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5 Ways To Get A Free Website For Your Small Business
Source: ShutterstockMuch of our buying habits and decision-making processes have been reshaped by the Internet. For example, before going out to eat, we will first read reviews of a restaurant. Before we go on vacation, we'll spend hours…
A web font API coming to WordPress – WP Tavern
Ari Stathopoulos announced a proposal to implement a web fonts API in the core of WordPress. The goal is to standardize how theme authors store and queue font styles. It can also be used as the basis for other features on the road.…
Keanan Koppenhaver acquires WP Pusher and Branch – WP Tavern
WordPress developer Keanan Koppenhaver today announced that it has acquired WP Pusher and Branch from Peter Suhm. WP Pusher, a product we've been covering for six years, allows users to deploy plugins and themes from popular code…
GPLKey Offers Reliable And Affordable WordPress Themes For Businesses
Now more than ever, people are turning to the Internet for information and products. For a business to be successful online, it is important that it has a professional and attractive website design, easy navigation, and affordable prices.…
Tips to improve the user experience of your website
You may or may not believe it. Your website is an essential marketing tool in your business. You won't be wrong in considering him to be your best seller. Compared to the human salesperson, your website salesperson is a stark difference.…
When changing website themes won’t hurt your Google rankings
The other week we covered how Google's John Mueller said that changing your website theme or WordPress theme can impact your rankings. But when won't changing the theme of your website impact your rankings?Google's John Mueller did…
Cloudways publishes test results based on performance of 15 fastest WordPress themes
15 fastest WordPress themes rated by Cloudways
Cloudways released performance-based test results for the fastest WordPress themes, backed by comprehensive testing and reviews
With…
WordPress Gutenberg 11.5 Reaches Full Site Publishing Milestone
WordPress Gutenberg 11.5, introduced a week ago, includes a new widget group block that fixes several bugs and significantly improves the widget block editing experience.The new feature, called Widget Group Block, brings a true full…
GPLPlus responds to WordPress demand for business growth
Businesses around the world are increasingly realizing that they don't need to break the bank for a successful website. This awareness has led many organizations to use open source solutions, one of them being WordPress as a development…
A block-based WordPress theme by Anders Norén – WP Tavern
I have been secretly keeping an eye on Anders Norén for the past couple of weeks, waiting for the moment when he pushed his first block theme into the WordPress directory. I noticed him for the first time when he tweeted a screenshot…
Converting PSD Theme to WordPress
Just as Xerox has become synonymous with photocopying, WordPress has become synonymous with website development. From big brands to newbies, everyone seems to be using WordPress. This made it the most popular content management system.…
GPLWay offers WordPress themes and plugins to help small business growth
We know the world of WordPress is big, with so many options to choose from. However, there is one company that only focuses on this area - GPLWay. It is a company dedicated to providing the best themes and plugin packages available in…
Gutenberg 11.5 adds grouping of widgets, iterates over Block Gap, and updates navigation menus…
Gutenberg 11.5 landed earlier today. This is a hefty version that includes significant navigation block changes, a new way to group widgets, and deeper integration of block spread functionality.
