I just came across this WordPress plugin today (so I haven't had time to try it out personally yet), but I thought it sounded so useful that I'd post it on the site for readers to try out, and I think it could be a great marketing tool for giving your website visitors an incentive to "Like" your articles or webpages (.....thereby giving you free exposure to all their friends on FaceBook without you doing any work, and also improving your SEO....). So for example you could offer your visitors access to a download link for a free plugin, or ebook or other products in return for them "Liking" your webpage....

If you run a WordPress website then you've probably already heard about the recent vulnerability in TimThumb.php which lead to a number of high-profile WordPress websites being hacked (including Yoast). This vulnerability is easily fixed by manually updating the TimThumb.php file, but for those less technically inclined users who don't know which files to update or where to look, there is a free plugin that will help put your mind at ease & secure your site ...

A severe security vulnerability has been found in TimThumb.php, an image-resizing script found in many WordPress themes (and also some WordPress plugins too). If your WordPress theme is bundled with an unmodified timthumb.php as many commercial and free themes are, then you should immediately either replace it or edit it and set the $allowedSites array to be empty. The (old) timthumb.php utility only does a partial match on hostnames allowing hackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code in your timthumb cache directory.

This is a just a quick article to alert webmasters about the security risks associated with 0777 CHMOD permissions. Not all webmasters are aware of the risk, or even how to know if they might have 0777 permissions enabled on their files or folders, and certainly not many new webmasters or bloggers will be aware of the risks, or what to do about it.... What's worse is that some software developers in 2011 still advise setting permissions to 0777, and even more worrying is that some software developers dismiss the issue even when alerted to it (....such as one I'm currently dealing with concerning a COMMERCIAL WordPress plugin·

WordPress have just released a major upgrade in version 3.2, within days after releasing the last of the 3.1 series update (version 3.1.4) . If you have an established site running on WordPress 3.1 series then I STRONGLY recommend NOT upgrading to version 3.2 until you know whether it is compatible with your hosting / server environment, installed plugins, theme and...

We've found some of the best Christmas Icons, Wallpapers, & Images for you to use this festive season. Enjoy!

Each week I come across interesting, newly released Joomla extensions so I thought I'd start a "New & Noteworthy - Joomla Extensions" List. This will be an ongoing project and 'll also include any new (Joomla) additions to the download directory too.....

We've scoured the net & found some of the most stunning Halloween Wallpapers for you to get into the festive mood. Besides, what is Halloween without a Halloween theme wallpaper on your website, desktop or some spooky decoration for your iPhone?