Chadwick Design

19/10/2022

Have you updated to Wordpress 6.0.3? Important security fixes are included.

The WordPress 6.0.3 Security Update contains patches for a large number of vulnerabilities, most of which are low in severity or require a highly privileged user account or additional vulnerable code in order to exploit. As with every WordPress core release containing security fixes, the Wordfence T...

08/06/2022

Time to update "Download manager" in Wordpress, vulnerability found.

On May 30, 2022, Security Researcher Rafie Muhammad reported a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability to us that they discovered in Download Manager, a WordPress plugin installed on over 100,000 sites.

23/11/2021

Beware, if you are a GoDaddy customer, you may need to change your passwords...

This morning, GoDaddy disclosed that an unknown attacker had gained unauthorized access to the system used to provision the company’s Managed WordPress sites, impacting up to 1.2 million of their WordPress customers. Note that this number does not include the number of customers of those websites ...

01/11/2021

Simple explanation of what the new "Meta" is about!

Just to clear up any confusion, META is Facebook's new *corporate* name. The names of the APPS that the company builds – Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp – remain the same.

But, Meta will be retiring the Oculus brand starting early 2022. Oculus Quest will be Meta Quest and the Oculus App will be Meta Quest App.

Also, the Facebook Portal will be known as the Meta Portal.

Facebook Reality Labs will become just Reality Labs.

Following are Meta's (previously Facebook’s) main pages:

1️⃣ Facebook ➨ Meta
facebook.com/Facebook redirects to facebook.com/Meta
(facebook.com/MetaCanada & facebook.com/MetaAustralia also redirect to the new main Page, as do possibly others)
Instagram =

2️⃣ Facebook for Business ➨ Meta for Business
facebook.com/Marketing redirects to facebook.com/MetaforBusiness
Instagram =

3️⃣ Facebook for Creators ➨ Meta for Creators
facebook.com/FacebookforCreators redirects to facebook.com/MetaforCreators
Instagram = (no change)
See also facebook.com/creators

4️⃣ Design at Facebook ➨ Design at Meta
facebook.com/design redirects to facebook.com/designatmeta
Instagram =

5️⃣ Facebook for Developers ➨ Meta for Developers
facebook.com/FacebookforDevelopers redirects to facebook.com/MetaforDevelopers
Instagram =

6️⃣ Facebook Engineering ➨ Engineering at Meta
facebook.com/Engineering

7️⃣ Facebook Open Source ➨ Meta Open Source
facebook.com/fbOpenSource/

All these Pages have a new Page name, username/URL, profile picture (Meta logo), and cover photo.

💥💥 facebook.com/facebookapp is still Facebook App! Remember, the Facebook app/platform itself is *not* changing its name. 💥💥

See also facebook.com/TechAtFacebook/

Have you spotted any other official Meta (previously Facebook) accounts/Pages?

Here is the main Facebook official announcement:
https://about.fb.com/news/2021/10/facebook-company-is-now-meta/

"Meta is helping to build the metaverse, a place where we’ll play and connect in 3D. Welcome to the next chapter of social connection. Learn more about Meta’s vision for the future of social connection and get ready for the metaverse at meta.com." 👈🏻🔗

"Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology."

27/10/2021

We strongly recommend updating to the latest patched version of OptinMonster if you use this plugin

Note: To receive disclosures like this in your inbox the moment they’re published, you can subscribe to our WordPress Security Mailing List. On September 28, 2021 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for several vulnerabilities we discovered in OptinM...

14/10/2021

If you are one of the 90,000 sites which uses the WordPress plugin:
Brizy – Page Builder, time to UPDATE the plugin now.
A control vulnerability has been discovered which could allow complete takeover of your website.

Note: To receive disclosures like this in your inbox the moment they’re published, you can subscribe to our WordPress Security Mailing List. On August 19, 2021, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the Responsible Disclosure process for Brizy – Page Builder, a WordPress plugin instal...

05/10/2021

Love this summary of what went wrong on Facebook yesterday!

05/10/2021

Yesterday's Facebook Outage... an explanation

On Monday 4 October 2021 Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp suddenly went down. Kate Bevan explains what happened to the tech giant and what we can learn.

01/10/2021

Fed up with the Block Editor and Block Widgets in Wordpress? A simple way to revert... 😀
https://www.chadswebstudio.co.uk/reverting-to-the-classic-wordpress-editor/

If you have been used to using the Classic Editor with your WordPress website, you might be infuriated by the new Block Editor that comes as standard with all installations from WordPress 5.0 onwards. It is a very simple process to restore the Classic Editor. The WordPress team have released a plugi...

01/09/2021

On August 3, 2021, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the disclosure process for two vulnerabilities we discovered in the Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin, which is installed on over 1 million WordPress sites. One vulnerability allowed users with lower permissions, s...

16/07/2021

If you use Woocommerce versions 3.3 to 5.5 plugin time to update urgently. Vulnerability found.

The WooCommerce vulnerability allowed attackers to access sensitive data. WordPress has used automatic updates to patch impacted sites.

28/06/2021

Website spotlight:
http://www.glitterbayestate.co.uk/