Title. When something like the php notice came out Oct 2026- I had next to no idea what the risk was, how to protect my site, etc. I'm scrolling through the sub and seeing people talking about have to use plug-ins to scan their database and files to check for malware being injected- I don't even understand how malware gets injected or how to protect my site from it. I've read about spam issues from contact forms and needing XYZ layered protection- I couldn't understand if these were plugins or something else. I've tried to do some research but it's essentially like trying to read a foreign language which takes understanding three other foreign languages to even begin.

I literally know nothing; I'm just a person who got a domain, a host, hopped onto wordpress and started designing. I haven't gone plug-in crazy, pretty picky about that because I'm already paranoid, but the point still stands that I've done nothing special except for start building. It's aiming to be a research archive.

It concerns me whether it's safe or responsible for me/anyone like me to be making a website.

TIA

On my some posts in my stupid blog I justify an image to the right of text. This allows text to automatically wrap around and under the image, like a newspaper. However, text gets squished to the side in portrait mode on a tablet or small mobile.

If i separate image and text into columns, they stack before the text smooshing can occur. This is good. However, text doesn't wrap in landscape mode so there's a long blank area below the image.

What do I want? On wide views I like the text-wraparound feature. As the view narrows toward portrait, I want image and text to stack like columns before text gets smooshed on the side. Can WordPress do this combination?

I already tried combining a justified image/text group with columns, yet it breaks the layout in weird ways.

Hello, i'm using a ten year old e commerce template that the developers no longer offer updates for. Is it okay to keep using it?

For reference, we use a number of different hosts and most of them update WP Core within 6 hours. We've been noticing that WP Engine always seems late and have been running them manually.

I opened a ticket today to talk to support about the timeframe for v7.4.1 updates, and they told me that automatic updates for the release will occur weeks from today to allow for testing. I pressed them a bit on the RCE fix (no published CVE or POC) and the eMudhra certificate revocation after they claimed this not to be a critical update, but no real answers. They have escalated the ticket though.

For my blog (www.moppermijmer.eu) I have a specific image set as icon. But when I look in the jetpack reader, the only image is the default placeholder. The image also doesn't show up when I post a link in social media. Where can I set an image to be the default representation of my blog? (Putting an image in each post is going to put a lot of pressure on my already fragile workflow.).

Forms, SEO, backups, security, page builders, caching. Which one would be the first to go if a solid free alternative existed, and what does it cost you a year?

I need help to build a online client evaluation form.

The basic function is when client input the necessary information and submit the form, it will automatically give a result based on the information given.

Anyone knows what plugin could achieve this function? Paid one is fine.

Thank you.

Hey,

I am looking to get into web design and development but am coming from a design only background. I'm a professional graphic designer and know all the design side of UX/UI and web but don't have much knowledge on the technical aspect of building a site from my designs.

I have tried looking at all sorts of video tutorials but nearly all of them seem to be paid ads now or require a subscription to properly use the tools like Elementor. Does anyone have any decent tutorials or courses to learn wordpress without needing a paid subscription to various products?