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WordPress 3.1.2 Security Update

Heads up to all WordPress users! A new security update – WordPress 3.1.2 was just released a few hours ago. This security release addresses a vulnerability allowing Contributor-level users to improperly publish posts so everyone is strongly advised to update to this latest version especially if user registration is enabled on your WordPress-powered blog or [...]

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WordPress 3.0.4 Security Update

The WordPress dev team has released the WordPress 3.0.4 security update to fix a core security bug in the HTML sanitation library. This particular version or release is classified as “critical” so all self-hosted WordPress users are advised to update/upgrade their WordPress installation ASAP! Here’s an excerpt of the official announcement from the WordPress blog: [...]

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WordPress 2.8.4 Security Release

Another heads up for all WordPress users. The WordPress dev team just released another security update WordPress 2.8.4 to fix a vulnerability discovered yesterday. Yesterday a vulnerability was discovered: a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset. As [...]

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Hiatus & WordPress 2.5.1

Most of you are probably wondering what happened to me and why I haven't updated this blog for more than a month now. Well, I've been busy and preoccupied the past few weeks. I had a lot of personal stuff that I needed to attend to and I also had some sort of "writer's block" because of the long absence from blogging. I know most of you know what I'm talking about. It's hard to get back to the "groove" of blogging/writing when you stop doing it for a while. That's why when you're a roll, never stop and keep the momentum going. To be honest with you guys, I also went through a phase where I thought about quitting from blogging. I don't know but it seemed like I lost interest and sense of purpose in this blog and blogging in general. But because of the encouraging emails and instant messages I received from friends and loyal readers of this blog, I was inspired to go back. I realized that this blog is not just about me but it's also about you, my readers. I really appreciate all your support inspite of the lack of updates and the month-long hiatus. Anyways, the first thing I did was to upgrade my WordPress installation to version 2.5.1. Everything went smoothly and installation only took a few minutes. Before I did the upgrade, I got to read my friend Jhay's post regarding the issues he had upgrading to WordPress 2.5.1. It turns out his blog was compromised and it was what caused the problem. I was alerted and I checked my blog's database to see if it was also compromised. Fortunately for me there were no phantom users or plugins installed. It's always a good practice to check your blog thoroughly every now and then just to be sure that everything is okay and secure.

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