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TimThumb SECURITY VULNERABILITY Hits WordPress Sites

Deb — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:44:28 +0000

Tonight I learned about a recent security breach involving WordPress sites that use the super-popular TimThumb script which resizes images on they fly — such as automatically creating your thumbnails for example. You need to know and understand that this is not something your hosting company or your designer is Continue Reading

Deb’s WordPress Tutorials

Deb — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:59:27 +0000

The past couple of months has been more than unusually web-work-busy for me. I launched several new sites and still have a number of projects in my “to be completed” pile. I’ve had so much work on my desk — about the time I think I see some light at Continue Reading

My MUST HAVE WordPress Plugins

Deb — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:27:12 +0000

When you install WordPress, you’re installing what I call an enhanced version of a bare-bones blog and a Content Management System. This is one reason that WordPress is so popular. The default install gives you the basic system and some additional goodies. From this point on the sky’s the limit! Continue Reading

Do You Really NEED a Content Management System?

Deb — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:45:57 +0000

There are web designers who believe in no uncertain terms that every web site developed should use a Content Management System. Some don’t even ask the client if they need or want it, they just do it as one of their own standard operating procedures. I’m not among those designers. Continue Reading

Website Maintenance & Security Updates

Deb — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:42:09 +0000

Absolutely every web site is subject to hacking. Whether your site is a static (non-database) site or one that is built on a database of any kind including a Content Management System (CMS) or blogging platform, it’s out there for the hackers to mess with. There is no way around Continue Reading

Developers! We Need Valid Code! Pretty Please?

Deb — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:38:03 +0000

If there’s one thing that’s in my Top 10 Pet Peeves (more like in the Top 3) it’s invalid code in themes, templates and plug-ins for CMS’s and blogging scripts. This issue is not solely related to WordPress, I’ve had the same thing happen in every single CMS I’ve ever Continue Reading

My Love-Hate Relationship with WordPress

Deb — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:30:13 +0000

I’m not one of those people who openly sings the praises of WordPress. Like anything else, something great is never perfect and as popular and versatile as it is, it’s still not the ideal solution to every single person’s web design prayers. I don’t believe there is now or ever will be such a Continue Reading