Comments on: Dammit, this blog has been hacked again! http://www.contentious.com/2008/03/25/dammit-this-blog-has-been-hacked-again/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:50:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ryan Sholin http://www.contentious.com/2008/03/25/dammit-this-blog-has-been-hacked-again/#comment-1216814 Ryan Sholin Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:51:00 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/2008/03/25/dammit-this-blog-has-been-hacked-again/#comment-1216814 First: The offending text-links are most likely in your footer.php file. get rid of them. Second: Backup your database. Third: Upgrade WordPress to 2.3.something Fourth: <a href="http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/three-tips-to-protect-your-wordpress-installation/" rel="nofollow">Read this</a> and do #2. Fifth: Can't remember where I read this, but open up header.php and remove the meta generator tag with the version of WP in it. Sixth: Change your FTP password, just in case. Drama. Sigh. First: The offending text-links are most likely in your footer.php file. get rid of them.

Second: Backup your database.

Third: Upgrade WordPress to 2.3.something

Fourth: Read this and do #2.

Fifth: Can’t remember where I read this, but open up header.php and remove the meta generator tag with the version of WP in it.

Sixth: Change your FTP password, just in case.

Drama. Sigh.

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2008/03/25/dammit-this-blog-has-been-hacked-again/#comment-1216807 Amy Gahran Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:19:55 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/2008/03/25/dammit-this-blog-has-been-hacked-again/#comment-1216807 Patrick, I really don't think that's the solution. In the 11 years I've been running this site, I've switched blog platforms several times. That's why my archives are a mess, and why inbound links to many of my older posts don't work. Switching to a new blog platform is a HUGE time-consuming hassle, it always creates more problems, and EVERY platform has weaknesses and vulnerabilities. There are many, many things I like about wordpress. I don't want to switch. I just want to learn how to operate it as safely as possible. - Amy Gahran Patrick, I really don’t think that’s the solution. In the 11 years I’ve been running this site, I’ve switched blog platforms several times. That’s why my archives are a mess, and why inbound links to many of my older posts don’t work.

Switching to a new blog platform is a HUGE time-consuming hassle, it always creates more problems, and EVERY platform has weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

There are many, many things I like about wordpress. I don’t want to switch. I just want to learn how to operate it as safely as possible.

- Amy Gahran

]]> By: Patrick Beeson http://www.contentious.com/2008/03/25/dammit-this-blog-has-been-hacked-again/#comment-1216800 Patrick Beeson Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:12:47 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/2008/03/25/dammit-this-blog-has-been-hacked-again/#comment-1216800 Perhaps the best solution is to move away from Wordpress for your blogging app? Perhaps the best solution is to move away from Wordpress for your blogging app?

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