دلایل زیادی وجود دارد که ممکن است بخواهید یک وب سایت اختصاصی برای ویدیوهای خود ایجاد کنید. شاید شما در حال فروش دوره ای هستید که می خواهید آن را پشت یک دیوار پرداخت قرار دهید. شاید یک مجموعه ویدیویی یا پادکست ایجاد کرده باشید که به خانه مارک خود نیاز دارد. یا شاید شما فقط می خواهید یک محیط همه جانبه برای کاربران ایجاد کنید تا محتوای ویدیوی شما را بدون حواس پرتی معمولی YouTube مصرف کنند.

هدف شما هرچه که باشد، می توانید دو رویکرد را برای رسیدن به آن در پیش بگیرید. شما یا از صفحاتی که به طور خودکار از یک سرویس میزبانی ویدیو یا پلتفرم آموزش الکترونیکی تولید می شوند استفاده می کنید، یا یک وب سایت اختصاصی می سازید و سپس ویدیوهای خود را در آن جاسازی می کنید.

استفاده از سرویس میزبانی ویدیو یا پلت فرم آموزش الکترونیکی

اگر نمی خواهید زحمت نگهداری وب سایت را نداشته باشید، این راه حل است. با استفاده از سرویس میزبانی ویدیو یا پلت فرم آموزش الکترونیکی، می توانید به راحتی ویدیوهای خود را ذخیره کنید. اگر می‌خواهید گزینه‌های درآمدزایی خارج از جعبه برای یک دوره ویدیویی را داشته باشید، این خدمات نیز مفید هستند.

ویترین ها و مجموعه های Vimeo

Vimeo دو راه برای ایجاد یک وب سایت ویدیویی سریع ارائه می دهد:

1. ویترین ها به شما این امکان را می دهد که یک لیست پخش بلند را جمع آوری کنید، که برای یک سریال کوتاه ایده آل است. بعلاوه، می‌توانید یک صفحه وب زیبا به همراه آن ایجاد کنید.
2. مجموعه ها برای پشتیبانی از Vimeo OTT طراحی شده اند. این یک سرویس اشتراک برای کسانی است که به دنبال کسب درآمد از یک کتابخانه ویدیویی به روشی ساده هستند. قیمت آن 1 دلار برای هر مشترک در ماه است.

ویدیوی جوانه زدن

ویدیوی جوانه زدن یک CMS سبک را ارائه می دهد که می تواند برای ایجاد یک وب سایت ویدیویی با چندین صفحه استفاده شود – و در سراسر سایت در دامنه سفارشی مورد نظر شما اعمال شود. اگر می خواهید یک راه حل ساده برای پلاگین و بازی داشته باشید و یک کتابخانه نسبتاً بزرگ از محتوای ویدیویی دارید که می خواهید بر اساس موضوع دسته بندی کنید، این یک انتخاب عالی است.

اگر مهارت‌های CSS و HTML دارید، می‌توانید CMS ویدیوی Sprout را تا حدودی سفارشی کنید. با این حال، در آن مرحله ممکن است بهتر باشد یک راه حل سفارشی با وردپرس بسازید.

کانال های Wistia

کانال های Wistia اگر محتوای ویدیویی سریالی دارید که به طور منظم منتشر می کنید، مانند یک پادکست، یک راه حل عالی است. Channels به شما امکان می دهد صدا و ویدیو را ترکیب کنید و یک صفحه فرود مارک دار ایجاد کنید که کمی شبیه به یک سرویس پخش ویدیو است. به علاوه، شامل صفحات منحصر به فرد برای هر ویدیو می شود.

می‌توانید کانال‌های Wistia را روی یک URL زیردامنه استاندارد حساب Wistia اجرا کنید. اما اگر از یک کد جاسازی ساده جاوا اسکریپت استفاده می‌کنید، می‌توانید آن را در هر صفحه‌ای در یک وب‌سایت موجود جاسازی کنید – در نتیجه گزینه‌های سرویس میزبانی ویدیو در مقابل وب‌سایت شخصی خود را محدود می‌کنید.

