Tag: Wordpress

Update your Slimstat plugin to patch the XSS vulnerability affecting over 100,000 sites

By James Barnley   Posted in Cyber Security
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Researchers at GoDaddy security have posted details of an XSS vulnerability in the Slimstat plugin, affecting over 100,000 sites. The WordPress Slimstat plugin, which currently has over 100k installs, allows your website to gather analytics data for your WordPress website. It will track certain information such as the browser and operating system details, plus page …

WordPress acquires .blog Domain

By James Barnley   Posted in Uncategorized
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The parent company of WordPress, Automattic, has announced its acquired the top-level domain .blog—which, according to Marketing Land, did cost the company around $19 million. WordPress in their blog to announce the buy out says “Now we’re excited to announce a brand new way to create a unique identity for your website: .blog, a top-level domain extension …