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.blog Featured Site: thesporting.blog
Blogging about sports can mean competing for readers against major media and news networks, but thesporting.blog has a clear vision for differentiating from the competition, and it's all centered around producing quality evergreen content that stimulates debate and discussion.
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WordPress Black Box Testing Basics
If you’re a security researcher looking for a thorough testing method, black box testing should be at the top of your list. Involving an outside perspective to test an application’s or system’s core functionality and security, black box testing is becoming increasingly popular among organizations that need to ensure their infrastructure can withstand any breach…
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Website Planning Template: Your Simple Step-By-Step Guide
Get the details you need in this website planning guide to build your next website. And yes, we've included a free template too!
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How to Add Google Analytics to WordPress: 2026 Installation Guide
Add Google Analytics to WordPress without development skills or complicated code. Easy, quick install instructions + a simple tool for essential site data.
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Fake plugin wave affecting WordPress sites
Bad actors are abusing leaked and compromised credentials to install the fake core-stab plugin and other items on WordPress sites.
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Fake plugin affecting WordPress sites
Bad actors are abusing leaked and compromised credentials to install core-stab fake plugin on WordPress sites.
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How to Access and Edit the Default WordPress .htaccess File
Your site's .htaccess file – what is it, why it's important, and how to access and edit it.
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Best in WordPress Design: iA Presenter
This is Best in WordPress Design. Our purpose is to highlight exceptional web design done with WordPress around the world. We feature selected sites, and share a brief conversation with the people who made them.
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How to Recover and Restore Your WordPress Site after a Crash
WordPress site down? 5 steps to get it up and running fast! Learn the quickest way to recover & how to prevent issues in the future. Top tips + tools.
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Section 230 Allows Us to Host Speech that Spans (and Celebrates and Criticizes) All Viewpoints. We Urge the Supreme Court Not to Gut It.
Today we filed an amicus (“friend of the Court”) brief in the Gonzalez v. Google case that is in front of the Supreme Court. The Gonzalez case challenges Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and the protections it gives online platforms from being held legally liable for content posted by our users. This is…
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Supercharge Your Social Media With a New Link in Bio Page
A .link domain name and Link in Bio page supercharges your social media by giving you a place to host all of your links.
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Some very cool things can happen when you hit Enter in a block.
A very cool thing happens when you hit Enter in a block. Actually, three very cool things can happen. Read on to discover how you can make them happen in your custom blocks.
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WordPress VIP Adds WPScan to Codebase Manager
WordPress VIP, Automattic’s managed WordPress hosting platform for enterprise and large-scale websites, is excited to announce they have incorporated WPScan into the WordPress VIP Codebase Manager. WPScan’s market-leading security technology brings enhanced, proactive protection and threat detection for WordPress VIP enterprise customers, including continuous monitoring of existing plugins and alerts for potential vulnerabilities. Improved security…
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WordPress Critical CSS: How to Generate & Inline to Optimize CSS Delivery
What is critical CSS? Does it impact speed? Learn how to optimize your site automatically & quickly generate critical CSS. Two methods you need to know.
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Restore your site from anywhere with the Jetpack mobile app
Did you know that you can restore your #WordPress site on the go in one-click with the Jetpack mobile app? You can also check your site's stats, notifications, scan for malware, and much more!
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Say Hello to the New Jetpack Mobile App
Put WordPress in your pocket with the new Jetpack mobile app.
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Using the box shadow feature for themes
Gutenberg 14.9 launched on January 4, 2023, and this release featured a long-needed design tool that theme authors have been missing: shadows. The first iteration of this feature, which should eventually land in WordPress 6.2, allows designers to create a set of custom shadows to apply to blocks and supported elements. The box shadow component and the…
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WordPress Malware Removal: 6 Free Plugins to Scan & Clean
Prevent, detect, & remove malware with a plugin — but which one? Get a detailed comparison: pros, cons, features, & pricing info for the top 6 options!
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.blog Featured Site: bulgarianonthego.blog
Travel blogger bulgarianonthego.blog is on a mission: not only to share the most beautiful attractions across the globe but also to fight against over-tourism and demonstrate the joys of ethical, off-the-beaten-track travel. After studying journalism and communication science in Vienna, Austria, writer Lyubomira launched her travel blog, which takes readers on an educational and inspirational tour of the world’s hidden treasures.
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Introducing Blaze: A New Way to Ignite Your Growth on WordPress.com
Introducing Blaze. Turn your site content into clean, compelling ads that run across millions of sites on WordPress.com and Tumblr.
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Introducing Blaze — Find new customers by promoting your best content
Advertise your posts and pages across millions of sites in the WordPress.com and Tumblr ad network. All it takes is a few clicks and $5 per day.
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A walk-through of layout classes in WordPress 6.1
WordPress 6.1 introduced several necessary changes to its layout framework. Namely, core has now centralized its layout definitions, created semantic class names, and reduced code duplication on container blocks. Originally, this post was intended to be a quick look at the changes to the system for theme authors. However, given the heftiness of the topic,…
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How Four of Our Dotbloggers Reached the Front Page of Google
Not all bloggers care about SEO or Google rankings equally. To businesses or people blogging as part of a career, these measures matter greatly; to the teenager blogging about their college application process, they may not matter at all. Whether you are blogging as a hobby or professionally, and whether or not you’re regularly monitoring SEO, it feels good to be acknowledged. And we’re here to tell you that regardless of your niche, you can rank on the first page in your area of expertise.
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Jetpack 11.7: Additional Form block enhancements and more
Jetpack 11.7: Updates to the contact form and more.
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Protecting your WordPress website against SQL injection attacks
If you own a WordPress website, then chances are you’ve heard of SQL injections in WordPress. These malicious attacks can wreak havoc on your website and leave it vulnerable to hackers. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to protect your website from the threat of a WordPress SQL injection attack. Let’s explore what is…
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Hot Off the Press: New WordPress.com Themes for January 2023
Five beautiful new WordPress.com themes, including our new default theme, Twenty Twenty-Three.
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Looking Back at 2022 and Planning for 2023
Believe it or not, the end of 2022 is upon us and we are about to enter another new year. Looking at blogs of today, who would have predicted this blogging trajectory back in the 90s? We are grateful for how far they’ve come and that we get to play a role in the blogging journey of so many.
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How to Check Website Traffic & Analytics in Your WordPress Dashboard
View key stats, gauge site performance, and watch your business grow — all from your WordPress dashboard. How to add site analytics in WordPress.
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What is WordPress Used For? (And Why Use WordPress.com)
Discover the versatility of WordPress and explore various types of websites you can create with this powerful platform. Learn why WordPress is the go-to choice for countless web projects.
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How to Embed a Video in WordPress (YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram)
How to customize video players, eliminate ads, & captivate viewers. Top blocks, plugins, tools, & tips. The easiest way to embed videos in WordPress.
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