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Wordfence Argus Finds Critical Authentication Bypass in WPMU DEV Dashboard Plugin

On August 19th, 2026, during internal research, I discovered an Authentication Bypass vulnerability in WPMU DEV Dashboard, a WordPress plugin with an estimated 350,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator access when Hub… Continue Reading →

400,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Account Takeover Vulnerability in TranslatePress WordPress Plugin

On August 11th, 2026, we received a submission for an Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability in TranslatePress, a WordPress plugin with more than 400,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain an administrator’s password reset link,… Continue Reading →

Podcast E652 – The WordCampUS 2026 Recap: Good Conversations, Bigger Questions

This week I Share My Recap From WordCampUS 2026 [powerpress]

X-post: Help shape the Accessibility Lab plugin

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Help shape the Accessibility Lab plugin

Introducing the Accessibility Lab plugin! The plugin aims to offer a combination of Core related experiments and practical tools that solve shared problems for all to benefit from. The goal is not to move accessibility fixes out of Core and… Continue Reading →

100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Pods WordPress Plugin

On August 10th, 2026, we received a submission for an Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Pods, a WordPress plugin with more than 100,000 active installations. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate their privileges to administrator and perform various administrator… Continue Reading →

Critical Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability Patched in Elementor Pro WordPress Plugin

On July 24th, 2026, we received a submission for an Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Elementor Pro, a WordPress plugin with an estimated 6,000,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, including… Continue Reading →

600,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in Forminator Forms WordPress Plugin

On July 14th, 2026, we received a submission for an Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Forminator Forms, a WordPress plugin with more than 600,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, including… Continue Reading →

Podcast E651 – Is Your WordPress Site AI-Ready?

This week I Talk About If Your WordPress Site AI-Ready? [powerpress]

Podcast E650 – 650 Weeks of Showing Up

This week I Share My 650th Episode Retrospective [powerpress]

Plugins Directory Release Process Issues

The Plugins Team is aware of an issue currently affecting plugin releases and is actively investigating it. At this time, newly released plugin ZIP files are not being generated as expected. We are also aware that some users are experiencing… Continue Reading →

Podcast E649 – The 2026 WordPress Website Redesign

This week I Talk About The 2026 WordPress Website Redesign [powerpress]

Podcast E648 – AI Plugin Review #1: NovaMira

This week I Dive Into The NovaMira Plugin [powerpress]

Podcast E647– Listener Q/A

This week I Answer Listener Questions [powerpress]

Podcast E646 – Three Months After the Layoff

This week I Share An Update: Three Months After the Layoff [powerpress]

Podcast E645 – Optimizing the Wrong Things

This week I Talk About Optimizing the Wrong Things! [powerpress]

Podcast E644 – Interview with Howard Spaeth

This week I Interview Howard Spaeth [powerpress]

Podcast E643 – Preparing For Black Friday in June!

This week I Convince You To Prepare For Black Friday in June! [powerpress]

Podcast E642 – The 2026 Mid-Year Business Checkup

This week I Talk About The 2026 Mid-Year Business Checkup [powerpress]

Podcast E641 – Pivoting Isn’t Failing

This week I Share How Pivoting Isn’t Failing [powerpress]

Supercharge Your Website Experience with These Essential WordPress Plugins

A truly successful WordPress stack comes down to balance. You need robust hosting, clean code, and plugins that are lightweight and built for a specific purpose. The strongest sites don’t use plugins as a crutch for weak infrastructure. Instead, they… Continue Reading →

Podcast E640 – The Summer Slow Down Myth

This week I Talk About The Summer Slow Down Myth [powerpress]

Podcast E639 – Listener Q/A

This week I answer Listener Questions [powerpress]

Select Podcast E638 – The Business of WordPress

This week I Talk About The Business Around WordPress [powerpress]

Select Podcast E637 – The Business of Open Source

This week I Talk About The Business of Open Source [powerpress]

Podcast E636 – Interview with David Stone

This week I Share My Interview With David Stone [powerpress]

Plugin Pulse: WP Plugins A to Z Unplugged #7

A WPProAtoZHost.com Company…. Today I am talking about unpopular ideas in WordPress today and I have a New Plugin review, some News tips, plugin extras and more all coming up on Plugin Pulse: WP Plugins A to Z Unplugged. Welcome… Continue Reading →

Podcast E616 – Domain Investing & The Myth of Easy MRR!

This week I’m Talking About Domain Investing & The Myth of Easy MRR! [powerpress]

Its Episode 6 of WP Plugins A to Z Unplugged.

A WPProAtoZHost.com Company…. Today I have a New Plugin review, some News tips, plugin extras and more all coming up on Plugin Pulse: WP Plugins A to Z Unplugged. I am talking about unpopular ideas in WordPress today and I… Continue Reading →

Podcast E615 – Listener Q & A

This week I Answer Listener Questions [powerpress]

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