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May 15, 2018 by John

Warning! WordPress 4.9.6 Is Coming

WordPress 4.9.6 Due Thursday, 5/17/2018

When Is A Point Release Not A Point Release?

When it’s 4.9.6.  Up to now, WordPress point releases have been fairly straightforward.  They have included bug fixes and security patches and were generally safe enough that automatic updates could be enabled.  That is apparently changing … Continue reading

Filed Under: General

February 3, 2016 by John

WordPress 4.4.2 Security Update

Security Alert

Yesterday the WordPress 4.4.2 security update was released. This is a critical update and should be applied immediately. If I am maintaining your site, the update has already been applied. If you are doing your own maintenance, it is important to apply this update ASAP. If you’re not sure who’s … Continue reading

Filed Under: General

April 23, 2015 by John

Latest WordPress Updates

Upgrade KeyThree WordPress updates were released in the last several days. A security patch was followed almost immediately by a point release and a bug fix for the security patch. If you have automatic updates enabled, you got the security patch and the bug fix, but not the point release. If you do not have automatic updates enabled, you pretty much have to update to v4.2 unless you want to apply the patches manually. Read on to see what's new in v4.2.

Filed Under: General

August 12, 2014 by John

Google Plans To Rank Secure Sites Higher

httpsAccording to several articles seen lately, Google plans to rank secure sites higher than those without SSL certification. The idea is great in theory, but in practice, not so much. Does SSL make sense for your site?

Filed Under: General, Safe Computing Tagged With: google ranking, https, secure, security, ssl

April 16, 2014 by John

WordPress 3.9 Released Today

Jimmy SmithNamed for the great jazz organist Jimmy Smith, WordPress 3.9 was released today. Mere days after the brouhaha over Heartbleed and two emergency patches, the new version of WordPress hit the streets pretty much on schedule. The new features in this version move the WordPress editor closer to the WYSIWYG experience that's long been missing in WP. Because a number of back-end changes affect quite a few existing plugins, we will be taking our usual cautious approach to updating

Filed Under: General, Updates, WordPress

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