November 19, 2020Wordpress NewsComments Off on Should WordPress Notify Users of Plugin Ownership Changes? – WordPress Tavern
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Potential idea for showing plugin ownership change.
That is the question posed by Ian Atkins in a recent ticket for WordPress.
“I’ve experienced a few plugins change ownership, and it’s really not clear as a user, developer, and maintainer of sites when that has happened,” he wrote in the ticket. “Whilst having a plugin continue to be developed is admirable — I do think it would be wise to inform users of that change.”
For full disclosure, the ownership change that prompted Atkins to create the ticket was from the Members plugin. I am the former owner of the…
November 18, 2020Wordpress NewsComments Off on Hackers are actively probing millions of WordPress sites
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Unknown threat actors are scanning for WordPress websites with Epsilon Framework themes installed on over 150,000 sites and vulnerable to Function Injection attacks that could lead to full site takeovers.
“So far today, we have seen a surge of more than 7.5 million attacks against more than 1.5 million sites targeting these vulnerabilities, coming from over 18,000 IP addresses,” Wordfence QA engineer and threat analyst Ram Gall said.
Scanning for vulnerable sites
The ongoing large-scale wave of attacks against potentially vulnerable WordPress websites is targeting recently patched…
November 17, 2020Wordpress NewsComments Off on 15 Social Media Plugins for WordPress
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Leveraging social media to promote your WordPress site requires only a few simple plugins.
Here is a list of social media plugins for WordPress. There are plugins to display icons from hundreds of social media networks, schedule and automate publication, track engagement, and more. Some of these plugins are standalone, while others are bundled with larger sets of WordPress tools. Nearly all of the plugins are free, though most also have premium plans.
Social Media Plugins for WordPress
Shareaholic provides a comprehensive set of marketing tools to engage with your…
November 16, 2020Wordpress NewsComments Off on The 5 best WordPress security plugins for complete site security
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Your WordPress site’s security should be one of your top concerns as a webmaster. However, there’s no such thing as a ‘set and forget’ approach with security. In actual fact, your security arrangements should form part of a never-ending process. You need to continually harden, monitor, improve, and test your WordPress security arrangements.
When it comes to the best WordPress security plugins, you’ve got to keep in mind that there’s no ‘one-size-fits-all’ plugin. Securing your website is much more than installing one firewall, or one plugin for that matter. Instead, you…
November 16, 2020Wordpress NewsComments Off on Google updates Web Stories for WordPress plugin with text sets, GIFs, more
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Google has introduced new updates for those who use Web Stories for WordPress across text, caption and GIF tools.
The Web Stories for WordPress 1.1 is the first major update after the initial stable release and includes three big updates: Great typography with the help of the new font-aware text sets, countless high performance GIFs powered by Tenor and caption support for videos.
“On the text tab, you’ll now find a list of high quality text sets created specifically for editorial use-cases,” Google said.
November 15, 2020Wordpress NewsComments Off on Best WP Engine & Kinsta Black Friday Deals (2020): Early WordPress Hosting Deals Rounded Up by Spending Lab – Yahoo Finance Australia
Snowflakes. Soy boys. And other pejoratives, many of which are unrepeatable in polite company. These are some of the lesser grievances that liberals have had to endure during the four years of the Trump administration. Barring unlikely and bizarre circumstances, President-elect Joe Biden will take over the White House, leading to much joy among the left. In this exuberance, it’s tempting to configure your long-term stocks to buy based on the election results.
However, that would not be the wisest course of action. Don’t…
November 14, 2020Wordpress NewsComments Off on How to Install, Update, and Remove a WordPress Theme
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With over 200 million active websites on the internet, you need to find a way to stand out. Thankfully, not all sites are created the same, and developers work hard to make sure many options are available. If your site is already on the WordPress platform, themes make it easy…
November 13, 2020Wordpress NewsComments Off on Google Web Stories for WordPress 1.1: more text sets, GIFs
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Back in September, Google launched a WordPress plugin for easily creating AMP-based stories through a WYSIWYG editor. Version 1.1 of Web Stories for WordPress is now here as the first major update following the beta period and stable release.
The text tab now features several sets that are optimized for “editorial use-cases.”
We partnered with the typography experts at iA, known for its award-winning app iA Writer and world-class typography craftsmanship. The result is a set of carefully created combinations that let you mix and match different harmonious typography, and a…
November 11, 2020Wordpress NewsComments Off on New Text to Speech WordPress Plugin Allows People to Read on The Go
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — With only 24 hours in a day to get everything done, finding enough time to sit down and read a blog can be a challenge. To solve that problem, AudioTilly has launched a new WordPress plugin that converts a blog’s written text into audio, allowing people to listen to their favorite blog on the go.
AudioTilly plugin is free to use, offers 20+ voice choices, 3 audio player designs, and even includes an industry first – the ability to add an intro and exit clip that can be customized for advertisements.