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WordPress: The WP-Slimstat plugin has over a million blogs at risk of being hacked

Posted on February 26, 2015

Do you run a WordPress blog that uses the very popular WP-Slimstat plugin?

If so, a newly discovered security hole in certain versions of the plugin could have your blog at risk for data theft and other serious security breaches. In fact, hackers could possibly even exploit the flaw and take control of your entire blog.

If your blog uses this plugin, I recommend that you log into your WordPress Dashboard immediately and check to see which version of WP-Slimstat is currently installed. If it’s 3.9.5 or lower (or if WordPress says there’s an update available), you need to update WP-Slimstat to the latest version NOW. [Read more…]

Google’s Matt Cutts on how Keyword Density affects Search Engine Rankings

Posted on February 7, 2015

Google’s algorithm for ranking web pages takes numerous factors into consideration when deciding which pages deserve to be ranked highest in the search results pages (SERPS).

One ranking factor which is very often misunderstood (and frequently abused) is an article’s Keyword Density.

Many webmasters and bloggers believe that using a keyword or key phrase as often as possible on a page will cause that page to rank higher in the SERPS, but that isn’t really the case at all. [Read more…]

5 reasons why my most popular blog post went viral and got over 1/4 million ‘Likes’

Posted on January 21, 2015

blog-sticky-note Most bloggers dream of having their posts go viral on social media, and for good reason. A single viral post can easily drive more traffic to a blog than it usually gets in several months.

Although I don’t go out out of my way to try to make my own blog posts go viral, they sometimes do all on their own. And of course I love it when that happens.

My most popular post of all time was written in just a few minutes, with very little thought given to it at all. It’s titled Why you should always ‘Like’ your own Facebook posts, and when I wrote it I wasn’t expecting anything spectacular to come of it. [Read more…]

Bloggers beware: The MailPoet plugin is letting hackers take over thousands of WordPress sites

Posted on July 25, 2014

If you’re a blogger and you use the popular MailPoet plugin on your WordPress blog, you need to update it to the latest version immediately.

MailPoet adds several useful features and capabilities to a blog, but an extremely serious issue has arisen for its users.

A previously unknown vulnerability in the plugin allows hackers to access full control over your WordPress installation, including the ability to add malicious code to your WordPress core files, theme files and plugins. They can also alter your posts and pages. [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I make my Tumblr posts private?

Posted on July 18, 2014

Question from Ellis R.: Rick, I just created a blog on Tumblr and I’d like to make it private. In other words I don’t want anyone except myself to see it.

I know this is a strange request, but I have a reason for it. So can you tell me how to make my blog private? I’d really appreciate it.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]