GeekWire

Using the Transients API to improve WordPress site performance

I first encountered the WordPress Transients API a couple of years back. I was reviewing the database tables on one of my blogs, and found that my wp_options table was full of hundreds of entries from ...
Neowin

WordPress leaves Twitter API due to the sudden price hike

After Microsoft, WordPress is the latest company to leave Twitter's API. This happened after Twitter suddenly suspended WordPress from accessing their API without any warning on April 3rd. WordPress ...
Bleeping Computer

WordPress Fixes Auto-Update and API Servers Security Flaws

The WordPress team has addressed a security flaw in the API servers responsible for the CMS' update mechanism, which if exploited, would have allowed an attacker to deploy backdoors and malware to 27% ...
VentureBeat

Medium opens up publishing API, adds WordPress plugin, and adds new content partners

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More SAN FRANCISCO — Publishing site Medium has unveiled a slew of updates ...
Searchenginejournal.com

WordPress Ninja Forms Vulnerability Exposes Over a Million Sites

Today it was disclosed that the popular WordPress contact form called Ninja Forms patched two vulnerabilities, affecting over 1 million WordPress installations. This represents another in a growing ...