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By Joanna Ellis-Escobar
Since it now powers more than a third of the Internet, WordPress news is worth keeping up on. Don’t worry if you haven’t been able to stay on top of all the articles and news that came out in the last week or so, though. Our weekly roundup includes the top five WordPress articles of the week, so you can stay in the know even if you didn’t read everything that came out. Read on for our favorite industry WordPress news.
Google Launches a Native Lazy-loading Plugin for WordPress (Search Engine Journal)
Have you heard about Chrome’s new native lazy-loading feature? It means site owners can optimize how images are loaded without using custom JavaScript. And the latest plugin, Native Lazyload makes it all that much easier, with instant loading with no setup.
Dissecting the WordPress 5.2.3 Update (Security Boulevard)
While it’s largely believed that the recently-released WordPress update wasn’t anything earth-shattering, it’s still important to understand the vulnerabilities that were out there. Take a look at Security Boulevard’s review of the security and maintenance update.
Critical ‘Backdoor Attack’ Warning Issued For 60 Million WordPress Users (Forbes)
WordPress 5.2.3 fixes new clutch of security vulnerabilities (Forbes)
WordPress To Adopt Google’s New rel=ugc in Next Release (Naked Security by Sophos)
