WordPress’ implementation of nonces was one of my first encounters with cryptographic protections in software development. It’s too bad WordPress nonces aren’t really nonces in the first place …
Release Freeze is Coming
I will not ship any WordPress-related code or updates during the month of December. This is so I can take time to focus on family and 2019 planning. I encourage you to do the same.
Introducing Secure Updates for WordPress
Today I introduce the a new plugin that provides secure updates for WordPress: DGXPCO.
Gutenberg and the Road Ahead
I have a confession to make. I really like the new Gutenberg editor for WordPress. I know, I know. Developers aren't supposed to like massive, intrusive changes like this. As of the time of this writing, the plugin stands with 2.6 stars on the plugin repository – at least 133 of those ratings are 1-star […]
World Domination through WordPress Security
I’m tired of lamenting the state of WordPress security and doing nothing to address it. I’m building solutions to turn the conversation around.
WordPress.com is not WordPress
A story I enjoy retelling is how a friend of mine tricked me into using WordPress. At the time, I was working with him on a career mentorship project. He’d written a book that I was publishing, and we wanted to add a premium video series to go along with it. We just needed a […]