MalCare, Blogvault, and WPRemote Plugins Patch Vulnerabilities Allowing Site Takeover Through Stolen API Credentials
Snicco, a WordPress security services provider, has published an advisory on a vulnerability in the MalCare plugin, which is active on more than 300,000 sites. “MalCare uses broken cryptography to authenticate ...
WordPress to Host 6.3 Live Product Demo on Thursday, July 20
WordPress 6.3 is scheduled to be released one month from today on August 8, 2023. The live product demo date and time has now been set for Thursday, July 20, at ...
WordPress Unveils Plans for Real-Time Collaboration with Major Improvements to Revisions and the Media Library
In a series of four posts, Gutenberg lead architect Matías Ventura has outlined the project’s phase 3 plans for Real-Time Collaboration, Workflows, Revisions, and the Media Library. WordPress 6.3 is set ...
Hey: An Elegantly Simple WordPress Block Theme for Blogging
Hey is a block theme designed by Automattic for users on WordPress.com and also released for free in the WordPress.org Themes Directory. It’s the kind of simple theme that enables you ...
WordPress 6.3 to Drop Support for PHP 5
WordPress is officially dropping support for PHP 5 in the upcoming 6.3 release, which is expected on August 8. WordPress’ minimum supported version has sat at PHP 5.6.20 since 2019, but will ...
WordPress 6.3 Beta 3 Released, Introduces UI Changes to Pattern Management
WordPress contributors are onto another round of testing, as 6.3 Beta 3 was released this week. RC 1 is expected on July 18, and a live product demo is anticipated to ...
#82 – Louise Towler on How and Why You Can Make WordPress Sites Sustainable
Transcript Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcastwhich is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, ...
WordCamp Dhaka 2023 Cancelled Due to Concerns of Corporate Influence on Community Decision-Making
WordCamp Dhaka (Bangladesh) 2023 has been cancelled by The WordPress Community Team due to concerns of corporate influence on the community decision-making process. The camp was scheduled for August 5, and ...
Ultimate Member 2.6.7 Patches Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Authors of the Ultimate Member plugin have released version 2.6.7 with a patch for a privilege escalation vulnerability. Last week WPScan reported that Ultimate Member had still not fully patched the ...
WordPress Plugin Review Team Adds 6 New Sponsored Volunteers, Opens Applications
A new era has begun for WordPress.org’s Plugin Review Team. Mika Epstein, who has served for the past decade, is stepping down, but not before launching a new crew of volunteers. ...