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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).

  • Yes, Another WordPress Update.  So?

    Yes, Another WordPress Update. So?

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    WordPress released their press release about WordPress 3.0.4.  As soon as it did, I saw the WordPress hashtag on twitter light up – people complaining about having yet another security update.  I hate to get on a soapbox about this, but seriously – you’re going to complain about people working to make your site as…

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  • WordPress 2.7

    WordPress 2.7

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    WordPress 2.7 is nothing short of amazing.  The WordPress team (and 150 others from the community) went back to the drawing board and redesigned the interface from the ground up.  It’s absolutely beautiful, and a testament to great design and an amazing user interface.  But it’s not just pretty, it’s awesome under the hood! Never…

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