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[ad_1] If you’re looking to start blogging and have your site on the web, WordPress is certainly worth exploring. You’ve already picked out a domain name and chosen a hosting service to operate your WordPress blog site, we’re assuming. You’re ready to start writing and get some blog posts out there. That’s great. Since you’re new to WordPress where do you begin? We’re going to tell you how to find your way around your WordPress dashboard. Then, you can start writing blog posts and post them to your WordPress site. Let’s get started. Admin Page The admin page is where you log… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] The release of WordPress 5.6 contained several accessibility improvements, including the ability to add captions and subtitles to videos using the Web Video Text Tracks Format (WebVTT). WordPress has been focusing on making its CMS more accessible for editors and site visitors. In the latest version, WordPress 5.6 “Simone,” they made the newest theme, Twenty Twenty-One, its most accessible theme ever. …this default theme puts accessibility at the heart of your website. It conforms to the WordPress accessibility-ready guidelines and addresses several more specialized standards… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shop1, a U.S. dropshipping platform bringing 80,000+ products to its users, is releasing a new plugin for WordPress. With this new extension, all WordPress users who use the WooCommerce plugin for their eCommerce website can benefit from Shop1’s product catalog and order processing automation. All it takes is just one click to add the top dropshipping products from Shop1 to your WooCommerce site. Shop1 will keep you up-to-date on inventory and stock quantities in real time so you never run the risk of selling an item that is out of stock…. [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shop1, a U.S. dropshipping platform bringing 80,000+ products to its users, is releasing a new plugin for WordPress. With this new extension, all WordPress users who use the WooCommerce plugin for their eCommerce website can benefit from Shop1’s product catalog and order processing automation. All it takes is just one click to add the top dropshipping products from Shop1 to your WooCommerce site. Shop1 will keep you up-to-date on inventory and stock quantities in real time so you never run the risk of selling an item that is out of stock…. [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] “Shutterstock’s new integration with WordPress is a glimpse into our future,” said Stan Pavlovsky, Chief Executive Officer at Shutterstock. “It’s a great example of how we are leveraging our computer vision technology and API to quickly suggest relevant content to our users. Through this partnership, our goal is to accelerate workflows and empower brands to inspire their audiences with engaging and compelling visual stories.” The offering, which can be set up in minutes, is available for Shutterstock Premier customers using either WordPress or WordPress VIP. Here are some features to… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] WordPress released version 5.6 (code named Simone) on January 8th. Here are some of the features noted by WordPress.org: WordPress 5.6 brings you countless ways to set your ideas free and bring them to life. With a brand-new default theme as your canvas, it supports an ever-growing collection of blocks as your brushes. Paint with words. Pictures. Sound. Or rich embedded media. Greater layout flexibility Bring your stories to life with more tools that let you edit your layout with or without code. Single column blocks, designs using mixed widths and columns, full-width headers,… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] Nina SimoneLicense: CC0 | Credit: Noord-Hollands Archief / Fotoburo de Boer WordPress 5.6 “Simone,” named in honor of American performer and civil rights activist Nina Simone, was released today and is now available for download. The release was led by an all-women release squad, a first in WordPress history. The new version includes many enhancements for the block editor, accessibility improvements, application password support for the REST API, and a new default theme. This release saw contributions from 605 volunteers who were involved with almost 350 Trac tickets and over… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] Adam Bannister 08 December 2020 at 16:22 UTC Updated: 08 December 2020 at 16:35 UTC Webmasters can also issue authenticated requests to WordPress APIs via Application Passwords WordPress 5.6 has shipped with a new user interface (UI) for opting into automatic updates for major releases, and enhancements to how Site Health handles and validates health checks. Launched today (December 8), the full release also allows webmasters to make authenticated requests to various WordPress APIs via a new

[ad_1] Popular WordPress plugin Easy WP SMTP plugin, with over 500,000 active installations, just patched a vulnerability that allows an attacker to take control of a site. The flaw in the WordPress plugin allows hackers to reset the admin password and take complete control of a website. Easy WP SMTP Vulnerability The vulnerability is in a debug log file that is exposed because of a very basic error in how the plugin maintained a folder. Plugin folders on a server that contain files that are not meant to be seen by users usually contain a blank index.html file. The purpose of that file is to keep… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] Easy WP SMTP has patched a vulnerability that allows attackers to capture the password reset link from the plugin’s debug log file and gain unauthorized access to the site. The plugin is used by more than 500,000 WordPress sites to configure and send all outgoing emails via a SMTP server so they are less likely to end up in recipients’ junk/spam folders. WPScan categorized the vulnerability as a “sensitive data disclosure:” The plugin has an optional debug log file generated with a random name, located in the plugin folder and which contains all email messages sent…. [ad_2] More Info