Entrepreneurs looking to build a website, online store or money-making blog have plenty of options, but not all are created equal. If you’re comparing Weebly vs. WordPress, you’ll find that both let you build feature-packed websites for all types of businesses. However, that’s where the similarities end. Weebly and WordPress are very different when it comes to ease of use and overall versatility. This guide highlights the features and drawbacks of each to help you find the best fit. Weebly vs. WordPress: At a Glance

WordPress Accessibility Day, a free, 24-hour virtual event, is set for November 2-3, 2022. The event was first founded in 2020 and will continue this year led by Joe Dolson and Amber Hinds. It was previously run by the WordPress core Accessibility Team through the WordPress Foundation but organizers are running it independently this year for ease of planning. Sessions will be focused on promoting and learning website accessibility best practices for WordPress websites. “We aim to enhance the collective knowledge of accessibility for all WordPressers and provide advice and… More Info

WordPress.com has ended the pricing experiment it began at the beginning of April. The company announced today that it is rolling back its pricing structure to the previous model, which offered five plans, including the free tier. WordPress.com’s updated pricing table – July 21, 2022 A few months ago, WordPress.com pared back its pricing table from five to just two plans (Free and a $15/month Pro plan) as a major unannounced change, slashing free storage limits and imposing a traffic ceiling. After nearly two months of overwhelmingly negative feedback, the company added a new… More Info

Meta contributors have turned on a new feature in WordPress.org theme listings that allows visitors to preview themes’ bundled patterns. A grid displaying the patterns is now shown underneath a theme’s description and tags. These are automatically fetched from any theme that registers patterns and works for both block and classic themes. Patterns included in the Zeever theme Clicking on a pattern will launch it within the theme preview. Visitors can see what it looks like within the context of the theme but cannot manipulate it or customize it. Automattic-sponsored Meta… More Info

WordPress unveiled Gutenberg 13.7 which contains numerous refinements that improve the workflow, provide more granular control within the full site editor, and numerous improvements to the user interface. Like any other release from WordPress, this is a cumulative update and not a whole new experience. That said, the editing experience should feel more intuitive and natural. Block Locking Offers More Granular Control 13.7 contains further improvements to the ability to lock block elements to prevent them from changing. The newest improvement is that users now have the ability to apply the… More Info

Emma Woollacott 21 July 2022 at 13:33 UTC Updated: 21 July 2022 at 13:45 UTC Unauthenticated SQL injection bugs put thousands of WordPress sites under threat A researcher at security firm Cyllective has unearthed vulnerabilities in dozens of WordPress plugins, affecting tens of thousands of installations. Dave Miller, who leads Cyllective’s penetration testing team, says they started out testing randomly selected plugins, quickly finding an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability. They also… More Info

WordPress 6.0 has been downloaded over 49 millions times (and the counter keeps increasing). This simply depicts the kind of popularity and craze WordPress has in the world of CMS. But, at the same time, we see fluctuations across the growth map of WordPress. Its market share has gone down by 0.4% since February 22 (and increased after that) and the global ranking of WordPress.com has also dwindled from 130 to 141 (source). I decided to explore this volatility through some independent research, conversations with WordPress developers associated with my organization, and clients who have… More Info

MUMBAI, India, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Bluehost India is blowing out the candles and celebrating 19 years of helping customers succeed online. As an industry leader in WordPress Hosting products and services, Bluehost has built a loyal customer base in the Indian market over the years. To celebrate this milestone, Bluehost India is offering discounts of up to 65 percent off on WordPress Hosting and WordPress Services as part of the annual Birthday celebration sale from July 18 to July 24. Here are the details of the discounts one can enjoy as part of the Bluehost India Birthday… More Info

Although you can purchase an SSL certificate from the Certifying Authority (CA) and add it to your WordPress website, you will have to spend some money to buy and renew the certificate yearly. This guide looks at two methods to set up a free SSL certificate on WordPress. Why You Should Get a Free SSL Certificate for WordPress What is SSL exactly, and why do you need it? A Secure Socket Layer or SSL certificate helps secure the connection to your WordPress site. It prevents attackers and hackers from accessing or modifying the information transferred from your web server to the… More Info

WordPress rival raises $500,000 this week in seed funding from various  investors.Source: Tech Crunch Funding news from this week included updates on a newcomer publishing firm in the media industry. Reportedly, this particular Australian start up, Storipress refers to itself as an upcoming alternative to the popular WordPress. It pitched itself essentially as an all-in-one management system. This would have the ability to pull all the tools together that a publisher requires in one place. Start- up accelerator Boson Ventures, Startmate, along with the co founder of Junkee Media, Tim… More Info