Q I’ve heard that WordPress is a very popular web tool for building websites. What are the pros and cons? A WordPress is indeed a very popular tool for building websites and blogs and as a Content Management System (CMS). At last count some 75 million sites worldwide use the free platform with its open...Read More
After a few critical bugs were recently discovered and patched in the core WordPress engine—a rarity with WordPress-related security issues—order has apparently been restored with the discovery of a critical vulnerability in a popular plugin. Insecure plugins have been at the heart of numerous attacks launched from compromised WordPress site. One was patched this week in...Read More
Password masking is a technique used by developers to prevent someone from reading the password on the screen while the user is typing the password. However, password masking ends up causing many problems when it comes to the user experience. In this article, we will outline some of these issues caused by password masking and...Read More
Did you know that nearly 25 percent of the internet runs on WordPress? Just to put it in perspective, that’s about 74,000,000 different websites all running the engine – it’s pretty staggering to think about. Like any website on the internet, WordPress sites can sometimes be susceptible to hacks and malicious attacks even though they’ve...Read More
Today on offer via our ELearning section of Neowin Deals, you can Pay What You Want on a WordPress Wizard Bundle. Transform ideas into professional, customized websites with 12 essential courses What’s it all about? With the Pay What You Want bundles, you can get something incredible for as little as you want to pay...Read More
Any successful website is the product of clever management and good design. Right now, you can pay what you want to learn the necessary skills, and enjoy 85% off access to Themes Kingdom’s entire library via TNW Deals. The ‘WordPress Wizard’ bundle offers 12 video courses that teach you how to build up your blog. Along...Read More
Tables (and generally everything where cells are involved) can be a pain in WordPress. Offering a good viewing experience in these cases is often difficult, as one would need to take care of various resolutions and devices to work properly on a responsive website. I covered TablePress in April here on SitePoint, which also comes...Read More
Automattic, the company behind the popular WordPress.com blogging platform, receives thousands of takedown requests from rightsholders. Unlike many other Internet services the company carefully reviews each notice to see if they’re legitimate. This isn’t unnecessary, as nearly half of all requests are rejected. This is also the case with a trademark violation Subaru reported earlier...Read More
In today’s wired world where websites rule and users gather and share information electronically through a plethora of devices (making it easy, but not always legal, to share and republish information), copyright compliance ranks extremely high on the list of priorities for both publishers and authors. Addressing—and if necessary paying for—reuse rights must be relatively...Read More
WordCamp Cape Town is the annual conference for the WordPress community of Cape Town, South Africa. With an expected attendance of 400 individuals from all sectors of society and business, this year’s WordCamp promises to be engaging, educational, and full of moments to remember. The host of international and local speakers will provide excellent content...Read More
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