The document provides a summary of WordPress news and events from February 2017. It discusses a Cloudflare data leak, an experimental block-based WordPress editor called Gutenberg, reviews of WordPress security and the LoopConf developer conference. It also mentions that Disqus ads are no longer free to disable, Matt Mullenweg's response to security concerns about digital signatures for WordPress updates, and a comparison of WooCommerce and Magento ecommerce platforms. Upcoming WPSyd events in Sydney are listed and readers are invited to provide feedback on a short survey.

1. News, Views ‘n’ Stuff
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FEB 2017

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February 2017 WordPress News
Cloudflare Data Leak
If you use Cloudflare firewall and content distribution service
check out the article below to see if you were affected
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/02/cloudflare-data-leak/
“Gutenberg,” Experimental Block Based Editor
Prototype for replacing the WordPress editor
https://wordpress.github.io/gutenberg/
https://wptavern.com/wordpress-core-editor-team-publishes-ui-prototype-for-gutenberg-an-
experimental-block-based-editor

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February 2017 WordPress News
The State of WordPress Security: Expert Reviews
Three security experts review WordPress security now and
for the future
https://torquemag.io/2017/02/security-experts-weigh-in-the-future-of-wordpress-security/
LoopConf 2 Review
Review of developer centric conference in USA & link to
video of talks
https://poststatus.com/loopconf/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLod7ww284cBH0DZshlVXRR5XtpaIZXfTF

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February 2017 WordPress News
Disqus Ads No Longer Free To Disable
Previously it has been free to disable ads in Disqus
comments – not any more
https://kinsta.com/blog/disqus-ads/
LoopConf 2 Review
Review of developer centric conference in USA & link to
video of talks
https://poststatus.com/loopconf/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLod7ww284cBH0DZshlVXRR5XtpaIZXfTF

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February 2017 WordPress News
Matt Mullenweg Responds to Security Rant: Digital
Signatures for WordPress Updates Are Important but
Not a Priority
https://wptavern.com/matt-mullenweg-responds-to-security-rant-digital-
signatures-for-wordpress-updates-are-important-but-not-a-priority
WooCommerce vs Magento
Feature comparison of the two most popular self hosted
ecommerce platforms
https://themeisle.com/blog/woocommerce-vs-magento/

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February 2017 WordPress News
WordPress REST API Vulnerability
Fixed in 4.7.2 but still thousands of sites not updated
https://wptavern.com/wordpress-rest-api-vulnerability-exploits-continue

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Upcoming WPSyd Events
Mar 6 WPSyd Parramatta
A Beginners Guide To WordPress & Hosting
Mar 9 WPSyd North (Venue & Date TBC)
Topic Automattic Night
Mar 27 WPSyd Central
Theme Design & Development (Submitting to
Repository)

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Give us your feedback – What You Want?
Short survey:
http://goo.gl/forms/wjTF9Ce4JE