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Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Anne Bovelett on How Web Accessibility Boosts Traffic, SEO, and Revenue (bov+)262
podcasts, interviews, accessibility, traffic, seo, economics
Someone Bought 30 WordPress Plugins and Planted a Backdoor in All of Them261
plugins, security
EmDash Feedback (pho)260
cloudflare, content-management, comparisons
Introducing EmDash—the Spiritual Successor to WordPress That Solves Plugin Security (tk+)259
introductions, tooling, content-management, cloudflare
WordPress 7.0 Beta 1 (wor)258
release-notes
What It Really Costs to Run a WordPress Website in 2026257
economics
How to Build a WordPress Block Theme256
how-tos, theming
CMS (htt)255
web-almanac, studies, research, metrics, content-management, tooling, user-experience, performance, web-vitals, lighthouse, apis
Improving Cumulative Layout Shift in WordPress254
web-vitals, performance, optimization, cheat-sheets
Saumya Majumder on How Cloudflare Outages Impact the Web and WordPress Performance Solutions (nat)253
podcasts, interviews, cloudflare, performance
How to Easily Create Modern, CSS-First Forms in WordPress (zor/css)252
how-tos, videos, css, forms
Weston Ruter on Unlocking WordPress Performance (wes+)251
podcasts, interviews, performance, link-lists
Why WordPress Themes Require Underlines on Links (joe)250
theming, links, accessibility
June Liu and David Denedo on Making the Web Accessible: The Mission Behind WP Accessibility Day (nat+)249
podcasts, interviewing, awareness-days, accessibility
Dave Winer on Decentralisation, WordPress, and Open Publishing (dav+)248
podcasts, interviews, open-web, rss, apis
Michelle Frechette and Jonathan Desrosiers on the Story of .com and .org (mic+)247
podcasts, interviews, domains, history
Instant Back/Forward Navigations in WordPress (wes)246
plugins, bfcache, performance
Charlotte Bax on Reducing Your Website’s Carbon Footprint (dig+)245
podcasts, interviews, sustainability
The Slow Implosion of WordPress: 2025 and the CMS That’s Losing Its Soul (web)244
Why Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Went to War Over WordPress (pho+/ver)243
interviews, automattic, wp-engine
Joe Dolson and Jonathan Desrosiers on WordPress Accessibility: Core Commitment or Canonical Plugin (joe+)242
podcasts, interviews, accessibility
Felix Arntz on How Speculative Loading Is Speeding Up Your WordPress Website (fel+)241
podcasts, interviews, performance, speculation
Why WordPress Scalability Starts With Smart Site Structure From Day One240
scalability, performance, hosting
WordPress Needs Documentation About Accessibility, Help Me Work on It (ria)239
accessibility, documentation
Wes Tatters on the Evolution of Internet Communities and WordPress Open Source (nat)238
podcasts, interviews, community, foss
Aaron D. Campbell [on] Why Open Standards and WordPress Matter (aar+)237
podcasts, interviews, standards
How to Begin a WordPress Blog: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners236
guides, blogging
Milana Cap on the Interactivity and HTML APIs, and Their Enormous Potential (mil+)235
podcasts, interviews, apis, html, dom
Just Say the Word—Try Our New AI Website Builder for Free (nee/wor)234
ai, tooling
Jo Minney on Website Usability Testing for WordPress Projects (jom+)233
podcasts, interviews, usability, testing
Twenty Twenty-Five Theme: The Ultimate Guide (abr)232
guides, themes
How to Prevent WordPress SQL Injection Attacks (sma)231
how-tos, sql, databases, security
The Case For Minimal WordPress Setups: A Contrarian View On Theme Frameworks (sma)230
theming, tooling, minimalism
How I Created a Popular WordPress Theme and Coined the Term “Hero Section” (Without Realizing It) (sma)229
themes, terminology, history
How I Migrated From WordPress to Astro (its)228
migrating, astro
The State of PHP 2024 [Results] (jet)227
surveys, metrics, php, laravel, symfony, phpstorm, jetbrains, vs-code, microsoft, sublime-text, code-editors
WordPress Is in Trouble (gav)226
automattic, wp-engine, community
Matt Mullenweg, WordPress, and the Battle for Control of the Internet (web)225
automattic, wp-engine, web
