They found a security vulnerability in the Elementor plugin. It’s patched in the newest version of the plugin, so if you use Elementor, please update to the latest version as soon as you can. (And if you happen to be nervous about updating stuff, this week’s article is perfectly timed.)

This article explains what WordPress frameworks are, and why I generally recommend against relying on them.

This Elementor review is not paid or commissioned by Elementor or any other company. This is my honest opinion as a professional WordPress developer, who builds and manages WordPress websites for a living.

At WordCamp US, it became clear that the Gutenberg editor is a tangible improvement to WordPress—and, more importantly, is really going to happen.

“Everyone’s a critic,” as the saying goes, and nowhere more so than around Gutenberg, the upcoming content editor overhaul slated for WordPress 5.0. Gutenberg has been the subject of soaring vision statements, angst-filled comments sections, and dozens (hundreds?) of cautiously-optimistic-to-mixed-to-confused-to-skeptical-to-concerned reviews.

Our article this week on Beaver Builder, WordPress, and hosted builders such as Squarespace has drawn a lot of discussion here and on AWP, for which we’re grateful.