Jun - 14th
Rackspace Hacked Clients, Check Your Databases: Wordpress “wp_optimize” Backdoor In wp_options Table
Posted at 8:16 pm | Filed Under Wordpress, blogthropology, coding, how-to, nerdiness
Just finished cleaning up a hacked client whose website is hosted on Rackspace Cloud hosting. It is the second one within the past few weeks, although the first one was actually hosting on Laughing Squid, which happens to use Rackspace Cloud. I had discovered that there were a large number of people all on the [...]
Jun - 1st
Wordpress Hacking, Matt Mullenweg, And Some Screwed Up Priorities
Posted at 7:45 am | Filed Under WTF, Wordpress, bad research, blogthropology, lackofmeds, priorities, scams
I clean Wordpress installations for people who have been hacked. I can help fix non-Wordpress sites as well, but since often times the way people find me is through the guide I wrote on how to fix Wordpress after you’ve been hacked it turns out that’s what they need me to do for them a [...]
May - 14th
GoDaddy’s Suggestion For The Cause Of Their Hacks And Their Community Blog – Can You Smell The Irony?
Posted at 3:52 pm | Filed Under Social Media, WTF, Wordpress, blogthropology, coding, customer service, lackofmeds, nerdiness, web design
Yesterday I blogged about the hacking situation with GoDaddy hosting and a customer service call I had with them concerning some evidence I had found. While it is true that as this has progressed GoDaddy has widened their scope in investigating what the underlying cause of these hacks are, initially they claimed that the issue [...]
May - 13th
Hosting With GoDaddy? Might Want To Rethink That Decision.
Posted at 10:04 am | Filed Under WTF, Wordpress, blogthropology, coding, customer service
One of the services I offer people is cleaning their Wordpress installations of hacks and infections, mostly for those who might not have the time or technical expertise to follow my hacked Wordpress cleaning guide. Therefore when something happens that increases the number of people getting hacked, such as when a new exploit is discovered, [...]
Mar - 18th
Test of Wordpress’s Default Slug Redirect: 301 or 302?
Posted at 10:06 am | Filed Under SEO, Wordpress, blogthropology, coding, nerdiness
Just a quick test to see if Wordpress by defaults redirects slug changes using a 301 or 302 redirect. The original url for this post is:
http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2010/03/18/test-of-wordpress-default-slug-redirect-301-or-302/
and I am going to change it to:
http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2010/03/18/wordpress-redirect-302-or-302/
Mar - 13th
Stray Leftover Hacked Wordpress Database Entry: rzf.php
Posted at 11:27 am | Filed Under Wordpress, coding, how-to
I never use my uploads directory or Wordpress’s built in media management here on Smackdown, instead preferring to upload and manually insert the html for images myself in my posts (I know, I am weird that way), but my friend Donna has when she has guest blogged here in the past. I therefore knew that [...]
Mar - 3rd
Don’t Think “If” You Will Get Hacked, Or Even “When” – Think In Terms Of “How Often”
Posted at 11:21 am | Filed Under Wordpress, blogthropology, coding, nerdiness
The following “guest post” was a comment left on “How To Completely Clean Your Wordpress Installation” by a gentleman named Daniel J. Dick. He makes some excellent points, and due to it’s length I decided to feature the comment in it’s own post, rather than approve it in place. Enjoy.
I think Nick sums up how [...]
May - 15th
Is Plagiarism Ok… If It Was An Accident?
Posted at 3:19 pm | Filed Under Social Media, Wordpress, blogthropology, coding, lackofmeds
Last year I wrote this handy little script named EasyWP. It makes installing Wordpress much easier for those without Fantastico or shell access, and is many times faster than having to upload all of the files individually. It’s very useful, especially if you install Wordpress on a regular basis, or if you need to do [...]
Jan - 16th
My Blog Hacked, Yet Again – Wordpress 2.6.5 Vulnerability / Exploit?
Posted at 3:51 pm | Filed Under Wordpress, blogthropology, coding, psychoblogging, web design
Again, I’ve been hacked. Well, not me personally… I wear the most up to date tinfoil attire, I assure you, and no one is getting into my head… but my blog was. This time I was running Wordpress 2.6.5 when it happened.
Those who know me know that I always prefer to do manual [...]
