diff --git a/plugin.php b/plugin.php
index 3e8cae54c0..5569f0cd3e 100644
--- a/plugin.php
+++ b/plugin.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function stackable_php_requirement_activation_check() {
 			deactivate_plugins( basename( __FILE__ ) );
 			wp_die(
 				sprintf(
-					__( '%s"Stackable" can not be activated. %s It requires PHP version 7.3.0 or higher, but PHP version %s is used on the site. Please upgrade your PHP version first ✌️ %s Back %s', STACKABLE_I18N ),
+					esc_html__( '%s"Stackable" can not be activated. %s It requires PHP version 7.3.0 or higher, but PHP version %s is used on the site. Please upgrade your PHP version first ✌️ %s Back %s', STACKABLE_I18N ),
 					'<strong>',
 					'</strong><br><br>',
 					PHP_VERSION,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function stackable_php_requirement_activation_check() {
 		function stackable_php_requirement_notice() {
 	        printf(
 	            '<div class="notice notice-error"><p>%s</p></div>',
-	            sprintf( __( '"Stackable" requires PHP version 7.3.0 or higher, but PHP version %s is used on the site.', STACKABLE_I18N ), PHP_VERSION )
+	            sprintf( esc_html__( '"Stackable" requires PHP version 7.3.0 or higher, but PHP version %s is used on the site.', STACKABLE_I18N ), PHP_VERSION )
 	        );
 		}
 	}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function stackable_notice_gutenberg_plugin_activated() {
 			if ( ! $ignore ) {
 				printf(
 					'<div class="notice notice-warning is-dismissible stackable_notice_gutenberg_plugin"><p>%s</p>%s</div>',
-					sprintf( __( '%sStackable Notice%s: We noticed that the Gutenberg plugin is active! Please be aware the Gutenberg plugin is used to try out the new Block Editor features, and Stackable might not be compatible with it. Click the close button on the side to dismiss this notice.', STACKABLE_I18N ), '<strong>', '</strong>' ),
+					sprintf( esc_html__( '%sStackable Notice%s: We noticed that the Gutenberg plugin is active! Please be aware the Gutenberg plugin is used to try out the new Block Editor features, and Stackable might not be compatible with it. Click the close button on the side to dismiss this notice.', STACKABLE_I18N ), '<strong>', '</strong>' ),
 					'<script>( function() {
 						document.body.addEventListener( "click", function( event ) {
 							if( event.target.matches( ".notice.stackable_notice_gutenberg_plugin button.notice-dismiss" ) ) {
diff --git a/src/deprecated/v2/design-library/init.php b/src/deprecated/v2/design-library/init.php
index 645cece0ed..a3ee887cd4 100644
--- a/src/deprecated/v2/design-library/init.php
+++ b/src/deprecated/v2/design-library/init.php
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public function register_design_library_route() {
 		 */
 		public function delete_design_library_cache() {
 			global $wpdb;
+			// This should be okay without using caching since function is used to clear cache.
 			$transients = $wpdb->get_col( "SELECT option_name FROM $wpdb->options WHERE option_name LIKE '_transient_stackable_get_block_designs_v2_%'" );
 
 			if ( $transients ) {
diff --git a/src/design-library/init.php b/src/design-library/init.php
index f157f4c4d6..9bb305e90d 100644
--- a/src/design-library/init.php
+++ b/src/design-library/init.php
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public function delete_cache() {
 
 			// Delete designs.
 			global $wpdb;
+			// This should be okay without using caching since function is used to clear cache.
 			$transients = $wpdb->get_col( "SELECT option_name FROM $wpdb->options WHERE option_name LIKE '_transient_stackable_get_design_%'" );
 
 			if ( $transients ) {
diff --git a/src/welcome/news.php b/src/welcome/news.php
index 9f4ccd26bd..b8fca86d27 100644
--- a/src/welcome/news.php
+++ b/src/welcome/news.php
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ function stackable_news_feed_links() {
 
 		// Get cached.
 		if ( get_transient( 'stackable_news_feed_links' ) ) {
-			return get_transient( 'stackable_news_feed_links' );
+			// We changed the way how news feed is cached, if this is a string,
+			// then this is still the old way, just discard it.
+			if ( is_string( get_transient( 'stackable_news_feed_links' ) ) ) {
+				delete_transient( 'stackable_news_feed_links' );
+			} else {
+				return get_transient( 'stackable_news_feed_links' );
+			}
 		}
 
 		include_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/feed.php' );
@@ -39,9 +45,8 @@ function stackable_news_feed_links() {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		ob_start();
+		$links_data = array();
 
-		?><ul><?php
 		foreach ( $rss_items as $item ) {
 
 			$url = add_query_arg(
@@ -60,20 +65,16 @@ function stackable_news_feed_links() {
 				$title = "🔥 " . $title;
 			}
 
-			?>
-			<li>
-				<a href="<?php echo esc_url( $url ) ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( $item->get_title() ) ?>" target="stackable">
-					<?php echo esc_html( $title ) ?>
-				</a>
-				<time><?php echo esc_html( $item->get_date( 'M j Y' ) ) ?></time>
-			</li>
-			<?php
+			$links_data[] = array(
+				'url' => esc_url( $url ),
+				'title' => esc_attr( $item->get_title() ),
+				'text' => esc_html( $title ),
+				'date' => esc_html( $item->get_date( 'M j Y' ) ),
+			);
 		}
-		?></ul><?php
 
-		$out = ob_get_clean();
-		set_transient( 'stackable_news_feed_links', $out, 60 * 60 * 24 );
-		return $out;
+		set_transient( 'stackable_news_feed_links', $links_data, 60 * 60 * 24 );
+		return stackable_news_feed_links_cached( false );
 	}
 }
 
@@ -84,8 +85,40 @@ function stackable_news_feed_links() {
 	 *
 	 * @return String
 	 */
-	function stackable_news_feed_links_cached() {
-		echo get_transient( 'stackable_news_feed_links' );
+	function stackable_news_feed_links_cached( $echo = true ) {
+		$links_data = get_transient( 'stackable_news_feed_links' );
+
+		// We changed the way how news feed is cached, if this is a string,
+		// then this is still the old way, just discard it.
+		if ( is_string( $links_data ) ) {
+			delete_transient( 'stackable_news_feed_links' );
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if ( ! $links_data ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		ob_start();
+		?>
+		<ul>
+			<?php foreach ( $links_data as $link ) : ?>
+				<li>
+					<a href="<?php echo esc_url( $link['url'] ) ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr( $link['title'] ) ?>" target="stackable">
+						<?php echo esc_html( $link['text'] ) ?>
+					</a>
+					<time><?php echo esc_html( $link['date'] ) ?></time>
+				</li>
+			<?php endforeach; ?>
+		</ul>
+		<?php
+
+		$output = ob_get_clean();
+		if ( $echo ) {
+			echo $output;
+		} else {
+			return $output;
+		}
 	}
 }