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State of the Word 2012

October 11th, 2012 Posted in WordPress No Comments

Matt Mullenweg gives his overview on the ‘state’ of WordPress to date. An essential watch for all WordPresserers!

Google on WordPress as the best SEO blogging platform

January 31st, 2012 Posted in SEO, WordPress No Comments

If anyone should doubt the power and effectiveness of WordPress as an SEO friendly platform, think again.  WordPress automatically solves a ton of SEO issues as Matt Cutts from Google explains in the video below:

WordPress 3.3 Released – Overview

December 13th, 2011 Posted in News, WordPress No Comments

As many of you will have noticed from the indication at the top of your WordPress admin panel, version 3.3 is available. As always, we’re excited about this new release and can’t wait to use the new features.

View the official press release here: http://wordpress.org/news/2011/12/sonny/

Learn how to update from your dashboeard here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Dashboard_Updates_SubPanel

Please, ALWAYS BACKUP ! before carrying out any upgrade or major change to your site.

Iif you would like us to carry out the upgrade (£40+VAT), you can order via a support ticket

WordPress 3.3 – Are you ready ?

November 2nd, 2011 Posted in News, WordPress No Comments

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 of file and more.
  • Improved admin bar
  • Fly out admin menus
  • Beginners first steps guidelines – For new users and installation this feature will get users up and running quickly.
  • Performance improvements

Steps you should take

All WordPress web site owners should start to think about their upgrade to this new release.  I’d recommend scheduling an upgrade after about a week of the release, keeping an eye on WordPress.org for updates on the launch and feedback.

Things you should do before upgrading:

  • Make a full backup of your existing WordPress site files and database.
  • Check with your theme author to see if there are any known theme issues and if an update theme is available, which is tested and compatible with 3.3
  • Do the same with any core plugins you use.

As much as this can feel like hard work and a hassle, once you’re upgraded you can beenfit from the new features and continue to enjoy, enhance and develop your site to it’s full potentia

Alert : TimThumb.php

August 9th, 2011 Posted in WordPress 2 Comments

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 theme for out of date Timthumb code and give you the option to upgrade it!

As some of you will already be aware, the popular image resize script TimThumb.php (used/included in many WordPress themes), was identified as having a security hole.

This exposed the sites using the script vulnerable to attack and code injection. Even themes housing the script that are not active on a WordPress installation, can cause issues. So it’s important to secure your active theme and DELETE any themes not in use.

There are many articles now available regarding the issue and how to address it, so here are some, should you require further information:

It’s important to check your theme/s, update the TimThumb.php script if it’s in use on your theme and implement some of the suggested security measures to secure your site in the future.

If you need further advice or help, please submit a Support Ticket

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