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Escaping vs. Sanitization in WordPress: A Developer’s Guide
If you’ve worked with WordPress or PHP, you’ve probably heard people talk about “escaping” and “sanitization.” These two terms are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. They solve different problems at different stages of handling user input and output. In this guide, we’ll dive deeper into what they mean, why they’re…
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How to Check WordPress Plugin Compatibility with wp-since on xCloud
Introduction Ensuring your WordPress plugins are compatible with your site’s WP version is crucial for performance and security. I recently discovered wp-since, a handy tool that scans plugins for compatibility issues by checking functions, classes, methods, and hooks against WordPress core versions. Here’s how I set it up for my site hosted on xCloud. Step…