Apple event iPhone 14

 Apple announced that it will be holding a special event on Wednesday, September 7. The event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater. new iPhone 14 expected

Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan - THE MOST POPULAR WORDPRESS FIREWALL & SECURITY SCANNER

Wordfence includes an endpoint firewall and malware scanner that were built from the ground up to protect WordPress. Our Threat Defense Feed arms Wordfence with the newest firewall rules, malware signatures and malicious IP addresses it needs to keep your website safe. Rounded out by 2FA and a suite of additional features, Wordfence is the most comprehensive WordPress security solution available.

WORDPRESS FIREWALL

Web Application Firewall identifies and blocks malicious traffic. Built and maintained by a large team focused 100% on WordPress security.

[Premium] Real-time firewall rule and malware signature updates via the Threat Defense Feed (free version is delayed by 30 days).

[Premium] Real-time IP Blocklist blocks all requests from the most malicious IPs, protecting your site while reducing load.

Protects your site at the endpoint, enabling deep integration with WordPress. Unlike cloud alternatives does not break encryption, cannot be bypassed and cannot leak data.

Integrated malware scanner blocks requests that include malicious code or content.

Protection from brute force attacks by limiting login attempts.

Please check out here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/

Transition Phase to COVID-19 Resilience

 Here are the measures from 26 April 2022:

gather 

SOCIAL GATHERINGS

• No group size limit.

visiting 

HOUSEHOLD VISITS

• No limit on the number of visitors per household.

• Unvaccinated should exercise caution, reduce movement, stay at home as much as possible.

mask 

MASK WEARING

• Only required for indoor settings, optional for outdoor settings but encouraged.

safe-distancing-01 

SAFE DISTANCING

• Not required between individuals or between groups.

workplace 

WORKPLACES

• All employees may return to the workplace.

• Unmasking allowed at workplace if one is not interacting physically with others and when not in customer-facing areas. 

• Workforce Vaccination Measures lifted. See MOM’s advisory.

Shopping-Centre

VACCINATION-DIFFERENTIATED SMMs (VDS)

• VDS will be removed from all settings, except for events with >500 participants at any one time, nightlife establishments where dancing among patrons is one of the intended activities, F&B establishments, bars and karaoke establishments.

Shopping-Centre 

SHOPPING MALLS & LARGE STANDALONE STORES

• No capacity limit. Entry allowed regardless of vaccination status.

dining 

F&B ESTABLISHMENTS, COFFEESHOPS & HAWKER CENTRES, BARS, KARAOKE ESTABLISHMENTS

• All vaccinated^: All vaccinated^: No group size limit.

• Unvaccinated: No dining-in.

exercise 

EXERCISE, IN-PERSON TUITION & ENRICHMENT CLASSES

• No group or class size limit.

Spa 

PERSONAL CARE SERVICES (MASSAGE PARLOURS, SPAS, SAUNAS AND HAIR SALONS)

• Masks may be removed for facials and saunas.

Cinema 

CINEMAS

• No safe distancing required between individuals or groups.

Sports-Event 

ATTRACTIONS, SHOWS, LIVE PERFORMANCES, MICE, SPORTS EVENTS

• No capacity limit for all settings/events. If >500 attendees, all must be fully vaccinated.

• Performers or speakers may be unmasked, including for singing or playing of wind instruments at live performances.

*For Cruises, please note that cruise operators currently require passengers to be fully vaccinated. Please check with your cruise operator for details.

pray 

CONGREGATIONAL & WORSHIP SERVICES

• No capacity limit. If >500 attendees, all must be fully vaccinated.

• Performers or speakers may be unmasked, including for singing or playing of wind instruments at live performances.

• Congregational singing and chanting is allowed, provided attendees are mask-on in line with indoor masking requirement.

Hotels 

HOTELS

• Number of persons per room is subject to the room’s maximum capacity.

