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WordPress 3.3 – Are you ready ?

The eagerly awaited release of WordPress 3.3 is only a few weeks away.  Here is what you can expect to see in this release: Media uploader enhancement – Probably the most important addition in this version is the imlpementation of a revamped media uploader.  Advances such as “drag and drop”, instant resizing, filter by type [...]

Alert : TimThumb.php

The recent Timthumb.php vulnerabilityhas left scores of unsuspecting bloggers hacked. It’s the perfect combination of not so easy to fix for the technically disinclined, and easy to find and exploit for the malicious – resulting in a disastrous number of compromised sites. Thankfully the Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner plugin will do the job of checking your [...]

The definitive SEO Plugin

Well, what can we say? It’s all here with a great plugin to boot! ‘ I started writing my beginner’s guide to WordPress SEO a while back, and have since done a load of posts on the subject, an article in the Search Marketing Standard, newsletters, and presentations. It’s time to let all the info [...]

New File Manager

We have recently updated the Hosting Control Panel with a brand new file manager. The first thing you will notice is how much more attractive it looks compared to the previous version. On top of this, you’ll also be able to navigate around the features more quickly and intuitively. The new file manager is already [...]

Google Apps – Preparing for World IPv6 Day on June 8th, 2011

On June 8th, 2011 — World IPv6 Day (http://worldipv6day.org/) — major web companies, including Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, and Microsoft, will enable IPv6 on many of their websites for 24 hours to test how IPv6 performs in the real world.  That day, we’ll be using IPv6 (http://worldipv6day.org/faq/index.html) for Google Apps, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs [...]

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