Why the new WooCommerce update schedule matters for BFCM
I remember getting a panicked call from a client a few years back. It was the week before Thanksgiving. Their site was locked up. A…
Category: Core Updates
That Time a WooCommerce Race Condition Deleted Live Orders
I got a call from a client running a high-traffic shop. The panic in his voice was obvious. A customer had just emailed him, irate….
Is the Jetpack mobile app finally a serious tool?
A client asked why every WordPress mobile app feels like a toy. The latest Jetpack app changes that, with a proper stats screen and on-device AI for excerpts and tags that keeps content on your phone.
What’s new for developers in WooCommerce 10.3
A developer’s rundown of WooCommerce 10.3: COGS in core, address autocomplete at checkout, the PayPal Orders v2 upgrade, and the wc_format_decimal change plugin authors need to handle.
WordPress October updates that stop editors breaking layouts
A client’s editors kept breaking custom page layouts. October’s Gutenberg releases fix that with content-only editing for patterns, plus the Terms Query block and Block Bindings improvements.
WordPress 6.8.2 and the end of 4.x security updates
WordPress 6.8.2 landed with 20 Core and 15 Block Editor fixes, and it confirmed that security updates for the 4.1 through 4.6 branches have stopped. If your site is on an old 4.x version, here is why you need an upgrade plan now.
Old WordPress sites just got a security certificate update
A round of WordPress maintenance releases backported updated root certificates to version 4.7, so older sites can keep making secure API calls to payment gateways, email services, and update servers.