Museum 

MUSEUMS & PUBLIC LIBRARIES

• Entry allowed regardless of vaccination status.

weddings 

MARRIAGE SOLEMNISATIONS

• No capacity limit. If >500 attendees, all must be fully vaccinated.

• Home solemnisations: No limit on the number of non-resident visitors to the home.

reception 

WEDDING RECEPTIONS

• No capacity limit. If >500 attendees, all must be fully vaccinated.

Funeral 

FUNERALS

• No capacity limit.

• Home funerals: No limit on the number of non-resident visitors to the home

Source: https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19-phase-advisory

Workplace Safety and Health (COVID-19 Safe Workplace) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2022

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 2006

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH

(COVID-19 SAFE WORKPLACE)

(AMENDMENT NO. 4) REGULATIONS 2022

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 65(1) of the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006, the Minister for Manpower makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations are the Workplace Safety and Health (COVID‑19 Safe Workplace) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2022 and come into operation on 26 April 2022.

Amendment of regulation 2

2.  In regulation 2(2) of the Workplace Safety and Health (COVID‑19 Safe Workplace) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 992/2021) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations), delete “(except Part 3)”.

Amendment of regulation 3

3.  In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations —

(a) in paragraph (1), delete the definitions of “approved vaccine”, “cleared status (general)”, “recovered individual”, “unvaccinated against COVID‑19 infection”, “vaccinated against COVID‑19 infection” and “vaccination information”; and

(b) delete paragraphs (3), (4) and (6).

Deletion of regulations 4 and 5

4.  Delete regulations 4 and 5 of the principal Regulations.

Deletion of Parts 2 and 3

5.  Delete Parts 2 and 3 of the principal Regulations.

New regulation 17A

6.  In Part 4 of the principal Regulations, in Division 1, after regulation 17, insert —

“Mask wearing by individuals

17A.—(1)  An individual (whether or not he or she is an employer or employee, a worker, principal or self‑employed) must wear a mask when performing work or carrying out any undertaking at a workplace that is neither —

(a) the individual’s place of residence; nor

(b) an open‑air area.

(2)  However, paragraph (1) does not apply in any of the following circumstances:

(a) where the nature of the individual’s work is such that wearing a mask creates a risk to his or her health and safety;

(b) when the individual —

(i) is in an area of the workplace which is not used and not likely to be used by any customer or prospective customer of the employer or principal, or any other individual who is not an employee or worker at work (or any of them in combination), or by any of those individuals to move through the workplace; and

(ii) is not interacting in person with another individual present in that area;

(c) where the individual is authorised under any Control Order to not wear a mask.”.

Amendment of regulation 18

7.  In regulation 18(1) of the principal Regulations —

(a) in sub‑paragraph (a), delete “or” at the end;

(b) in sub‑paragraph (b), replace the full‑stop at the end with “; or”; and

(c) after sub‑paragraph (b), insert —

“(c) the employee or worker (as the case may be) is —

(i) in an area of the work premises which is not used and not likely to be used by any customer or prospective customer of the employer or principal, or any other individual who is not an employee or worker at work (or any of them in combination), or by any of those individuals to move through the work premises; and

(ii) not interacting in person with another individual present in that area.”.

Deletion of regulation 19

8.  Delete regulation 19 of the principal Regulations.

Amendment of regulation 22

9.  In regulation 22 of the principal Regulations, delete paragraphs (1), (2) and (4).

Amendment of regulation 25

10.  In regulation 25(a) of the principal Regulations —

(a) in sub‑paragraph (i), after “and the Control Orders”, insert “and to remedy without delay any instances of such non‑compliance”; and

(b) replace sub‑paragraph (ii) with —

“(ii) to regularly assess and identify the risks of transmission of COVID‑19 that may arise in relation to all activities engaged in by customers, prospective customers, employees and workers at the work premises of the employer or principal, and to mitigate that risk from those activities identified as presenting a higher risk of the transmission of COVID‑19; and”.

