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On November 18th, 2025, we received a submission for an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended, a WordPress plugin with more than 100,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged to execute code remotely. Props to dudekmar who discovered and responsibly reported...Read the full show notes

On July 24th, 2025, we received a submission for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in King Addons for Elementor, a WordPress plugin with more than 10,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to grant themselves administrative privileges by specifying the administrator user role during...Read the full show notes

PHP 8.5 has now been officially released, and developers naturally want to know what kind of performance improvements they can expect across popular CMSs and frameworks. To find out, we benchmarked 12 widely used CMSs and frameworks, including WordPress, WooCommerce, Drupal, Joomla, Laravel, and CodeIgniter, on PHP 8.2, 8.3, 8.4,...Read the full show notes

A full-service agency that manages multiple client websites doesn’t need slow workflows. However, typical single-environment hosting creates constant bottlenecks, forcing risky live edits, delayed approvals, and sleepless nights before launches. Kinsta’s multi-environment setup changes that by providing you with tools that let you combine dedicated development, staging, and live...Read the full show notes

A WPProAtoZHost.com Company.... So for today I am talking about unpopular ideas in WordPress today and I have a New Plugin review, some News tips, plugin extras and more all coming up on Plugin Pulse: WP Plugins A to Z Unplugged. Welcome to ‘Plugin Pulse: WP Plugins A to Z...Read the full show notes

The forth Release Candidate (“RC4”) for WordPress 6.9 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended that you evaluate RC4 on a test server...Read the full show notes

Kinsta is heading to Dallas, Texas, this December! As a sponsor of Digital Summit Dallas 2025, we’re excited to join marketers, creators, and digital leaders from the Dallas area and beyond on December 3-4 at the Irving Convention Center. With inspiring expert-led sessions, in-depth masterclasses, workshops, and countless opportunities...Read the full show notes

You likely have hundreds of blog posts sitting on your WordPress site, each representing hours of writing and research but little monetary return. The eBook Crafter plugin offers a way to gather this scattered content, repurpose it for new formats, and create PDF eBooks that you...Read the full show notes

The 2025 Holiday Gift Guide with Dustin Hartzler [powerpress]Read the full show notes

This update informs you about: new design and a better search option wpaccessibility.org; contributors feedback on WordCamp Netherlands; new and updated documentation; accessibility audit on the website. New design and a better search option wpaccessibility.org Jeffrey Lauwers from Vals Plat created a beautiful new design for...Read the full show notes

WordPress 6.9 now includes a built-in feature to hide blocks, making it easy to tuck content away without deleting it. You can now hide blocks: select a block, click the ellipsis, and choose “Hide”. Hidden blocks are visually removed from the editor, and fully omitted from the published...Read the full show notes