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WordPress 7.0 on May 20 will be the 30th major release. The first one was Miles (1.0) in January 2004. Every major has been named after a jazz musician since. Built a hub of every release from 0.7 to 7.0 with what each one shipped: smartwp.com/wordpress-vers…

WP-CLI's most underrated command: wp shell. Drops you into an interactive PHP REPL with WordPress already loaded. Test get_post_meta() calls, query the database, debug a custom function, all without writing a throwaway file. In WP-CLI since 2014. Most devs don't know it exists.

Wordfence Login Security plugin shuts down in July. If you use it for 2FA, the recommended replacement is the official "Two Factor" plugin from the WP Plugin Team. Same feature set, actively maintained, free. Worth swapping before July rather than after.

The marquee feature for WordPress 7.0 just got pulled. Real-time collaboration, removed May 8 over surface area, race conditions, server load, memory, and fuzz-test bugs. 7.0 still ships May 20. RTC moves to a future release. smartwp.com/wordpress-7-0-…

Plugin security has been rough lately. Multiple WordPress plugins got pulled after backdoors were found. If you run WordPress sites: - Audit active plugins now - Drop anything from a publisher you don't recognize - Subscribe to a security feed (Wordfence, Patchstack)

5/ WP_POST_REVISIONS = 5 Caps revisions per post. Otherwise long-edited posts can bloat the database with hundreds of stored versions. Full reference + 12 more constants: smartwp.com/wp-config-php/

4/ WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE = 'staging' Tells WordPress (and plugins like Yoast and WooCommerce) this isn't prod. They behave accordingly.

5 underused wp-config.php constants most WordPress devs forget about:

WordPress 5.5 added native lazy loading. loading="lazy" gets added to every below-the-fold image automatically. No plugin needed. No Cloudflare class. No JavaScript executed. If you're still running a lazy-load plugin, you can probably uninstall it.

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70% of WordPress "Error establishing a database connection" errors are one typo in wp-config.php. The other 30% take 5 minutes too. Full guide + 4-line PHP script that pinpoints which credential is wrong: smartwp.com/wordpress-erro…

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We had a great interview with Ryan Robinson from Rightblogger. We discussed successful blogging strategies in 2024 and how WordPress is viewed in the professional world of online influencers. @TheRyanRobinson @right_blogger @KurtvonAhnen @MananaNoMass. | #wordpress. #gutenberg #webdesign

#WordPress 6.5 ships tomorrow! Here’s a sneak peek of what to expect...

Managing your entire website gets easier and more enjoyable with every #WordPress release. Take a look at what's coming in 2024. #StateOfTheWord

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