Recap of the State of the Word 2024224
WordPress Parent Company Must Stop Blocking WP Engine, Judge Rules (ver)223
automattic, wp-engine, legal
DreamHost Removed From WordPress.org’s Recommended Hosting Page222
hosting
WP Engine Updates Its Original Legal Complaint Against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg221
wp-engine, automattic, legal
WP Engine Files Injunction, Hearing Set for November 26, 2024220
wp-engine, legal
Did Automattic Commit Open Source Theft? (ger)219
automattic, wp-engine, foss, legal
Liberate Your Daily Statistics From Jetpack (ede)218
plugins
Rubicon (mor)217
foss, wp-engine
Top 11 WordPress Themes for Web Designers in 2024 (web)216
themes, link-lists
Deno 2.0, Web Components on the Server, and WordPress Drama (fro)215
podcasts, deno, web-components, wp-engine
Matt Mullenweg Announces Temporary Lifting of WP Engine Ban214
wp-engine
Catching Up on the WordPress WP Engine Sitch (geo/css)213
wp-engine
My Thoughts on the WordPress Drama (kev)212
automattic, wp-engine
Automattic Sends WP Engine Its Own Cease-and-Desist Over WordPress Trademark Infringement (tec)211
automattic, wp-engine, legal
WP Engine Is Not WordPress (pho/wor)210
wp-engine
Automattic Launches Ambitious Tumblr Migration to WordPress209
automattic, migrating
Shipping Tumblr and WordPress208
migrating
Core Concepts to Understand in WordPress Theme Development (kin)207
theming
How to Create a Shortcode in WordPress (in 7 Steps)206
how-tos
Named Alternates for WordPress (ede)205
html
How to Add and Update Social Image Previews in WordPress204
social-media, plugins, testing
Rian Rietveld on Understanding the European Accessibility Act and Its Impact on Websites (nat+)203
podcasts, interviews, accessibility, legal, eaa
Backdoor Slipped Into Multiple WordPress Plugins in Ongoing Supply-Chain Attack (dan/ars)202
plugins, security
Writing a WordPress Theme in Less Than 4 KB201
theming, minimalism, performance
WP21 (pho)200
CSS Specificity for WordPress 6.6 (wor)199
discussions, css, selectors, cascade
WordPress Ping List for Faster Post Indexing198
crawling, seo
Modern WordPress—Yikes! (dbu)197
themes
How to Create Content in WordPress With AI196
how-tos, content, ai
Comparing Full Stack and Headless CMS Platforms195
comparisons, content-management, drupal, ghost
How to Work With GraphQL in WordPress in 2024 (sma)194
how-tos, graphql
WordPress 6.5 “Regina” (pho/wor)193
release-notes
Tumblr and WordPress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools (404)192
ai
How to Boost WordPress Security and Protect Your SEO Ranking191
how-tos, security, seo
How to Set a Default Post Author in WordPress190
how-tos
The WordPress Showcase and Accessibility (joe)189
accessibility
The Top WordPress Plugins Are… a Little Sad? (chr)188
plugins
Forget Twitter: WordPress.com Blogs Can Now Connect to Mastodon (pcm)187
social-media, twitter+x, mastodon
The Problem With WordPress Is Positioning, Not Plugins (geo/sma)186
Exploring Enhanced Patterns in WordPress 6.3 (sma)185
How to Use the New “<search>” Element With WordPress (ede)184
how-tos, html
Introducing the 100-Year Plan: Secure Your Online Legacy for a Century (pho/wor)183
introductions, domains, outlooks
Blog SEO: 8 Tips to Optimize Your Posts (wpr)182
blogging, seo, tips-and-tricks
WordPress 6.3 to Introduce a Development Mode (sar)181
What Is Open Graph? How to Use It for Your WordPress Website?180
how-tos, open-graph, html, social-media
How to Add Custom Meta Boxes in WordPress Without a Plugin179
how-tos, customization
WordPress Turns 20 (sar)178
How to Fix: Child Stylesheet Loading Twice (WordPress) (sta)177
how-tos, php
2023 Web Framework Performance Report (ast)176
frameworks, performance, astro, sveltekit, gatsby, remix, nextjs, nuxt, comparisons
Managing Fonts in WordPress Block Themes (css)175
fonts, theming
WordPress Version Control: A Comprehensive Guide174
guides, version-control, tooling
WordPress.com Introduces Browse Mode, Style Book, and Push to Global Styles Features (sar)173
11 Excellent WordPress Themes for 2023172
themes, link-lists
Styling Buttons in WordPress Block Themes (css)171
theming, buttons, css
