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This is a beginner’s guide to the different ways hackers can exploit WordPress. We will exploit WordPress core itself and explain how every exploit works.  We’ll go back in time (it will really feel like the early 2000s when we … Continue reading Anatomy of a WordPress Hack →

Oban will walk you through the life-cycle of a real WordPress hack; From how the vulnerability is identified and the site is compromised by the bad guy, to how you detect it, clean it, and re-secure the site before the … Continue reading Hacked! How they hack it and how you clean it →

Your statement of work should contain a line-by-line itemization of all tasks that are outside the native functionality of WordPress, without using plugins. By thoroughly documenting the features and functionality of your site up front and getting this signed off … Continue reading Avoiding Scope Creep by Writing a Proper Statement of Work →

Whether you’re a newbie developer or a seasoned PHP wizard, writing your first WordPress plugin can be intimidating. Fear not! Plugins are a piece of cake. By the time you’re done with this session, you’ll feel the same way. I’ll cover the technical … Continue reading You, Too, Can Write a Plugin →

There are a myriad of filter hooks available to developers looking to extend WordPress. Filter hooks can be used for everything from manipulating content and saving data, to enabling or disabling features and changing how we interact with WordPress.

The VIP division of Automattic (makers of WordPress.com) works with large content publishers to deploy and scale custom code on a high performance web environment. I’ll cover some of the challenges that developers for VIP clients face and how we … Continue reading Anatomy of a VIP Code Review →