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Lazy-Loading Images in WordPress Core (make.wordpress.org) Enabling lazy-loading for images in WordPress content was first proposed nearly two years ago, however the JavaScript implementation at the time would potentially have introduced many edge cases and failures. Using the new loading attribute removes these concerns. This post describes the suggested solution.
Back to Basics – Updating WordPress Strategies (timnash.co.uk) With the start of the new decade, we thought we would take a look at some of the basics of WordPress security that we often take for granted and consider how in 2020 we can achieve a minimum level of security that aims to remove 99% of automated attacks.
This article is less of how-to, rather a look at updating strategies for agencies and sites even ones that consider mission-critical.
Thousands of WordPress Sites Hacked in Scam Campaign (www.techradar.com) New research has revealed that over 2,000 WordPress sites have hacked as part of a campaign to redirect visitors to a number of scam sites which contain unwanted notification subscriptions, fake surveys, giveaways and even fake Adobe Flash downloads.
TranslatePress 2019 Year in Review: Growth, Marketing, WordCamps & Upcoming Features! (translatepress.com) 2019 has been a stimulating and rewarding year for TranslatePress. The team saw consistent growth on multiple levels and learned a lot along the way.
Also, there are some important things they’ve been working on, that haven’t been released yet. Each one of them will contribute significantly to the future growth of TranslatePress.
Controlling the Block Editor (make.wordpress.org) One of the important use-cases of the block-editor is the possibility to control the experience programmatically. Controlling the experience means allowing agencies and developers to configure or restrict the usage of the different features available in the editor. This has always been one of the priorities while adding features to Gutenberg and it will continue to be.
As of this week (included in WordPress 5.3), the block editor comes with a number of API to achieve this.
5 Examples of Membership Websites + How To Create Your Own (www.cozmoslabs.com) You can use your membership site to offer gated content, create a private forum/community, offer special product discounts, plus a whole lot more.
In this post, we’ll inspire you with some real-life examples of successful membership websites.
Then, we’ll dig into what you need to create your own membership website and show you step-by-step how to create your own membership site using WordPress and Paid Member Subscriptions.
An Introduction to Google Tag Manager for WordPress Websites (wpbuffs.com) Google Tag Manager (GTM) offers the advantage of quickly adding and updating tags on your site with ease and efficiency. You can use it to deploy tags on your site and mobile apps to better understand conversions and site analytics.
In this post, we’ll explain what Google Tag Manager is and the benefits of using it. Then we’ll walk you through how to set up Google Tag Manager in WordPress in six simple steps.