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wpMail.me wpMail.me issue#329 - The weekly WordPress newsletter. No spam, no nonsense. - October 12, 2017 Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. MasterWP.co is a free weekly newsletter for WordPress professionals, similar to wpMail.me, with a bigger emphasis on commentary rather than news curation. Check it out at MasterWP.co News & Articles Security Through Obscurity is Not Security At All (wpshout.com) There's a specific class of common WordPress security advice that just isn't really worth all the time and energy that people spend on it: hiding the fact that you're running WordPress. We think that while some of the often-recommended "security through obscurity" features have value for an average WordPress site, they aren't worth the hassle. In this article, we'll start with a brief overview of how to think about security with WordPress, cover what "security through obscurity" is, which practice it entails, and then what modest benefit it does have. Google Cloud vs AWS in 2017 (Comparing the Giants) (kinsta.com) Typically when we think of cloud computing providers we are referring to the three giants in the industry: Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS. Today we're going to compare just two of them, Google Cloud vs AWS. We exclusively utilize Google Cloud Platform here at Kinsta, but we'll try to keep this article as unbiased as possible and explain everything in layman's terms. There are definitely some advantages and disadvantages to both providers. GitLab Raises $20 Million Series C Round, Adds Matt Mullenweg to Board of Directors (wptavern.com) GitLab celebrated its sixth anniversary as an open source project and announced a $20 million Series C round of funding led by GV General Partner Dave Munichiello. In addition to the $20 million in funding, the company also announced that it has appointed Matt Mullenweg to its board of directors. WordPress 4.9 Beta 2 (wordpress.org) I Want to Sell My WordPress Product Business – Now What? (freemius.com) Poopy.life Launches Pro Version at WPsandbox.io Aimed at Theme and Plugin Developers (wptavern.com) October 2017 WordPress Comics (www.codeinwp.com) What's New in WordPress 4.9 (kinsta.com) Sponsored by Plugin News Metorik Review: Better WooCommerce Reporting and Management (createandcode.com) Metorik is a web app that easily connects to your WooCommerce store and provides a much more robust reporting and management interface. In our Metorik review, we'll tell you a bit more about what it does and give you a look around the Metorik dashboard. Gutenberg 1.4 Adds HTML Mode for Blocks (wptavern.com) Gutenberg 1.4 was released with a new feature that allows users to edit HTML on a per-block basis. HTML mode can be triggered by toggling the ellipsis menu and selecting the HTML icon. This will switch the block between visual and text mode, without having to switch the entire document into text mode. An In-Depth Overview of the Gravity Forms Plugin for WordPress (bobwp.com) 3 Handy WordPress RSS Feed Plugins (RSS Feeds Aren't Dead Yet) (kinsta.com) Hotel Booking Plugin for WordPress Updated: Sync Your Hotel Bookings with OTAs via iCal (motopress.com) WooCommerce 3.2 Adds Ability to Apply Coupons in the Admin, Introduces Pre-Update Version Checks for Extensions (wptavern.com) Theme Releases Blogarama (wordpress.org)   Canuck (wordpress.org)   Mercia (wordpress.org)   Theme News WPThemeDoc: A Single-File HTML Template for Documenting WordPress Themes (wptavern.com) ThemeBeans founder Rich Tabor has open sourced WPThemeDoc, the template he uses for documenting his commercial WordPress themes. Tabor is also the creator of Merlin WP, a theme onboarding wizard that makes setup effortless for users. After applying his aesthetic talents to the documentation aspect of his business, he decided to package up his efforts and release WPThemeDoc on GitHub to benefit other theme developers. 20+ Best Event / Conference Themes for WordPress in 2017 (themeisle.com) Tutorials Adding WordPress Admin Tables to Plugins with WP_List_Table (premium.wpmudev.org) If you've ever wanted to add such list tables with your own data to your plugin, WordPress provides a nifty way to do so with the WP_List_Table class. In this article, we'll show you how to use the WordPress API to add WordPress-like administration tables or list tables to your plugin's admin screen. How to Build an Amazon Affiliate Store Using WordPress (www.wpbeginner.com) Do you want to build an Amazon affiliate store using WordPress? An Amazon affiliate store allows you to sell products from Amazon.com as an affiliate and earn a commission. In this article, we will show you how to easily build an Amazon affiliate store using WordPress. How To Get The Maximum Speed Out Of Your WordPress Website: The Non-Technical Proven Process (codeable.io) How to Add a Google Map to WordPress (YouTube Video) (winningwp.com) Using Categories, Tags and Taxonomies Properly in WordPress (premium.wpmudev.org) My WordPress Website Got Hacked. What Should I Do Now? (codeable.io) Podcasts and Videos Russell Heimlich | Hallway Chats (hallwaychats.com) Ben Pines On Developing the Elementor Page Builder Plugin | Mastermind.fm (mastermind.fm) Improve Your Website's SEO With Content Silos | SEObits.fm (www.seobits.fm) All Hands on Deck on The Ship of Theseus | WPWeekly (wptavern.com) follow on Twitter | forward to a friend  wpMail.me is published by Cozmoslabs. Not a subscriber yet? Subscribe here. Want to advertise? View our media kit for info. Want to post a job? Use our self serve system or reply to this e-mail. Copyright © 2017 WPmail.me, All rights reserved. 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