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Funnel Builder WordPress plugin bug exploited to steal credit cards (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-15 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: funnel builder, wordpress, woocommerce

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Avada Builder WordPress plugin flaws allow site credential theft (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-15 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: avada builder, wordpress, cve-2026-4782

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HostGator Promo Codes: 76% Off for April 2026 (wired.com)

2026-05-15 | by Molly Higgins | get Web Hosting Starter Kit → | tags: hostgator, wordpress, ssl certificate

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Hackers exploit auth bypass flaw in Burst Statistics WordPress plugin (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-14 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: burst statistics, wordpress plugin, cve-2026-8181

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Australia warns of ClickFix attacks pushing Vidar Stealer malware (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-07 | get Vidar Stealer Malware Kit → | tags: clickfix, vidar stealer, australian cyber security center

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Hackers abuse Google ads for GoDaddy ManageWP login phishing (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-06 | get Phishing Awareness Poster → | tags: managewp, godaddy, wordpress

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Best WordPress Hosting for Building a Successful Website in 2026 (cnet.com)

2026-05-05 | by See Full Bio | get Bluehost WordPress Hosting → | tags: wordpress hosting, hosting.com, litespeed

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Breaking Up with WordPress After Two Decades (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | by Yusuf Aytas | get WordPress Beginner's Guide Book → | tags: wordpress, bluehost, siteground

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Popular WordPress redirect plugin hid dormant backdoor for years (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-29 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, quick page/post redirect, anadnet

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There are only four sensible ways to build a website (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-25 | by Jono Alderson | get Responsive Web Design Kit → | tags: react, headless architectures, wordpress

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Hackers exploit file upload bug in Breeze Cache WordPress plugin (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-23 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: breeze cache, wordpress, cloudways

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Matt Mullenweg Overrules Core Committers; Puts Akismet on WP 7's Connector List (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | by .Wp-Block-Post-Author Box-Sizing Border-Box Display Flex Flex-Wrap Wrap .Wp-Block-Post-Author__Byline Font-Size Margin-Bottom Margin-Top Width | get WordPress Akismet Plugin → | tags: wordpress, akismet, automattic

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30 WordPress Plugins Turned Into Malware After Ownership Change (slashdot.org)

2026-04-18 | by Posted | get WordPress Security Plugin Bundle → | tags: wordpress plugins, malware, anchor hosting

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WordPress plugin suite hacked to push malware to thousands of sites (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-15 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, essentialplugin, wp-online-support

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Popular WordPress plugins backdoored after ownership change, putting thousands of websites at risk (techspot.com)

2026-04-15 | get Wordfence Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, plugins, anchor

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Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-14 | by Zack Whittaker | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, essential plugin, backdoor

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Someone bought 30 WordPress plugins and planted a backdoor in all of them (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, plugin, backdoor

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Someone Bought 30 WordPress Plugins and Planted a Backdoor in All of Them (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, plugin, backdoor

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288,493 Requests – How I Spotted an XML-RPC Brute Force from a Weird Cache Ratio (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | by Marcin Dudek | get XML-RPC Security Scanner → | tags: cloudflare, xmlrpc.php, digitalocean

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Cloudflare made a WordPress for AI agents (theverge.com)

2026-04-10 | by Emma Roth | get Cloudflare Workers for WordPress → | tags: cloudflare, wordpress, emdash

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Moving from WordPress to Jekyll (and static site generators in general) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-09 | get Jekyll Static Site Generator → | tags: wordpress, jekyll, cloudflare

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Smart Slider updates hijacked to push malicious WordPress, Joomla versions (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-09 | get WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: smart slider, wordpress, joomla

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Hackers exploit critical flaw in Ninja Forms WordPress plugin (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-07 | get Ninja Forms Security Patch → | tags: ninja forms, wordpress, cve-2026-0740

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The CMS is dead, long live the CMS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-04 | get Headless CMS Platform → | tags: wordpress, astro, yoast seo

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EmDash: A Fresh Take on CMS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-02 | by Maciek Palmowski | get EmDash CMS Plugin → | tags: cloudflare, astro, wordpress

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Cloudflare Announces EmDash As Open-Source 'Spiritual Successor' To WordPress (slashdot.org)

2026-04-01 | get Cloudflare EmDash Plugin → | tags: cloudflare, emdash, wordpress

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EmDash – A spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-01 | get EmDash WordPress Plugin → | tags: wordpress, emdash, astro

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EmDash – a spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-01 | get EmDash WordPress Security Plugin → | tags: wordpress, emdash, astro

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I Decompiled the White House's New App (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-31 | get White House Official App → | tags: white house, react native, expo sdk 54

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That new White House app looks all sorts of problematic under the hood (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-30 | get White House Official App → | tags: white house, android authority, wordpress