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Why Keeping Your Website Up-to-Date is Crucial for Business Success

Chris Grant (he/him) April 06, 2023 0 Comments
In today's digital age, having a website is no longer enough to succeed in the online world. It's essential to keep your website up to date to stay ahead of the competition and reach your target customers. In this blog post, we'll discuss the importance of keeping your website up to date in terms of software and plugin updates and new content for pages and blogs. Software and Plugin Updates The...
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Enhance Your Website with WordPress 6.2: New Features and Enhancements

Chris Grant (he/him) April 03, 2023 0 Comments
At O'Brien Media, we pride ourselves on being WordPress experts. That's why we're excited to share the news about the latest version of WordPress: version 6.2. This update comes with many new features and enhancements that improve the performance, security, and usability of the popular CMS. Let's take a closer look at what's new. Improved Block Editor (Gutenberg) The Block Editor (also known as...
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WordPress websites make managing your online presence a breeze

Chris Grant (he/him) March 31, 2023 0 Comments
If you're a small business owner in Swindon, having a website is essential to grow and succeed in today's digital age. Your website is often the first point of contact for potential customers, so it's crucial to make a great first impression. At O'Brien Media, we understand the importance of having a professional and easy-to-manage website, which is why we offer WordPress website design services...
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Keep Your Custom Post Types Safe: Update to Toolset Types 3.4.18

Chris Grant (he/him) March 09, 2023 0 Comments
Toolset Types, a popular WordPress plugin, has released a minor security update to version 3.4.18. This update addresses a security vulnerability in the plugin, and users are advised to update their installations as soon as possible. The security vulnerability, which affects versions 3.4.17 and earlier, could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable website. This could result...
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GDPR and The Importance of Website Software Updates

Chris Grant (he/him) March 08, 2023 0 Comments
In today's digital landscape, keeping your website software up to date has become more important than ever, especially with the introduction of GDPR. GDPR, or the General Data Protection Regulation, is a regulation introduced by the European Union that came into effect on 25th May 2018. This regulation imposes strict requirements on businesses that collect and process personal data from EU...
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WordPress 6.1: Everything You Need to Know About the New Release

Chris Grant (he/him) October 29, 2022 0 Comments
WordPress 6.1 drops on November 1, 2022, and with it comes a bevvy of new features and benefits for WordPress users and our Website Support and WordPress Support customers. In this blog post, we will take a look at some of the most exciting changes that are coming in WordPress 6.1! Automatic Conversion to WebP Format The WebP format is a modern image format that offers better and lossless image...
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An important security update for WPML has been released

Chris Grant (he/him) September 30, 2022 0 Comments
Recently, the development team of the WPML (WordPress Multilingual) plugin team was notified and revealed the top-level detail, of an issue that allows unauthorized access to some WPML internal features such as those used for configuration of translation jobs and changing plugin settings. It’s important to note that this vulnerability is only accessible to registered site users, not just any...
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Are you ready for WordPress 6.0?

Chris Grant (he/him) May 20, 2022 0 Comments
The next major WordPress release is almost here, and should go out next Tuesday, the 24th of May. When WordPress 6.0 goes out, you should get a prompt in your site’s admin area about it. Depending on your site notification settings, you will probably also get an automatic email from your site. We're here to help with your WordPress updates - through our website support packages or as a one-off...
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Battle of the CMS’s : Is WordPress better than Wix?

Dylan Fernandez January 28, 2022 0 Comments
Are you trying to decide between Wix and WordPress for your website? Though WordPress is the most popular website builder out there, it's not the only one. In this article, we'll compare Wix and WordPress and explain the pros and cons of each. It's our hope that after reading this Wix review and comparison, you'll be able to decide whether Wix is right for you. In this article, we compare Wix vs...
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First major update to WordPress of 2022: WordPress 5.9

Chris Grant (he/him) January 27, 2022 0 Comments
WordPress 5.9 was released earlier this week, and it is the first major release of 2022. WordPress 5.9 comes with Block Themes, which is a new way of building websites and customizing WordPress themes. This will, in some cases, mean that your website theme - if you have a bespoke theme or use a tool such as Elementor - will need to be tested to ensure compatibility. Choose Language During Login...
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