Two Weeks Later … WP 2.8.6 Security Release Arrives

WordPress News

Ah, that pesky WordPress update prompt is active again! WordPress has patched some more security holes and has released 2.8.6. According to WordPress: 2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges.  If you have untrusted authors on your blog, upgrading to 2.8.6 is recommended. The … Read More

Upgrade to WordPress 2.8.5 and Patch Those Security Holes

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WordPress has had a heck of a time trying to stay ahead of evil hackers following the summer of exploits. Unfortunately, several of our clients had been among those affected, but everyone got back up and running with an upgrade and some deep cleaning. While version 2.8.4 has been a nice stable offering,  WordPress announced … Read More

Our Favorite Plugins: Viper's Video Quicktags

WordPress Plugins

Want to easy include videos in your posts? Look no further than the robust Viper’s Videos Quicktag plugin. How to Use It Upon successful install, you’ll find new video icons in the Write panel. To embed a video, simply click the icon from the video site you wish to use, then copy and paste the … Read More

Our Favorite Plugins: Simple Trackback Validation

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The Simple Trackback Validation Plugin performs simple tests on all incoming trackbacks to eliminate trackback spam from being published on your site as a comment. According to the developers, the plugin does the following when a trackback is received: Checks if the IP address of the trackback sender is equal to the IP address of … Read More

Let it Snow!

WordPress Themes

Yay, the snow has returned! Just in time for the holidays 🙂 After being MIA for a while, the Snowified header for Kubrik has returned. We have updated the header.php file to the version included with WordPress 2.6.5 (it should work with any 2.5.x – 2.6.x versions too). If you snowify your site, please add … Read More