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Vulnerability Discovered in WordPress MailPoet Newsletters Plugin

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July 1, 2014

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The research team at Sucuri has identified a vulnerability found in the very popular WordPress plugin—MailPoet Newsletters. An announcement by Sucuri urges those running the MailPoet Newsletters plugin to update immediately! The flaw was discovered by Marc-Alexandre Montpas, a member of the Sucuri research team, a few weeks ago, and was immediately reported to the MailPoet team. Earlier today, 2.6.7 was released, which includes a patch for the vulnerability and is the only safe version available. The flaw enables attackers to upload any PHP file to vulnerable sites. The site can then be used by the attacker to distribute SPAM, host malware, infect other […]

7 Best Backup Plugins for WordPress

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July 1, 2014

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To find more great plugins, check out Torque’s free eBook, The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Plugins. Download it here.  Not too long ago, I was trying to fix a problem with my site in cPanel’s File Manager. I don’t clearly remember what the problem was exactly, only that I wasn’t very good at fixing it. While messing around inside of File Manager’s darkest recesses, I accidentally deleted my site. No, really. No joke here. I deleted my blog. That was like ~500 hours of hard work thrown down the drain. The good thing, however, is that two days prior to my […]

Reducing the Bounce Rate of Your WordPress Website

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June 30, 2014

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Considering the fact that the internet is becoming more and more crowded with each passing day, getting visitors to your website or blog has become a task that requires a great deal of efforts. However, the more difficult part is to retain those visitors on your website. As I’m sure many of you are aware, reducing the bounce rate of your site is important for gaining new visitors and retaining current ones.  In this article, I will discuss the concept of bounce rate, and how WordPress users can reduce it. Bounce Rate: What, How and Why? In simple terms, if a […]

Best Time to Post. . .But Is It Really?

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June 27, 2014

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*This is not another article giving you a copied and pasted data set and instructions on when you should post on your blog, send your newsletter, or tweet your tweet.* Sure there are countless articles and infographics on the best times to post your blog, tweet, or send your newsletter in order to maximize your reach, but how can you know that these are the best for you specifically? There is no way to predict that these preset times will work for each individual. Everyone has different groups they appeal to. Most of these data sets are meant to represent […]

Will 2014 Be Remembered as the Year of WordPress Security?

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June 26, 2014

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Are you familiar with the hypothesis ‘there’s safety in numbers’? It’s the idea that by being part of a large group, an individual is less likely to be the victim of a bad event. Well, when it comes to internet security, the WordPress community has definitely proven this concept to be true. The robust community built around the open-source platform WordPress has cultivated a knowledgeable, caring, and secure environment. Wednesday at the WordPress San Francisco Meetup, Brennen Byrne (CEO and co-founder of Clef) addressed this idea head on, when he gave a presentation on how the WordPress community is building […]

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