On the meaning of WordPress’ tagline “Code is Poetry”…
I think of coding not just as a means to an end but a craft in and of itself that can exhibit beauty, not just utility.
Matt Mullenweg
Category: Development
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Code is Poetry
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Is the disclosure of user names and email addresses a weakness?
On the same day that a security searcher released details of a vulnerability in the way WordPress deals with password resets, I too reported a security issue. Well, more of a concern.
For a while I’ve noticed that more and more sites are not telling you, when you do a password reset, if the email you’ve entered is valid or not. They’ll, instead, give you a message along the lines of “if that email is valid, we will send you details on how to reset your password”. That way you can’t use the password reset feature to fish for people’s emails.
But WordPress doesn’t do that. Enter a user name or password and it will tell you if it was valid or not.
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WordPress ‘Swag Store’ Gets a New Look
WordPress has recently re-launched their ‘Swag store‘ with a great new look, new features and new products to boot. Here you can pick up everything from a branded baby-grow to a phone charger and they’ve promised there’s more to come.
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Why my denied WordPress Core contribution was the right thing
Yesterday, the following Tweet, copying in myself, appeared on my Timeline.
This sums up what’s wrong with @WordPress.
— Alex Goller (@alpipego) April 20, 2017
Someone has done it wrong in the past, now everyone has to.
@DavidArtiss https://t.co/FmgpZwVM8x pic.twitter.com/2VPIJx89YNThe image is a quote from the README of one of my plugins. Except it’s being used to make a point – a point I don’t agree with (which I’m guessing the Tweet author wasn’t expecting to be the case).
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James Altucher Interview with Matt Mullenweg
James Altucher, a “investor, writer and entrepreneur” publishes regular podcasts and, for this latest, he interviewed Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic.
You can listen to it below, or head to James’ website.
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