This just out, latest nasty attack aimed at self hosted WordPress: Mashable on the Attack How to know if you’ve been affected: In your permalinks, look for additions that looks like: …eval(base64_decode… Also check your users, you may have an additional admin user – look for one you don’t recognize. Read more details at Lorelle’s [...]
Using NextGen Gallery to Organize Images
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NextGen Gallery is a plugin for WordPress that allows you to display images in Albums and Galleries. Albums contain groups of Galleries. Galleries contain groups of images. For example: if you wanted to display your images of fishing trips to Alaska over the last several years, you’d have an Album for Alaska, and Galleries for [...]
WordPress 2.8.3 Admin Password Security Exploit
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If you’ve recently upgraded to WordPress 2.8.3, you’ll want to head over to WordPress.org and download the latest update and upgrade your install to 2.8.4. There is a security exploit that allows someone to remotely change your admin password through a special url that’s formed in the right way. It basically removes the current password, [...]
Color Schemes and Color Scheme Tools
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Color schemes aren’t technical, really, are they? You just pick what you like, right? Ah, not so fast. Color choice on your site can make or break how your site is received by it’s audience. Clash and you’ll drive visitors away with a headache from trying to read your red text on a blue background. [...]
Troubleshooting Your WordPress
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WordPress is simple to use, can be complex behind the scenes – there are so many variables that can cause issues – these are some of the most common. Sooner or later, you’re bound to run into this situation: you go to your site, prepared to make a post or update a widget and you [...]
Customize Your Community (CYC) WordPress Plugin
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Rae Hoffman conceived the plugin which was created by Joost de Valk, WordPress Plugin Expert. The CYC plugin allows your registered backend users see your branding and design on the login and profile pages. It will apply your theme to the following: registration, login, logout, lost password and profile pages. This only happens for users [...]
Hurricane Ike, Pirate Names and Electricity
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Just a quick update, we’ve been without power for one week in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and have just received news that power has been restored! Woot! Very good news, indeed. Being without power and moving one’s office is not much fun – no vacation and full of stress. It looks like we’ll be [...]