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iThemes Security Pro Feature Spotlight – Local Brute Force Protection & Banned Users

In the Feature Spotlight posts, we highlight a feature in iThemes Security Pro and share a bit about why we developed the feature, who the feature is for, and how to use the feature. Today we are going to cover Local Brute Force Protection and Banned Users, two great features in the iThemes Security Pro […]
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Wordpress

3 Aug 2020

GitHub joins the Open Source Security Foundation

We are happy to announce that GitHub is joining the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) as a founding member, alongside Google, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, NCC Group, OWASP Foundation, Red Hat, and others.

Github

3 Aug 2020

GitHub joins the Open Source Security Foundation

We are happy to announce that GitHub is joining the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) as a founding member, alongside Google, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, NCC Group, OWASP Foundation, Red Hat, and others.

Github

3 Aug 2020

Recycled style: Introducing the Pixel 4a case

Picking a phone case is a difficult decision. What color should you choose? Do you want something flashy or simple? Maybe you're looking for something that has the environment in mind; if that's the case, you're in luck, because our new case, which is ...

Google

3 Aug 2020

New Pixels—and new prices—are here

Last year, Pixel 3a gave people a chance to get the helpful features of Pixel at a more affordable price. This year, Pixel 4a—which launches this month—and the first 5G-enabled Pixels, Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5 coming this fall, will continue to bring ...

Google

3 Aug 2020

The Month in WordPress: July 2020

July was an action-packed month for the WordPress project. The month saw a lot of updates on one of the most anticipated releases – WordPress 5.5! WordCamp US 2020 was canceled and the WordPress community team started experimenting with different formats for engaging online events, in July. Read on to catch up with all the […]

Wordpress

3 Aug 2020

How to Get Slack Notifications From Your WordPress Site

Do you want to get Slack notifications based on certain activity on your WordPress site? Slack has become a central communication platform for many online businesses. Having activity notifications like new sales, new leads, new blog posts, etc. inside Slack can be helpful in streamlining… Read More »
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Wordpress

3 Aug 2020

A partnership with ADT for smarter home security

Today, we’re announcing a long-term, strategic partnership between Google and ADT, a leading U.S. security and home automation provider. Together, we aim to create the next generation of the helpful home—based on new security solutions that will better...

Google

3 Aug 2020

When to Pursue Capital: Key Financial Moments for Entrepreneurs and Growing Businesses

From seasonal downturns to crucial scaling periods, there are many situations when an entrepreneur needs to seek business financing. We take a look at the key financial moments to be aware of when you're planning and how to conquer the financial ups a...

Shopify

1 Aug 2020

GitHub Action Hero: Swechhya Bista

GitHub Actions gives you the power to automate your workflow. Connect with the tools you know and love. Have more freedom to innovate and be creative. Deploy to any cloud, build containers, automate messages, and

Github

31 Jul 2020

Stadia Savepoint: July updates

With July coming to a close, let’s take a look back at our latest Stadia Connect and some other updates we’ve brought to Stadia this month.In our Stadia Connect, we announced 16 new games and five exclusives on their way to players, representing titles...

Google

31 Jul 2020

An update on Exposure Notifications

In May, we partnered with Apple to launch the Exposure Notifications System (ENS) and made it available to public health authorities around the world in their fight against COVID-19. The ENS allows public health authorities to develop apps that augment...

Google

31 Jul 2020

What is a Domain Name?

In simple terms, a domain name is the “address” of a website. A domain name is the URL of a website that typed into a browser to find and access it. The longer, more technical answer of “what is a domain name?” requires a breakdown of the structure of a domain name and all of […]
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Wordpress

31 Jul 2020

23 Best Marketing Automation Tools for Small Businesses

Are you looking for the best marketing automation tools for your small business? Whether it’s email marketing, content marketing, social media, or sales, there are now marketing automation tools available that can help you get better results, faster. In this article, we will share the… Read More »
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Wordpress

31 Jul 2020

Updates on our work to improve user privacy in digital advertising

Privacy is core to our work at Google, and to our vision for a thriving internet where people around the world can continue to access ad-supported content, while also feeling confident that their data is protected. But in order to get there, we must in...

