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Best WordPress Social Media Plugins (Free and Premium)

Best WordPress Social Media Plugins (Free and Premium)

Why you need a WordPrss Social Media Plugin, how to choose them, and our recommended free and premium plugins.

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A Look at the Cloudinary WordPress Plugin

A Look at the Cloudinary WordPress Plugin

Cloudinary (the media hosting and optimization service) has a brand new version (v3) of its WordPress plugin that has really nailed it. First, a high-level

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WordPress Popunder Malware Redirects to Scam Sites - Security Boulevard

WordPress Popunder Malware Redirects to Scam Sites - Security Boulevard

Over the last year we've seen an ongoing malware infection which redirects website visitors to scam sites. So far this year our monitoring has detected over 3,000 websites infected with this injection this year and over 17,000 in total since we first detected it in March of 2021. The reported behaviour is always the same: After a few seconds of loading, the website will redirect to a dodgy scam site. Checking the Payload The malware is always injected into the active theme's footer.php file, and contains obfuscated JavaScript after a long series of empty lines, no doubt trying to stay hidden: Once we de-obfuscate this we see the following excerpt of the malicious code: The attackers are frequently adjusting the injection ever so slightly, but we notice the same domains over and over again initiating the redirect: amadsfun techmarketink uadsshop 518862157 uadslive like-a-datingtop techmarketink Source of Infection? Continue reading WordPress Popunder Malware Redirects to Scam Sites at Sucuri Blog.

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"Flawed" WordPress Proposal Causes Backlash - Search Engine Journal

"Flawed" WordPress Proposal Causes Backlash - Search Engine Journal

WordPress community offers negative response to proposed feature that could cause disk usage to rise by up to 70%

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Phi Phan Launches Block Enhancements WordPress Plugin - WP Tavern

Phi Phan Launches Block Enhancements WordPress Plugin - WP Tavern

WordPress developer Phi Phan has been making small splashes lately, but in a sea of 1,000s of plugins, it is increasingly tough to make a wave. Over the weekend, he released the Block Enhancements ...

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WordPress Proposes Team to Improve Core Web Vitals - Search Engine Journal

WordPress Proposes Team to Improve Core Web Vitals - Search Engine Journal

WordPress acknowledges losing ground to Wix, proposes a Performance Team. Says responsibility for speed belongs to WordPress not plugins

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WordPress Category Page: How to Create a Custom One

WordPress Category Page: How to Create a Custom One

Learn how to create a custom WordPress category page without code. You can use the native editor or your favorite page builder plugin.

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How to Build a Hyperfast WordPress Website - Search Engine Journal

How to Build a Hyperfast WordPress Website - Search Engine Journal

Want to satisfy your website visitors and search engines? You must optimize your WordPress website for speed and performance. Here's how.

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How to Build a Nearly Headless WordPress Website

How to Build a Nearly Headless WordPress Website

I believe that a traditional WordPress theme should be able to work as effectively as a static site or a headless web app. The overwhelming majority of

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How to Enable Maintenance Mode in WordPress (In 4 Steps)

How to Enable Maintenance Mode in WordPress (In 4 Steps)

In this post, we show you how to enable maintenance mode in WordPress and customize your "under construction" page to drive conversions!

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Updated WordPress Plugin Offers 100+ Free Templates - Search Engine Journal

Updated WordPress Plugin Offers 100+ Free Templates - Search Engine Journal

The makers of the popular Astra WordPress theme updated their Starter Templates Library Plugin with new development features and 100+ free templates

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ACF WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Affects Up To +2 Million Sites - Search Engine Journal

ACF WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Affects Up To +2 Million Sites - Search Engine Journal

Advanced Custom Fields plugin patched a Missing Authorization vulnerability that allows an attacker to view database information

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20+ Best WordPress Themes for Beginners in 2022

20+ Best WordPress Themes for Beginners in 2022

What are the best WordPress themes for beginners? 1. Edme - WordPress Education Theme for Elementor 2. Alpenhouse 3. Sitka

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7 Best WordPress Caching Plugins in 2022

7 Best WordPress Caching Plugins in 2022

A collection of best WordPress caching plugins to speed up your site, cache your pages and decrease loading times.

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