<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The WordPress Guy — Blog</title><description>WordPress engineering insights: performance optimisation, security hardening, forensic troubleshooting, and custom development.</description><link>https://wpguy.uk/</link><item><title>Google&apos;s EU Data Ruling: What WooCommerce Stores Must Know</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/will-google-losing-its-eu-data-monopoly-change-how-your-woocommerce-store-gets-found/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/will-google-losing-its-eu-data-monopoly-change-how-your-woocommerce-store-gets-found/</guid><description>If your WooCommerce store gets most of its traffic from Google Shopping and Google&apos;s AI-powered product discovery tools, you are building on ground that</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>wp2shell: Patch the WordPress RCE Flaw Now</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/is-your-wordpress-site-exposed-to-the-wp2shell-remote-code-execution-flaw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/is-your-wordpress-site-exposed-to-the-wp2shell-remote-code-execution-flaw/</guid><description>A critical flaw in WordPress core was made public on 17 July 2026. If your site has not received the patch, an attacker can take full control of it</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WordPress Security Vulnerabilities Fixed in Version 7.0.2</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-security-flaw-what-business-owners-must-do-right-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-security-flaw-what-business-owners-must-do-right-now/</guid><description>If your WordPress site is running version 6.8 or 6.9, two formally tracked security vulnerabilities were sitting in your codebase until 17 July 2026. One</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WordPress 7.1: What Business Sites Must Do Before August</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-71-is-coming-what-business-owners-need-to-do-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-71-is-coming-what-business-owners-need-to-do-now/</guid><description>The release date is fixed. WordPress 7.1 arrives on 19 August 2026, timed with WordCamp US, and the window between now and then is preparation time. If</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VAT Registration Guide for UK Self-Employed Business Owners</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/vat-registration-for-the-self-employed-what-business-owners-must-know-in-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/vat-registration-for-the-self-employed-what-business-owners-must-know-in-2026/</guid><description>The VAT threshold sits at £90,000 of taxable turnover over any rolling 12-month period. Cross it, and registration becomes a legal requirement. If you</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tide Business Account: Is the Free Plan Worth It?</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/free-uk-business-bank-account-is-tide-right-for-your-small-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/free-uk-business-bank-account-is-tide-right-for-your-small-business/</guid><description>Picking a business bank account feels like a minor administrative task until the fees start adding up or your accounting software refuses to connect. For</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Heatwaves Are Driving Shoppers Online to WooCommerce</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/why-uk-heatwaves-are-pushing-more-shoppers-to-buy-online/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/why-uk-heatwaves-are-pushing-more-shoppers-to-buy-online/</guid><description>UK high street footfall fell 6.2% year-on-year in June, against a 1.5% decline in May — a fourfold acceleration in a single month. British Retail</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities: What&apos;s At Stake in 2026</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-plugin-vulnerabilities-are-rising-what-business-owners-must-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-plugin-vulnerabilities-are-rising-what-business-owners-must-know/</guid><description>Over 250 new WordPress plugin vulnerabilities are disclosed every week. This is the normal operating condition of the WordPress plugin ecosystem in 2026,</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WPForms, WPvivid &amp; Smart Slider 3 Vulnerabilities Patched</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-plugin-vulnerabilities-in-june-2026-what-site-owners-must-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-plugin-vulnerabilities-in-june-2026-what-site-owners-must-know/</guid><description>If your WordPress site is running WPForms, WPvivid, or Smart Slider 3, and those plugins have not been updated in the past few weeks, your site is exposed</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Critical WordPress Plugin Flaws Enable Admin Takeover</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-plugin-flaws-in-june-2026-put-thousands-of-business-sites-at-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-plugin-flaws-in-june-2026-put-thousands-of-business-sites-at-risk/</guid><description>Attackers run automated scans continuously, and when a flaw is disclosed, exploitation attempts begin within hours. In June 2026, several critical</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UK VAT Reform: What WooCommerce Sellers Need to Know</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/vat-loophole-costing-uk-online-sellers-millions-what-changes-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/vat-loophole-costing-uk-online-sellers-millions-what-changes-next/</guid><description>Up to £3.2 billion of UK online retail sales each year involve sellers who avoid VAT collection by falsely claiming to be UK-established. That figure</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WooCommerce vs Shopify POS: Can WooCommerce Handle Pop-Ups?