گذشته از همه اینها

برای دوره‌های ویدیویی و دوره‌هایی که شامل ویدیوها در کنار محتوای نوشتاری هستند، گذشته از همه اینها یک راه حل عالی است این به شما امکان می دهد یک وب سایت ویدیویی سریع بسازید که بتوانید به راحتی از آن درآمد کسب کنید. کجابی دارای یک سیستم مدیریت محتوا WYSIWYG بسیار ساده است که برای استفاده از آن نیازی به هیچ مهارت توسعه وب نیست. به علاوه، می توان آن را با یک وب سایت موجود ادغام کرد.

ایجاد یک وب سایت ویدیویی

اگر می‌خواهید کاری سفارشی‌تر انجام دهید، یا ویدیوهای خود را به عنوان بخشی از یک تجربه وب بزرگ‌تر ادغام کنید، می‌توانید قبل از جاسازی ویدیوهای خود یک وب‌سایت با CMS سنتی‌تر ایجاد کنید. مزیت این کار نه تنها در ساختن چیزی دقیقاً مطابق با مشخصات طراحی و ساختار شما نیست، بلکه در داشتن یک ویژگی وب که می‌تواند ترافیک را از جستجوی ارگانیک و منابع ویدیویی ارگانیک هدایت کند.

وردپرس فناوری پایه ایده آل است

در اکثریت قریب به اتفاق موارد، بهترین CMS برای ایجاد یک نمونه کار ویدئویی، سری یا وب سایت دوره خواهد بود وردپرس. وردپرس با هزاران پلاگین گالری ویدیو و ادغام با تمام پلتفرم های میزبانی ویدیوی اصلی، همه گزینه های مورد نیاز برای یک وب سایت ویدیویی سفارشی را در اختیار شما قرار می دهد. به علاوه، بسیار ساده است و به دانش فنی کمی نیاز دارد. شما می‌توانید به سادگی ویدیوها را از تقریباً هر پلتفرمی در هر صفحه‌ای که با ویرایشگر گوتنبرگ ایجاد کرده‌اید قرار دهید. معنی: ویدیو می‌تواند بخشی از بافت سایت وردپرس شما خارج از جعبه باشد.

و اگر از وردپرس استفاده می کنید، می توانید از افزونه Yoast Video SEO نیز استفاده کنید! پلاگین سئو ویدیو تضمین می کند که ویدیوهای شما در گوگل ایندکس می شوند، بنابراین می توانید ترافیک بیشتری را از طریق جستجوی ویدیو به وب سایت خود هدایت کنید.

گزینه هایی برای یکپارچه سازی فیلم ها در وردپرس

اگر می خواهید ویدیوهای خود را با جزئیات بیشتری در انواع صفحه انتخابی خود ادغام کنید، گزینه های بسیار خوبی در آنجا وجود دارد.

فرا گرفتنDخاکستر

LearnDash یک پلاگین عالی برای اجرای ویدئویی از نوع دوره است. این به شما امکان می دهد ویدیوها را از هر منبعی مانند YouTube یا Wistia اضافه کنید، سپس محرک های پخش کاربر را برای پیشرفت دوره ایجاد کنید.

کانال های Wistia

همانند راه حل مستقل، کانال های Wistia به عنوان راهی برای ایجاد یک گالری ویدیو در هر صفحه یا نوع صفحه دیگری بسیار خوب عمل می کند. URL های منحصر به فردی را برای هر ویدیوی داخل گالری ایجاد می کند. این URL ها توسط گوگل ایندکس می شوند که برای سئوی شما عالی است.

گالری ویدیوی همه در یک

این افزونه کمی شبیه یک CMS کوچک در یک CMS است. این به شما امکان می دهد تا یک تجربه گالری ویدیویی نسبتاً غنی را در یک وب سایت وردپرس بسازید و ویدیوها را از YouTube و جاهای دیگر بیاورید. گالری ویدیوی همه در یک اگر می خواهید یک کاتالوگ ساده و سنتی از ویدیوهای خود در یک صفحه داشته باشید، راه حل معقولی است.

