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The new iThemes security dashboard looks…

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Brian Krogsgard
The new iThemes security dashboard looks slick. It's nice that everything is one page. I'm always pleased when screens and user experiences are tweaked as products (and their features) get more numerous and more complex. The new design looks like it…

We have creative directors and design…

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Brian Krogsgard
We have creative directors and design directors, but seemingly no "front-end directors". Jeffrey Zeldman thinks that we maybe should, and proceeds to deliver his case.

The steady move upmarket in WordPress hosting

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Brian Krogsgard
Media Temple is the latest company to offer an "enterprise" level WordPress hosting option. Their new offering is based on Amazon Web Services and starts at $2,500 per month. From TechCrunch: The standard enterprise plan costs $2,500 per month comes…

WordPress Security — Draft podcast

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Katie Richards
This week, Joe and Brian discuss WordPress and website security, why it matters, how to go about it, and what the consequences can be when everything goes downhill.

One more security update: Ninja Forms…

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Brian Krogsgard
One more security update: Ninja Forms had a pretty nasty bug that allowed arbitrary file uploading. They worked with a security researcher -- who tells his tale here -- and the WordPress plugin team to get forced-upgrades to all users.

Here’s a list of guidelines a…

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Brian Krogsgard
Here's a list of guidelines a designer needs to know about accessibility from Jesse Hausler. One of the points that stuck in my mind was that you should design for a "diverse set of users" who will interact with your…

Encouragement to reward folks who find plugin vulnerabilities

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Brian Krogsgard
Mika Epstein posted a recommendation on Make WordPress Plugins for authors who make money from plugins to utilize a service like HackerOne to help identify and fix vulnerabilities in their plugins. The WordPress tag on HackerOne -- which is a…

A new “Get WordPress” landing page is in the works

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Brian Krogsgard
A couple of months ago, Mark Uraine described the thinking behind what is now likely to be a new landing page at WordPress.org/get: For quite a while now, the meta team has been interested in improving the download and mobile pages…

If you liked those CSI shows…

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Brian Krogsgard
If you liked those CSI shows but wish it was hacker's code instead they were dissecting instead of corpses, then you'll love this detailed look into a spammer's script that infected a WordPress site on a shared hosting server.

Alex Ivanovs has a detailed post…

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Brian Krogsgard
Alex Ivanovs has a detailed post on the Pagely blog on how to make your blog more searchable. Beyond installing your typical SEO plugin, Alex's suggestions touch on how to audit your site, making your design more mobile-friendly, and examining your…

The hosting world is a wild…

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Brian Krogsgard
The hosting world is a wild and scary place, and Kevin Ohashi, of Review Signal, takes you behind the scenes of what it's like being pitched by "slimy" hosts.

Follow-up on Server Pilot

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Brian Krogsgard
I talked to Justin Samuel, the CEO of Server Pilot, on the phone today, to do a bit of follow-up after my last post. I'm still intrigued by Server Pilot, which I see as unique in our space right now,…
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