</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/can-woocommerce-power-a-pop-up-store-as-well-as-shopify-can/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/can-woocommerce-power-a-pop-up-store-as-well-as-shopify-can/</guid><description>When a brand with a global following needs to open a physical store in days rather than weeks, platform choice stops being a technical question and</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Strict Returns Policies Hurt WooCommerce Sales</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/could-your-returns-policy-be-costing-your-woocommerce-store-customers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/could-your-returns-policy-be-costing-your-woocommerce-store-customers/</guid><description>Your returns policy is visible to every shopper who visits your store. Whether they read it carefully or simply check that one exists, its presence or</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why PCI Compliance Alone Won&apos;t Secure Your WooCommerce Store</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/why-pci-compliance-alone-will-not-protect-your-woocommerce-checkout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/why-pci-compliance-alone-will-not-protect-your-woocommerce-checkout/</guid><description>A PCI DSS certificate on the wall does not mean your WooCommerce checkout is secure. It means you have met a minimum standard for handling cardholder</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EU €3 Customs Charge: What WooCommerce Sellers Must Know</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/eu-customs-duty-from-july-2026-what-uk-woocommerce-stores-must-do-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/eu-customs-duty-from-july-2026-what-uk-woocommerce-stores-must-do-now/</guid><description>From 1 July 2026, every parcel you ship from the UK to an EU customer valued at €150 or below will attract a €3 customs duty charge per item type. The VAT</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Critical WooCommerce Flaw CVE-2022-50972: Act Now</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/critical-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-woocommerce-woocommerce-710-unfixed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/critical-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-woocommerce-woocommerce-710-unfixed/</guid><description>Any WooCommerce store running a version below 7.1.0 is currently exposed to a vulnerability with no available fix. An attacker who successfully exploits</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>High Vulnerability in Really Simple Security Plugin (CVE-2026-48970)</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/high-vulnerability-in-really-simple-security-plugin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/high-vulnerability-in-really-simple-security-plugin/</guid><description>Any WordPress site running Really Simple Security below version 9.5.10.1 is exposed to a high-severity vulnerability, CVSS 8.1. Update now.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your WordPress Email Plugin May Be Handing Attackers the Keys to Your Site</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/your-wordpress-email-plugin-may-be-handing-attackers-the-keys-to-your-site/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/your-wordpress-email-plugin-may-be-handing-attackers-the-keys-to-your-site/</guid><description>If your site uses Gravity SMTP to handle transactional email, it is exposed to an actively exploited vulnerability right now. The flaw, a Sensitive</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New UK Marketplace JoyBuy Opening to Third-Party Sellers: Should You List?</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/new-uk-marketplace-joybuy-opening-to-third-party-sellers-should-you-list/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/new-uk-marketplace-joybuy-opening-to-third-party-sellers-should-you-list/</guid><description>Every e-commerce business owner running a WooCommerce store faces the same recurring question: when a new marketplace opens, do you list, or do you</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How WooCommerce Store Owners Can Offer 350,000 European Pickup Locations at Checkout</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/how-woocommerce-store-owners-can-offer-350000-european-pickup-locations-at-checkout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/how-woocommerce-store-owners-can-offer-350000-european-pickup-locations-at-checkout/</guid><description>European shoppers have a clear preference: when given the choice, many will select a parcel locker or local pickup point over home delivery. If your</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Popular WordPress Plugins Are Being Actively Exploited to Take Over Sites</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/popular-wordpress-plugins-are-being-actively-exploited-to-take-over-sites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/popular-wordpress-plugins-are-being-actively-exploited-to-take-over-sites/</guid><description>Attackers are breaking into WordPress sites right now, and they are doing it without a username or password. The plugins being exploited are mainstream,</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Selling on eBay and WooCommerce: What UK Business Owners Need to Know</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/selling-on-ebay-and-woocommerce-what-uk-business-owners-need-to-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/selling-on-ebay-and-woocommerce-what-uk-business-owners-need-to-know/</guid><description>Running two sales channels sounds like a growth strategy. In practice, it often becomes a stock management problem. When a product sells on eBay and your</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities Putting Your Business Website at Risk This Week</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-plugin-vulnerabilities-putting-your-business-website-at-risk-this-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-plugin-vulnerabilities-putting-your-business-website-at-risk-this-week/</guid><description>One hundred new WordPress vulnerabilities were disclosed in a single week. Spanning 87 plugins and one theme and affecting roughly 11.9 million active</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities in 2026: What Business Owners Must Know</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-plugin-vulnerabilities-in-2026-what-business-owners-must-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-plugin-vulnerabilities-in-2026-what-business-owners-must-know/</guid><description>WordPress powers approximately 43% of all websites globally. That concentration makes it an attractive target, and attackers need nothing more than a</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Should Your WooCommerce Store Be Selling on TikTok Shop in Europe?