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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).

  • My Take on WordPress 3.8

    My Take on WordPress 3.8

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    WordPress 3.8 came out just a few days ago, and I jumped at the chance to install it on as many of my blogs as I could manage.  This was one of the most anticipated updates in years – and with good reason.  It was a complete overhaul of the admin interface and added quite…

    WordPress
  • WordPress Plugin: Author Spotlight

    WordPress Plugin: Author Spotlight

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    I’ve been doing a lot of looking into using WordPress as a multi-author website/blog lately.  A few of my clients have requested the need to handle (elegantly) multiple authors, so (being fresh on my mind) I feel inclined to share. One of the coolest plugin combinations I’ve come across recently is using Author Spotlight and…

    Tutorial, WordPress