WordPress 4.1.2 Security Release & Severe Security issue with WordPress Plugins

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There is a critical security issue has been detected recently with WordPress and WordPress team have released a new version. WordPress 4.1.2 is now available, so please update all your blogs immediately. All previous versions including 4.1.1 and earlier are affected by a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability, which could enable anonymous users to compromise a site. This was reported by Cedric Van Bockhaven and fixed by Gary Pendergast, Mike Adams, and Andrew Nacin of the WordPress security team. We appreciated the responsible disclosure of these issues directly to WordPress security team. For more information, see the release notes or consult the list of changes. Read Full Post
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How to Improve Your Site Load Speed

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Even the best developers run into problems with download speed. The following six tips will help you improve site speed and rank higher in search results: Minimize on-page components. Between flash, stylesheets, and scripts, multiple processes can occur behind the scenes that will significantly slow a page’s load time. If you combine style sheets or replace images with CSS, the HTTP requests that make on-page elements function won’t have an opportunity to slow down your site. Compress large pages. Over the past year, Google has made it abundantly clear that SEO best practices involve the use of long-form content, videos, and shareable media to reach more customers and rank higher in SERPs. Unfortunately, all this additional content can reduce load speed. Try to compress your larger pages so they take…
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Web Design Basics

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In the last 25 years the internet has changed substantially, and consumer behavior has changed even more. Websites now dominates the way we communicate, the way we shop, and the way we make decisions both online and also in the face-to-face world. Every web designer has a secret or two. Hard-won workflows, hidden hacks, and insider knowledge that are the mark of true experience and the stuff that separates great web design training from good. You have to remember that the choices are all yours, because it's your site, and you have to decide what you like. Choices like which colors, styles, fonts, graphics and writing styles to use are all very personal choices and not to be made lightly. Here, we've managed to persuade some of the web's busiest…
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