Google

31 Jul 2020

Take control of how data is used in Google Analytics

Rising consumer expectations and changing industry regulations have set higher standards for user privacy and data protection. This has led many businesses to revisit how they are managing data in their Google Analytics accounts. To help, Analytics pro...

Google

31 Jul 2020

50 Exceptional Shopify Stores to Inspire Entrepreneurs

There are over one million businesses that make up Shopify. We are lucky to have the chance to share their stories and inspire others to follow their passions and create change through commerce. Here, to offer some inspiration, we’ve compiled a list o...

Shopify

31 Jul 2020

A digital exhibit to elevate Indigenous art

In March 2020, the 22nd Biennale of Sydney opened to wide acclaim—only to close after 10 days because of COVID-19. The Biennale has since physically reopened to limited audiences, but now, through a virtual exhibit on Google Arts & Culture, people ...

Google

31 Jul 2020

Token authentication requirements for API and Git operations

As previously announced, beginning November 13th, 2020, we will no longer accept account passwords when authenticating with the REST API and will require the use of token-based authentication (e.g., a personal access, OAuth, or GitHub

Github

30 Jul 2020

Know who’s in the know: Get community updates in Maps

More than a billion people turn to Google Maps to navigate and explore the world and their communities. And thanks to the hundreds of millions people who contribute information to Google Maps each year—like the best takeaway dish to order at a local re...

Google

30 Jul 2020

Comfortable Being You: How RUBIES Form-Fitting Wear is Supporting Transgender Youths

When Jamie Alexander started browsing for swimwear for his 11 year-old transgender daughter, Ruby, he was surprised by the lack of options. So he launched his own business selling form-fitting wear for trans girls. More

Shopify

30 Jul 2020

BackupBuddy University: The Complete Guide to Remote Destinations for WordPress Backups

Your WordPress backup strategy isn’t complete without a secure, off-site place to store your backup files. In the BackupBuddy plugin, these are called Remote Destinations, and you have several options for where to send your backups for safe keeping. Which Remote Destination should you choose? There a few different things to take into consideration, so […]
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Wordpress

30 Jul 2020

Do something new with whats.new

Last year, Google Registry released .new—a domain extension that lets businesses build novel shortcuts into their products. Since then, more than 200 .new domains have come to life, providing shortcuts to common tasks within popular services like Mediu...

Google

30 Jul 2020

Maintainer spotlight: How to secure your project with one of the world’s top open source tools

Simon Bennetts is the OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) Project Leader and a Distinguished Engineer at StackHawk, a company that uses ZAP to help users fix application security bugs before they hit production. Prior to making the move into security, he was a developer for 25 years and strongly believes that you can’t build secure web applications without knowing how to attack them.

Github

30 Jul 2020

“Hey Google, let’s play a game” on your Smart Display

Google Assistant smart speakers have always been a great way to play voice-based games. Just say, “Hey Google, let’s play a game,” and within moments you’ll find yourself humming along to "Song Quiz," or testing your trivia skills with "Are You Feeling...

Google

30 Jul 2020

To be a Google intern in 2020

I had been dealing with imposter syndrome for months. Since applying for an internship at Google, I questioned if my GPA was high enough, if they liked my interviews or if my application could stand out without going to an Ivy League school. After week...

Google

30 Jul 2020

Upgrade to pip 20.2, plus, changes coming in 20.3

On behalf of the Python Packaging Authority, I am pleased to announce that we have just released pip 20.2, a new version of pip. You can install it by running python -m pip install --upgrade pip.

The highlights for this release are:

- The beta of the...

Python

30 Jul 2020

A new way to save this summer with Nest thermostats

Warm evenings, backyard barbeques and sticky watermelon fingers mean two things for my family: Summer is finally here and the air conditioning is running. As the days get longer and temperatures rise, so does my energy bill. Thankfully, Nest thermostat...

Google

30 Jul 2020

New ways to support Black-owned businesses

While working as an Entrepreneur-in-residence at Google from 2014 to 2016, I traveled across the country to help enhance the online presence of hundreds of Black-owned businesses. As a Black woman, entrepreneur and Googler, supporting Black-owned busin...

