Category: WordPress News

WordPress ransomware campaign

A WordPress ransomware campaign is underway. WordPress Ransomware Campaign News WordPress Targeted with Mass Ransomware Campaign “A massive malware campaign has been found targeting WordPress websites. The sites were compromised via obfuscated Javascript code, and they all redirect users to a domain hosting the Nuclear exploit kit, which is available commercially via the exploit kits-as-a-service […]

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WordPress security release 4.4.2

According to WordPress.org, WordPress security release 4.4.2 is now available for download and install. The WordPress security release should be applied immediately as it patches two known security issues. WordPress security release now available! “WordPress 4.4.2 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites […]

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WordPress predictions for 2016

The future of WordPress is a popular topic. A new year brings about new trends and new predictions. Here are the 2016 WordPress predictions from WhatArmy: WhatArmy’s 2016 WordPress Predictions “WordPress continues to grow – in community and technology improvements. In fact, according to 2015’s State of the Word address by WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg, WordPress “now […]

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WordPress Portfolio Websites

WordPress portfolio websites are very popular. WordPress does a great job of presenting portfolios on the front end to site visitors AND on the back end to site users. Even novice admins can maintain WordPress portfolio websites. While we prefer to build portfolios using custom posts and custom fields, there are other ways to skin […]

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Lodging WordPress websites

Lodging WordPress websites are typically built around some sort of booking engine plugin. We noticed a press release today about a new WordPress booking engine plugin so we decided to post about it. WP MyBookings for Lodging WordPress Websites “Cloudbeds has published WP Mybookings–a hotel booking engine plugin for WordPress. WP Mybookings is the world’s first free […]

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Is your WordPress designer garbage?

We found this article online about how to tell if your WordPress designer is garbage. There are some solid points for you to consider here for sure. 7 Signs Your WordPress Designer Is Garbage “When you’re on the lookout for a WordPress designer, the temptation can be strong to make a choice that’s as economical as possible. What […]

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WordPress developers welcome new release

WordPress developers got an early Christmas present on December 10, 2015. WordPress developers excited by new features “The WordPress 4.4 release includes a number of features that provide improved extensibility for content. Images are also getting more responsive. The open-source WordPress blogging and content management system (CMS) is being updated to version 4.4, code-named Clifford. […]

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Switch to WordPress?

We found this article on Business2Community.com. It talks about making a switch to WordPress. We think it’s a great idea, and we know how to help you do it. Should My Business Switch to WordPress? “Forget Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and even the good old, “word-of-mouth.” Your business website is still ground zero for brand building. Your home page sets […]

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WordPress competition

WordPress competition for the top spot as the platform of choice is nowhere near as fierce as it appears. WordPress doesn’t advertise yet adds 60,000 new websites per day. Competitors like Wix, Weebly, Squarespace, etc. spend millions per year to get much smaller numbers. If you’re worried that you’ve never seen ads for WordPress, so […]

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WordPress Ecommerce Websites

A recent article in Wired features an interview with Matt Mullenweg, the founder of Automattic and the man behind 24% of the sites on the web.  WordPress ecommerce websites are squarely in Matt’s future plans for WordPress moving forward. WordPress Ecommerce Websites: Article Excerpt “Q: What do you think needs to be fixed in the […]

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