How to Enhance User Experience on Your WordPress Site / Digital Information World

Providing website visitors a fantastic user experience (UX) should be one of the top goals of any business.

Your business website is the foundation of your online presence. It’s your virtual calling card that gives essential information to potential customers.

But no matter how interested they are in your products and services, if your website is unwieldy, slow, or hard to navigate, they’ll bounce right back where they came from.

If this happens a lot, it can affect your Google ranking negatively. The search engine takes high bounce rates into account when deciding which pages make…


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WordPress 6.0 Might Ship a Feature for Picking a Block Pattern on Page Creation – WP Tavern

I once said that full-page patterns were the missing link for block theme development. Theme authors have been able to include such layouts since the patterns feature was rolled out in WordPress 5.5 last year. However, core WordPress has never provided an experience built around them.

This may be changing when WordPress 6.0 ships next month. There is a bit of an 11th-hour push to land the first iteration of the feature. It is expected to ship with Gutenberg 13.0 and WordPress 6.0-beta-1 for testing (grab the Gutenberg nightly ZIP to test now).

Earlier this week, Jorge Costa merged…


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WordPress Elementor Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A vulnerability was discovered in Elementor, starting with version 3.6.0, that allows an attacker to upload arbitrary code and stage a full site takeover. The flaw was introduced through a lack of proper security policies in a new “Onboarding” wizard feature.

Missing Capability Checks

The flaw in Elementor was related to what is known as Capability Checks.

A capability check is a security layer that all plugin makers are obliged to code. What the capability check does is to check what permission level any logged in user has.

For example, a person with a subscriber level permission…


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Tips for Using Uploader Widgets on WordPress Blogs

Uploader widgets can be a great way to manage and organize the media files on your WordPress website. It can be a great way to add images and videos to your posts and pages, as well as to manage your media library. Uploader widgets can also make it easy to add files to your blog from other websites. Though,  using an uploader widget can be a little tricky if you’re not familiar with them. 

However,  with a little bit of know-how, you can start using these widgets like a pro. In this article, you will get some tips for using uploader widgets on your WordPress website. We’ll…


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Vizbii Releases Morphii Free Plug-in for All WordPress Websites

Morphii plugin measures emotion & intensity of users

“Morphii not only provides reliable insights – it fulfills an obligation to make the feedback process more engaging and efficient for respondents, while providing stakeholders with a competitive market differentiator.”–Tricia Houston, COO/Founder, MMR Live Experience Design

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Phi Phan Launches Block Enhancements WordPress Plugin – WP Tavern

WordPress developer Phi Phan has been making small splashes lately, but in a sea of 1,000s of plugins, it is increasingly tough to make a wave. Over the weekend, he released the Block Enhancements plugin, the first pass on a project that he plans to iterate on with new ideas.

Adding icons to buttons with Block Enhancements.

However, this is not his first block-related plugin. Last year, he launched Content Blocks Builder, a plugin that allows developers and users to create blocks from others, patterns, and variations. In February, he released Meta Field Block. He then followed it up…


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WP Engine announces innovations for its headless WordPress solution Atlas

WP Engine, the WordPress technology company, today announced that its headless WordPress solution, Atlas, is now available to businesses with four new headless WordPress plans. These new plans range from $49 to $499 and enable developers to learn, build, and grow their sites. 

With this, the company also launched Atlas Blueprints, bringing developers free and professionally designed starter sites that allow anyone to get started with headless WordPress.

Developers also now have the option to sign up for a free Atlas Sandbox account, allowing them to learn more about…


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5 Reasons Why You Should Use a WordPress in 2022

The Case for 2FA by Default for WordPress

Administrator panel compromises are one of the most common attacks that everyday WordPress website admins face. We work with thousands of clients who have encountered attacks on their websites and I’ve long ago lost count of the number of times that I’ve told clients that the point of entry was their WordPress login page. Brute force attacks and compromised administrator users are overwhelmingly the most common attack vectors for the CMS platform, which as of 2022 makes up over 40% of the entire web.

WordPress has many security plugins and extensions that can greatly improve security…


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