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

CMDR Mitchcraft

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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).

  • Tuesday Conversations: Your Favorite Plugins

    Tuesday Conversations: Your Favorite Plugins

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    My old site was all about me writing stuff.  Don’t get me wrong, I love writing, but I know that I’m not the only guy out there doing this – I love learning from other people about things that I’d never known about otherwise.  Unfortunately, StumbleUpon is devoid of good WordPress articles (lots of theme…

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  • Know Your Role: The Ultimate Guide to WordPress User Roles

    Know Your Role: The Ultimate Guide to WordPress User Roles

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    WordPress user roles play a critical role in managing access and permissions on a WordPress site. By assigning specific roles to a user, site owners can control what actions each user can perform on the site. WordPress User Roles There are six main roles included with any WordPress installation: Creating a User in WordPress Creating…

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