We use a number of WordPress plugins on GeekWire. One of the most useful ones we’ve found is Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), which enables easy input and output of custom fields. We use custom fields ...

On October 12, 2024 local time, Mullenweg announced that he would fork ACF into a new plugin called 'Secure Custom Fields.' Mullenweg cited the fact that ACF updates are now done directly from the WP ...

Security researchers warn that the 'Advanced Custom Fields' and 'Advanced Custom Fields Pro' WordPress plugins, with millions of installs, are vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks (XSS). The two ...

The dispute between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine continues, with Mullenweg announcing that WordPress is “forking” a plug-in developed by WP Engine. Specifically, ...

Used in more than 4 Million sites globally, the collection of builder plugins expands WP Engine’s market-leading portfolio of essential developer tools and investment in the WordPress ecosystem.

Missing authorization vulnerability …allows a remote authenticated attacker to view the information on the database without the access permission. This kind of vulnerability allows an attacker to ...

WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg calls it “a rare and unusual situation” resulting from WP Engine’s legal moves. WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg calls it “a rare and unusual situation” ...

Hackers are actively exploiting a recently fixed vulnerability in the WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin roughly 24 hours after a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit was made public. The vulnerability ...