WordPress 5.9 Josephine
Jan25
WordPress 5.9 is available thanks over 600 contributors who helped make it happen.
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The last major WordPress Toolkit release in 2021 — v5.9.0 — is now officially available for Plesk. This quick release adds more site vulnerability goodness with a number of important bug fixes. As there have already been major developments in the 5.8 release, this newest update is building on those existing features: Site Vulnerability: Policies It’s hugely beneficial that you can now update or disable vulnerable WordPress assets in WordPress Toolkit once you learn that they’re vulnerable. However, you must log in and perform these actions manually, even if it’s not a convenient time for you. To make life easier…
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Trends Review: The Rise of ARM Architecture
Jan18
on January 18, 2022
at 9:45 am
Posted In: ARM architecture, CPUs, Plesk, Plesk news and announcements, processors, Releases, trends
With the release of Plesk Obsidian 18.0.41 we are excited to announce ARM Architecture support, available for Ubuntu 20 as a Beta version only. Currently, you can obtain a VPS with the Plesk Panel on Graviton2 processors by using Plesk AWS AMI image in just a click. That said, by using the Plesk Panel on VPSes with ARM CPUs, you can reduce costs on server resources while maintaining high performance. Overall, we have identified that the interest in ARM processors on the server market has rocketed over the last two years. Therefore, we are thrilled to share with you why we…
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As we greet a new year, WordPress’ Executive Director writes a letter to the project and community that speaks to the hopes of the year ahead. Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a voice recording. Credits Editor: Dustin Hartzler Logo: Beatriz Fialho Production: Chloé Bringmann Song: Fearless First […]
WordPress 5.9 RC 2
Jan11
The second Release Candidate (RC2) for WordPress 5.9 is available! The final release is slated for January 25, 2022.
It’s likely that you’ve encountered the term SSH keys if you’re familiar with cloud technologies (e.g. AWS) or you’ve spent enough time within an IT environment. And even if you’ve seen and heard SSH discussed many times, you may still find yourself wondering what it means. Essentially, Secure Shell (SSH) keys are an access credential used within the SSH protocol. They’re crucial to today’s biggest Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platforms like Google Cloud and AWS. But how do they work? And how can you set yours up safely? In this post, we’ll cover everything you need to know about SSH keys, starting…
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How to Use Cgroups Manager to Increase Website Performance Through Resource Isolation on Linux
Jan10
on January 10, 2022
at 7:30 am
Cgroups Manager is here to offer a helping hand with your resource management. Control the resource consumption on your server and set the specific amount of CPU, RAM, and disk read/write bandwidth that each subscriber should receive. Monitor the amount of the consumed resource and send email notifications when a certain threshold is reached. Until recently, Cgroups Manager was a paid extension, an independent module in the Plesk extensions catalog, allowing users to add new functions and features to Plesk. Now, Cgroups Manager has become a free-to-use feature and a welcome addition to the Plesk Web Pro and Web Host…
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In the world of open-source relational database management systems, the undisputed champions vying for the top spot are MySQL and PostgreSQL. These relational DBMSs are renowned for both their resilience and the fact that they scale with ease, so let’s see how they measure up against each other. PostgreSQL Explained PostgreSQL Global Development Group developed this state-of-the-art non-proprietary RDBMS, releasing it in the summer of 1996, but we can trace its lineage back to 1986 and Berkeley University in California, where it began life as part of a project called POSTGRES. In its present incarnation, it’s an enterprise-level relational database…
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This security release features four security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 3.7 have also been updated. WordPress 5.8.3 is a short-cycle security release. The next major release will be version 5.9, which is already in the Release Candidate stage. You […]
We’ve recently updated our End User License Agreement. The primary purpose is to update the European Union’s “Standard Commercial Clauses” (SCC) in our Data Processing Agreement (DPA). cPanel is providing the SCCs to help our customers who are in the European Economic Area comply with their regulatory obligations in light of the “Schrems II” decision. These SCCs will automatically apply to cPanel, and …
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December was a busy month for the WordPress community. In the latest episode of the WP Briefing podcast, WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy shares a carol of thanks and shows her gratitude to all the people who make the WordPress project a success. (…) I know that we have gotten so much done together […]
WordPress 5.9 RC 1
Jan04
The WordPress 5.9 Release Candidate 1 is available. The final release is slated for January 25, 2022.
People of WordPress: Collins Agbonghama
Dec30
on December 30, 2021
at 10:45 pm
Posted In: Backups, CMS, Community, Contributor Story, Features, Interviews, People of WordPress, PHP, Releases, security, Wordpress
Collins Agbonghama, a web developer from Nigeria, Africa, shares how WordPress gives him a sustainable income and a better future.
WordPress 5.9 Beta 4
Dec21
WordPress 5.9 Beta 4 released on 21 December 2021 and is available for testing.
