Comments on: WordPress 2.6.2 Mandatory Upgrade

By: The best of News feeds | Robert@PNG

The best of News feeds | Robert@PNG — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:48:13 +0000

[...] Do I thank the crew at WordPress or do I tell them to piss off? Lorelle VanFossen: WordPress 2.6.2 Mandatory Upgrade [...]

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:50:11 +0000

@ MG Page: Check the WordPress Support Forum. So far, I've had none of the problems a few sites are reporting. It could be a problem with your WordPress Theme or how you upgraded. The Forum is the best place for help.

By: MG Page

MG Page — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:08:27 +0000

Hi Lorelle,
I have just upgraded my WordPress blog from 2.6.1 to 2.6.2 (manually). Everything went without a hitch, however all of my posts have the title of the post showing, but no actual post.

I backed up my blog before the upgrade. Is this a database problem?

Can you steer me in the tight direction to fix this?

Thanks,
MG

By: Syamsulariff.com » Blog Archive » This blog now breath in Wordpress 2.6.2

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:06:22 +0000

[...] For those who did not update their blog yet please go to WordPress download section as Lorelle wrote that this download or upgrade of WordPress 2.6.2 was a mandatory update. [...]

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:16:38 +0000

@ sean: Um, yes. In fact, there was a "pirate" who publicly displayed a huge list of blogs that hadn't upgraded and announced that he was going to go down the list and hack each of them. He actually succeeded for some on the list. He considered them "warned" and then he attacked. It isn't common, but it does happen, which is why it is so important to upgrade when there are security issues at stake. Just because this particular issue might only involve open registration blogs, which is a lot of WordPress blogs with open registration for comments, multiple bloggers and contributors, since this is a PHP issue, who knows what PHP you may have added to your WordPress blog by tweaking with it that might make it vulnerable. Better safe than sorry. Here is more info: WordPress Security Prevention, Reactions, and Scares WordPress Blogs and More Hacked by Google Redirects Are You Risking Your Blog With an Unofficial or Vulnerable WordPress Theme Protecting Your WordPress Blog Good Reasons to Upgrade WordPress

By: sean

sean — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:35:17 +0000

Has anyone here ever had their blog hacked or something because of security vulnerabilities?

By: InvestorBlogger

InvestorBlogger — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:13:53 +0000

And WordPress MU? I guess that’s vulnerable, too.

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:08:56 +0000

@ Jay Parkhill:

The suggestions I offered Chief are the ones I recommend. I also recommend checking the WordPress Support Forum as that is where trained and experienced volunteers and staff are answering these kinds of questions.

By: Aahz

Aahz — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:37:53 +0000

Mandatory? With what consequences? For such an excellent writer you seem to have seriously missed the language boat today, Lorelle!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:28:19 +0000

Mandatory? Ha..