WordPress 4.4 Removes the View Post and Get Shortlink Buttons From the Post...
In WordPress 4.4, the View Post button in the post editor is disappearing in favor of a clickable permalink. Four years ago, Scribu, who is a former WordPress contributor, created ticket #18306. In the...
View ArticleAlex King, Founder of Crowd Favorite Passes Away
Alex King with his daughter Caitlin Alex King, who founded web development agency Crowd Favorite, and author of several WordPress themes and plugins passed away last night at his home. In January...
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 208 – A Nod to the King
In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I discuss the death of Alex King who was a pillar of the WordPress project. King passed away a few days ago from colon cancer. We share stories of...
View Article6 WordPress Plugins That Take Native Comments to the Next Level
Last week, I shared the lessons I learned and the drawbacks to moderating comments in WordPress. In this post, I highlight six plugins that solve a problem I encountered or enhance comments for both...
View ArticleWordPress 4.4 to Possibly Rearrange Fields to the Comment Form
WordPress plugin and theme developers need to take note of an important change in WordPress 4.4 that rearranges the comment form. In WordPress 4.4, the comment form is arranged so that the text area is...
View ArticleWordCampus Renames Event to WPCampus
When WordCampus was announced, some of our readers expressed concern that the event’s name is too similar to WordCamp US and would cause confusion. There was also concern that without being officially...
View ArticleFreenode to Purge Inactive Nicks, Channels, and Accounts on October 2nd
photo credit: 13Moya 十三磨牙 – cc Freenode, the IRC network responsible for hosting communication servers for WordPress and many other open source projects will be performing maintenance on or around...
View ArticleLessons I Learned Moderating Comments in WordPress
In the past 4-5 weeks, I’ve moderated every comment submitted to WP Tavern. Not only was it an experiment to see what would happen but a new way for me to use WordPress. The experiment introduced me to...
View ArticleJetpack 3.7.2 Patches Two Security Vulnerabilities
Jetpack 3.7.2 is available for download and patches two security vulnerabilities. The first is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the contact form due to improper input sanitation that affects...
View ArticleThe Top 100 Active WordPress Themes and Plugins on GoDaddy’s Hosting Network
It was a warm, sunny afternoon in Tempe, AZ as I walked with a group of GoDaddy employees on our way to lunch during Pressnomics 3 earlier this year. It’s the first time I met Mendel Kurland,...
View ArticleWP101 Founded by Shawn Hesketh Turns 7 Years Old
Earlier this week, WordPress video training site WP101, founded by Shawn Hesketh, turned seven years old. Since launching in 2008, Hesketh’s videos have been viewed more than a million times by over...
View ArticleWP Super Cache 1.4.5 Patches XSS Vulnerability
If you use WP Super Cache, you should immediately update to version 1.4.5 as it patches a XSS vulnerability in the settings page. This version also prevents PHP object injections. In addition to...
View ArticleTom Nowell on How Automattic Keeps Workers Healthy and Happy
This post was contributed by Tom J Nowell. Tom is a VIP Wrangler at WordPress.com VIP, lead of the WP The Right Way project, blogger, and community moderator at WordPress Stack Exchange. Tom will be...
View ArticleWordPress 4.4 Removes the View Post and Get Shortlink Buttons From the Post...
In WordPress 4.4, the View Post button in the post editor is disappearing in favor of a clickable permalink. Four years ago, Scribu, who is a former WordPress contributor, created ticket #18306. In the...
View ArticleAlex King, Founder of Crowd Favorite Passes Away
Alex King with his daughter Caitlin Alex King, who founded web development agency Crowd Favorite, and author of several WordPress themes and plugins passed away last night at his home. In January 2013,...
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 208 – A Nod to the King
In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I discuss the death of Alex King who was a pillar of the WordPress project. King passed away a few days ago from colon cancer. We share stories of...
View Article6 WordPress Plugins That Take Native Comments to the Next Level
Last week, I shared the lessons I learned and the drawbacks to moderating comments in WordPress. In this post, I highlight six plugins that solve a problem I encountered or enhance comments for both...
View ArticleWordPress 4.4 to Possibly Rearrange Fields to the Comment Form
WordPress plugin and theme developers need to take note of an important change in WordPress 4.4 that rearranges the comment form. In WordPress 4.4, the comment form is arranged so that the text area is...
View ArticleWordCampus Renames Event to WPCampus
When WordCampus was announced, some of our readers expressed concern that the event’s name is too similar to WordCamp US and would cause confusion. There was also concern that without being officially...
View ArticleFreenode to Purge Inactive Nicks, Channels, and Accounts on October 2nd
photo credit: 13Moya 十三磨牙 – cc Freenode, the IRC network responsible for hosting communication servers for WordPress and many other open source projects will be performing maintenance on or around...
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