Those who run or write for WordPress-based blogs may have heard some exciting news: version 4.0 is coming very soon and is currently in a public beta. While WordPress sees major updates every 6 months or so, the 3.0 version is already four years old. WordPress is an open-source project hosted on WordPress.org and is...Read More
Credit: WordPress WordPress has announced the first beta of version 4.0, but despite the major version number, it’s an incremental upgrade. Changes to the left of the decimal point aren’t as major in WordPress as they are elsewhere, but the updates in the pipeline for 4.0 and beyond reflect how WordPress has become a platform,...Read More
Websites that run WordPress and MailPoet, a plugin with more than 1.7 million downloads, are susceptible to hacks that give attackers almost complete control, researchers have warned. “If you have this plugin activated on your website, the odds are not in your favor,” Daniel Cid, CTO of security firm Sucuri, warned in a blog post...Read More
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If you own a WordPress site, make sure you are staying on top of updates—not just for the core platform, but for all the themes and plugins, too. WordPress powers over 70 million Websites around the world, making it an attractive target for cyber-criminals. Attackers frequently hijack vulnerable WordPress installations to host spam pages and other malicious content. Researchers...Read More
A critical vulnerability found in a WordPress plug-in that has been downloaded over 1.7 million times allows potential attackers to take complete control of blogs that use it. The flaw is located in the MailPoet Newsletters plug-in, previously known as wysija-newsletters, and was discovered by researchers from Web security firm Sucuri. “This bug should be...Read More
With more than 600 ecommerce platforms, it can be difficult to choose the best one for your business. WordPress is a leading content management system, with popular ecommerce plugins. But a merchant should answer important questions before she can decide if WordPress is right for her ecommerce site. When WordPress Can Be a Good Choice...Read More
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A zero-day vulnerability in the popular TimThumb plugin for WordPress leaves many websites vulnerable to exploits that allow unauthorized attackers to execute malicious code, security researchers have warned. The vulnerability, which was disclosed Tuesday on the Full Disclosure mailing list, affects WordPress sites that have TimThumb installed with the webshot option enabled. Fortunately, it is...Read More
Society of Work will host a three-part workshop next month on WordPress for beginners. “The idea is to start with little to no knowledge of WordPress and have a working framework by the end of the class,” founder of Society of Work Kelly Fitzgerald said via email. What: WordPress for beginners When: July 7, 14...Read More
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