Automattic released WordPress 3.6.1 last night - it's a security release for all previous WordPress versions. According to their blog post, it addresses three issues fixed by the WordPress security team: Block unsafe PHP unserialization that could occur in limited situations and setups, which can lead to remote code execution. Prevent a user with an […]
Yesterday, Matt Mullenweg announced the arrival of WordPress 3.6. It looks like a very nice update. Our top 3 favorite features of Oscar are: 1. The New Twenty Thirteen Theme A nice blogging focus with a single column design. We liked that by selecting a different post type, you can easily change the background color […]
As part of WordCamp San Francisco, Automattic's Matt Mullenweg always gives us the State of the Word. Here are the highlights from the 2013 edition: Neat facts: There have been 314 WordCamps (with 72 this year) and 1026 speakers in the past 12 months WordPress celebrated its 10th anniversary on May 27th WordPress now powers […]
We have big news to share. We are happy to announce that BlogDroid, ContentRobot's managed WordPress hosting service, has been acquired by Pagely! Our vision for BlogDroid was to build one of the best WordPress hosting services out there. We felt that our feature set was pretty cool! From our intelligence engine, which allowed users […]
Automattic announced today that WordPress 3.5.2 is now available! This maintenance and security release, which fixes 12 bugs, features: Blocking server-side request forgery attacks, which could potentially enable an attacker to gain access to a site. Disallowing contributors from improperly publishing posts or reassigning the post’s authorship. An update to the SWFUpload external library to […]
So you are happily blogging away and now you are finding your content is all over the internet. "Content scraping" can be problematic because: Others are benefiting from publishing after all your hard work You may experience fewer visits to your site, particularly if the scraped content ranks higher than your own Your brand may […]
With the ongoing "Panda" updates, bloggers need to be aware of how Google's latest algorithm changes can effect their website rankings. Note that search engine strategies that had worked before, may no longer apply. In response to this, Danny Sullivan posted this great table on Search Engine Land and we just had to share it […]
One of the best ways to attract readers to your blog (beyond awesome content) is to stay on top of search engine optimization (SEO) developments. Matt Cutts, a Google software engineer, shares what his team is working on and how it can effect your WordPress-powered website. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQmQeKU25zg[/youtube]