Supporting WP-CLI, an Essential Developer Tool for WordPress

For the third year in a row, WP Engine is a proud co-sponsor of the WP-CLI Project, an initiative led by a small team of developers who dutifully maintain the command-line interface that’s beloved by so many WordPress users around the globe. Since its launch more than a decade ago, WP-CLI has become the go-to… […] More info: https://wpengine.com/blog/supporting-wp-cli-an-essential-developer-tool-for-wordpress/

WordPress 5.6 Beta 4

WordPress 5.6 Beta 4 is now available for testing! This software is still in development, so we recommend that you run this version on a test site. You can test the WordPress 5.6 beta in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “bleeding edge nightlies” option). Or download the beta here (zip). The current target for the […] More info: https://wordpress.org/news/2020/11/wordpress-5-6-beta-4/

Episode 95: Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities Affect Over 100K WordPress Sites

Three critical privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Ultimate Member plugin put over 100,000 sites at risk. We also talk about the Page Experience metric to be added as a ranking signal for Google search in May 2021 and what this means for WordPress sites using page builders or Gutenberg. Microsoft warns against using telephone/SMS-based multi-factor […] More info: https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/11/episode-95-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-affect-over-100k-wordpress-sites/

The 5 best WordPress security plugins for complete site security

Your WordPress site’s security should be one of your top concerns as a webmaster. However, there’s no such thing as a ‘set and forget’ approach with security. In actual fact, your security arrangements should form part of a never-ending process. You need to continually harden, monitor, improve, and test your WordPress security arrangements. When it […] More info: https://www.wpwhitesecurity.com/best-wordpress-security-plugins/

Firefox 83 introduces HTTPS-Only Mode

Security on the web matters. Whenever you connect to a web page and enter a password, a credit card number, or other sensitive information, you want to be sure … Read moreThe post Firefox 83 introduces HTTPS-Only Mode appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog. More info: https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2020/11/17/firefox-83-introduces-https-only-mode/
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