در نتیجه: ساختن یک وب سایت ویدیویی نسبتاً ساده است و نباید ترسناک باشد. هر نیازی که داشته باشید، گزینه های عالی وجود دارد.

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Let’s end the summer with a bang and meet at WordCamp US. This flagship WordCamp for the North American region will take place in National Harbor, Maryland, from the 24th to the 26th of August.

WordCamp is an offline conference with various WordPress-related activities like presentations, workshops, and contributing sessions welcoming all expertise levels.

On top of that, there are networking events where WordPress contributors and enthusiasts can connect and exchange knowledge.

This is the second year Hostinger is Sponsoring WordCamp USand this time we support the event as a Super Admin.

We continue our stride in actively participating in WordCamps because many of our clients are WordPress users.

“We’re excited to meet and connect with our clients in person. WordCamp is a perfect opportunity to hear their feedback directly, so we can continue to deliver the best managed WordPress hosting experience,” says Domantas Gudeliauskas, WordPress Marketing Manager at Hostinger.

We believe that only by immersing ourselves in the vibrant WordPress community that we can gain invaluable insights into our customers’ needs and pain points. Also, WordCamps offer a unique opportunity to engage with industry experts, developers, and tech enthusiasts in general, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.

“By being present at WordCamps, we not only contribute to the growth of our own company, but also push the web hosting industry towards improvement and innovation,” Marco Chiesiour Head of WordPress, explains.

“Our ultimate goal is to democratize hosting and empower individuals and businesses of all sizes to thrive online. By actively participating in these events, we align ourselves with the community’s values ​​and aspirations – working together to make the web more accessible, secure, and inclusive for everyone,” he continued.

Where You Can Find Us

So you’re attending WordCamp US 2023? Don’t hesitate to come to our booth and chat about WordPress and beyond. If you’re curious about our super-handy WordPress AI Assistant or intuitive control panel, you’re very welcome to try them here as well.

We’ll be located right next to WP Rocket and Nexcess in the sponsors’ booth area. Also, we will bring some of our eco-friendly merch, so don’t hesitate to stop by and collect them!

Our contribution to WordPress

Sponsoring is not our only contribution to WordCamps and WordPress in general – we are also active in the Make WordPress project.

We have some sponsored contributors involved in the Five for the Future initiative. A few of our team members will also attend the WordPress Community Summitwhich will occur just a couple of days before WordCamp US.

The Community Summit is an in-person gathering of the open-source WordPress project. There, participants will have focused time for cross-project discussion, aiming to advance the project.

Also, we have one of our crew volunteering in WordCamp US. Emma Young, our Head of Content, will volunteer as an MC. This will be Emma’s third time volunteering in flagship WordCamps – the previous ones were WordCamp Asia 2023 and Europe 2023.

As we are actively involved in the WordPress community, WordCamps won’t feel complete without joining Contributor’s Day. This is the time when contributors from all over the world sit and work together, offline, on the WordPress project. Think of it like a mix of a hackathon and a networking event.

“My first ever was full-on, and I was able to accomplish a lot. The more recent was more onboarding others and making it easier for them,” says Emma, ​​reminiscing her recent Contributor Day experiences.

“This time around, I’ve signed up for a few teams – I hope to help with not only onboarding on Docs but I would love to talk with other teams and see how we can all help each other.”

Leonardus Nugrahaour WordPress Content Specialist, and 6.3 Release Lead for Docs, also looks forward to bringing impactful contributions to this open-source community.

“I think I will mostly work on Documentation – the team with which I have been involved for over a year. But most importantly, I’m really looking forward to meeting fellow WordPress enthusiasts, talking about recent developments in the ecosystem, and discussing how we, as WordPressers, should respond to the ever-increasing presence of AI.”

When it comes to brainstorming during WordCamps, the sky is the limit – so off we go!

