I was attending a Lynn Terry's Brainstorming Hour yesterday and a great question was asked, "Is there a way to mass delete comments waiting for moderation? I got bombarded by some spam that got through." So I thought I'd share the answer with you. By default, when you install WordPress, the … Read more about WordPress Tip: How to Display More Spam Comments on a Page & Save Time
Just returned from Niche Affiliate Marketing System Workshop in Atlanta, GA. It was the 6th NAMS workshop, my third, and it was absolutely incredible! There were around 300 attendees that all feel like part of my family now. I had the pleasure of presenting two security workshops :) My first … Read more about Regina Smola speaks at Niche Affiliate Marketing System Workshop (NAMS6)
Don't give away the keys to your store! Never post your WordPress log-in details! This morning I was catching up on emails and received a very alarming notice. Now, I'm not going to call anyone out, but this email impelled me to write this blog post right away. I'm a frequent user of the … Read more about WordPress Security Tip: Protect Your WordPress Login Details
TimThumb.php found with zero-day vulnerability! Update Now. TimThumb is PHP script for image cropping, zooming and resizing. This script is commonly included in many WordPress themes and plugins. Unfortunately, without removing or updating the timthumb.php script, your site is at risk of being … Read more about Warning: TimThumb.php Vulnerability in WordPress Themes and Plugins
WordPress offers some great built-in security features for combating comment spam, but are you using them? We write blog posts in the hopes that we provide useful information to our readers and encourage them to leave a comment. However, readers do not want to leave a comment on a blog filled with … Read more about WordPress Security Tip: Reduce Comment Spam
Help improve WordPress by taking the WordPress 2011 Survey. Your answers will help the WordPress core team and others improve the software and other services offered to WordPress users. This survey is about 10 questions and will only take a few minutes of your time. Your personal information will … Read more about WordPress 2011 Survey
The Google Analytics for WordPress plugin was found with a XSS scripting vulnerability, if the track outbounds clicks option was selected. This issue was found by David Whitehouse and James Slater of DavidNaylor.co.uk and notified the develop right away. The developer, Joost de Valk took … Read more about Google Analytics for WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Fixed
WordPress 3.2.1 was released to the public on July 12, 2011. This is a maintenance release for WordPress 3.2 and all self-hosted WordPress users should update their blogs to this latest stable version as soon as possible. According to Andrew Nacin, a core developer of WordPress, Version 3.2.1 fixes … Read more about WordPress 3.2.1 Update — Maintenance Releases Fixes