[ad_1] ondon-based New Vector, developers of the decentralised Matrix communication protocol, has welcomed US-based Automattic as a strategic investor. Automattic, the parent company of web publishing and ecommerce platforms WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, and enterprise WordPress VIP, is investing $4.6m (£3.7m) in New Vector, extending $8.5m raised in Q4 2019 from Notion Capital, firstminute capital and Dawn Capital. The latest round takes New Vector’s funding to a total of $18.1m. Automattic Inc. New Vector develops Riot, the Matrix-based messaging app, and Modular, the Matrix-based… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] There seems to be a common perception these days that most cyberattacks are carried out by sophisticated criminal enterprises, but this is false. Most cyber-criminals are opportunists looking for the path of least resistance. ORLANDO, Fla. (PRWEB) May 22, 2020 SEOHost.net, a leading domain registration, SSL service, and SEO hosting provider, announced the importance of updating WordPress to protect… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] There seems to be a common perception these days that most cyberattacks are carried out by sophisticated criminal enterprises, but this is false. Most cyber-criminals are opportunists looking for the path of least resistance. ORLANDO, Fla. (PRWEB) May 22, 2020 SEOHost.net, a leading domain registration, SSL service, and SEO hosting provider, announced the importance of updating WordPress to protect… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] PHP and WordPress version checks are coming to the WordPress theme system — finally. The feature was pulled into core WordPress three days ago. It will prevent end-users from installing or activating a theme that is incompatible with their current version of PHP or WordPress. The change is slated to land in WordPress 5.5. This feature has long been on many theme authors’ wish lists, particularly PHP version checking. Plugins authors gained the ability to support specific PHP versions starting with WordPress 5.2. However, theme authors were left feeling like the second-class… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] WordPress has evolved beyond the capabilities of a traditional blog medium and offers sophisticated features that allow you to host your own e-commerce Web site and more. You can easily launch an e-commerce Web site with Absolute Hosting by combining any of our WordPress hosting packages with a beautiful WordPress theme, WooCommerce plugin and PayFast account without any need for a Web site developer or prior experiencing of setting up an e-commerce Web site. Absolute Hosting’s WordPress hosting packages start at R18 per month and includes a free SSL certificate, free co.za… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] Elementor Drives the Growth of WordPress as 7% of All WordPress Sites Are Now Built with the Platform Elementor, the leading WordPress website builder platform, today announced that 7% of all WordPress websites are built using Elementor. Founded in 2016, Elementor’s growth has continued to accelerate. While it took two years to reach its first million websites, this latest one million milestone took just over three months to achieve with over five million websites using its code-free, drag-n-drop platform. Major business and… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] Ever on the hunt for a more beautiful, simplified writing experience inside WordPress, I jumped at the chance to beta test the new Iceberg plugin. Rich Tabor and Jeffrey Caradang, the same team behind CoBlocks, have created a new markdown editor built on top of Gutenberg that provides the best writing experience for WordPress since core’s retired Distraction Free Writing mode. Iceberg features a minimalist editor with four color themes, the ability to create a custom theme, and a set of typography controls. In switching to Iceberg, there is not much missing much from the… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] – 30% of Elementor’s new users are new to WordPress as the company passes the 5 million website milestone TEL AVIV, Israel, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Elementor, the leading WordPress website builder platform, today announced that 7% of all WordPress websites are built using Elementor. Founded in 2016, Elementor’s growth has continued to accelerate. While it took two years to reach its first million websites, this latest one million milestone took just over three months to achieve with over five million websites using its code-free, drag-n-drop platform. Major business and media sites… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] Automattic-owned eCommerce platform WooCommerce launched its new WooCommerce Payments feature today. The company seeks to make it easier for plugin users to manage the entirety of their shop from a single location. For users based in the U.S. with WordPress.com-connected accounts, they can begin managing payments directly from their WordPress admin. WooCommerce Payments is available as a free download via the WordPress plugin directory. Any costs associated with the plugin are on a per-transaction basis. Fees start at 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction for cards issued in the U.S. An… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] XRP-powered Coil could put crypto transactions into the hands of tens of millions with WordPress deal. But will it take? XRP and WordPress come together in a newly announced integration by Coil. Epistrophy photo The excitement over how much blockchain could do has always been outmatched by what little blockchain does do. But that may finally be changing.  Today, the San Francisco-based blockchain startup Coil announced a new integration with WordPress, the dominant publishing engine on the Web. It means that website creators could get… [ad_2] More Info