The work we do in DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging) in the tech community, and WordPress specifically, matters a great deal. Imagine making unilateral decisions on global projects from only one point of view. This effectively disengages users, customers, clients, and community. The decisions we make about how products, software, services, and community operate…

This plan explores WordPress vulnerabilities from a hacker’s perspective, highlighting risks in plugin development. Beginning with common WordPress functions, we unveil issues arising from misuse and share secure coding practices. We delve into a WordPress plugin source code parser’s journey, detailing how hackers decipher source code to find security flaws. This initiative enhances understanding of…

When was the last time you tested code in production? Your own website doesn’t count. WP-CLI for PHP developers is the sequel of WordPress through the Terminal talk, focusing on a set of commands and tools useful for PHP developers. This is not just a live demo of WP-CLI commands. This is zooming out and…

From its initial release back in 2018, the Site Editor has had its fair share of growing pains as users adjusted to the change. Recently, WordPress has made significant strides in improving its page-building experience and has tremendously grown since its inception. The shift from the Classic Editor to the Site Editor has provided users…