WordPress security doesn't stop with just using a strong password, keeping your site up to date, and using a good hosting provider. Your blog comments are part of WordPress security too. Unwanted comments have the potential of making you lose readers, ruin your site's reputation, get your blog … Read more about WordPress Security and Comments (3 Mistakes Blog Owners Make)
WordPress 3.5.1 – Security and Maintenance Upgrade
WordPress 3.5.1 was released to the public on January 24, 2013. Within Wordpress 3.5.1 there are several maintenance upgrades wrapped in a minor security release for all previous versions. This release addresses issues with the post text editor, the media manager, network rewrite rules upon new … Read more about WordPress 3.5.1 – Security and Maintenance Upgrade
WordPress 3.5 – Major Upgrade
WordPress 3.5 was released to the public on December 11, 2012. They've named this one “Elvin” in honor of drummer Elvin Jones, who played with John Coltrane in addition to many others. This major release is like an early Christmas present for bloggers and developers full of new features and … Read more about WordPress 3.5 – Major Upgrade
WordPress Security Alert: WordPress 3.4.2 Released – Update Now
WordPress 3.4.2 Maintenance and Security Release to the public on September 6, 2012 This update is for all previous versions of WordPress (3.4.1 and prior). For security of your self-hosted WordPress website(s), please update to WordPress version 3.4.2 immediately to fix any security vulnerabilities … Read more about WordPress Security Alert: WordPress 3.4.2 Released – Update Now
3 Easy Things that You Can Do To Make Your Website Safer
A guest post submitted by Paul Taubman 3 Easy Things that You Can Do To Make Your Website Safer! If you check the Search Engines everyday, you will find at least a story or two about websites and hackers. Unfortunately, hackers like to break into websites, usually cause some damage, and then just … Read more about 3 Easy Things that You Can Do To Make Your Website Safer
WordPress 3.4.1 & 3.3.3 Maintenance and Security Fixes Released
WordPress Security News: WordPress 3.4.1 was just released to the public which includes 18 bug fixes and security hardening. WordPress 3.4.1 fixes a security issues and has some extra security hardening. The vulnerabilities in WordPress 3.4 contained a potential information disclosure and a bug that … Read more about WordPress 3.4.1 & 3.3.3 Maintenance and Security Fixes Released
WordPress 3.4 Major Release is Out! Upgrade to Improve Security
WordPress 3.4 was just released to the public Wednesday, June 13, 2012. This major release includes significant improvements including theme customization, custom headers, Twitter embeds, and image captions. Highlights of WordPress 3.4 Video: You can find out more about the new features of 3.4 at … Read more about WordPress 3.4 Major Release is Out! Upgrade to Improve Security
WordPress Security Tip: SexyBookmarks Plugin – Hide Site Analytics
SexyBookmarks by Shareaholic is a popular WordPress plugin that easily adds a social bookmarking menu to your posts, pages, and/or home page. Warning: One of the default settings of the SexyBookmarks plugin is it tracks and displays your website analytics publicly in two places. If you don't pay … Read more about WordPress Security Tip: SexyBookmarks Plugin – Hide Site Analytics