WordPress has taken the rare step of force-updating the UpdraftPlus plugin on all sites to fix a high-severity vulnerability allowing website subscribers to download the latest database backups, which often contain credentials and PII. (more…)
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The core performance team spent a lot of time this year looking into the performance of the i18n/l10n system in WordPress, after proving that loading translations had a significant hit on response … (more…)
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WordPress is not a fan of Google's FLoC technology and intends to block it by default. (more…)
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Imagine reading the following update notes in a coming version of WordPress: “We have a number of exciting features for WordPress 5.0. The new Gutenberg editor has replaced TinyMCE and heralded in a new and simpler way to edit any type of content. The Fie... (more…)
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Developer reveals error-proofing improvements after delay to rollout of rapid fix... (more…)
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