Why We Hang Onto WordPress Nostalgia170
Integrate Svelte Into PHP CMS: TYPO3 and WordPress (man)169
typo3, svelte, php, content-management
Remove the Generator Tag From a WordPress Website168
themes, plugins, metadata
WordPress Versions 3.7–4.0 No Longer Get Security Updates (sar)167
security
Get Verified on Mastodon With WordPress (osd)166
mastodon
Managing CSS Styles in a WordPress Block Theme (css)165
css, maintenance, theming
2022 Web Almanac Report Finds WordPress Adoption Is Growing, Adds New Page Builder Data (sar)164
studies, research, web-almanac, content-management
WordPress.org Plugin Developers Demand Transparency Regarding the Removal of Active Install Growth Data (sar)163
plugins, metrics
Getting Started With WordPress Block Development (css)162
introductions
What Is a Webmention and How Do I Use It in WordPress?161
webmentions
Faster WordPress Rendering With 3 Lines of Configuration (sto)160
performance, css, http, configuration
5 Things I’d Want to See Improved in WordPress Core159
The Modern Way to Create and Host a WordPress Site (sma)158
content-management, hosting
WP Accessibility Day157
websites, awareness-days, accessibility
Using Git to Version Control the Entire “wp-content” Directory (phi)156
themes, plugins, version-control, git
Improving WordPress Performance: An Open Letter (erw)155
open-letters, performance, css, javascript
Building Gatsby Themes for WordPress-Powered Websites (sma)154
gatsby, theming
Engineer to Engineer: Art Is in the Code (wom)153
interviews, career
How to Redirect URLs on WordPress (sem)152
how-tos, urls, redirecting, apache
Simpler Block Spacing in WordPress With “:is()” and “:where()” (mic)151
css, selectors
Creating a WordPress Child Theme: Is It Really Necessary in 2021?150
themes
How to Migrate From WordPress to a Headless CMS (daw/sma)149
how-tos, migrating, headless, content-management
How to Redirect HTTP to HTTPS (sem)148
how-tos, redirecting, http, tls, nginx, iis, microsoft, apache, servers, seo
Making GraphQL Work in WordPress (sma)147
graphql
How to Use WordPress as a Headless CMS for Eleventy (cra)146
how-tos, eleventy, content-management, headless
WordPress Cookies (wpe)145
cookies
How the Web Is Really Built (lea/css)144
tech-stacks, jquery
A GitHub Action for Automated Deployment to WP Engine (clo)143
github, deploying, automation, wp-engine
My WordPress Comments Wishlist (chr/css)142
blogging, wish-lists
WordPress and Jamstack (chr/css)141
jamstack, netlify
Webflow vs. WordPress: A Head-to-Head Comparison140
webflow, content-management, hosting, comparisons
Creating a Gatsby Site With WordPress Data (css)139
gatsby
My Long Journey to a Decoupled WordPress Gatsby Site (css)138
gatsby
Why I Don’t Use a Static Site Generator (kev)137
site-generators
How to Create a Headless WordPress Site on the Jamstack (sar+/sma)136
how-tos, headless, jamstack
15 Top WordPress Themes to Use in 2020135
themes, link-lists
How the Success of WordPress Is Due to Its Plugin Ecosystem134
plugins
Should You Add WordPress Maintenance to Your Service Offering? (sma)133
maintenance, business-relations, economics
How to Change Your Favicon in Wordpress: A Step-by-Step Guide (yoa)132
guides, favicons, images
The (Upcoming) WordPress Renaissance (sma)131
Bringing CSS Grid to WordPress Layouts (and+/css)130
css, grids, layout
Image Optimization in WordPress (sma)129
images, performance, optimization
Switching From WordPress to Hugo (chr/sma)128
migrating, hugo
WordPress → Hugo (mro)127
hugo, migrating
What’s Next for Web Development? (jch)126
php, javascript
Improving WordPress Code With Modern PHP (sma)125
php, optimization
Gulp for WordPress: Initial Setup (ali/css)124
gulp, theming
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Automatically Inlined Code (sma)123
css, javascript, php
Headless WordPress: The Ups and Downs of Creating a Decoupled WordPress (sma)122
headless
Using WordPress as a Headless CMS121
headless, content-management
Building a Non-Blog Site With WordPress120
Develop WordPress Themes Faster With Gulp (cra)119
theming, gulp
A Guide to Caching in WordPress118
guides, performance, caching, plugins
The Beginner’s Guide to WordPress SEO117
