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Go Update W3 Total Cache, WPTouch, and AddThis RIGHT NOW!

Mitch Canter

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If you’ve updated your plugins in the last 24 hours, go straight back into your website and do it again – there’s a chance you may have downloaded some infected plugins that were hacked into the repository.

According to WordPress.org, the plugins AddThis, W3 Total Cache, and WPTouch were infected with a backdoor that lets people into your site.  The plugins are fixed now, and if you update you can remove the infected code immediately.

Normally those plugins are safe, and (given the  hacks and the frequent downtime by other companies) it’s nice to see a company like WordPress that can think on its heels and get the hacks solved in minutes (and not weeks – I’m looking at you Sony).

  • WordPress 2.6: The Tour

    WordPress 2.6: The Tour

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    For your viewing pleasure, and because I’ve had the lovely honor to update this morning, here is a “best of the best” video (and a link to the full post) as to what to expect for WordPress 2.6 (Tyner).  Enjoy!

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  • Be a Uniter, Not a Divider

    Be a Uniter, Not a Divider

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    *I work in WordPress for my day job, but a reminder that my posts and thoughts are my own.* A word of advice to anyone in management – whether it’s a C-suite, mid-level manager, or even someone who just has people under them that see them as a mentor. Be someone who unites, not someone…

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