Kinsta is excited to share that we’re heading back to the United Kingdom to sponsor brightonSEO 2026, the world’s biggest search conference, taking place from April 30 to May 1 at the Brighton Centre. Most SEO teams spend a huge… Continue Reading →
On April 6th, 2026, we publicly disclosed a critical Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Ninja Forms – File Upload, a WordPress plugin with an estimated 50,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged by unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files,… Continue Reading →
Last week, there were 154 vulnerabilities disclosed in 118 WordPress Plugins and 23 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 76 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those… Continue Reading →
Badges are a small part of web design, but they solve a very specific problem well. They add quick context without interrupting the rest of the layout. You see them on product cards, pricing tables, documentation pages, and feature lists… Continue Reading →
One of the most common complaints from Contributor Day facilitators is this: participants spend the entire session trying to set up their local environment and never get to actually contribute. Before writing a single line of code, a first-time WordPress… Continue Reading →
You open your analytics dashboard and notice traffic has dropped, conversions have dipped, or page load times have increased. The reports clearly show that something shifted, but they rarely explain why. Google Analytics might show fewer sessions. Performance tools may… Continue Reading →
Divi 5 includes several features that help speed up your workflow and keep designs consistent as layouts grow more complex. Extend Attributes is one of the most practical because it lets you take styles, content, or presets from one element… Continue Reading →
The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack. The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section. The various… Continue Reading →
Building a complete website in Divi has traditionally involved a fair amount of back-and-forth. You’d work on a page, notice something off in the header or footer, exit the builder, open the Theme Builder, make the fix, and then return… Continue Reading →
When a new client signs up for your services, the time between contract and a provisioned WordPress site matters. MyKinsta makes creating and managing WordPress sites straightforward, but agencies handling many client projects often look for ways to automate repetitive… Continue Reading →
On March 2nd, 2026, we received a submission through our Bug Bounty Program for a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Kali Forms, a WordPress plugin with more than 10,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker… Continue Reading →
Divi 5 makes it easy to add bold, eye-catching design details without overcomplicating your layout. In this free pack, you’ll get 7 Inline Element Designs created for hero sections, promo blocks, featured announcements, CTA areas, and other content that benefits… Continue Reading →
One of Divi 5’s new features is Composable Settings, which lets you enable additional design option groups for module sub-elements directly inside the Visual Builder. Instead of being limited to a fixed set of controls, you can add the settings you need to elements… Continue Reading →
WordCamp Asia 2026 brought the global WordPress community to Mumbai, India, from April 9–11, gathering contributors, organizers, sponsors, speakers, and attendees at the Jio World Convention Centre for three days of learning, collaboration, and community. With 2,281 attendees, the event… Continue Reading →
Showing less is sometimes how you say more. Put every detail on the page at once and visitors tune out. Strip back too much and you lose the context that builds trust. Hotspots solve that by hiding detail behind small,… Continue Reading →
X-post from +make.wordpress.org/meta: X-post: Elevating Individuals
Posting here since it spans +make.wordpress.org/design/ , +make.wordpress.org/community/ +make.wordpress.org/marketing/ +make.wordpress.org/meta/ . My request: Let’s go back to how we used to elevate individual identity and contribution. Learn how to celebrate sponsorship in ways that encourage and cheer equally or more… Continue Reading →
At Wordfence, we run a bug bounty program that pays out mid-six figures per year to researchers in bug bounties for WordPress related vulnerabilities. Funding this research helps us improve security for the WordPress community overall, and helps us secure… Continue Reading →
The Divi 5 Command Center is one of those features that does not seem like a big deal until you build with it for a few hours. Press CMD+K on Mac or CTRL+K on Windows, type what you want to… Continue Reading →
Last week, there were 54 vulnerabilities disclosed in 49 WordPress Plugins that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 36 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report… Continue Reading →
Adding a title or a link to an image card sounds simple, but fitting everything in without crowding the layout is where it gets tricky. Put all the content outside the image and the card can feel busy. Leave the… Continue Reading →
Most WordPress performance problems get traced back to the hosting environment, which is sometimes the right diagnosis. However, third-party dependencies trigger the same alarm bells, yet live outside the host’s control. Timed-out payment gateways, unresponsive shipping APIs, and slow analytics… Continue Reading →
“What’s new in Gutenberg…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with… Continue Reading →
Two years ago, efforts were made to provide more clarity in the Gutenberg GitHub repository to make it simpler to keep up to date with work underway at various levels. This post focuses on a piece of that effort: iteration… Continue Reading →
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/core: Comment on Twenty Twenty-Seven: Team Announcement
Thank you to everyone who responded to the original call for volunteers. The response was genuinely wonderful and made clear how much folks care about getting a great default theme out for 7.2. Joining lead designer @iamarinoh, I’m happy to… Continue Reading →
Headers and footers appear across multiple areas of your site, so they are some of the templates you will revisit most often in Divi 5. A logo update, refreshed contact details, a new footer link, or a quick style adjustment… Continue Reading →
Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @audrasjb Agenda post. Announcements WordPress 7.0 Updates The Path Forward for WordPress 7.0. Quick summary: trunk is closed to commits for the 7.1 release until further notice Backporting to 7.0 still requires double committer… Continue Reading →
Images almost always share space with supporting content, such as titles, short descriptions, and links. A static layout can handle that well, but even a small hover interaction can make the entire composition feel more responsive. Instead of showing everything… Continue Reading →
