A full-time sponsored contributor to WordPress discussed how publishers and members of the search marketing community can influence WordPress so that it’s more useful for all the things they want it to do. The person I spoke with was Naoko Takano, a full-time sponsored WordPress contributor whose focus is on contributor experience improvement. She has … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have opened up a world of possibilities for people to dabble in projects they might not have tackled due to lack of experience. As someone who uses WordPress but doesn’t have coding experience, I thought it would be interesting to see which AI could help create a simple plugin. For this … Read more
The U.S. government National Vulnerability Database (NVD) issued an advisory about a vulnerability affecting Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder WordPress plugin that could leak sensitive information. Metform Elementor Contact Form Builder for WordPress The Metform Elementor Contact Form builder is a third party add-on to the popular Elementor page builder plugin with over over 200,000 … Read more
The U.S. Government National Vulnerability Database (NVD) published notice of a critical vulnerability affecting the Forminator WordPress Contact Form plugin up to an including version 1.24.6. Unauthenticated attackers can upload malicious files to websites which, according to the warning, “may make remote code execution possible.” The vulnerability score rating is 9.8, on a scale of … Read more
WordPress.com announced a one hundred year domain registration that comes with managed hosting and 24/7 customer service and other features for one price. WordPress 100-Year Plan The typical maximum domain name registration period is capped at ten years. So it’s quite unusual to be able to register a domain for one hundred years. WordPress calls … Read more
WordPress.com announced that they are paying the domain transfer fees for Google Domain customers, and is committed to keeping domain registration prices low. WordPress.com is matching Google’s pricing on over 400 top-level domains that are offered by WordPress.com. Existing WordPress.com customers will also benefit from rock bottom prices on domain name registrations. According to WordPress.com … Read more
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Growth, Innovation, and Empowering Online Merchants As WordPress celebrates its 20th anniversary, it is essential to reflect on its roots and explore how its history has shaped ecommerce and what this means for your website. Paul Maiorana, CEO of WooCommerce, joined me on the SEJ Show for this special episode to reflect on how ecommerce … Read more
WordPress announced that 6.3, scheduled for release in August 2023, will help websites attain better Core Web Vitals SEO scores, particularly with regard to Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) is a metric that measures how long it takes to render the largest image or text block. The underlying premise of this metric … Read more
Ultimate Member WordPress plugin vulnerability, with over 200,000 active installations is being actively exploited on unpatched WordPress sites. The vulnerability is said to require trivial effort to bypass security filters. Ultimate Member Plugin Vulnerability The Ultimate Member WordPress plugin enables publishers to create online communities on their websites. The plugin works by creating a frictionless … Read more
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Unlocking Your Brand’s Potential with WordPress: Insights from the Executive Director Have you ever wondered how WordPress can transform your brand’s narrative and enhance your online presence? Executive Director of WordPress, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, joined me on the SEJShow to discuss the impact of the open source model on WordPress’s growth and economy and provides … Read more
WordPress is a content management system (CMS) with a dominant market share of 60%. WordPress is not just an ordinary CMS but a dynamic and extensible platform. Due to its flexibility, it can transform into any type of website, such as e-commerce, blog, community, or portal. However, the strength and reliability of your WordPress site … Read more
Jetpack unveiled a new WordPress plugin that integrates AI directly into the WordPress editor, allowing publishers to generate content within the WordPress publishing workflow. Jetpack by Automattic Automattic is a software development company that is behind many widely used plugins, software and websites, like WooCommerce, WordPress.com, Tumblr, Akismet and Jetpack. Founded by Matt Mullenweg, the … Read more
Imagine you own a delicious bookstore cafe in Boston. If someone searches “bookstore cafe near [insert a neighborhood in Boston]” on Google, you want your WordPress website to pop up at the top of the search results, right? You can ensure your company does so by implementing the most effective WordPress SEO strategies. Having your website appear … Read more
On May 27, 2023, WordPress celebrates 20 years of extraordinary growth. It powers approximately 43% of all websites and is the leading content management system by far. How did WordPress achieve this milestone and will it be able to continue as arguably the most successful open source project ever? About This Article This article was … Read more
One of the exciting things about WordPress is the unlimited potential to create a website that does every single thing you want it to. Before loading up on plugins, it’s a good idea to create a plan for choosing the most essential WordPress plugins that are necessary for keeping the running and the site visitors … Read more
The National Vulnerability Database announced that a popular Google Analytics WordPress plugin installed in over 3 million was discovered to contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Stored XSS A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack generally occurs when a part of the website that accepts user input is insecure and allows unanticipated input, like scripts or … Read more
A recent WordPress security update featuring multiple security fixes is also causing some sites to stop functioning, causing one developer to exclaim, “This is chaos!!” The update removed a key functionality that caused numerous plugins to stop working on site that use the WordPress blocks system. Affected plugins ranged from forms to sliders to breadcrumbs. … Read more
If you sell any type of product or service on a WordPress site, you can benefit from installing a WordPress review plugin. With reviews for your services or products and increasing social proof, you’re more likely to draw new customers to your business and retain existing ones. Building trust and credibility through positive reviews on … Read more
