The Div Selected by Code.org to Help Expand Computer Science Education in...
The Div, a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded by Jay Chapman, Cory Miller, and Scott Day in Oklahoma, has been selected by Code.org to be a learning partner. The organization will help expand access...
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 223 – Celebrating 8 Years of iThemes With Cory Miller
In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Cory Miller, Founder of iThemes. Miller tells us what it’s been like to run the company for eight years. We discuss what’s changed...
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A Little Communication Goes a Long Way
photo credit: elycefeliz – cc Whether you manage WordPress plugins, themes, or a service, a key component to keeping users happy is communication. Users and especially paying customers want to know...
View ArticleAJ Morris Acquires iThemes Exchange
In 2013, iThemes released Exchange, an e-commerce platform that aimed to make selling online as simple as possible. Today, the company announced that AJ Morris, Product Manager at Liquid Web, has taken...
View ArticleLiquid Web Acquires iThemes in Multi-Million Dollar Deal
Liquid Web, a managed hosting service founded in 1997, has acquired iThemes. iThemes recently celebrated its 10th year in business. PostStatus reports that it was an all cash deal and sources confirmed...
View ArticleiThemes Enters the Hosting Space
iThemes is getting into the hosting business after launching three plans that take advantage of its relationship with Liquid Web. The plans are finely tuned around the company’s products and come with...
View ArticleiThemes Enters the WordPress Membership Plugin Market, Acquires Restrict...
Last Tuesday, iThemes announced it had acquired the Restrict Content Pro plugin from Sandhills Development. iThemes is part of the Liquid Web family of brands. Pippin Williamson, Managing Director at...
View ArticleiThemes Buys WPComplete, Complementing Its Recent Restrict Content Pro...
Just one month after publicly announcing its acquisition of Restrict Content Pro (RCP), iThemes purchased WPComplete for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is for the product, website, and...
View ArticleLiquid Web Acquires The Events Calendar WordPress Plugin From Modern Tribe
Liquid Web announced today via the iThemes blog that it acquired The Events Calendar from Modern Tribe. The acquisition gives them ownership of the plugin, its suite of event-related plugins, and the...
View ArticleiThemes Acquires Kadence WP, Plans to Sunset Legacy Themes in 2022
iThemes has acquired Kadence WP, the Missoula-based makers of the Kadence Blocks plugin and its accompanying Kadence theme. Originally founded in 2008 as a themes company, iThemes became more of a...
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iThemes Launches Sync Service for Updating Multiple WordPress Sites
Cory Miller and the team at iThemes announced today that they are launching a new WordPress service into the market. iThemes Sync made its debut today, offering customers a way to manage WordPress...
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iThemes Acquires Better WP Security Plugin and Hires WordPress Security...
WordPress Security Expert Chris WiegmanCory Miller of iThemes announced today that they have hired WordPress plugin developer and security expert Chris Wiegman. Wiegman is the author of the Better WP...
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Better WordPress Security Plugin Gets Major Update To Address Security...
Chris Wiegman of iThemes has announced the latest update to the Better WP Security plugin contains fixes for vulnerabilities discovered in 3.6.3. The updates address compatibility with InfiniteWP, the...
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Better WP Security To Be Renamed, Undergoes Major Changes
If you use the Better WP Security plugin, keep an eye out for an important update next week. According to iThemes, the plugin will be renamed to iThemes Security to be more in line with the other...
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iThemes Working Fast To Fix Users Upgrade Woes
Last week, we reported the Better WordPress Security plugin would be renamed to iThemes Security. We also shared important details to prepare users for the upgrade. Because of the name change, users...
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Chris Wiegman on Why He Sold Better WP Security to iThemes
WordPress Security Expert Chris Wiegman If you’ve ever wondered why Chris Wiegman sold Better WP Security to iThemes, he answers the question in a post on his personal site. The birth of Better WP...
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 161 – The CTO Of CrowdFavorite, Chris Lema
Marcus Couch and I are joined by CrowdFavorite CTO, Chris Lema. We talk about his new position and what the joint-venture partnership means for both CrowdFavorite and iThemes. Lema explains what the...
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iThemes Security Now Has Brute Force Login Protection
iThemes announced Brute Force Login Protection has been added to the latest version of iThemes Security. The new feature enables users to protect their sites either locally or by activating a network...
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iThemes Suffers Security Breach, Customers Urged To Reset Passwords
iThemes published details on a security breach that took place earlier today. According to the announcement, after noticing suspicious activity, they noticed a signification attack on their membership...
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iThemes Confirms it Stored Customer Passwords in Clear-Text
photo credit: thegloaming – cc The CEO of iThemes, Cory Miller, published a second update concerning the security breach that occurred on Tuesday. After news of the breach, customers were left...
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 163 – Interview With Andrea Middleton of WordCamp Central
In this episode, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Andrea Middleton who manages WordCamp Central. She tells us what it means to be a “dot organizer” within Automattic and what her day to day duties are...
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WebDesign.com Is Now iThemes Training
iThemes has announced that WebDesign.com is now called iThemes Training. According to the announcement, this change will lessen confusion and place everything under the iThemes umbrella. We’re making...
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A Closer Look at iThemes’ Sync Pro Client Dashboard for WordPress
Sync is a product from iThemes that makes it easy to manage multiple WordPress sites from a central location and is free to use for managing 10 sites or less. Using Sync, you can manage plugins,...
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iThemes to Host Free Online Training Event: Intro to WordPress Web Design
iThemes will be conducting a free online training event next week for those who are interested in getting started with WordPress. The Intro to WordPress Web Design course will run from February 18 –...
View ArticleiThemes Patches Vulnerability that Affects All Versions of the iThemes...
iThemes has released new versions of iThemes Security and iThemes Security Pro to address a critical security vulnerability. Every version of both plugins is at risk, including Better WP Security 3.0....
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 188 – The Nearly Perfect WordPress Role Model
Marcus Couch and I didn’t have a guest on this week’s episode, so we used the time to get you caught up on the week’s headlines. We discussed the release of WordPress 4.2 RC1 and if all goes well,...
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iThemes Announces Real-time Backup Service Stash Live
iThemes, a WordPress company that’s celebrating eight years in business this month, is announcing a new add-on called Stash Live which will be part of BackupBuddy 7.0. Similar to VaultPress, Stash Live...
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 222 – iThemes Enters The Real Time Backup Space
In this short and sweet edition of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I discuss the latest headlines including, iThemes 8th year in business and the launch of their real time backup service, Drupal’s...
View ArticleiThemes Patches Vulnerability in BackupBuddy, Wordfence Tracks 5 Million...
BackupBuddy, a commercial plugin from iThemes that performs scheduled backups with remote storage options, has patched a vulnerability that allowed for arbitrary file download by unauthenticated...
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iThemes Rebrands to SolidWP
iThemes, one of the oldest brands in WordPress that originally launched around theme products nearly 15 years ago, is rebranding to SolidWP. Over the years, the company’s products became increasingly...
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