WordPress 7.0.2 – Update immediately. What Happened with the Recent wp2shell Vulnerability (and How to Stay Safe)
If you run a WordPress website, you’ve probably seen the headlines. Just days ago, on July 17, 2026, WordPress pushed out emergency security updates for a critical vulnerability that left thousands of sites exposed. What Was the Issue? The vulnerability, dubbed wp2shell, is a chain of two flaws in WordPress core: A SQL injection (CVE-2026-60137) […]
Protect Your Business – The Rising Wave of California Privacy Lawsuits Hitting Small Businesses
If you own a website, you may have heard about businesses receiving demand letters or lawsuits from California law firms over privacy violations. This isn’t just a big-company problem anymore. I have built and hosted websites for 15 years now, and I have some clients that are hit by this today. What’s Happening? Over the […]
Ninja Forms Bug During Migration: Discovery and Fix
As a full-stack web developer specializing in WordPress and working on open source technologies, you are going to run into hosting issues from time to time. and troubleshooting. I love sharing real-world fixes to help fellow devs and site owners. Here’s a recent Ninja Forms bug I encountered on MySQL 8.0.31, WordPress 6.8.3, and phpMyAdmin—plus […]