Category: Plugins

New Plugin Makes WordPress Core Updates More Secure by Requiring Cryptographic Signature Verification

Posted on by Jeff Chandler
In 2016, WordFence published their findings of a vulnerability that could have compromised the servers that are used to send out WordPress updates. It turned out to be a complex, obscure vulnerability that ignited a conversation surrounding the security of api.wordpress.org and what could happen ...

Tide Project Aims to Audit and Score WordPress Themes and Plugins based on Code Quality

Posted on by Sarah Gooding
Last week XWP dropped an intriguing preview of a new project called Tide that aims to improve code quality across the WordPress plugin and theme ecosystems. The company has been working with the support of Google, Automattic, and WP Engine, on creating a new service that will help users make bett...

Envato Elements Adds Unlimited WordPress Theme and Plugin Downloads to Subscription Plan

Posted on by Sarah Gooding
Envato has added unlimited WordPress theme and plugin downloads to its Elements digital assets subscription service. The company is including a curated collection of 210 WordPress themes and 100 plugins along with 400,000 other design assets already offered through the service. Envato is the larg...

Gutenberg Contributors Discuss the Drawbacks of Using iframes for Meta Boxes

Posted on by Sarah Gooding
photo credit: Closed square box, variation – (license) A lively and productive discussion regarding Gutenberg’s use of iframes for meta boxes is happening on GitHub. Yesterday, WordPress developer Kevin Hoffman created an issue titled “Are iframes a viable long-term solution for meta boxes?” Gute...

New Dispensary Details Plugin for WooCommerce Adds Cannabis Details to Products

Posted on by Sarah Gooding
photo credit: Blueberry Kush, Indica-3 – (license) Two years ago, WordPress developer Robert DeVore launched WP Dispensary, a free marijuana dispensary menu plugin for WordPress, and has since built an accompanying theme, additional free add-ons, and six commercial extensions. DeVore is aiming to...

From Building WordPress Sites to Selling Plugins in One Year

Posted on by Jeff Chandler
Katie Keith This is a guest post written by Katie Keith, co-founder of Barn2 Media. In this post, Keith shares the lessons she and her husband learned transitioning from client work to selling WordPress products in one year. If you’ve ever dreamed of quitting client work and earning passive incom...

Jetpack 5.4 Introduces Beta Version of New Search Module Powered by Elasticsearch for Professional Plan Users

Posted on by Sarah Gooding
Jetpack 5.4 was released yesterday with many small enhancements to existing modules and an expansion of features for users on the paid plans. A new date picker field is available for the Contact Form, allowing administrators to request additional information such as project timelines, event reser...

“The Final Word” Plugin Extends O2 to Pin a Highlighted Comment to the Top of a Thread

Posted on by Sarah Gooding
“The Final Word” is a new plugin that extends O2 to highlight a comment at the top of a thread. O2 is the plugin successor to P2, Automattic’s group blogging theme that introduced quick posting from the front page with real-time comment updates. The code was released on GitHub in 2015 and it powe...

Members 2.0 Adds Capability Registration System, Introduces New Settings Screen for Add-Ons

Posted on by Sarah Gooding
Eight years ago, Justin Tadlock moved back home to Alabama and was living in the spare bedroom of his grandparents’ house with nothing more than a laptop and a suitcase. Over the course of a few months he started going deeper into learning about writing WordPress plugins and produced Members, a r...