How to avoid Wordpress Remote SQL Injection
June 26, 2008
Wordpress Remote SQL Injection could be a pre-disaster for your Wordpress blog, it has been discovered a SQL Injection vulnerability that allows an attacker to retrieve remotely any user credentials from a vulnerable site, this bug is caused because of early database escaping and the lack of validation in query string like parameters.
Wordpress Remote SQL Injection most likely not a destructive job for your Wordpress blog, they just inject a redirect or iframe to their own page/website. This is a blackhat SEO injection technique that could hurt your website SEO campaign.
To prepare yourself, read some tips below:
- Always check your AWSTATS to determine your suspicious visitor activity.
- Backup your Wordpress files and database weekly incase you need to restore it if needed
- Always update your Wordpress instalation to the latest stable version. On the main dashboard, you’ll always see new release information. [Read more]
Popularity: 32%
Wordpress Plugin for Auto Nofollow and Opened in New Window
June 20, 2008
Couple weeks ago I wrote about how to make your Paid Post safe for Google, and for this purpose I found a great Wordpress plugin to do this automatically. This Wordpress plugin will automatically make any link on your post to be rel=nofollow and target=_blank (will make it opened in a new window)
This could save your time if you have a large post on your Wordpress blog and make your selling link list more safe on Google’s eye. Great for any SEO campaign!
You can download the plugin here and read the manual instructions, it’s not too difficult anyway. [Read more]
Popularity: 30%
Gallery Navigation Plugin
May 10, 2008
Gallery Navigation Plugin is a simple Wordpress 2.5 plugin that allows you to quickly add page navigation to your wordpress 2.5 gallery.
Installation
1. Upload `galnav.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Place ‘<?php isgal($post->ID); ?>` before the contenty loop (the_content();)
in your post templates
Example:
<?php the_content(’<p class=”serif”>Read the rest of this entry »</p>’); ?>
4. Don’t forget to fill the Custom Fields
Key: isgallery
Value: true
The demo page can be seen here
Download Gallery Navigation Plugin
Give your feedback/comments, so we could develop this plugin more for you
Popularity: 35%




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