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Plugins – The Power of WordPress
Posted by: | CommentsThe real power of WordPress comes from the multitude of plugins that are available to expand its functionality.
I have used a variety of plugins on the sites I have created and I have to say it is so much easier now Worpdress supports adding and updating them from within the Admin interface.
More to follow on this subject…
WordPress 2.8.6 Security Release
Posted by: | CommentsWordPress 2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges. If you have untrusted authors on your blog, upgrading to 2.8.6 is recommended.
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WordPress 2.8.4 Released
Posted by: | CommentsThere is a worm around at the moment that old, unpatched versions of WordPress may suffer attacks from.
This worm registers a user, uses a security bug (fixed earlier in the year) to allow evaluated code to be executed through the permalink structure, makes itself an admin, then uses JavaScript to hide itself when you look at users page, attempts to clean up after itself, then goes quiet so you never notice while it inserts hidden spam and malware into your old posts.
The latest stable release of WordPress (Version 2.8.4) is available in two formats from the links below. It has some important security issues fixed so I suggest you upgrade now.
