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MAR 2016
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March 2016 NewsWordPress 4.5 Field Guide – Feature Breaks!!https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/03/30/wordpress-4-5-field-guide/Customizer updates, inline link editing, comments moderation overhaul, Backbone & Underscore update + more…New embed templates:• embed.php• embed-404.php• embed-content.php• header-embed.php• footer-embed.php
Due to ship April 2016. Possibility that old code may whitescreen some WordPress installations.
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March 2016 NewsWordPress AMP pluginshttp://www.cozmoslabs.com/52839-wordpress-amp-plugins/
Google Accelerated Mobile Pages. Bare-bones near “instant” pages.
Will sites be penalised for not being AMP compatible?
Plugin appends /amp/ to all site URLs
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March 2016 NewsWP Password BCrypt pluginhttps://github.com/roots/wp-password-bcrypt
Requires PHP >=5.5 MD5 (default) is insecure. Use a more secure method of storing passwords.
Yoast 3.1 rolls back UI and adds “primary” categoryhttps://yoast.com/yoast-seo-3-1/The new Yoast SEO plugin UI has been slated by end users recently
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March 2016 NewsPlugin Repo to no longer approve “frameworks”https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2016/03/01/please-do-not-submit-frameworks/
“The issue is as follows: Having a framework as a plugin is a poor experience for the user. Not the developer. The user. The user understands “I have an add-on for WooCommerce, I probably need Woo.” They do not always understand “I have plugin Slider Joe. Why do I need Advanced Custom Fields?” In addition, by having a library as a plugin, the onus of version compatibility is now on the person least likely to understand it: the user.”
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March 2016 NewsDROWN Attack – check your servershttps://drownattack.com/#check
Vulnerability in SSLv2 (1990 tech) server serviceDisable SSL service completely
Backdoor Trojan in Custom Content Type Managerhttp://news.softpedia.com/news/popular-wordpress-plugin-comes-with-a-backdoor-steals-site-admin-credentials-501383.shtml
Hackers too control of popular plugin and inserted backdoor & filters to steal login details
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March 2016 NewsJorbin Test for job searching WordPress Developershttps://poststatus.com/the-jorbin-test-wordpress-developer-jobs/
Based on the 12 question Joel test, the Jorbin Test are questions you should ask a company before you take that WordPress developer gig
Automattic acquires Pressablehttps://poststatus.com/automattic-pressable/Automattic was initially primary investor and now majority share holder.Matt says “..we’ve unfortunately been forced to take a more active role to protect Pressable’s customers, employees, and our investment.”
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March 2016 NewsJetpack On-Boardinghttps://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-onboarding
Changes “Welcome Screen” to step-by-step setup for a basic site. Designed to be extensible, add, edit, remove.
Only 4 steps just now:• Title and description• Homepage layout• Contact Us page• Configure Jetpack
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March 2016 NewsWallace – WP REST API GPL themehttps://wallacetheme.com/
Uses the WP REST API, Angular 2 javascript-driven single page theme. Super fast. 1st of many more to come.
Custom Logo in WP 4.5https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/03/10/custom-logo/Standardises adding a logo to themes using the customizer using add_theme_support( 'custom-logo' );Uses supporting functions:get_custom_logo( $blog_id = 0 );the_custom_logo( $blog_id = 0 );has_custom_logo( $blog_id = 0 );
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March 2016 NewsWPForms Targets Beginnershttps://wpforms.com/
Drag and drop interface. Not free – pricing starts at $39 USD.
Has pre built templates; contact form, newsletter sign-up, get a quote etc..
No developer API.
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March 2016 NewsShopify jumps into WordPress territoryhttps://www.shopify.com/blog/113145925-introducing-shopify-for-wordpress
Announcing three free themes and a plugin that integrates Shopify shop into WordPress.
New WooCommerce Weekly Podcast – Do the Woohttp://dothewoopodcast.com/Do the Woo is a weekly podcast by BobWP. If you are a store owner who uses WooCommerce, this is for you
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Upcoming WPSyd EventsApril 21 WP Syd North
Security EssentialsNo April 25 meetup – Anzac Day holiday
May 2 WP Syd ParramattaTopic TBC
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WordCamp Sunshine CoastMay 7-8 2016
https://2016.sunshinecoast.wordcamp.org/
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WordCamp Sydney 2016Sept 24-25 University of Sydney
http://2016.sydney.wordcamp.org
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