A new security release for the…

By Posted onJanuary 12, 2016

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A new security release for the WordPress REST API affects both version 2, which is now at beta 10, and version 1.2.x, which is updated to 1.2.5.

Million dollar products

ByBrian Krogsgard August 27, 2015

Kyle Neath isn’t a fan of Unicorn culture in tech-land. He would like to see more people aim to create what he qualifies as family businesses, and aim for smaller (more niche) customer bases, provide better service, build companies that are good to employees, and grow more slowly. People don’t start hacking on projects anymore, they…

Trust Issues

ByDan Knauss October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

Cory Miller asks, “What can we do to better support our plugin developers and product owners?” Katie Keith offers some clues with the story of her WordPress/WooCommerce agency and product shop, Barn2 Plugins. Dan Knauss and Nyasha Green talk about microaggressions, the Active Install Growth Data story, and US federal legislation aimed at Open Source Security. In an increasingly “demon-haunted world,” how can we know who is doing what with the hardware and software tools we use? Ben Gabler, CEO and Founder of Rocket.net, is in our Member Spotlight.

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I stumbled on the “Tozny API”…

ByDan Knauss March 3, 2017

I stumbled on the “Tozny API” recently which instead of passwords presents a functionality similar to “email me an access code” from Slack. The purpose of which is to help either verify email addresses or promote password-free authentication for your users. It’s an interesting concept although i’m not sure if it’s going to be accepted…

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Developing for WordPress? Keep your shit secure

Bymikejolley August 14, 2013January 31, 2015

In this article I talk about the current state of the wordpress.org repository backed up by recent statistics, and give advice on keeping plugins and themes secure during development.