</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/should-your-woocommerce-store-be-selling-on-tiktok-shop-in-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/should-your-woocommerce-store-be-selling-on-tiktok-shop-in-europe/</guid><description>TikTok has 200 million monthly active users across Europe, and from 15 June 2026, TikTok Shop expands to 10 European markets, adding Austria, Belgium, the</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>High Vulnerability in LiteSpeed Cache: LiteSpeed Cache [litespeed-cache] &lt; 7.8</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/high-vulnerability-in-litespeed-cache-litespeed-cache-litespeed-cache-78/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/high-vulnerability-in-litespeed-cache-litespeed-cache-litespeed-cache-78/</guid><description>If your site runs LiteSpeed Cache and the plugin version is below 7.8, an attacker can exploit a known vulnerability to gain elevated access to your</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your WordPress Analytics Plugin Could Hand Attackers Full Admin Access</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/your-wordpress-analytics-plugin-could-hand-attackers-full-admin-access/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/your-wordpress-analytics-plugin-could-hand-attackers-full-admin-access/</guid><description>If your site runs the Burst Statistics plugin for WordPress analytics, stop reading this sentence and check your plugin version. A critical security flaw</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why UK businesses are betting on social commerce and AI for growth</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/why-uk-businesses-are-betting-on-social-commerce-and-ai-for-growth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/why-uk-businesses-are-betting-on-social-commerce-and-ai-for-growth/</guid><description>Nearly half of UK businesses now rank social media as their most important sales and marketing channel, above owned websites, email, and paid search. If</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Could a WordPress Map Plugin Hand Hackers Full Control of Your Site?</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/could-a-wordpress-map-plugin-hand-hackers-full-control-of-your-site/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/could-a-wordpress-map-plugin-hand-hackers-full-control-of-your-site/</guid><description>Imagine a stranger walking into your business premises, sitting down at your desk, and logging into every system you own. No forced entry, no alarm, no</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Cleaning WordPress Malware Keeps Failing When the Backdoor Is Server-Level</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/why-cleaning-wordpress-malware-keeps-failing-when-the-backdoor-is-server-level/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/why-cleaning-wordpress-malware-keeps-failing-when-the-backdoor-is-server-level/</guid><description>Clicking anywhere on your site opens spam links in new tabs. You clean the infection from wp-config.php, and within hours it&apos;s back. You clean it again.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Sole Traders Can Cut Tax Admin Using HMRC Flat-Rate Expense Claims</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/how-sole-traders-can-cut-tax-admin-using-hmrc-flat-rate-expense-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/how-sole-traders-can-cut-tax-admin-using-hmrc-flat-rate-expense-claims/</guid><description>Most sole traders I speak with are either over-recording expenses they never fully claim, or under-claiming because the calculation feels too complicated</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Your WooCommerce Checkout Delivery Options Are Costing You Sales</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/why-your-woocommerce-checkout-delivery-options-are-costing-you-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/why-your-woocommerce-checkout-delivery-options-are-costing-you-sales/</guid><description>Your checkout delivery options are a commercial decision. Most WooCommerce store owners treat them as a technical default, set once during setup and</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WordPress Site Down? What It Costs and How to Recover Fast</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-site-down-what-it-costs-and-how-to-recover-fast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-site-down-what-it-costs-and-how-to-recover-fast/</guid><description>Your site goes offline at 9am on a Monday. Customers land on a blank page or a browser error. 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The natural...</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ZigZag partners with Trade Duty Refund to help UK retailers reclaim EU returns costs</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/zigzag-partners-with-trade-duty-refund-to-help-uk-retailers-reclaim-eu-returns-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/zigzag-partners-with-trade-duty-refund-to-help-uk-retailers-reclaim-eu-returns-costs/</guid><description>UK retailers selling into the EU through WooCommerce are facing a structural cost increase that will land on 1 July 2026. The EU is abolishing the €150...</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>200,000 WordPress Sites at Risk from Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Burst Statistics Plugin</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/200000-wordpress-sites-at-risk-from-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-burst-statistics-plugin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/200000-wordpress-sites-at-risk-from-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-burst-statistics-plugin/</guid><description>A critical security flaw in the Burst Statistics WordPress plugin left more than 200,000 business websites exposed to complete administrative takeover,...</description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Guide for Improving WordPress Server Response Time</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/a-guide-for-improving-wordpress-server-response-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/a-guide-for-improving-wordpress-server-response-time/</guid><description>Server response time is the gap between a visitor clicking a link to your site and their browser receiving the first piece of data back from your...</description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 4</title><link>https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-7-0-release-candidate-4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-7-0-release-candidate-4/</guid><description>The fourth Release Candidate for WordPress 7.0 was published on 14 May 2026, six days before the scheduled final release on 20 May 2026. 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