guides, seo
The Complete Anatomy of the Gutenberg WordPress Editor (sma)116
WordPress Notifications Made Easy (sma)115
plugins, notifications
Delivering WordPress in 7 KB (css)114
themes, performance
WordPress Security as a Process (sma)113
security, processes
The Four Big Ways Jetpack Helps With Image Performance (css)112
plugins, images, performance
The History of WordPress111
history
WordPress Comment Spam (chr/css)110
blogging, spam, plugins
How to Internationalize Your WordPress Website (sma)109
how-tos, internationalization, localization
Content Security Policy: The Easy Way to Prevent Mixed Content (css)108
csp, examples
Gutenberg (chr/css)107
We Tested 3 WordPress Minify Plugins: Our Results (mac/the)106
plugins, tooling, minification, html, css, javascript
Debunking 3 Common WordPress Myths105
myths, content-management
How to Use AMP With WordPress104
how-tos, amp, google
The Beginner’s Guide to Website Staging103
guides, environments, testing
7 Setup Tips for WordPress Beginners102
tips-and-tricks
Internationalization for Your WordPress Theme101
theming, internationalization
How to Create Custom WordPress Shortcodes for Your Editors (cra)100
how-tos, php
How to Secure WordPress With SSL99
how-tos, security, ssl
Quick Tip: How to Automate Social Media Posting With Jetpack98
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, social-media, automation, plugins
Jekyll for WordPress Developers (sma)97
jekyll, site-generators
WordPress Version Control With Git (jef)96
version-control, git
Why Staging Environments Are Critical for WordPress Sites (jef)95
environments, hosting, processes
An Introduction to WordPress Permalinks94
introductions, links, urls
9 WordPress Plugins to Help Get More Social Shares93
plugins, social-media, link-lists
How to Use AJAX in WordPress—a Real World Example92
how-tos, ajax
4 Ways to Future Proof Your WordPress Site91
hosting, maintenance
WordPress SVG Support: How to Enable SVGs in WordPress90
how-tos, svg, images
WordPress Theme Automation With Gulp89
theming, automation, gulp
How to Migrate a WordPress Site to a New Domain and Hosting88
how-tos, migrating, hosting, domains
Useful WordPress Tools, Themes, and Plugins (vit/sma)87
tooling, themes, plugins, link-lists
Google’s Mobilegeddon Aftermath: Eight Months Into a Better Mobile Web (sma)86
mobile, google, seo
Coding mod_rewrite and WordPress Permalinks (tel)85
servers, apache, urls
Scheduled Backups for WordPress for Free in 5 Minutes84
tips-and-tricks
9 of the Most Popular Free WordPress Themes83
themes, link-lists
Working With Databases in WordPress82
databases, php
The Most Popular WordPress Landing Page Plugins81
plugins, landing-pages
Object Orientated Development With WordPress80
oop, php
Mastering Image Optimization in WordPress79
images, optimization, performance
More Tips to Further Secure WordPress (eli)78
security, tips-and-tricks, plugins
13 of the Best WordPress Magazine Themes77
themes, link-lists
Sanitizing, Escaping, and Validating Data in WordPress76
sanitization, escaping, validation, examples
The Developer’s Guide to Feeds in WordPress75
guides, syndication, rss, atom
WordPress Front End Security: CSRF and Nonces (css)74
security, csrf
Introduction to WordPress Front End Security: Escaping the Things (css)73
introductions, security, escaping
Moving to HTTPS on WordPress (chr/css)72
http, security
Designing WordPress Themes for Printing71
design, theming, print
Back to Basics With WordPress CSS: Understanding the Native Classes (css)70
fundamentals, css
Automate WordPress With IFTTT69
automation, tooling
WordPress Landing Page Creation Made Easy68
landing-pages
Sass for WordPress Developers67
sass
What’s New in Wordpress 4.066
Customizing WordPress Archives for Categories, Tags, and Other Taxonomies (jos/sma)65
information-architecture
A Quick Tour of WordPress 4.0 (sma)64
The WordPress Database Demystified63
databases, mysql
WordPress I18N and Localization62
localization, internationalization
WordPress Theme Development: Getting Started With Underscores (“_s”)61
introductions, theming, tooling
Optimizing WordPress Performance With P360
performance, optimization, plugins