I had mixed reactions on the features…
Website themes impact SEO
Google posted a short video that responds if a website theme is affecting SEO. John Mueller, the video host, responded that yes a website theme would affect SEO and noted how this can happen.Mueller said:“It's easy to think of website…
Download via preferred ZIP files, SVN access coming soon – WP Tavern
Earlier today, Dion Hulse announced the results of a six-week survey of the WordPress.org theme's download process. The goal was to find out if downloading a ZIP file was a "pain point" and see what other methods theme authors prefer.…
WordPress 5.8.1 security version resolves all vulnerabilities
James Walker September 10, 2021 at 13:23 UTC
Update: September 10, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
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WordPress 5.8.1 is now live and fighting website vulnerabilities
WordPress has unveiled a security and maintenance release to fix three security issues affecting versions 5.4 through 5.8 of its platform.Resolved issues include a data exposure vulnerability in the REST API, an XSS vulnerability in the…
WordPress 5.8.1 released to fix several vulnerabilities
WordPress has announced a security and maintenance release, version 5.8.1. It is important to update WordPress, especially versions 5.4 to 5.8 in order to fix three security issues.WordPress security and maintenance version 5.8.1It is not…
Overview of switching between block themes – WP Tavern
Unlike the routine test rounds for the FSE Outreach Program, Anne McCarthy threw a bit of a twist on the Make WordPress Test blog earlier today. The ad asks users to think about what they would like to see when they switch between…
WordPress Translation Day 2021 kicks off September 1, extended to a month-long event – WP…
WordPress Translation Day 2021
WordPress Translation Day kicked off today and the event has been expanded to run from From September 1 to September 30 this year. WordPress Polyglots contributors around the world will be hosting…
Your WordPress site could finally become less boring
Vancouver-based software solutions provider Pixieset Media has acquired premium WordPress designer Flothemes to increase its product portfolio.Speaking on the acquisition, Pixieset Co-Founder and CEO Simon Wong said, “This acquisition…
Pixieset Acquires Flothemes, Leading Provider of WordPress Website Designs for Photographers and…
Vancouver, British Columbia - (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - Pixieset Media Inc. ("Pixieset" or the "Company"), a leading Vancouver-based provider of software solutions for photographers and creative professionals, today announced the…
Automattic acquires Frontity and its founders will work full-time on Gutenberg – WP Tavern
Frontity co-founders Pablo Postigo and LuisHerranz
Automattic has acquired Frontity, the company behind an open source framework for creating WordPress themes with React. The acquisition comes more than a year after the company…
Discover the best WordPress photography themes with TemplateMonster
TemplateMonster is a global IT company providing exceptional quality web products. Leading freelancers move up the ranks to get their web resources approved by company testers. Therefore, each web element works as needed and is well…
Best WordPress Themes for Portfolios in 2021
One of the beauties of WordPress website builder and web hosting solution is its customization. With a little bit of code tweaking, you can make your site look the way you want it to. But such power can be intimidating. Where do you…
Best WordPress themes for blogging in 2021
Blogging is one of the most popular online activities - it seems like everywhere you go and on every site you visit, there is a blog somewhere. Blogging is a great way to express yourself and share your thoughts with others, and if you…
The best premium WordPress themes of 2021
The website builder and web hosting solution that is WordPress is renowned for its customization and versatility. You can design your site using free themes, but if you want the best, most up-to-date, and most complex site, you've got to…
WordPress Classic Editor support extended for at least one year – WP Tavern
Last week, I reached out to several members of the leading WordPress committers to see if we can get an official word on whether Classic Editor support will continue beyond the only months it apparently has left to live. I received a…
Critical WordPress plugin bug puts thousands of sites at risk
An authentication bypass vulnerability in a WordPress plugin allows attackers to take full control of WordPress-powered e-commerce sites, researchers revealed.The Wordfence The Threat Intelligence team discovered the vulnerability in the…
How to Secure Your WordPress Site in 5 Simple Steps
So you have chosen to use WordPress for your website. Good choice! WordPress powers over a third of all websites on the internet today. It is a favorite for many webmasters due to its…
Get your free tickets to WordCamp US Online 2021 – WP Tavern
WordCamp US 2021 will be held online this year on October 1. The free one-day event will be filled with speaker sessions, workshops and networking opportunities for attendees.
Organizers opened the call for speakers nominated…
New Boilerplate speeds up creation of ‘nearly headless’ WordPress themes – WP…
Alex Standiford, WordPress developer at AffiliateWP, has released a standard template for what he calls a "nearly headless" WordPress theme. It uses Underpin, Nicolas, and AlpineJS to provide an app-like experience for a website while…
How to improve Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) in WordPress
Tutorials • WordPressEditorial • August 16, 2021 • 6 minutes READ
It is very common to see sudden changes when you are on a website. For example, if you are reading an article or shopping in an online store, the…
5 WordPress page builders that can help you build amazing websites
Looking to create a beautiful, personalized website? Say goodbye to hours of endless coding! Just 10 years ago, building websites was a tedious task, and most people just preferred to…
WordPress vs Squarespace: which one is right for you?