A Director of Community Engagement at StellarWP, a Podcaster in WP Coffee Talk and Audacity Marketinga Director of Community Relations at Post Status, and a frequent organizer and speaker at WordPress events. To some, that might be the perfect definition of multi-hyphenates – folks who have multiple skills or work more than one job – but to us, it’s our fellow WordPress enthusiast Michelle Frechette.

It’s beneficial to be a multi-hyphenate person, as you’ll have additional income streams and higher hiring potential due to a more comprehensive skillset. But if not managed well, doing different jobs at the same time can be stressful.

We wanted to discuss this topic with someone who walks the talk, Michelle. Read on to find out her insights about bringing impact to your community, and how she empowers the WordPress community by enabling access for wider audiences while keeping the work-life balance.

Michelle has been active in her local community’s activities for decades, and it has helped her solidify her career as a community professional.

“You either build on things that you are required to do, or you build on things that you enjoy,” she says.

She has worked with her local chamber of commerce, organized community meetups, and was elected as a local school board member. Over the years, she has experienced being a leader, a team player, and a casual observer who just watches what’s going on and has an opinion.

“You’ll learn how to either lead or follow. So it’s important that we have leaders, but everybody in a group can’t be a leader either,” Michelle says.

This extensive experience has helped her grow to understand the community ecosystem comprehensively. “If you start working at the community and you find that you love it, then you look for more ways to work in the community,” she adds.

And that’s what Michelle does: she keeps finding more ways to make an impact in the community she’s part of. Together with Allie Nimmonsshe founded Underrepresented in Tech, a free database that helps underrepresented people – like women of color or people with disabilities – find new opportunities within the technology ecosystem, specifically WordPress. They can use the database to look for jobs, and everyone can use it to find talent.

They also have a podcast on the Underrepresented in Tech website, where they talk about how people can help solve diversity issues every week.

“We’re trying to kind of reduce ableism, racism, and misogyny, all of those things that suppress groups of people like us, like Allie and me. We want to ensure we’re using our voices for good,” Michelle says.

For Michelle, this database is still a highlight in her WordPress journey so far.

And she’s not stopping there. On May 2023, Michelle launched WP Speakers, a database of speakers with WordPress-related expertise. This addresses a pain point many WordPress event organizers have felt – finding a speaker.

For Michelle, one beauty of the WordPress community is that everyone comes together around almost anything. When someone knows more about something, they will eventually teach somebody else about that, helping others understand the topics better. The cycle will then continue, as people pass on the knowledge to others.

The lifting-each-other-up spirit also applies to event organization. “When organizing a meetup, you are looking to build the local talent,” she says.

Michelle realized sometimes a group doesn’t have expertise in a certain area they want to learn, so connecting to people outside of a particular local group would be nice. That’s why she created databases like WP Speakers and Underrepresented in Tech – to bring in speakers that can help everyone’s group grow.

“I think we perpetuate the ability to share and grow not only when we look inside our own local community, but when we also bring in outside speakers to infuse ideas and topics that we might not have any local expertise,” she says. “You never know when you might be helping somebody into their next level of expertise on something.”

Michelle also loves that in the WordPress community, she can be friends with people who work for products similar to her day job. “People can work for competing products, but that doesn’t make us enemies – everyone wants to see each other succeed.”

Now what’s the best way to start contributing your skills to the WordPress community?

“It’s hard to pick a particular point because it’s like a river with many tributaries. But I think starting locally is always a great way to start,” Michelle suggests.

If no local WordPress community is nearby, then joining Slack or Facebook groups is a way to go.

Michelle also encourages you to visit WordCamps when you have the chance. You’ll learn a lot when you’re physically in a space with all the people who are also using WordPress, especially if you’re part of underrepresented communities.

“I would never force somebody to attend events to be a tokenized representative, because that’s not what representation means. It’s to be inclusive, and include people to be able to inspire confidence in other people to do things,” she emphasizes.

For Michelle, being regarded as “an inspiration” feels performative in many ways. But it’s different when someone tells her, “I was inspired to join this community because you showed me that it could be done.” That shows how people actually do something after seeing what she did, which she finds very rewarding.

