WordPress powers countless websites, from personal blogs to bustling eCommerce stores, thanks to its incredible flexibility. Of course, WordPress plugins play a huge role in this, letting you add features without diving into code. But with over 59,000 options in… Continue Reading →
WordCamp Europe 2025 is coming soon and we will have several tables dedicated to the plugins team in the contributor day! A big part of the team will be at Basel and we are ready to carry out different activities… Continue Reading →
With AI so prominent in our world today, we thought it’d be interesting to explore how developers can use these tools to create or improve WordPress plugins. This post also takes you through a step-by-step process of building a WordPress Plugin… Continue Reading →
We’re happy to announce that @davidperez and @frantorres are stepping in as the next team reps for the WordPress.org Plugin Review Team! Plugin team reps help coordinate the team’s duty, coordinate communication with the community, and ensure important updates and… Continue Reading →
Creating a compliant cookie consent implementation doesn’t have to be complicated. Complianz makes the process almost turnkey for WordPress users. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through a complete setup. The post “Complianz Tutorial: How to Configure This Cookie Consent… Continue Reading →
For the last year or so, I’ve spent the majority of my time working on technologies adjacent to what I’ve historically done (case in point), but that doesn’t mean there aren’t times where I’m not still working directly with WordPress…. 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