Amendment of regulation 26

11.  In regulation 26 of the principal Regulations —

(a) delete “, and any individual to whom regulation 10 may apply,”;

(b) in paragraph (a)(ii), insert “and” at the end;

(c) in paragraph (b), replace “8, 13, 15, 16 and 17 that apply to them; and” with “16, 17 and 17A.”; and

(d) delete paragraph (c).

Deletion of regulation 29

12.  Delete regulation 29 of the principal Regulations.

Amendment of regulation 30

13.  In regulation 30 of the principal Regulations —

(a) in paragraph (1), replace “13” with “17A(1)”;

(b) in paragraph (2), replace “6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 18(1), 19, 22(1),” with “18(1),”; and

(c) in paragraph (3), replace “10, 18(2) or 22(2)” with “18(2)”.

[G.N. Nos. S 79/2022; S 182/2022; S 227/2022]

Made on 25 April 2022.

Source: https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL-Supp/S328-2022/Published/20220425?DocDate=20220425

Amazon’s Carbon Emissions Rose in 2021 Fueled by Pandemic Shopping

Amazon . com Inc.’s carbon emissions rose 18% in 2021, underscoring the challenge the e-commerce giant faces as it aims to shrink its environmental footprint while expanding its business.

Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-carbon-emissions-rose-in-2021-fueled-by-pandemic-shopping-11659362400

WordPress Online Booking and Scheduling Plugin - Bookly

Bookly Online Booking and Scheduling is a free scheduling plugin for WordPress that allows accepting online bookings on your website and automating your reservation system. Manage your booking calendar, services, client base, save time and money – all in one place. Online Booking and Scheduling is designed to grow your online sales and make easy appointments. This is a one-stop shop for any businesses from hair salons or photography to wealth management and transportation.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bookly-responsive-appointment-booking-tool/

Wordpress WPForms: a drag and drop form builder

Wordpress WPForms makes it easy for you to create:

Surveys,
Payment forms, 
Contact forms,
Online order forms, 
Email subscription forms, 
Polls, and
Surveys.

WPForms integrates with many payment and marketing platforms. WPForms has options that can help you customize WordPress user registration forms and login pages. 

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforms-lite/

Duplicate Wordpress's Pages Posts make easy

Duplicate Page 

Duplicate Posts, Pages and Custom Posts easily using single click. You can duplicate your pages, posts and custom post by just one click and it will save as your selected options (draft, private, public, pending).

• KEY FEATURES IN DUPLICATE PAGE PRO EDITIONS

• User Roles: Allow User Roles To access Duplicate Page.

• Post Types: Filter to show Duplicate Page link in post types.

• Clone Link Location: Option where to show clone link.

• Status: Option to select Duplicate Posts Status.

• Redirection: Option to Redirect after click on clone link..

• Clone Link Title: Option to change Duplicate Post Link Title.

• Post Prefix: Option to add Post Prefix.

• Post Suffix: Option to add Post Suffix.

• Editor: And Many More Filters and Features.

20+ Best WordPress Plugins in 2022

1. WPForms Lite (Free)
2. All in One SEO (Free)
3. WP Mail SMTP (Free)

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms 

WORDPRESS MAIL SMTP PLUGIN

Having problems with your WordPress site not sending emails? You’re not alone. Over 2 million websites use WP Mail SMTP to send their emails reliably.

Our goal is to make email deliverability easy and reliable. We want to ensure your emails reach the inbox.

WP Mail SMTP fixes your email deliverability by reconfiguring WordPress to use a proper SMTP provider when sending emails.

Best of all, our easy-to-use Setup Wizard and detailed documentation guide you through the process.

WHAT IS SMTP?

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is an industry standard for sending emails. Proper SMTP configuration helps increase email deliverability by using authentication.

All in One SEO – Best WordPress SEO Plugin – Easily Improve SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic

All in One SEO for WordPress is the original WordPress SEO plugin started in 2007. Over 3 million smart website owners use AIOSEO to properly setup WordPress SEO, so their websites can rank higher in search engines.

