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WordCamp Europe 2023
In 2023 WordCamp Europe will be travelling to a city known for its history that spans more than 25 centuries. In 2023 WordCamp Europe will be hosted in the city of Athens, Greece!
WordPress Versions 3.7-4.0 No Longer Get Security Updates
In September, WordPress’ Security Team announced it would be dropping support for versions 3.7 through 4.0 by December 1, 2022. This week, the final releases for these versions (3.7.41, 3.8.41, 3.9.40, and 4.0.38) were made available to the very small percentage of users who are running ancient versions of WordPress.
Configuration Probing: Your Backups Might Be Your Greatest Weakness
Making changes to a website could be a tedious task of tracking down exactly where configuration details are kept, and updating all instances. Configuration files are a great resource for maintaining a website with ease, but they are also a common resource for malicious actors.