WordPress vs. Squarespace! What's the right website builder for your needs? Try to select the best website builder for your new website or portfolio may seem like an impossible task, especially if you don't have a lot of experience in…
Automattic launches Quadrat, a block-based podcasting WordPress theme – WP Tavern
A few weeks ago, Automattic published Quadrat on the WordPress.org theme directory. This is now the company's fourth block theme. Like its predecessors, it is a child of Blockbase, a project that forms the basis for the work of…
WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org | HTMLGoodies.com
They look incredibly similar, so what's the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? We'll explain how they differ while seeing how they stack up against each other in terms of setup, themes, customization, plugins, security,…
First Commercial Content Pack to Launch With Words Now Available – WP Tavern
Marketing consultant Bridget Willard announced the first commercial content pack for her Launch With Words project. Last week, she posted a set of 12 blog posts for roofing contractors, but more are in the works for industry-specific…
Open survey for WordPress theme authors on JSON files and block themes – WP Tavern
WordPress 5.8 introduced a theme activation system to configure block settings, styles, templates, etc. This is done through a new theme.json file that authors can put at the root of their thematic files. Anne McCarthy, head of the…
FLATsite launches “Lite” plan for static WordPress sites
FLATsite the all-in-one platform for building and managing secure static websites launches the "Lite" static site map, for use on a smaller scale.
While FLATsite general plans allow users to create unlimited sites, its Simplified static…
The 5 best WordPress themes for blogging
If you are planning to start a blog, chances are you are using WordPress as your hosting site of choice because it is very popular. WordPress offers thousands of free and paid blogging templates. While the variety is impressive,…
Your Queries – Loans: Can clear home loan online but collect original sale agreement
Once you have a buyer, you need to share the loan details with the buyer. The buyer will pay part of the purchase price to the loan account first to extinguish the loan.
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582 WordPress security issues detected in 2020, over 96% from third-party plugins – WordPress…
Patchstack, which recently changed its name from WebARX, released its Security White Paper 2020. The report identified a total of 582 security vulnerabilities. However, only 22 of the issues were from WordPress itself. Third-party…
Covid-19 statistics live update WordPress plugin version on Themelooks – Press release
âCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a newly identified virus that has rapidly spread to many countries and continents around the world. It has spread so quickly that the World Health Organization (WHO) calls…
View digital sheet music with the WordPress block editor – WordPress Tavern
OSMD plugin released on the front-end.
PhonicScore, a Vienna-based company, recently released its OpenSheetMusicDisplay plug-in (OSMD). This is a WordPress block designed for rendering digital sheet music in the browser.
The…
iThemes acquires Kadence WP and plans to remove legacy themes in 2022 – WordPress Tavern
iThemes a acquired Kadence WP, the creators of Missoula Kadence blocks plugin and its support Kadence theme. Originally founded in 2008 as a theme company, iThemes has grown more of a plugin-focused business over the years prior to…
Will the full site edition land in WordPress 5.8? A decision is coming – WordPress Tavern
Yesterday, Josepha Haden Chomphosy announced the roadmap to decide if the Full Site Edition (FSE) will land in WordPress 5.8. Following the launch of Gutenberg 10.4 on April 14, a small group of industry leaders will participate in…
Wix’s negative publicity campaign falls flat with WordPress developers and professionals…
Wix launched a negative publicity campaign targeting WordPress, following a bizarre marketing stunt where the company shipped Bose headphones to influential members of the WordPress community. Recipients were puzzled, as it seemed…
Designing the Next Series of Query Block Templates – WordPress Tavern
The Gutenberg plugin repository currently has an open ticket calling for community-provided query block templates. These would launch alongside the inclusion of the full site edition in WordPress, which could be as early as version…
Twentig Now Upgrades Twenty Twenty-One Theme Experience – WordPress Tavern
Twentig, an original idea of ââthe co-founders Diane and Yann Collet, now supports the Twenty Twenty-One theme. The developers initially built the plugin, which is hosted on WordPress.org, around…
Michelle WordPress theme launches with dozens of templates and block styles – WordPress Tavern
Oliver Juhas recently released his sixth WordPress community theme for free. Michelle is a block ready theme. However, it also supports Beaver Builder, Elementor, and other page builder plugins.
It's a versatile theme, which is…
Best WordPress Ecommerce Themes for WooCommerce Stores
Posted on Friday, April 2, 2021, 1:17 p.m.
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