We believe you shouldn’t have to hire an SEO expert or developer to properly setup WordPress SEO. That’s why we built AIOSEO as the most comprehensive WordPress SEO plugin and marketing toolkit, so you can improve your website’s SEO rankings and uncover new SEO growth opportunities in less than 10 minutes.

At All in One SEO (AIOSEO), user experience is our #1 priority. From website SEO setup to ongoing SEO optimization, our team of SEO experts have created easy to follow SEO workflows that will help you outrank your competitors in search results. This is why many industry leaders award AIOSEO as the most beginner friendly WordPress SEO plugin that’s both EASY and POWERFUL!

Contact Form by WPForms – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress

WPForms allows you to create beautiful contact forms, feedback form, subscription forms, payment forms, and other types of forms for your site in minutes, not hours!

At WPForms, user experience is our #1 priority. Our pre-built form templates and workflows make WPForms the most beginner friendly contact form plugin on the market.

Step by Step Guide to Add PAYME payment in WooCommerce

Adding Direct Bank Transfer - PAYME  payment in WooCommerce

Here is the steps to add direct bank transfer to WooCommerce:

Step 0: Please visit https://payme.hsbc.com.hk/zh-hk/sign-up for sign up PAYME service.

Step 1: Go to WooCommerce>>Payments and enable direct bank transfer.

Step 2: Click on Set up and then proceed to settings payment gateway in WooCommerce

Here are some options in account details.

Enable/Disable – Enable to use the option. 

Title – Name to be shown during checkout. Please type in "PAYME".

Description – Text information to be shown to customers

Instructions – Explain to make the payment to your payme account. Please upload your PAYME QR Code here.

It is completed after save the settings.

Step 3: Check the payment option available on the Checkout page.

Once the order is processed, the bank details are provided along with the order ID.

Woocommerce How to Hide Categories and Products

Go to Woocommerce -> Settings -> Products.

Go to the subsection “Hide from categories”.

There is twice the list of the product categories currently on your store. First list allows you to hide the categories on the store. Second list allows you to hide products from those categories on the store.

List of the Best WooCommerce WordPress Plugins

Here is the list of WooCommerce plugins that will help you enhancement online store!

1. Breeze
2. CartFlows
3. YITH WooCommerce Wishlist
4. Doofinder For WooCommerce
5. WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips
6. Bekeeting For WooCommerce
7. WooCommerce Google Analytics Integration
8. WooCommerce Google Feed Manager
9. Product Import Export for WooCommerce
10. LiveChat – WooCommerce Chat Plugin
11. Product Slider Pro for WooCommerce
12. Checkout Manager for WooCommerce
13. Direct Checkout for WooCommerce
14. WooCommerce Menu Cart Pro
15. YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search
16. Yoast SEO
17. Appmaker
18. Genesis Connect for WooCommerce
19. WooCommerce PDF Invoices
20. Booster for WooCommerce
21. YITH WooCommerce Zoom Magnifier
22. Offline Credit Card Payment Method

Backup the WooCommerce Database to Secure Your Data

WooCommerce is a popular ecommerce plugin that makes it simple for anyone to create a store powered by WordPress. WooCommerce database is important. Information like shoppers placed orders, registered accounts, reviews, and etc. Also for Plugins, Themes, Uploads are important to re-build your online store, just in case.

UpdraftPlus simplifies backups and restoration. It is the world’s highest ranking and most popular scheduled backup plugin, with over three million currently-active installs. Backup your files and database backups into the cloud and restore with a single click!

Backup into the cloud directly to Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3 (or compatible), UpdraftVault, Rackspace Cloud, FTP, DreamObjects, Openstack Swift, and email. The paid version also allows you to back up to Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Storage, Backblaze B2, SFTP, SCP, and WebDAV.

More here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/