“There are more young black women in WordPress because Allie Nimmons exists in WordPress. There are more women in headscarves in WordPress because you are wearing a headscarf and representing your community and your faith. And I think that those are very, very important things.”

Keeping the Balance

Looking at Michelle’s long list of current activities, we can’t help but wonder how she keeps the balance between work and living her life to the fullest. Especially in the era of remote working, where the line between work and life might get blurred.

“Yeah, it’s impossible to completely disconnect sometimes, right? Especially if something is happening that’s of greater importance,” says Michelle, confirming the struggle to separate work and life.

“But for me, I have a cutoff time. I am usually done with work at 5 pm. Of course, there are exceptions. For instance, I organize the local meetup for WordPress, so the first Monday of every month, my night goes until 8:30 pm. My weekends are usually not work-related, unless I’m doing a podcast on a Saturday morning – but I make sure everything is scheduled,” she explains.

One of her favorite things to do on weekends is driving to a wildlife resort to shoot nature photography. For her, having a creative pursuit is one of the ways to balance work and life.

“Doing photography makes me happy. Usually, twice a year, I’ll give back to my community by doing a day of photography. The last time was for an animal shelter. My friend dressed up as Santa Claus, and we raised money for the organization by having people photographed with Santa Claus and animals. That was really fun.

Michelle’s passion for photography also makes way for her WordPress contribution. She’s been contributing to WordPress’ Photo teamand anyone can use her nature photo works through the WordPress Photo Directory.

If you imagine Michelle having an intricate and tedious time management trick to organize her jam-packed schedule, then you’ll be surprised by her simple toolkit. Her secret sauce is just the combo of her trusty calendar, shared notes, and the habit of texting herself – plus a kick of caffeine.

“First, coffee, before I even turn on the computer,” Michelle says. “Then it’s a lot about my calendar. As long as I have a to-do list on the calendar and keep it up to date, I can ensure I’m getting accomplishments done.”

The shared notes fit well when she’s working with other people, such as when co-authoring a blog post or coaching a client. It lets Michelle and her clients or collaborators look at the same notes, streamlining the working process. This echoes the interconnected nature of the WordPress ecosystem, where seamless experiences are key.

“It’s nice to have something that’s just very quick to check, and on your phone,” she argues. Michelle also synced her notes on all her devices, so she can access them anywhere.

She uses notes to collect her ideas, too. “Every time I come up with a topic to submit for an event or WordCamps, I write it out, fully flush it there. So if I have to, I can pull out the text and use it at any time,” she elaborates.

As for self-texting, Michelle uses this method to save links to check out for later. “This way, I can remind myself to look at the websites. I also text myself links to funny stuff,” Michelle laughs.

Michelle’s resourceful methods become proof that modern problems don’t always require super-complex solutions – it’s the simplicity that enables the versatile application across the dynamic WordPress landscape, indeed.

Salty Soil, based in Thessaloniki, Greece, is a tourism agency run by Apostolos (Akis) Kontoulis. Founded in 2021, the company organizes trips in the region, ranging from sea kayaking excursions to street food tours.

Guiding tours over crystal-clear waters and busy street markets are only a part of Akis’ skillset. He’s also a seasoned WordPress guru who built the agency’s website himself.

The Salty Soil site hosted by Hostinger is at the center of the business – it has allowed the agency to reach clients it wouldn’t have otherwise and keep growing.

Paddling Against the Current

Akis has been operating in the tourism sector since at least 2004. When he finished secondary school, he moved to the UK to study electrical engineering. His intention was to come back to Greece and find work that would suit his expertise and education. Unfortunately, this was not to be.

“When I returned, I couldn’t really find a decent job in my field in Greece. I’m from Thessaloniki, the second busiest, biggest city in the country. The best jobs were in Athens, and the ones that were available were not really in my field,” Akis reveals.

Instead, he decided to get involved in his parents’ travel agency back in Thessaloniki. For a few years, everything proceeded along swimmingly – the business was doing well, and Akis ended up running it himself.

