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News & Articles

• The Month in WordPress – January 2024 (wordpress.org)
  January kicked off with big plans for the WordPress project in the year ahead. Work on the WordPress 6.5 release is underway, with Beta 1 scheduled for next week and early testing opportunities. Let’s catch up on all the exciting updates from the past month. In a recent episode of WP Briefing, WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy discusses some of the big-picture goals for WordPress this year.
• Blogger Vs WordPress Which One Is Best For Blogging In 2024 (www.vwthemes.com)
  If you’re looking to launch your own this year? You might be wondering which platform to use, Blogger vs WordPress. Blogger is an easy-to-use service for creating and publishing a blog right away. WordPress, on the other hand, is a comprehensive platform for building websites (we’re talking about self-hosted WordPress, not WordPress.com). Each has its pros and cons, so it’s important to know what they are before making a decision.
• Is Google Translate Good for Business Use? 4 Pros and 2 Cons (translatepress.com)
  If you’re like me, you’re probably quite familiar with using Google Translate for personal use. Google Translate makes it easy to translate websites, text, documents, and more, which is great for navigating a multilingual world. But what about using Google Translate for business? In this post, we’re going to dig into that question in detail, with a look at the pros and cons of using Google Translate for business and entrepreneurship.
• WordPress for Enterprise: Why Your Enterprise Business Needs WordPress in 2024 (www.krishaweb.com)
  
• Top 9 Engaging WordPress Communities to Join and Stay Up-to-Date (crocoblock.com)
  
• Ionos vs GoDaddy: Which Registrar Is Better for Your Domain? (domainwheel.com)
  
• Proposal: Implement a PHP Autoloader in WordPress Core (make.wordpress.org)
  
• WordPress Ends Support for PHP Versions Below 5.6 (wordathemes.com)
  

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Plugin News

• 5 Best WordPress Plugins for an Online Store (droitthemes.com)
  Developing an online store requires a website such as WordPress that can showcase your products more attractively. Various features are needed to pamper customers. So, business websites need a WordPress e-commerce plugin to fulfill their convenience when shopping through the website. However, to support online stores, here are the five best WordPress plugins that can make things easier for small business owners and satisfy customers.
• 5 Powerhouse Dynamic Content Plugins to Inject Dynamism into Your WordPress Website in 2024 (www.tychesoftwares.com)
  Are you struggling with high bounce rates? Or perhaps those unimpressive conversion numbers are keeping you up at night? These issues could potentially be pointing towards an outdated website that fails to deliver an engaging experience to users. Understandably, in today’s fast-paced, highly digitalized world, user expectations are higher than ever. Let’s dive right into this game-changing world of dynamic content plugins for WordPress that we’ve meticulously selected for 2024!
• Top 9 WordPress Donation Plugins for 2024: Boost Your Fundraising Efforts (motopress.com)
  
• Free WooCommerce Table Rate Shipping Plugins (www.navthemes.com)
  
• WordPress Vulnerability Threats and Scanners (crocoblock.com)
  
• Discussion: Translation Plugin on Learn (make.wordpress.org)
  

Theme News

• 9 Black and White WordPress Themes for Modern Sites (www.sktthemes.org)
  We call black and white WordPress themes based designs as monochromes and most of the designers do not use them together as a combination most of the times and use either black or white along with other colors. When the background is entirely white or black then colors also reflect more brighter and better and hence mostly for information websites we see the background tone as white with black fonts on top of it or vice versa so that the text is better readable.
• 7 Best Free WordPress Portfolio Themes for Your Personal Website (www.vwthemes.com)
  

Tutorials

• The Ultimate Guide to WordPress User Management (melapress.com)
  Managing WordPress users is an administrative task that is often overlooked, yet it remains one of the most important undertakings that can greatly improve WordPress management and security. Mismanaged users can introduce security risks and create headaches, especially as the website grows. Fortunately, coming up with a user management plan is easier than you might think. This article explores the different tools that you can use to improve your posture so that you can manage users with ease.
• 5 Ways to Increase Customer Retention in Your eCommerce Store (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  There are two defining factors for a successful online store. The first is how many sales you get and the second is how many of those customers you can retain. Increasing customer loyalty and retention is the smartest way to grow your store’s earnings. If you’re not figuring out how to increase customer retention, you’re missing out on a bounty. Simply put, it’s cheaper to retain customers than to reach new ones. The trust and brand knowledge are already there, so getting subsequent sales can be easier.
• How to Export Import WordPress Posts and Articles from Your Site to Others? (learnwoo.com)
  
• WordPress Security in 2024: The Essential Checklist for Zero Breaches (divitheme.net)
  
• How To Setup PayPal on WooCommerce – Complete Guide (www.fixrunner.com)
  
• How to Hide WordPress Login Page (2024) (gracethemes.com)
  

Podcasts and Videos

• Where Are They Now? | kitchensinkWP (kitchensinkwp.com)
  
• “$10 Will Buy You the World” | This Week in WordPress (wpbuilds.com)
  
• Special Guest Matt Mullenweg, Co-founder of WordPress & CEO of Automattic | WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & SaaS (www.wp-tonic.com)
  
• Calvin Correli the Founder & CEO of Simplero | The Membership Machine Show (www.wp-tonic.com)
  
• WP REST API and Postman – Using Application Passwords | Brian Coords (www.briancoords.com)
  
• Why Your Website Matters | WP Briefing (wordpress.org)