Comments on: Why you need to upgrade to WordPress 2.8.4 immediately (if you haven’t already done so) http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so A blog by Prelovac Media CEO Vladimir Prelovac Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:37:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Vladimirhttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-16424 Vladimir http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-16424 Upgrading the wordpress installation files may help you in your case. Try restoring a db backup (you keep those right?) Upgrading the wordpress installation files may help you in your case. Try restoring a db backup (you keep those right?)

]]> By: Slamlanderhttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-16421 Slamlander http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-16421 It is well known in both Linux and Windows circles that you have to constantly upgrade to keep ahead of the crackers. That the main reason for most of the upgrade patches is the plug security flaws. Those who wait will eventually get cracked. I would say that the deserve the rewards for their stupidity but on the other hand, the scumbag cracker shouldn't be given a free win either.We need to start stuffing crackers, like McKinnon, behind bars for multiple decades each. It is well known in both Linux and Windows circles that you have to constantly upgrade to keep ahead of the crackers. That the main reason for most of the upgrade patches is the plug security flaws. Those who wait will eventually get cracked. I would say that the deserve the rewards for their stupidity but on the other hand, the scumbag cracker shouldn't be given a free win either.

We need to start stuffing crackers, like McKinnon, behind bars for multiple decades each.

]]> By: seqizzhttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-16404 seqizz http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-16404 now i've a website which is i can't login anymore.. because i didn't have time to upgrade.. so somebody kissed my blog.. what can i do now? is there any way to recover? now i've a website which is i can't login anymore.. because i didn't have time to upgrade.. so somebody kissed my blog..
what can i do now? is there any way to recover?

]]> By: Pajamadeenhttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-15256 Pajamadeen http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-15256 Steve,There are different security threats to WP 2.7 series blogs and yet other security issues with other earlier versions. That's why we have ... upgrades. :)Honestly, you should upgrade. Example: I just finished cleaning up a newspaper that was running 2.7.1 and got hacked. 30,000+ pages to inspect. 27 hours later - and a big bill - it was cleaned up. Or, they could have kept it upgraded and paid... zero.There is a legal concept called 'due diligence" that more hosting companies are using. This means that _you_, the end user, are responsible for your software upgrades, be they Windows, WordPress or whatever. A new client called me recently. She was running WP 2.1.2 at a hosting company. They suspended her blog, saying that it was a danger to others on her shared hosting. They gave her a day to upgrade it and get it current and that's where I came into the picture. Somehow, amazingly, she wasn't hacked yet.Google has also grown impatient with hacked stuff. You can get your blog or website delisted at Google if it's hacked. Not good.In other words, there are many, many reasons to upgrade and no reason not to. The math is easy. :) Steve,

There are different security threats to WP 2.7 series blogs and yet other security issues with other earlier versions. That's why we have ... upgrades. :)

Honestly, you should upgrade. Example: I just finished cleaning up a newspaper that was running 2.7.1 and got hacked. 30,000+ pages to inspect. 27 hours later - and a big bill - it was cleaned up. Or, they could have kept it upgraded and paid... zero.

There is a legal concept called 'due diligence" that more hosting companies are using. This means that _you_, the end user, are responsible for your software upgrades, be they Windows, WordPress or whatever. A new client called me recently. She was running WP 2.1.2 at a hosting company. They suspended her blog, saying that it was a danger to others on her shared hosting. They gave her a day to upgrade it and get it current and that's where I came into the picture. Somehow, amazingly, she wasn't hacked yet.

Google has also grown impatient with hacked stuff. You can get your blog or website delisted at Google if it's hacked. Not good.

In other words, there are many, many reasons to upgrade and no reason not to. The math is easy. :)

]]> By: Slamlanderhttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-15226 Slamlander http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-15226 Steve, if I may be forgiven, your policies are beyond stupid. This is specially true in light of how easy it is to upgrade WP these days. I bet you don't do Windows or Suse updates either. You deserve to get hacked, with absolutely no sympathies from the rest of us. Steve, if I may be forgiven, your policies are beyond stupid. This is specially true in light of how easy it is to upgrade WP these days. I bet you don't do Windows or Suse updates either. You deserve to get hacked, with absolutely no sympathies from the rest of us.