That was until the global recession hit. Greece was among the most affected countries – it faced a sovereign debt crisis, and the agency had to close down in 2010.

“After my parents’ agency shut down, I moved to an area next to the sea and changed the services I offered. I started doing sea kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding trips with tourists to show them the coastline,” recounts Akis.

A More Personal Touch

Akis restarted the agency once again in 2021 in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. He rebranded it as Salty Soil and added extra itineraries to the repertoire of offered services.

“With Thessaloniki as the base, we do custom-made paddling trips, especially in Pelion, Chalkidiki, and Thasos. We also offer day trips around the town. On top of these, we’ve got team-building activities focused on companies.”

While there are a number of travel agencies that offer similar experiences, Salty Soil caters to people who want more exclusivity.

“We primarily work with small groups. This contrasts with what the rest of the market offers, which is similar trips but with bigger vehicles like 50-seater buses. When you book with us, we guarantee that the trip will not exceed six persons.

Focusing on smaller groups allows Salty Soil to provide a more personalized experience. For example, if the tourists have any questions, the guides are always available to answer them. What’s more, the itinerary itself can be customized based on the needs and wants of Salty Soil’s customers.

A Business Without a Website Is Lost

When talking about the agency’s website, Akis admits that having one is a no-brainer.

“Nowadays, without a site, you are lost. It’s like having a public store and displaying your products or your services. So, the better the website is, the better your sales could be,” Akis says.

As a matter of fact, website performance is something that Akis takes very seriously. During the winter months, when business is slow, he devotes a few hours each week to improving the site. The goal – keeping saltysoil.gr simple, nimble, and user-friendly.

When choosing a platform for the website, Akis went with WordPress. The open-source content management system made the most sense as it could accommodate Salty Soil’s needs. Another reason was Akis’ experience building WordPress websites – either for the agencies he was running before or third parties that had asked him for help.

As Akis had experience with other web hosts before, he wanted to choose the best provider for the website.

“I was doing research on what the companies were offering and for how much. Based on the combination of price and services, I decided on Hostinger.”

Setting the website up on Hostinger was simple – installing WordPress was quick, and Akis could start working on the site itself right away.

“It’s pretty straightforward – you just click a few buttons, and it’s ready!” Akis recalls.

He adds that site management and updates – tasks that may take up a lot of time – have been just as easy to take care of.

Surfing Ahead Swimmingly

When it comes to the future of Salty Soil, Akis says that everything is proceeding according to plan.

“We will continue to offer the current services. That said, we are looking to expand. For example, we want to offer same-day services and run more simultaneous trips,” Akis says.

To accomplish this, Salty Soil aims to hire more skilled guides who could do the trips without Akis’ supervision.

“Hiring more personnel is currently a bit difficult, but we are working on it. The perfect guide is proactive, happy, and willing to share their knowledge as long as the clients want to hear what they have to say. For this, you must add your personal touch,” Akis reveals.

He plans to achieve this within two to three years. Having more hands on deck will allow Akis to take up a more managerial role and supervise Salty Soil as the business expands.

But before the company is there, Akis is happy to be fully involved in the day-to-day.

“At the end of the day, the business and its operation are up to me. I don’t have to report to anyone higher up. I have my way of working, and I love being independent. And having a website makes it all possible.”

The last month of summer was productive for both the WordPress community and Hostinger.

We saw some exciting updates – a new WordPress version, an additional feature in Hostinger AI Assistant, and a sneak peek into an upcoming default theme.

In addition, some crucial security vulnerabilities were fixed, meaning you might need to update some of your plugins.

Without further ado, let’s dive into the WordPress August roundup.

Hostinger AI Assistant Updates

We’ve updated the Hostinger AI Assistant plugin – now, it’s even easier to generate content with it. You’ll notice a new one What do you want to do today section in the main interface with three drop-down menus.

These enable you to select the following parameters:

• Content type. Whether for a post or a page, you can select any content type you want, including posts for WooCommerce products.
• Tone of voice. Choose from casual, neutral, or formal tone options to align with your brand.
• Content length. Adjust your post’s length based on your requirements – be it a short product description or an in-depth article.

