack Opens… Continue Reading →
Sometimes social platforms tell us exactly what they want to see. Exactly what will ensure the content is seen. What triggers the platform’s algorithm show your stuff. In this episode, we want to share exactly what Google shares that does… Continue Reading →
This week, it was my privilege to be a host of the Get Options podcast, episode 95. I’ve added the audio as this week’s show so you can get a taste of another WordPress podcast. If you are looking for… Continue Reading →
Plugin Review In today’s episode we look at the premium plugin SearchWP and how it can extend the lackluster default search in WordPress. By default, WordPress will only search titles and body content for post and pages. This doesn’t work… Continue Reading →
There was a question in the WordPress for Photographers group on Facebook asking about adding a GDPR consent even if a photography business is not in Europe. Do I need a cookie consent/opt out pop up on my page for… Continue Reading →
Announcements WordPress 5.2 “Jaco” Released WordPress Designers Explore Proposal to Simplify WP Admin Navigation WordCamp US 2019 Tickets Now on Sale Plugin Review: WooCommerce Bookings Bookings is a premium extension that adds the ability to have customers book time on… Continue Reading →
Announcements Team meetup this week in Toronto Three month sabbatical starts next week Summer Learning What should we learn about over the next month? Any particular paid plugins? Page builders? Different CMS’s Different levels of hosting? Different code editors? Step-by-step… Continue Reading →
Kevin Wenning operates international bicycle tours designed for photographers. After several years of photographing client work in the studio & commercial projects, Kevin discovered travel photography. A couple of years into travel photography, he founded Intentionally Lost to combine his… Continue Reading →
Announcements WooCommerce 3.6 shipped Dashicons in WordPress 5.2 Is there a plugin for that? With more than 50,000 plugins in the WordPress repository, it’s hard to find the perfect one. Each week, I will highlight an interesting plugin form the… Continue Reading →
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