Well that was the end. After 21 years of blogging I've now legacied it. The domain now points to my mastodon instance here.
It's a tiny little instance, just for me and a few friends.
The reason was the ridiculous attempted hacks - it was actually getting nonsensical how many daily attacks I was getting, plus the spam users and total lack of any interaction except for 1 or 2 users.
Farewell blogging; hello microblogging.
How to Easily Create Modern, CSS-First Forms in WordPress, by @zoranjambor (@cssweekly):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ignpBW4O_K0
#howtos #videos #css #forms #wordpress
🚨 CRITICAL: CVE-2025-14440 in JAY Login & Register plugin (≤2.4.01) enables auth bypass—attackers can hijack any WordPress account, incl. admin. Disable plugin & monitor now. No patch yet. https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2025-14440-cwe-565-reliance-on-cookies-without-51904fb2 #OffSeq #WordPress #Infosec #CVE202514440

🚨 CVE-2025-10738 (CRITICAL, CVSS 9.8): Unauthenticated SQL Injection in rupok98 URL Shortener Plugin for WordPress (all versions). Exploitation risks full DB compromise. Disable or restrict plugin ASAP! https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2025-10738-cwe-89-improper-neutralization-of-s-08eed048 #OffSeq #WordPress #SQLi #Infosec

🚨 CVE-2025-11693 (CRITICAL, CVSS 9.8): recorp Export WP Pages to HTML & PDF plugin exposes admin cookies via cookies.txt — risk of WordPress site takeover. Disable plugin & secure backups. No patch yet. https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2025-11693-cwe-200-exposure-of-sensitive-infor-d010e42a #OffSeq #WordPress #Vuln #Infosec

🚨 CVE-2025-13089: HIGH-severity SQL Injection in WP Directory Kit (all versions). Unauthenticated attackers can leak sensitive DB info via 'hide_fields' & 'attr_search'. Mitigate: disable plugin or use WAF. https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2025-13089-cwe-89-improper-neutralization-of-s-39a10248 #OffSeq #WordPress #Vuln #SQLi

Reflections on State of the Word 2025 and the Future of AI in WordPress
AI took center stage at State of the Word 2025. Here is my personal look at the AI panel, the trends we discussed, and how the AI Experiments plugin is opening the door to new tools and workflows inside WordPress.
Discover the stunning views of the Dolomites in Italy captured by Anne McCarthy. This early hike photo offers a glimpse of the epic landscapes that await.
Dive into her full story and more photos with WP Photos: https://wpphotos.info/house-on-a-cliff/
Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Monthly Report – November 2025
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2025/12/wordfence-bug-bounty-program-monthly-report-november-2025/
Last month in November 2025, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 746 vulnerability submissions from our growing community of security researchers working to improve the overall security posture of the WordPress ecosystem.

Habt ihr mehr als nur ein paar #WordPress Plugins auf eurer Seite und den Überblick über deren Status verloren? Dann könnte euch der neueste #PluginAdventKalender Beitrag weiterhelfen. Lernt mehr über das "Plugin Report" Plugin in diesem #projekt26 Post: https://kau-boys.de/5494/adventskalender/plugin-report-bekommt-einen-ueberblick-ueber-die-installierten-plugins-und-deren-status
Do you use more than a few plugins on your #WordPress site and lost track of all of them? Then the latest post in my #PluginAdventCalender might be helpful for you. Learn about the "Plugin Report" plugin in my new #project26 blog post: https://kau-boys.com/4303/advent-calendar/plugin-report-keeping-track-of-your-installed-plugins-and-their-status
Canadian job leads, I'm not affiliated with any of these companies:
Xsolla has 4 openings in Canada (Lead Data Engineer, Lead Software Engineer - Mobile Native, Senior Software Engineer, Sr. Compliance Manager). All of them are remote in Canada. For details on each position see https://xsolla.com/careers.
Storm Ideas is hiring a number of roles that are remote in Canada. The two that I've seen are: Account manager, and Social Content Producer. Salary included in job description. See their openings at https://stormideas.com/careers.
Zynga has 30 job openings in Canada, a majority of them being either Toronto or Vancouver. See https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zyngacareers?offices%5B%5D=4003562004 for job postings.
Hightouch as a number of job openings that are remote for anyone in North America. All their openings are at https://hightouch.com/careers#open-positions.
Intelliswift Software, Inc has a number of positions that are either in Toronto, or Remote. Salary range is included. See https://www.intelliswift.com/careers/current-openings for their openings.
#WPJobs #WPCareers #WordPressJobs #CanadaJobs #CanadianJobs #DevJobs #WebDevJobs #WordPress #FediHired #GetFediHired #hiring #RemoteJobs #FediJobs #ITJobs #JobAlert #TechJobs #ToJobs #TorontoJobs #CalgaryJobs #WinnipegJobs #RemoteWork #FediHire