Twenty-nine percent of all websites use WordPress. With 60 percent of the content management system (CMS) market, WordPress outdistances all other CMSs, So, when there's trouble with WordPress ...

Hackers are assailing websites using a prominent WordPress plugin with millions of attempts to exploit a high-severity vulnerability that allows complete takeover, researchers said. The vulnerability ...

It’s only Wednesday, and it’s been a busy week for WordPress updates. On Monday, WordPress version 4.9.3 was released. On Tuesday, it was rapidly followed by version 4.9.4. Why the rapid release of a ...

Automatic update is a feature that allows plugins to update automatically without any action from the publisher. The common expectation is that this is something that a publisher opts into it. Some ...

In an effort to prevent WordPress sites from being hacked, the WordPress developer team is working on adding an auto-update feature to themes and plugins. Many site owners often install themes and ...

A critical vulnerability recently discovered in a popular WordPress plugin, is being actively abused in the wild, researchers have said, with hackers potentially able to use the flaw to fully take ...

In a nutshell: Many WordPress plugins are designed to enhance the content management system's ability to quickly and easily share content from almost anywhere on the internet. But one popular ...