The WordPress Plugins Directory is the place to go for thousands of free plugins for WordPress. But its large size also makes it hard to select the best plugins. This…

WordPress 5.2.3 was released on 4 September 2019. WordPress 5.2.3 is a security release that addresses several cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, a patch for jQuery to and includes 28 bug…

WordPress 5.2 was released earlier this week, on 7 May 2019. 5.2 is a major release that includes 229 bug fixes and 59 enhancements. It brings significant new features: Site…

For the last month I set a honeypot to log unauthorised WordPress login attempts. A "honeypot" is a security method which can be used to catch wrong-doers and learn more…

Having up-to-date reliable backups of your WordPress site is one of the best steps to protecting it from disaster. Web hosts often provide a backup service. They're typically automatic and…

WordPress administrators will be familiar with this screen - updates available for WordPress core, themes and plugins - but what order should they be installed in? When faced with multiple…

When engaging a WordPress developer there's one very simple but important question you must ask - do they develop or implement. With hundreds of thousands of free plugins and many more…

What is the GPL? When WordPress plugins and themes are released they're typically licensed under the GPL (General Public License) - this spells out the rights and limitations to using…

There are a huge number of WordPress plugins available to extend WordPress – this has contributed to the success of WordPress bringing it to power 27% of the Internet’s websites. Almost…