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News & Articles
WordPress 5.3 Beta 2 (wordpress.org) WordPress 5.3 Beta 2 is now available! Thanks to the testing and feedback from everyone who tested beta 1, over 45 tickets have been closed since then.
Brian Gardner Steps Down From StudioPress (wptavern.com) Brian Gardner announced he was stepping down from his role with StudioPress this past Friday. Last year, WP Engine acquired StudioPress. After staying on board for the remainder of his contract, Gardner stepped down from his role with the company.
First Look at PHP 7.4 for WordPress Developers (wptavern.com) PHP 7.4 is slated for release on November 28, 2019. WordPress 5.3 will also include several commits that address deprecated features. It’s unlikely that most WordPress plugin and theme developers will be able to use the new PHP 7.4 features for a while except when working on setups where they have some measure of control over the environment.
Take Advantage of These WooCommerce Features Now Available in MailPoet! (www.mailpoet.com) The MailPoet team has been focusing on WooCommerce functionality for the best part of a year and has launched a range of WooCommerce specific features for their WordPress newsletter plugin with more features planned and in-progress. Read the post to find out everything they've done.
BuddyPress 5.0 Introduces BP REST API, Paving the Way for Blocks (wptavern.com) BuddyPress 5.0.0 “Le Gusto” was released this week with the long-awaited BP REST API, a new Invitations API, and BuddyPress info on the Site Health screen. The release was named for a favorite pizza restaurant in Fortaleza, Brazil, where BP REST API contributor and core committer Renato Alves resides.
Meet Rosa 2: A Brand New Way to Create Restaurant Websites With WordPress (pixelgrade.com) With a successful product comes the pressure to keep what people are happy about and remove or replace anything that gets in their way. Pixelgrade has risen to this challenge with the complete overhaul of Rosa, their best selling theme which celebrates its 5th anniversary. This is the story of Rosa 2 and of a brand new way to create restaurant websites with WordPress.
How to Secure Your WordPress Site: The Complete Guide (elementor.com) WordPress is very beginner-friendly and easy to learn, but many users often forget one factor — security. In this article, we'll go over the pros and cons of WordPress security in detail, and give you tips for making your website safer.