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Call for Speakers - WordCamp Asia (asia.wordcamp.org) They accept ALL topics related to WordPress and beyond, and encourage them. The charm of WordCamp Asia is that they welcome a diverse lineup of talented speakers to provide value to their broad audience.
WordPress Performance Team Is Working on a Module for SVG Uploads (wptavern.com) WordPress contributors have been discussing adding SVG support for more than nine years. It was talked to death with various proofs of concept and no clear path forward, and the ticket eventually became a place where people periodically stop by and comment that it’s “a goddamn tragedy that WordPress doesn’t support this yet.”
Market Size and Market Shares: Thinking Bigger About the WordPress Economy (poststatus.com) The value of the WordPress ecosystem at the end of 2021 was estimated by an independent team of economists and researchers for WP Engine last year, and the figure they came up with was around $635.5 billion (USD). This news wasn't received with the open attention and analysis one would normally expect in the larger tech world.
Formidable Forms, a Formidable Form Plugin? (wpmarmite.com) Formidable Forms “only” helps you design very advanced forms of all kinds (the dream), without having to code (the reality).
And believe us, it has a lot to offer. To take the full measure of it, we’ve put together a nice test, so you can make your own opinion.
PSA: Sudden Increase In Attacks On Modern WPBakery Page Builder Addons Vulnerability (www.wordfence.com) The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team has been monitoring a sudden increase in attack attempts targeting Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page Builder Addons. This ongoing campaign is attempting to take advantage of an arbitrary file upload vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-24284, which has been previously disclosed and has not been patched on the now closed plugin.
How to Offer Free Trial Membership & Subscription Plans in WordPress (www.cozmoslabs.com) By offering free trials, you can encourage more people to try out your subscription plan and give them a glimpse of what they can expect to get from the premium subscription plan. It also gives them a sense of security and helps build brand trust.
In this post, we’ll show you how to offer free trial membership and subscription plans in WordPress.