WordCast Recap: 3/1/10
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 5 2010 at 3:42 pm | No Comments »
It’s Friday once again! The WordCast network has been bringing you the best WordPress, blogging and social media news, tips, tricks, reviews and how-tos all week long, and we’re bringing the best of the best to you. A new WordPress hack, the THEME TEAM! and more.
WordPress Hack Cloakes Itself to All But Search Engines
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 5 2010 at 1:36 pm | 1 Comment »
A new WordPress hack is making its way around the net, and it has some new tricks up its sleeve. Read our coverage to learn what’s going on, whether or not your WordPress blog could be affected, and what’s being done to solve the problem.
WordCast Recap: 2/15/10
By Dave Moyer, posted Feb 19 2010 at 7:50 pm | 4 Comments »
We’re wrapping up the week here at WordCast. This week: WordPress.com’s outage, and also brought you the details about the newest version of the WordPress.org blogging system, a tip on how to use your browser better as a blogger, and more.
Around the WordPress Community: The Perfect Sidebar, SQL Queries, Videos, and WordPress CMS Style
By Lorelle VanFossen, posted Feb 16 2010 at 6:35 pm | No Comments »
A peek around the WordPress Community this week finds some great articles on the perfect sidebar for your WordPress Theme, WordPress SQL queries you need to know for MySQL, video tutorials for WordPress, and come CMS stuff for WordPress.
Blogs With Flash at Risk: Update Adobe Flash Player
By Lorelle VanFossen, posted Jan 20 2010 at 7:17 pm | No Comments »
Adobe Shockwave Flash Player has been found to have several security vulnerabilities. Many blogs feature flash content, as do many multimedia sites. We discuss the issues and
Old WordPress Exploits Continue to Make Blogs Vulnerable
By Lorelle VanFossen, posted Jan 19 2010 at 9:00 am | No Comments »
Old versions of WordPress continue to be attacked by known and resolved vulnerabilities and exploits. Many continue to fear updating, even though WordPress has made it as easy as one-click. WordPress blogs prior to 2.9 are at risk and we offer tips to help you upgrade to the latest version.
WordPress 2.8.5 Released!
By Dave Moyer, posted Oct 20 2009 at 10:30 pm | No Comments »
WordPress announced today the release of version 2.8.5 – a security update with fixes originally intended to come out in 2.9 but thrown into the 2.8 branch just to make sure that things stay as secure as possible.
WordCast 73: Blog World and New Media Expo 2009
By Dave Moyer, posted Oct 20 2009 at 2:00 am | No Comments »
Cali Lewis on Blog World and New Media Expo 2009, when a plugin breaks your WordPress, filtering spam themes, and more.
Don't Post As "admin", Secure Your WordPress Admin Panel
By Dave Moyer, posted Oct 20 2009 at 1:46 am | 1 Comment »
If you’re posting as “admin”, your blog is not safe! We show how how to change your admin username and post from an account that’ll keep your site secure.
WordCast 68: WordPress Security and Safety
By Dave Moyer, posted Sep 8 2009 at 5:00 pm | No Comments »
A special edition dedicated to the recent WordPress attacks and ways to keep your WordPress site secure.