In this last episode of 2021, Josepha Haden Chomphosy takes the time to appreciate those who make the WordPress project a success and offers a carol of thanks. Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a voice recording. Credits Editor: Dustin Hartzler Logo: Beatriz Fialho Production: Chloé Bringmann Song: […]
PostgreSQL remote access is highly desirable for many users. PostgreSQL is a relational database system that is state-of-the-art, enterprise-class, and open-source. It supports SQL and JSON querying which are relational and non-relational respectively. PostgreSQL will work on pretty much any platform’s operating system including MS Windows and various flavors of UNIX server, such as Linux. Many platforms also support PostgreSQL remote access. What is PostgreSQL? PostgreSQL is a powerful, open-source object-relational database system that utilizes and adds to the SQL language. It offers numerous impressive capabilities to take the safe storage and scaling of complex data workloads in its stride.…
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Podcast | A Look Back at eCommerce in 2021, and What to Look For in 2022
Dec15
on December 15, 2021
at 3:09 pm
Posted In: business tips, Ecommerce, online business, Plesk, Plesk eCommerce Toolkit, Podcast Season 2, Releases, security, site performance, SMB
We’ve reached the end of 2021, and it seems like just yesterday we were talking about omni-channel marketing and the massive evolutions that eCommerce saw in 2020. But now it’s time to recap what we’ve learned on Season 2 of Next Level Ops, as well as look towards what’s in store for 2022. To help us do that, we have Brian Richards, founder of WPSessions and organizer of WooSesh, the only WooCommerce-focused event. Brian has developed eCommerce sites, has been teaching WordPress for nearly 10 years, and now focuses on running WordPress and WooCommerce events. As a result, he has…
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On Friday, December 10, 2021, a vulnerability for Log4j was announced in CVE-2021-44228. Log4j is developed by the Apache Foundation and is widely used by both enterprise apps and cloud services. It was reported by Alibaba Cloud’s security team to Apache on November 24. They also revealed that CVE-2021-44228 impacts default configurations of multiple Apache frameworks, including Apache Struts2, Apache Solr, Apache Druid, Apache Flink, and others. The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security …
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WordPress 5.9 Beta 3
Dec14
WordPress 5.9 Beta 3 is now available for testing. Help test to make the release as good as it can be.
Plesk WordPress Toolkit 5.8 Release: Site Vulnerability Scan, Autodetection WordPress Login URL, and More
Dec13
on December 13, 2021
at 4:47 pm
The Plesk WordPress Toolkit 5.8 is now available. This release comes with the biggest game charger feature of the year – the Site Vulnerability Scan. Let’s have a look at why we’re so excited about this feature going forward: Site Vulnerability Scan WordPress Toolkit can now regularly scans active plugins, themes, and WordPress versions to identify known vulnerabilities, using information provided by our friendly partners at Patchstack. Before we go further into the details of this feature, let’s quickly go through some numbers to understand how much of a game changer this really is: First of all, WordPress is used…
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Server Optimization: How to Increase Server Speed & Performance
Dec12
on December 12, 2021
at 6:04 pm
Optimizing your server enables you to enhance its speed and overall performance. Countless businesses use a variety of techniques to optimize their servers and ensure they meet their websites’ functionality, availability, and accessibility requirements. Server optimization has a direct impact on a website’s main functions, but how does it work? We’ll take an in-depth look at optimizing servers below, covering the benefits, key techniques, and essential server optimization tips to help you get started. Server Optimization Explained Server optimization encompasses a number of processes intended to boost a server’s application configuration, the efficiency of its data processing, its overall speed,…
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The Plesk WordPress Toolkit Feature Awards 2021 presents to you the best of the best, following yet another year full of exciting new features. With 2021 now slowly coming to an end, we take the time to look back and identify the features which stood out the most. In doing so, we are diving into the different corners which make Plesk WordPress Toolkit stand out among the best. Today we distinguish five categories of excellence to honor the brave and the bold. But first, let’s take a quick look at the top features which were added to our WordPress Toolkit…
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As 2021 draws to a close, Plesk is proud to share some of the top achievements and innovations that have been implemented in Obsidian in the past 12 months. So, without further ado, let’s look at Plesk Obsidian in 2021: Top Obsidian Features 2021: New Website Creation Workflow Revamped File Management Improved Monitoring Web-based SSH Terminal DNS Helper Mail Log Browser Resolvable Domains & Hostnames Website Card Improvements SSL It! Updates Up-to-date, Performant, & Stable Plesk New Website Creation Workflow In Plesk Obsidian 2021 releases, our team of tech geniuses have developed a new, more intuitive system for creating websites.…
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WordPress 5.9 Beta 2
Dec07
on December 7, 2021
at 10:02 pm
Posted In: 5.9, Backups, beta, block editor, CMS, Development, PHP, Releases, security, Wordpress, WP releases
Can you help test the latest software version of WordPress? 5.9 Beta 2 was published on 7 December 2021, help find any bugs.
DevOps is an IT delivery method that brings development and operations departments closer together by combining individuals, tools, and working practices. With DevOps, teams boost the efficiency of applications and service development, and can cultivate a more responsive process in managing the IT infrastructure. They can also deploy IT products at a pace that aligns with today’s marketplace, and update them as required to maximize performance. DevOps plugs the gap between software development (Dev) and operations (Ops) in IT. Developing software involves creating code to power applications, and IT operations focuses on bringing those applications to end users with any…
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What is Server Monitoring?
Dec03
on December 3, 2021
at 10:10 pm
Posted In: dedicated server monitoring, Plesk, Releases, server management, server monitoring, Various
Servers play a vital role in your IT infrastructure. And it’s paramount that you monitor their uptime and general performance to keep that infrastructure at its best. Unfortunately, disgruntled customers could decide to look elsewhere if your web server experiences downtime, runs slowly, is prone to outages, or is hindered by any other performance problems. Worst of all, critical business data (e.g. client records, financial information) can be corrupted if an internal file server creates errors. Server monitoring enables you to watch over your systems and track numerous metrics that can make managing your IT operations easier. Generally, a server…
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