5 WordPress Security Rules Your Site Is Probably Missing
The Short Version These 5 WordPress security rules close off most of what automated attacks are looking for. Most sites are missing at least one. Most attacks aren’t sophisticated. They’re bots running down a checklist of common weaknesses, hoping yours is unlocked. Never let PHP run in your uploads folder, that’s how a single bad…
Read MoreSite Slow Under Load? A Real Case Study in Why
A client’s site slowed to a crawl under load, but the server had power to spare. Here is the real cause we found and the fix that made it 30x faster at no added cost.
Read MoreBot Traffic Attack Case Study: Stopped Before Any Downtime
The Short Version A site we manage took a massive traffic surge one morning: many times its normal volume, all inside a single hour. It was a bot traffic attack. Nothing was broken yet, but that kind of flood takes a server down fast once it tips over. Our monitoring knows what normal looks like…
Read MoreWordPress Site Monitoring: What We Actually Watch
Most WordPress maintenance providers monitor 4 to 6 things, mostly unverified. Here is the full stack we run on every site we manage, and the real example that shows why it matters.
Read MoreCard Testing Attack? How to Spot and Stop It on Your Store
TL;DR Card testing is a bot running stolen card numbers through your checkout to find out which ones still work. It is not trying to buy anything from you. The giveaway is a burst of declined orders with fake names, fake emails, and the same small charge amount hit over and over. Every declined attempt…
Read MoreWhat a Real WordPress Site Attack Looks Like (And How We Stopped It)
Most articles about WordPress security talk in generalities: keep your plugins updated, use strong passwords, install a firewall. This post is different. This is a real WordPress site attack that hit one of our client sites on July 13, 2026, told with the actual numbers, the actual IP addresses, and the actual fixes we deployed…
Read MoreWordPress 500 Internal Server Error: What It Means and How to Fix It
TL;DR A WordPress 500 Internal Server Error means the server hit an unexpected problem but won’t tell you what it was. The most common causes are a corrupted .htaccess file, a misbehaving plugin, or a PHP memory limit. To fix it: rename your .htaccess file, deactivate all plugins via FTP, or increase your PHP memory…
Read MoreYoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI Vulnerability – Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ‘jsonText’ Block Attribute – CVE-2026-3427 | WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report
Plugin Name: Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI Key Information: Software Type: PluginSoftware Slug: wordpress-seoSoftware Status: ActiveSoftware Author: yoastSoftware Downloads: 930,902,675Active Installs: 10,000,000Last Updated: March 22, 2026Patched Versions: 27.2Affected Versions: <= 27.1.1 Vulnerability Details: Name: Yoast SEO <= 27.1.1Title: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ‘jsonText’ Block AttributeType: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NCVE: CVE-2026-3427CVSS…
Read MoreThe Events Calendar Vulnerability – Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Data Migration Control – CVE-2025-15043 | WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report
Plugin Name: The Events Calendar Key Information Software Type: PluginSoftware Slug: the-events-calendarSoftware Status: ActiveSoftware Author: stellarwpSoftware Downloads: 78,686,265Active Installs: 700,000Last Updated: January 22, 2026Patched Versions: 6.15.13.1Affected Versions: ≤ 6.15.13 Vulnerability Details Name: The Events Calendar ≤ 6.15.13 – Missing Authorization to Authenticated Data Migration ControlTitle: Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Data Migration ControlType: Missing Authorization…
Read MoreNewsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress Vulnerability – Cross-Site Request Forgery to Newsletter Unsubscription – CVE-2026-1051 | WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Report
Plugin Name: Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress Key Information Software Type: PluginSoftware Slug: newsletterSoftware Status: ActiveSoftware Author: satolloSoftware Downloads: 32,725,200 Active Installs: 300,000 Last Updated: January 20, 2026 Patched Versions: 9.1.1 Affected Versions: ≤ 9.1.0 Vulnerability Details Name: Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress ≤ 9.1.0 Title: Cross-Site Request Forgery to Newsletter UnsubscriptionType:…
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