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Millions of websites running WordPress are being strongly urged to update to the latest version of the popular content management system as soon as possible, after a serious security vulnerability was uncovered. Anthony Ferrara, who  discovered  the WordPress flaw, starkly summed up the situation: “Today, a significant SQL-Injection vulnerability was fixed in WordPress 4.8.3. Before reading further, if you haven’t updated yet stop right now and update.” Ironically, the release last month of WordPress 4.8.2 was intended to protect against the vulnerability, but – according to Ferrera – it actually “broke a lot of sites” and “didn’t actually fix the root issue (but just a narrow subset of the potential exploits)”. Ferrera says that he informed the WordPress team of the problem straight after the release of 4.8.2, but was effectively “ignored for several weeks.” According to Ferrera, the newly-release...

Most everyone has heard of KISS. Keep It Simple, Stupid. Why is simple web design so popular? In most cases, it quickly draws attention to a website’s most valuable content, improving the user experience and delivering a return on your investment in the short attention span you have. The concept is rooted in minimalism, with origins in the arts from the 1950’s. In web design, it gained popularity in the early 2000’s, with the core philosophy of reducing complexity and confusion ( Nielsen Norman Group ). Most of you may remember how cluttered some of those early websites in the 90s and early 2000s were. Today, minimalist web design is much more than displaying a certain percentage of blank space on a web page. Let’ dig into some examples. Image Source:  Themeforest Diux – Portfolio Theme The Why of Simple Web Design In the  UX Industry Reports  from UserTesting.com, it’s reported that year over year, companies are allocating a higher volume of resources to User Ex...

McAfee had perfectly captured the crypto enthusiasts’ sentiment. Blockchain technology has begun to erode governments’ control over money and will continue to do so. These governments has responded by lashing out in a form of crypto inquisition that parallels the American prohibition. We also learned that many bitcoin exchange executives were not allowed to leave China amidst the recent regulation rulings. Surprisingly, McAfee’s comments did not encourage fear, but inspired a strong sense of community among the crowd. He walked off the stage to a thunderous applause. Shape the Future also provided insights into an alternative view of Bitcoin not shaped by the mainstream r/bitcoin pages at Reddit. Both Jihan Wu and Roger Ver shared the view that the mainstream bitcoin media has been censoring any views that opposes that of bitcoin core and blockstream. Both speeches revolved around the strength of the larger block sizes in Bitcoin cash which makes it better for scaling...

An app that encourages teens to be nice to each other has been acquired by Facebook for an undisclosed fee. The app - called tbh, meaning "to be honest" - is just nine weeks old, but had already been downloaded five million times. The app's creators said  it will remain a standalone program but will now have more resources thanks to Facebook. "We were compelled by the ways they could help us realise tbh’s vision and bring it to more people," tbh said. According to start-up news site TechCrunch  , the deal was for "less than $100m", and tbh's four person team would become Facebook employees. One expert commented that Facebook keeps a close eye over new companies and is willing to pay a premium to buy them rather than risk them developing into a threat. "This is the latest example of Facebook snapping up a start-up that could potentially game-change the way people consume social media and erode its own user base," commented Prof Mark...

Working with WordPress is in many aspects a real pleasure. Many processes get automized, the WordPress dashboard helps you manage your time effectively and you can achieve nice things in a faster and better way. One of the things you might not want to show on your website, however, is the “powered by WordPress” text and link in the footer. In this post, we’ll show you how to get rid of that. There are two methods to help you with that; through the Theme Customizer or the WordPress Editor. Although the Theme Customizer is the easiest solution (you won’t have to deal with reading code), not all WordPress themes support it. Usually, the paid themes do provide the possibility to modify the text in your footer through the Theme Customizer, and the free themes stick with the Editor. Why You’d Want to Remove it There are a few fundamental reasons on why you’d like to remove the “Powered by WordPress” text in your footer. Let’s take a look at them: You Want to Replace it With Something Els...

It’s no secret that WordPress is popular.  28.6% of all websites  use WordPress, and WordPress holds a dominant 59.4% market share when it comes to content management systems.  But it’s not just tons of small websites using WordPress  – did you know that some of the biggest websites and brands in the world use WordPress, too? That’s what I’ll be digging into in this post! A look at some of the biggest websites using WordPress, backed up by Alexa traffic ranking and real data. The Biggest Websites Using WordPress in 2017 Note – for the purposes of this post, “biggest” is defined as “highest-trafficked”. Ok, you can find plenty of lists of big brands or  cool websites using WordPress . But, I wanted to be a little bit more objective when I built this list. So, here’s how I came up with these websites… First up – there’s a tool called  BuiltWith  that allows you to generate reports of websites built with a certain content management system. I used B...