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[ad_1] “Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can’t.” At MalCare, we focused on contributing to the WordPress community in many different ways. We strive to be a source of valuable information for WordPress users looking to learn more about web security. However, there are times when we like to zoom out a little bit and discuss topics relating to the WordPress community in general. Today we had the opportunity to do just that. We recently had the opportunity to chat with Mario Peshev, a… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] Imagine this, you sat down one day and ran a complete security setup on your site. You installed a WordPress security plugin on your site, you updated all your plugins and themes, you implemented website hardening measures. You’re sure your site is safe and secure from hackers. A few months later, you wake up to find that your website has been hacked. When you try to access your site, you’re being redirected to another. Or you might see malicious pop-ups and ads on your site. You realize your security measures failed! This is a scenario faced by many WordPress site owners. Many mistake… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] Researchers at WordFence, a company that provides cybersecurity services for WordPress users, has warned of two security problems in a popular WordPress plugin called Rank Math. That’s “math” as in “calculations relating to” and “rank” as in “search engine rating”, not “rank math” as in a real stinker of a calculus problem. The creators of Rank Math, it seems, had neglected to put security checks on some of the remote commands that the plugin supports. As a result, someone who hadn’t logged in could have triggered two related bugs. In the first bug, a regular… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] A second vulnerability could be used to prevent access to almost all of a site’s existing content, by simply redirecting visitors. A pair of security vulnerabilities in the WordPress search engine optimization (SEO) plugin, known as Rank Math, could allow remote cybercriminals to elevate privileges and install malicious redirects onto a target site, according to researchers. It’s a WordPress plugin with more than 200,000 installations. According to researchers with Wordfence, one of the flaws is critical (10 out of 10 on the CVSSv3 vulnerability severity scale). It could allow an… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] WordPress.org today launched WordPress 5.4, which focuses on “more ways to make your pages come alive,” as well as “boosts in speed you can feel.” Version 5.4, which was developed by 552 volunteer contributors, includes new blocks, clearer navigation, a faster editor, privacy improvements, and developer additions. You can download the new release now from WordPress.org/Download. WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that powers over 30% of the web (including VentureBeat). This means there’s a massive ecosystem of website administrators and developers watching out… [ad_2] More Info

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[ad_1] WordPress 5.4 “Adderley”, named in honor American jazz musician Nat Adderley, was released today and is now available for download. The update includes new social icons and buttons blocks, usability improvements to the block editor, and new APIs for developers to use in plugins and themes. This release saw contributions from 168 new volunteers. There were 552 contributors in total. The release was led by Matt Mullenweg, Francesca Marano, and David Baumwald. They were joined by the following contributors in supporting roles in getting version 5.4 released: Users can… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] Adam Bannister 31 March 2020 at 11:58 UTC Updated: 31 March 2020 at 11:59 UTC Latest core release also tweaks login diagnostics for devs WordPress 5.4 launches today (March 31) with a raft of privacy-related enhancements. “WordPress 5.4 brings several improvements to the privacy tools to improve the user experience and expand upon the data provided in personal data exports,” said core contributor Garrett Hyder in his release notes. In total, WordPress 5.4 incorporates 122 enhancements and… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] There is a good reason to be worried about your website’s security. Reports tell us that over 90,000 hack attempts are made on WordPress website every minute of the day. Many websites owners may think their website is too small to draw a hacker’s attention. The truth is, since small websites take security leniently, hackers find it all the more easy to hack small websites. Big or small – every WordPress website needs to take security measures. Luckily, there are numerous things you can do to protect your website from hackers and bots. In this article, we’ll show exactly what steps you… [ad_2] More Info

[ad_1] The WordPress developer team is working on adding an auto-update mechanism to themes and plugins, a common source of website hacks, primarily because site owners usually install themes and plugins, and then forget to update them. Work on this feature began months ago. Currently, the auto-update feature is already implemented for plugins, and work is underway on adding it to WordPress’ themes feature. Once the auto-update option rolls out for the stable versions of the WordPress content management… [ad_2] More Info