WordPress 5.5 sees WordPress trying to take over management of your website. It might be OK if you have a hobby blog but not OK if you are operating a business.
WordPress 5.5 Released
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Authorize.net AIM and SIM End of Life
Authorize.net AIM and SIM modules have reached end of life. You can keep using them for as long as they actually work or upgrade to a newer version when one if published for your specific eCommerce solution. ozEworks will not be accepting Express Support tickets for any Authorize,net AIM or SIM related issues.
International Checkout Out of Business
For anyone using International Checkout (or thinking to) they have gone out of business. You will just get a 404 page not found when you try and use it.
Selling Cross Border
One obvious way to increase revenue is to sell “cross-border” meaning to other countries; however doing so is not without its challenges. So what are the two main issues you should consider when opening your doors to international sales?
PayPal No Longer Refunding Fees
You might be aware that earlier this year, PayPal indicated they were updating their policy regarding refunded transactions. They have now confirmed that as of October 11, 2019, when a transaction is refunded all fees associated them will not be. Ouch!
Magento Community in Revolt
In an open letter, Webscale tell Magento to play fair … sadly that it not likely to happen. Magento have never played fair.
Automatic Policing Akismet
Automatic sending out notices for use of Akismet on commercial sites without payment.
Upgrade WordPress Immediately
A security vulnerability has been identified in all version of WordPress lower than 5.1.1.If you are using a older version of WordPress then please update immediately.
WordPress Contact Form 7 and reCAPTCHA TYPE v3
If your site uses reCAPTCHA to prevent SPAM on form entries take care when upgrading as you could break the API and end up with a whole lot of SPAM …
WordPress 5 Released
WordPress 5 has been released and along with it Gutenberg. Before you update, we strongly suggested you set up a test site and check out the impact of changes on your theme, content and plugins very carefully.