#wordpress 2022-03-07

2022-03-07 UTC
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cambridgeport90[ Interesting. Then again, It probably didn't have any credits whre you were mentioned. That's probably why you didn't see it.
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GWG cambridgeport90[: Always happy to look at anything that works with something I worked on.
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cambridgeport90[ Has anyone in here heard of a negative security landscape for Wordpress? As mentioned earlier? I was advised that the issues are related to plugins.
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GWG cambridgeport90[: Every system has possible security issues. That's why you have to keep it up to date
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cambridgeport90[ There are four vulnerabilities that have supposedly occurred in 2022 alone in the core CMS.
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cambridgeport90[ I'm only asking because I was advised against using it in its latest incarnation.
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GWG cambridgeport90[: It's not a yes/no question, to be honest
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GWG WordPress powers 40% of the identifiable web.
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GWG It's a large target
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GWG So people are always looking for exploits
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GWG When they find them, they get patched.
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GWG Wouldn't you be more worried if they weren't?
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GWG Some projects aren't as diligent?
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GWG And I'm not defending WordPress, I have issues with it also
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GWG I just think on a security level, it is unfair to suggest it is more insecure than other platforms.
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GWG Admittedly, a static site generator is much more secure, but that's because there is nothing to log into
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GWG But it has its own problems
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cambridgeport90[ I definitely would be more worried, honestly. But I'm trying to find some definitive articles regarding which plugins were affected by whatever issues were cited.
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cambridgeport90[ Did you guys hear of anything plugin related?
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GWG cambridgeport90[: Yes, it wasn't one I used, and they patched it
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cambridgeport90[ Which one was it?
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GWG Updraft Plus
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GWG It allowed someone to download a backup of the site
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GWG But to do so, they still needed a login, just one of insufficient permissions
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cambridgeport90[ What the heck is that? LOL No wonder I missed the memo.
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cambridgeport90[ * Makes sense, then, that I missed it considering I only used the XML backups via manual export.
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GWG cambridgeport90[: It's a basic plugin with a premium option for extra automatic backup functionality
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cambridgeport90[ Oh... yeah. I never used it.
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GWG cambridgeport90[: What do you want to do with your site?
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cambridgeport90[ It's mainly a blog, with lots of notes, and some other post types as well. This previous question was in light of somebody suggesting that I stay away from Wordpress do to security issues and the number of plugins that I have.
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GWG cambridgeport90[: I'm not saying I don't understand their point of view, just that it isn't nuanced.
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cambridgeport90[ I think I'm going to have to get some more details.
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GWG cambridgeport90[: They temporarily shut down one of my plugins over improper santization. I think it was an overreaction, but I fixed it. So, the repo does scan plugins regularly.
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cambridgeport90[ I think that might have been what my friend was referring to, actually. But in a much more general way.
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GWG Tell me if I can help in any way
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cambridgeport90[ I will once I figure out what's happening. Thanks, though!
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[snarfed] interesting failure case here, the webmention display on this site ended up inside the h-entry, which confused Bridgy Publish. https://pin13.net/mf2/?url=https://www.digisal.com/2022/03/i-need-to-eat-better/ , https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy/issues/1140
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[snarfed] hah it has h-entry on the body element. so yeah they're going to have a bad time
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Milana22 Hello everyone. I am a newbie here and to wordpress. I recently wanted to change the description of some cta buttons, and change the shape and size. When I opened the site in incognito, they changes were not refelcted and one of the pages looked static. I spoke to someone on siteground and they mention that I have json errors which I don
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Milana22 know how to view or fix
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Milana22 I was making button changes in elementor. Can anyone help with this issue? Thank you all for your time
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