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XML-RPC is a core WordPress API that allows users to connect to their WordPress website using third-party apps, tools, and services. Unfortunately, in the past, hackers have found ways to exploit XML-RPC to gain access to WordPress websites. At WPBeginner, we’ve helped thousands of users… Read More »

WordPress 3.5 is less than a month away. This will be the second major release for 2012 (last one being WordPress 3.4 on June 13, 2012). Expected to be released on December 5th, 2012, WordPress 3.5 is already in the third beta release. This means… Read More »

Manually posting on social media can take up a lot of time and energy. That’s why we have been using social media automation tools across our business websites for a long time. Social media automation can save you a lot of time by handling repetitive… Read More »

Are you looking for a way to keep track of your post ideas in WordPress? Anyone who has blogged for a while will tell you that sometimes best ideas occur when you are doing something totally irrelevant. You may forget those ideas by the time… Read More »

As many of you know, this past week Syed Balkhi attended WordCamp Raleigh 2012. During the event, one of his tweets sparked quite a debate. In this article, our founder Syed Balkhi will debate whether WordPress Custom Post Types belong in functions.php file or in… Read More »

There’s nothing more frustrating than a slow-loading website, especially when you’re not sure what’s causing the problem. It can feel like you’re just guessing at fixes, hoping something will work. That’s where a powerful tool like GTmetrix comes in handy. Having analyzed thousands of WordPress… Read More »

Do you want to embed Instagram feeds in WordPress? Showing Instagram photos and videos on your website helps keep your content fresh, increases user engagement, and builds trust. It’s also a great way to promote your Instagram account and get more followers. In this article,… Read More »

The white screen of death can be a website owner’s worst nightmare. This frustrating WordPress error leaves you staring at a blank page, offering no clues about what went wrong. To make matters worse, this common WordPress error can sometimes affect specific parts of your… Read More »

Earlier this month, we wrote an article on our vision for a better and more engaging WordPress plugin directory. This weekend, we are at Tybee Island, GA for the first ever annual WordPress Community Summit organized by the WordPress foundation. Otto (@otto42) finally unveiled the… Read More »

One of the issues we started noticing on our site was a group of spammers were commenting using our registered user’s username and email. It’s fairly easy to find both specially if a person has exchanged emails with you. This allowed a random user to… Read More »