In addition, we’ve refined the user interface. You can find the Add New with AI button on the post editor and posts sidebar menu for quick access to the AI ​​Assistant.

WordPress Updates

WordPress released its new version and gave us a teaser of the future default theme.

WordPress 6.3 and 6.3.1

The anticipated WordPress 6.3 finally arrived on August 8, aiming to finalize block editor customization improvements. Here are its highlights:

• Patterns. The introduction of synced patterns replaces reusable blocks. You can now create both synced and regular patterns in the block editor without an extra plugin.
• Command palette. Navigate through the Site Editor effortlessly with the new command palette feature. Simply type the task or panel you need and select it.
• Style revision. The new style revisions feature saves your past edits complete with their time stamps, making it easy for you to revert back the edits.

A few weeks later, WordPress 6.3.1 was released to address critical bugs, including issues with the new footnote block.

Be sure to update your WordPress version – doing so is the best way to avoid any security vulnerabilities and enjoy the latest features.

New WordPress Twenty Twenty-Four Default Theme

Alongside 6.3, the development of the new default theme, Twenty Twenty-Four, is underway. The plan is to ship this new theme with the next major release – WordPress 6.4coming in November.

Unlike its predecessors, Twenty Twenty-Four is developed to suit three use cases – business, portfolio, and blog. This means that the theme will come with more patterns for the home template for all use cases, including project overviews, RSVPs, and landing page-specific patterns.

For a sneak peek of this upcoming theme, visit the WordPress Core blog post.

WordPress Community Summit and WordPress US 2023

Two major WordPress events unfolded in August. The Community Summit took place on August 22-23, and WordCamp US followed soon after, from August 24-26.

During the Community Summit, contributors from around the world gathered to discuss various topics and issues about the WordPress project and community. The summit’s main goal is to strengthen the overall WordPress open-source project and improve the contributors’ workflow and cross-team collaboration.

In total, they discussed 26 topics, ranging from contributor leadership roles in the WordPress project to diversity and inclusion within the teams. Check out the Summit blog for summaries and key points of the event.

WordCamp US took place after the Community Summit, in which we proudly participated as a super admin sponsor.

Personally, I find the following three keynote sessions very insightful:

• Making Large Language Models (LLMs) Work for You. Simon Willison explains how LLMs work and their use cases. He also provides tips on how to use AI without falling into any pitfalls.
• Future of WordPress. Josepha Haden Chomposy talks about what’s currently happening in WordPress and how the community can drive the future of WordPress.
• What’s Next in Gutenberg. Matt Mullenweg discusses what has been achieved with Gutenberg and the plan for the project. He also addresses a Q&A session with the audience.

Besides these, the whole WordCamp is packed with useful sessions and workshops. All of which you can watch on the WordCamp YouTube channel.

WordPress Vulnerability

Let’s wrap up last month’s roundup with WordPress vulnerability news. We’ll highlight some of the high-severity vulnerabilities from the Patchstack database.

However, as thousands of plugins are available, we recommend always keeping them updated. If you’re using Hostinger, be sure to check the WordPress vulnerability scanner on hPanel.

Forminator

A popular form builder plugin with over 400,000 active installations, Forminator was prone to arbitrary file upload that let attackers upload a malicious file to the website as a backdoor.

The vulnerability affected version 1.24.6 and lower. If you use this plugin, update it to at least version 1.25.0.

Gutenberg Blocks by Cadence Blocks Plugin

Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence was vulnerable to arbitrary file upload, similar to Forminator.

However, the vulnerability in the Gutenberg Blocks plugin was rated 10 in CVSS 3.1 and is known to be exploited. As a result, its 300,000+ users should update to version 3.1.11 immediately.

What’s Coming In September

Even though WordPress 6.3 was just released, we’ll see the beta version of WordPress 6.4 coming in late September. We can expect to see the new default theme on that version and some of the early features for the Gutenberg phase three – online collaboration.

Stay tuned for September’s roundup!