Category: Wordpress
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Debian WordPress 6.5
Today I have updated the Debian WordPress packages to version 6.5. Not exactly sure what has changed, but they’re very excited over on the WordPress site about fonts and templates. I don’t think I’m selling it well, so hop over to the WordPress 6.5 Announcement for the real details.
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WordPress 5.8.2 Debian packages
After a bit of a delay, WordPress version 5.8.2 packages should be available now. This is a minor update from 5.8.1 which fixes two bugs but not the security bug. The security bug is due to WordPress shipping its own CA store, which is a list of certificates it trusts to sign for websites. Debian…
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WordPress 5.2.4
Hot on the heels of WordPress version 5.2.3 which fixed a bunch of stuff we have WordPress 5.2.4 with fixes for six security issues. There is a certain trick to matching up what the WordPress Blog thinks has been fixed and the changsets between the old version and the new. The curious thing is there…
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WordPress 5.1.1
The Debian packages for WordPress version 5.1.1 are being updated as I write this. This is a security fix for WordPress that stops comments causing a cross-site scripting bug. It’s an important one to update. The backports should happen soon so even if you are using Debian stable you’ll be covered.
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WordPress 5.0.1
While I missed the WordPress 5.0 release, it was only a few more days before there was a security release out. So WordPress 5.0.1 will be available in Debian soon. This is both a security update from 5.0.1 and a huge feature update from the 4.9.x versions to the 5.0 versions. The WordPress website, in…
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Securing WordPress with AppArmor
WordPress is a very popular CMS. According to one report, 30% of websites use WordPress, which is an impressive feat. Despite this popularity, WordPress is built upon PHP which is often lacking in the security department. Add to this that the user that runs the webserver often has a fair bit of access and there…
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WordPress 4.9.1
After a much longer than expected break due to moving and the resulting lack of Internet, plus WordPress releasing a package with a non-free file, the Debian package for WordPress 4.9.1 has been uploaded! WordPress 4.9 has a number of improvements, especially around the customiser components so that looked pretty slick. The editor for the…
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Short Delay with WordPress 4.9
You may have heard WordPress 4.9 is out. While this seems a good improvement over 4.8, it has a new editor that uses codemirror. So what’s the problem? Well, inside codemirror is jshint and this has that idiotic no evil license. I think this was added in by WordPress, not codemirror itself. So basically WordPress…
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WordPress 4.7.2
When WordPress originally announced their latest security update, there were three security fixes. While all security updates can be serious, they didn’t seem too bad. Shortly after, they updated their announcement with a fourth and more serious security problem. I have looked after the Debian WordPress package for a while. This is the first time…