WordPress, without argument, is the most popular blog and cms software available. Its well-coded, easy to set up and use, and heck — its a lot of fun! However, not all is peaches and cream. Because of its massive popularity, WordPress suffers from ETS or  exploit-target-syndrome. Popular software inevitably becomes a major target for hackers [...]

Today must be software update super day; Microsoft Windows,  Java, WordPress and my Cpanel web hosting server all required updates today. Windows wanted it so bad it shut down my computer to force it to happen. Must be a conspiracy!

I have been testing a new plugin (new to me at least) to try and stem the tide of comment spam on one of the WordPress blogs I manage. Its called Conditional CAPTCHA plugin, and its working extremely well! I have always been reluctant to add CAPTCHA to anything since it is over used and [...]