Speed Up Your WordPress Site59
performance, tooling
How to Speed Up WordPress (sma)58
how-tos, performance
WordPress Permissions—How to Set Up Proper Filesystems and Ownerships (sma)57
how-tos, permissions
The History of WordPress56
history
Dealing With Content Images in Email (chr/css)55
email, images, html, responsive-design
WordPress Performance Improvements That Can Go Wrong (sma)54
performance, plugins
WordPress as a Framework53
So You Think You Know How to Write a WordPress Theme?52
theming
Is Ghost Really a WordPress Killer?51
content-management, ghost
Migrating From Movable Type to WordPress (ada)50
migrating, movable-type
WordPress Developer Tools49
tooling, link-lists
WordPress Fragment Caching Revisited (css)48
caching, performance, php
Columnize WordPress Tags (geo)47
css
Happy 10th Birthday WordPress (cra)46
anniversaries
Tips and Tricks for Testing WordPress Themes (sma)45
theming, testing, tips-and-tricks
Migrating a Website to WordPress Is Easier Than You Think (sma)44
content-management, migrating
How to Contribute to WordPress (sma)43
how-tos, community
WordPress Security Tips42
security, tips-and-tricks
How to Improve the Deployment of WordPress Websites (sma)41
deploying, optimization, how-tos
WordPress Migration: How to Move a Site Without Hassle (sma)40
migrating, how-tos
Do Not Change the Default Timezone From UTC in WordPress (wes)39
time
How to Become a Top WordPress Professional (sma)38
how-tos, career
The Complete Guide to WordPress Custom Post Types (sma)37
guides, php
WordPress as an App Platform36
WordPress vs. Joomla: Search Engine Optimization35
seo, joomla, comparisons
25 Bestselling Premium WordPress Themes in 201234
themes, trends, link-lists
WordPress Shortcodes: A Complete Guide (sma)33
guides
Writing Unit Tests for WordPress Plugins (sma)32
plugins, testing, php, javascript
Inside WordPress Actions and Filters (sma)31
Internationalizing and Localizing Your WordPress Theme in 6 Steps (sma)30
theming, localization, internationalization
10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Theme (sma)29
theming, php, optimization, tips-and-tricks
How to Use Firebug to Modify Your WordPress Site’s CSS28
videos, how-tos, firebug, css
How to Secure Your WordPress Website (sma)27
how-tos, security, link-lists
The Developer’s Guide to Conflict-Free JavaScript and CSS in WordPress (pet/sma)26
guides, javascript, css
WordPress Essentials: How to Create a WordPress Plugin (sma)25
fundamentals, how-tos, plugins
How to Develop WordPress Locally With MAMP (sma)24
how-tos
How to Change Image Attributes in WordPress Posts (cra)23
how-tos
Better Image Management With WordPress (sma)22
images, maintenance, php
10 Things Every WordPress Plugin Developer Should Know (sma)21
plugins, php
Why Use Classes or IDs on the HTML Element? (chr/css)20
html, attributes, css, selectors, modernizr
10 Useful WordPress Security Tweaks (sma)19
security
WordPress 3.0 Ups the Game18
jQuery, WordPress, and Your functions.php (the)17
jquery, php
JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts (lyz/clo)16
php, javascript, compression, gzip, performance
Custom Fields Hacks for WordPress (sma)15
php
Build Your Own WordPress Themes the Easy Way14
theming
More Than 10 “Must Have” WordPress Plugins13
plugins, link-lists
How to Highlight the Current Page in WordPress12
how-tos
Joomla and WordPress: Highly Recommended Content Management Systems11
content-management, tooling, link-lists, joomla
10 Weblog Engines Reviewed (sma)10
blogging, content-management, tooling, link-lists, comparisons, movable-type, drupal, joomla
Akismet Plugins Archive (j9t)9
plugins
My 5 Favorite WordPress CSS Tricks (chr/css)8
html, headings, css, tips-and-tricks
Akismet: Presumed Guilty (bur)7
spam
The Simplest, Most Effective SEO Move You Can Make6
html, seo
WordPress AJAX Comments5
ajax, blogging
HTML, CSS, PHP, and More Cheat Sheets4
cheat-sheets, link-lists, html, xhtml, css, php, databases, encoding, seo, servers, tooling
WordPress Plugin Detector3
tools, analysis
WordPress Theme Detector2
tools, analysis, themes
WordPress Child Theme Generator1
tools, exploration, code-generation, themes