Google

30 Jul 2020

Helping publishers manage consent with Funding Choices

Consent management, or the process of gathering and managing user privacy and data choices, has become increasingly important as more regions around the world enact privacy regulations. For publishers to continue funding their businesses with advertisi...

Google

30 Jul 2020

How to Run a Social Media Contest to Grow Your Site (Best Practices + Examples)

Do you want to run a social media contest to grow your website traffic? Social media platforms already have billions of active users. It is a lot easier to find a very targetted audience that could be your potential customer or subscriber. In this article,… Read More »
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Wordpress

30 Jul 2020

Meet Milwaukee: Visit the city with Google Arts & Culture

Did you know that Milwaukee is nicknamed the City of Festivals, and hosts 60 in the summer alone? Or that it was called the “Midwest’s Coolest and Most Underrated City” by Vogue? This summer, Visit Milwaukee is one of 16 institutions partnering with Go...

Google

30 Jul 2020

How Fast Is Your Online Store? Find Out With Shopify’s New Online Store Speed Report

Creating a great shopping experience online isn’t just about features—it’s also about speed. That’s why we built a new report to help improve awareness of your Shopify store’s speed and measure it against businesses like yours.More

Shopify

29 Jul 2020

How Fast Is Your Online Store? Find Out With Shopify’s New Online Store Speed Report

Creating a great shopping experience online isn’t just about features—it’s also about speed. That’s why we built a new report to help improve awareness of your Shopify store’s speed and measure it against businesses like yours.More

Shopify

29 Jul 2020

Using GitHub Actions to deploy applications to IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service

In this post, hear from @stevemar, a Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM, about a new GitHub Starter Workflow for developers deploying containerized applications to IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service. Here at IBM, we’re one of

Github

29 Jul 2020

Sundar Pichai’s testimony to the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust

Editor’s Note: Today the CEOs of Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook are testifying before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. Read our CEO Sundar Pichai’s opening testimony below, describing how Googl...

Google

29 Jul 2020

Phone backup and a new storage manager in the Google One app

Two years ago we launched Google One: a membership that gives you more out of Google. We started with expanded storage plans, the ability to share your storage with family members, live support for all your Google questions, and member benefits like Go...

Google

29 Jul 2020

What is a Canonical URL in WordPress?

A canonical URL is the preferred URL of a website’s homepage. Most homepages can be found by typing multiple URLs into a browser’s address bar. For example, all of the following URLs could contain the same homepage content for your website: http://yoursite.com https://yoursite.com http://www.yoursite.com https://www.yoursite.com If you have set https://yoursite.com/ as the preferred URL, it […]
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Wordpress

29 Jul 2020

How to Create an Alert Bar in WordPress (3 Easy Ways)

Do you want to add an alert bar to your WordPress site? An alert bar or notification bar is a great way to let visitors know about important updates, special offers, new product launch, etc. In this article, we’ll show you how to create an… Read More »
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Wordpress

29 Jul 2020

The Big Plans of One Small Business Owner—and the Diagnosis that Won’t Stop Her

At just 24 years old, Keisha Greaves discovered she had limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. As the symptoms began to progress, she thought her dream career in fashion would never be realized. Now, she runs her own t-shirt business, Girls Chronically Rock,...

Shopify

29 Jul 2020

WordPress 5.5 Release Candidate

The first release candidate for WordPress 5.5 is now available! This is an important milestone in the community’s progress toward the final release of WordPress 5.5. “Release Candidate” means that the new version is ready for release, but with millions of users and thousands of plugins and themes, it’s possible something was missed. WordPress 5.5 […]

Wordpress

28 Jul 2020

Welcome Malta and Cyprus to GitHub Sponsors—plus updates!

We’re welcoming Malta and Cyprus to the GitHub Sponsors community. Check out this exciting news plus the latest from GitHub Sponsors.

Github

28 Jul 2020

WordPress News Roundup – July 2020

The WordPress News Roundup is back! Here’s a recap of the latest developments in the WordPress ecosystem, from WordPress core updates and Gutenberg news to more plugin news. In this webinar, Nathan walks through each of these news items in more depth. Register for the next WordPress News Roundup webinar here. News from WordPress Core […]
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Wordpress

28 Jul 2020

Announcing the GitHub public roadmap

The public roadmap is designed to give your team more information about what features and functionality you can expect from GitHub over the coming quarters.

