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News & Articles

• WordCamp Asia 2023 (asia.wordcamp.org)
  WordCamp Asia is the first flagship WordCamp in Asia. So far, there have been three types of flagship WordCamps: US, Europe, and Centroamérica. WordCamp Asia 2023 is a 3-day event in February 2023.
• WordPress Is the Most Important Piece of Software in 2023 (and Beyond) (thewpminute.com)
  Name a bigger piece of open source software that has the presence of WordPress, with a more diverse set of users. From engineers, to mom-and-pop pizza shops, WordPress touches a lot of humans.
• Commercial and Community Categorization Is Live on WordPress.org Theme and Plugin Directories (wptavern.com)
  The new “Community” and “Commercial” designations were created to demystify the selection process and empower users to find plugins and themes that suit their needs. They were live on WordPress.org last week and plugin and theme authors were invited to opt into the categorization. The categories are visible in the sidebar of the listings.
• YoastCon 2023 (yoast.com)
  
• Grow Profits in 2023 (chrislema.com)
  
• WordPress 6.2 Planning Schedule Proposal (make.wordpress.org)
  
• WordPress Vulnerability Report – December 28, 2022 (ithemes.com)
  
• 40+ Companies use WordPress out of Inc. 5000 Top 100 (2022) (neliosoftware.com)
  
• The Staggering Cost of Cyberattacks: How Much Money do Businesses Actually Lose? (www.getastra.com)
  

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Plugin News

• Block Protocol Plugin (blockprotocol.org)
  The Þ WordPress plugin will be launched in February 2023 alongside version 0.3 of the Þ specification, the largest-ever update that builds on almost a year of community consultation and block development.
• PSA: YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards Premium Plugin Exploited in the Wild (www.wordfence.com)
  The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team has been tracking exploits targeting a Critical Severity Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards Premium, a plugin with over 50,000 installations according to the vendor.
• What’s New in Gutenberg 14.8? (make.wordpress.org)
  
• The Best WordPress Popup Plugins for 2022 (ithemes.com)
  

Tutorials

• Locale vs Language: What Is Locale and What It Means for Your Website? (translatepress.com)
  “Locale vs language” is one of the more interesting riddles of the website localization and internationalization space. Or is it just us pondering things like that? No matter; we're going to tell you all about it anyway!
• How to Implement WordPress Password Security Guidelines (wpmayor.com)
  Site security starts with your users. This post looks at how to implement the most effective WordPress password security guidelines!
• WordPress Salts – What They Are and How to Use Them (www.fixrunner.com)
  
• Eliminating Render-Blocking Resources to Speed Up WordPress (developer.wordpress.com)
  
• How to Integrate WooCommerce with Zapier (A Guide for Task Automation) (www.cloudways.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• Threat Modeling | Kitchen Sink WP (kitchensinkwp.com)
  
• 2022 Highlight Show | Press the Issue (masterwp.com)
  
• State of the Word Reflections | WP Briefing (wordpress.org)
  
• How to Build the Coaching Business that Lights You Up with Holly Chantal | LifterLMS (youtu.be)