WordPress Security Alert and Upgrade Help
Over the past 24 hours we’ve been inundated with questions about a serious WordPress security issue that is reaching a critical mass. It appears that a worm is using old versions of WordPress to replicate and infect blogs around the Internet. If you are using a version of WordPress prior to 2.8.4 (the current version at the time of this alert) you must upgrade immediately.
There are many reasons why a WordPress user may put off upgrading. Maybe you don’t believe an upgrade is necessary, or you’re afraid that an upgrade might break a custom theme. It’s possible that you simply don’t know how to upgrade WordPress. If you’re running an older version of WordPress and you’ve avoided upgrading for any of these reasons, please take a few minutes to watch the video below. The video explains why it’s crucial that you upgrade NOW and walks through many common upgrade scenarios.
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Related Links:
- How to Upgrade WordPress (covers manual upgrades and includes demonstration of the backup plugin).
- Best Practices for Upgrading WordPress
- WordPress Database Backup Plugin
- How to Keep WordPress Secure
- Old Versions of WordPress Under Attack
- WordPress Security Help
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