--- title: 'Monthly Web Development Digest' url: 'https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/' markdown: 'https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/index.md' date: '2026-06-30' description: 'Monthly web development digest covering the latest tools, frameworks, JavaScript news and coding resources, by Tracy Ridge, since 2008.' --- # Cloud Security, Architecture and Linux Learning- August 2026 Welcome to Hot Web Dev August 2026, featuring the latest in web development. August's version is a little late as my mother passed away after a short, but brave battle with cancer. This month features cloud security, software architecture patterns, new JavaScript API and an open source kanban application to improve your productivity. [Read More](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2026/cloud-security-architecture-linux-learning-august-2026 "Read More on Cloud Security, Architecture and Linux Learning- August 2026") [ News](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:News) [ Learning](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:Learning) [ Magazine](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:Magazine) [ Security](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:Security) [ JavaScript](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:JavaScript) [ Tools](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/tag/tag:Tools) [ ![WordPress Shell Woes, WOW Updates - July 2026](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/images/8/2/5/a/a/825aa92c7ba305ea84668991fa4fc2dd6e2bf3af-july-2026.png) ](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2026/wordpress-shell-woes-wow-updates-july-2026) August 1, 2026 ## WordPress Shell Woes, WOW Updates - July 2026 [WordPress Shell Woes, WOW Updates - July 2026](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2026/wordpress-shell-woes-wow-updates-july-2026) Welcome to Hot Web Dev July 2026, featuring the latest in web development. This month, we discuss a serious WordPress vulnerability and why it's important to keep your software updated. There is an update on my recent job switch and why you should never give up. The tool of the month is a terminal treasure. [Web Development](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/category/category:Web%20Development) [WordPress](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/category/category:WordPress) [ ![Beautiful Grav 2.0, IDE Plugin Security - June 2026](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/images/1/1/e/f/4/11ef4d3b6afbdf61615f9067c5ba970a8f39c415-june-2026.png) ](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2026/beautiful-grav-20-ide-plugin-security-june-2026) July 1, 2026 ## Beautiful Grav 2.0, IDE Plugin Security - June 2026 [Beautiful Grav 2.0, IDE Plugin Security - June 2026](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2026/beautiful-grav-20-ide-plugin-security-june-2026) Welcome to Hot Web Dev June 2026 featuring the latest in web development. This month, we welcome the new major release of GravCMS and check out the new features that make it a suitable alternative to WordPress. There have been a few security issues with NPM over the previous few editions. Now we need to watch out for rogue code editor plugins. The tool of the month is an Electron alternative. [Web Development](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/category/category:Web%20Development) [ ![WordPress 7.0, NPM Security, JavaScript - May 2026](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/images/5/a/d/6/f/5ad6f9dfafff549360479edeb23ea316cf1c764e-may-2026.png) ](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2026/wordpress-7-0-npm-security-javascript-may-2026) June 1, 2026 ## WordPress 7.0, NPM Security, JavaScript - May 2026 [WordPress 7.0, NPM Security, JavaScript - May 2026](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2026/wordpress-7-0-npm-security-javascript-may-2026) Welcome to Hot Web Dev May 2026 featuring the latest in web development. This month we look at the new bumper update that is WordPress 7.0. We look at further attacks on package managers and how they are fighting back. Learning resources show you the hard parts of JavaScript and how to master them. The tool of the month is an animated freebie with no sign up required. [Web Development](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/category/category:Web%20Development) [WordPress](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/category/category:WordPress) [ ![May 2026 - NPM + PyPI Supply Chain Attack: How to Delay Dependency Updates](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/images/9/8/4/3/9/984392532e63783e4c403ec3877a17ff4f1c045a-npm-supply-chain-attack.webp) ](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2026/may-2026-npm-pypi-supply-chain-attack-how-to-delay-dependency-updates) May 14, 2026 ## May 2026 - NPM + PyPI Supply Chain Attack: How to Delay Dependency Updates [May 2026 - NPM + PyPI Supply Chain Attack: How to Delay Dependency Updates](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/2026/may-2026-npm-pypi-supply-chain-attack-how-to-delay-dependency-updates) On May 11th, 2026, a coordinated attack on the supply chain compromised over 170 npm packages and 2 PyPI packages. Given that millions of packages are downloaded daily from the NPM registry by both individuals and businesses, there are ways to protect your development environment from becoming a target. Surprisingly, not all package managers have this feature set by default. This handy guide will help you enable this feature in your development environment. [Web Development](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/category/category:Web%20Development) [Security](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/category/category:Security) [View All Articles](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/articles) --- ## Navigation - Next: [Projects](https://www.worldoweb.co.uk/projects.md)