Sarah Gooding

Elementor users who haven’t updated recently will want to get on the latest version 3.1.4 as soon as possible. Researchers … Continue reading Elementor Patches XSS Vulnerabilities Affecting 7 Million WordPress Sites →

WooCommerce Live Africa is hosting its first online meetup on Thursday, March 18, 2021, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM GMT+1. The … Continue reading WooCommerce Live Africa to Host First Online Meetup Event, March 18, 2021 →

Last week, security researchers at Seravo and WP Charged reported a critical zero-day vulnerability in The Plus Addons for Elementor … Continue reading Attackers Continue to Exploit Vulnerabilities in The Plus Addons for Elementor Plugin →

Just before the weekend, Google published a caustic statement on Microsoft’s public support of Australia’s new law that forces Google … Continue reading Google Accuses Microsoft of “Breaking the Open Web” →

The world of Gutenberg blocks is expanding. WordPress’ official block directory launched in June 2020 with just 60 single-block plugins. … Continue reading Gutenberg Block Manager Plugin Enables Global Block Removal and Recategorization →

The Full Site Editing (FSE) Outreach program has launched its third testing call, continuing the effort to engage users in … Continue reading New Full Site Editing Testing Challenge: Create a Custom 404 Page →

WordPress 5.7 “Esperanza” was released today, named for Esperanza Spalding, an American jazz bassist who became an accomplished singer, songwriter, … Continue reading WordPress 5.7 Introduces Drag-and-Drop for Blocks and Patterns, Streamlined Admin Color Palette, and One-Click Migration from HTTP to HTTPS →

A new proposal on WordPress.org explores the ramifications of dropping support for Internet Explorer 11 (IE11). Héctor Prieto summarized the … Continue reading WordPress Considers Dropping Support for IE 11 After Usage Falls Below 1% →

WordPress’ growing market share is fueling a continual influx of new users but also a higher level of scrutiny around … Continue reading Elementor Raises Eyebrows with Google Ads Targeting Full-Site Editing →

Chrome Canary, the browser’s nightly build for developers, has been testing a new Follow button, as spotted on Android by … Continue reading Chrome is Testing a Follow Button for Websites →

Bluehost was called out this week for misusing WordPress’ trademark, as the WordPress Foundation prohibits its use in advertising. The … Continue reading Bluehost Misuses WordPress Trademark, Reigniting Controversy Over Recommended Hosts Page →

It’s that time in the release cycle when all the dev notes are rolling out ahead of the next major … Continue reading WordPress 5.7 Lets Administrators Send Password Reset Links →