]]> By: Stevehttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-15130 Steve http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-15130 hi Vladimir, My blog is running an older version of wordpress since I hate upgrading. It sounds like the security threat applies to older versions of 2.9 but not 2.7 and below. Is this true? I saw that you recommended above to someone running a 2.7 version to upgrade, but you didn't say why. So just to be clear, the threat is to previous 2.8 versions only, right? (I'd like any excuse to keep putting off upgrading... :) ) hi Vladimir,
My blog is running an older version of wordpress since I hate upgrading. It sounds like the security threat applies to older versions of 2.9 but not 2.7 and below. Is this true? I saw that you recommended above to someone running a 2.7 version to upgrade, but you didn't say why. So just to be clear, the threat is to previous 2.8 versions only, right? (I'd like any excuse to keep putting off upgrading... :) )

]]> By: Brucehttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-15099 Bruce http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-15099 I installed 2.8.4 and when I go to the widget section, only the left sidebar will display a widget list. I cannot open to edit any. The right widget list will not open. Does anyone have a solution? I installed 2.8.4 and when I go to the widget section, only the left sidebar will display a widget list. I cannot open to edit any. The right widget list will not open. Does anyone have a solution?

]]> By: Vladimirhttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-14993 Vladimir http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-14993 Darn, I thought this plugin was brilliant :) Darn, I thought this plugin was brilliant :)

]]> By: SeoNexthttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-14992 SeoNext http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-14992 wordpress have major issues with older version. It was not secure as per security reasons.So you need to upgrade your version.I am totally agree with this post.Really a nice post. Thanks wordpress have major issues with older version. It was not secure as per security reasons.So you need to upgrade your version.I am totally agree with this post.Really a nice post. Thanks

]]> By: Lars Koudalhttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-14970 Lars Koudal http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-14970 Hi VladimirSorry, no. I noticed your comment because I've kept the tab open... Does not work for me :-( Hi Vladimir

Sorry, no. I noticed your comment because I've kept the tab open... Does not work for me :-(

]]> By: Vladimirhttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-14967 Vladimir http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-14967 Did you get this reply?It is a new plugin I am using, that should send notifications only to the person you are replying to (instead of everyone..)However maybe it doesn't work if a third person started a thread like Ozh did in that case. Did you get this reply?

It is a new plugin I am using, that should send notifications only to the person you are replying to (instead of everyone..)

However maybe it doesn't work if a third person started a thread like Ozh did in that case.

]]> By: Lars Koudalhttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-14962 Lars Koudal http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-14962 p.s. I should also mention that I did not get any response e-mails, even though I subscribed when I first commented. Is this just me, or does anyone else suffer this? (yes, I have checked my spam folder, nothing there). p.s. I should also mention that I did not get any response e-mails, even though I subscribed when I first commented. Is this just me, or does anyone else suffer this? (yes, I have checked my spam folder, nothing there).

]]> By: Lars Koudalhttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-14961 Lars Koudal http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-14961 I stand corrected. I was reading the bug as merely e-mailing the admin the password reset e-mail, yet not actually resetting it. Anyway, I have already upgraded, but I expect many still wait. I stand corrected. I was reading the bug as merely e-mailing the admin the password reset e-mail, yet not actually resetting it. Anyway, I have already upgraded, but I expect many still wait.

]]> By: maehttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-14958 mae http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-14958 I thank you for taking the initiative & agree that WordPress should have done more. I have been on their site ALL day looking for the best Current Seo optimized free theme page & this is the First time I have come across this information..... Thank You I thank you for taking the initiative & agree that WordPress should have done more. I have been on their site ALL day looking for the best Current Seo optimized free theme page & this is the First time I have come across this information..... Thank You

]]> By: Vladimirhttp://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/why-you-need-to-upgrade-to-wordpress-2-8-4-immediately-if-you-havent-already-done-so/comment-page-1#comment-14954 Vladimir http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/?p=1171#comment-14954 I recommend using the latest version if you are able to. I recommend using the latest version if you are able to.

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