Github

28 Jul 2020

Accelerate Your Business in the Current Commerce Landscape with Magento 2.4

Today, Adobe released the latest version of Magento Commerce and Magento Open Source to provide merchants with capabilities that will help them capture new opportunities in the current commerce landscape and prepare for the future. Read ...

Magento

28 Jul 2020

Lightroom Mobile – 3 Tips to Increase Your Productivity!

In this video, I share 3 of my favorite tips to help increase your productivity while working with Lightroom mobile including how to apply the previous photo's settings, Copy and Paste a subset of settings and apply to multiple images, and create Presets.

Adobe

28 Jul 2020

Industry Experts and Pro Bloggers Come Together to Inspire, Teach, and Help You (and Your Site) Succeed

Get to know some of the speakers and presenters at next month's official WordPress.com conference from August 11-13.

Wordpress

28 Jul 2020

How to Add Text to Speech in WordPress

Do you want to add text to speech feature in WordPress? Text to speech feature allows you to add an audio version of your articles using artificial intelligence. This is particularly useful for long reads and helping users who prefer audio content while exercising or… Read More »
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Wordpress

28 Jul 2020

Best of Both Worlds: Ethical Fashion Label and YouTube Success

Going against industry conventions, Justine Leconte created her namesake label by focusing on ethical production, selling direct to consumers, and building a Youtube channel. In this episode of Shopify Masters, Justine shares her launch roadmap, thoug...

Shopify

28 Jul 2020

WordPress 5.5 Beta 4

WordPress 5.5 Beta 4 is now available! This software is still in development,so it’s not recommended to run this version on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with the new version. You can test WordPress 5.5 Beta 4 in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “bleeding […]

Wordpress

27 Jul 2020

Highlights from Git 2.28

The open source Git project just released Git 2.28 with features and bug fixes from over 58 contributors, 13 of them new. We last caught up with you on the latest in Git back when

Github

27 Jul 2020

iThemes Security Pro Feature Spotlight: Site Scan

In the Feature Spotlight posts, we highlight a feature in iThemes Security Pro and share a bit about why we developed the feature, who the feature is for, and how to use the feature. Today we are shining the spotlight on the iThemes Security Pro Site Scan, a great feature to secure and protect your […]
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Wordpress

27 Jul 2020

Abigail Dogbe Awarded the PSF Community Service Award for Q1 2020

Abigail Dogbe, lead organizer PyLadies Ghana and co-organizer of Pycon Africa 2019, has been awarded the Python Software Foundation Q1 2020 Community Service Award.

Abigail holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the ...

Python

27 Jul 2020

Introducing GitHub’s OpenAPI Description

The GitHub REST API has been through three major revisions since it was first released, one only a month after the site was launched. We often receive feedback that our REST API is an inspiration

Github

27 Jul 2020

Database Profiling with Visual Studio

Have you ever been tasked with diagnosing a slow performing web application and suspected the database was to blame? Looking into your database tier requires specific tools, now you can quickly and easily investigate using the database profiling tool in Visual Studio’s Performance Explorer!
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27 Jul 2020

The Indie Game Festival announces its nine winners

The talent of independent and small game developers shines this year at Google Play’s Indie Games Festival,a celebration of the creativity of game developers. We received hundreds of submissions for the three competitions in Europe, Japan and South Kor...

Google

27 Jul 2020

The Matchup will change the way you get sports news

Almost two years ago, our friends at Google challenged the Local Media Consortium (LMC) to come up with a “moonshot”—a project that would be big and game-changing and maybe even a little outside our comfort zone. Gathered in a conference room in New Yo...

Google

27 Jul 2020

Our commitment to a more accessible world

Thirty years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed to guarantee people would be protected against discrimination on the basis of disability in all areas of life—such as jobs, education and transportation. Since that milestone moment, ther...

Google

26 Jul 2020

Our commitment to a more accessible world

Thirty years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed to guarantee people would be protected against discrimination on the basis of disability in all areas of life—such as jobs, education and transportation. Since that milestone moment, ther...

Google

26 Jul 2020