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Episode 610 Digital Security, Trust, and WordPress Updates With Tim Nash - Stunning Digital Marketing

Show Highlights The source is an excerpt from “The SDM Show,” hosted by Rob Cairns, featuring guest Tim Nash, a security expert. The discussion centers on various cybersecurity topics, including recen...

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Still time for you to get on a train/plane/automobile and get to London for WPLDN this evening and come and be scared with WordPress horror tales! Want a sneak peek here is my opening slide for tonight horror tale.

Today 🎉Join us Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, Tim Nash and me @nathanwrigley.com @michellefrechette.bsky.social @bsky.app/profile/tna.sh #TWiW #WordPress at 15:00 CEST (13:00 UTC) wpbuilds.com/live

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Come join myself and the rest of the folks @wpldn.uk for a spooky Haloween special... www.meetup.com/london-wordp...

#WPLDN - October 2025: WP Halloween Horror Stories & AI Open Topics, Thu, Oct 30, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

🎃 **Happy (almost) Halloween, #WPLDN!** 🎃 October brings our annual tradition: Tim Nash returns to spread WordPress horror stories just in time for Halloween. But this y

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What does Wapuu do? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. It doesn’t boost SEO. It doesn’t compress images. It doesn’t even have a block editor opinion. It just sits there, hugging its WordPress orb like it knows the secret to the custom post type apocalypse. I would point to wordpress.org/plugins/wapu...

Wapuu Dashboard Pet

Wapuu Dashboard Pet is a virtual pet for your WordPress admin dashboard. The more you fail to update your site, the sicker Wapuu becomes.

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I've never liked Wapuus, but it's just that. I don't like them. But... someone out there has a waaayyy stronger opinion on them than that www.afteractive.com/blog/wapuu-w...

Join us LIVE for the 'This Week in #WordPress' show. It's fun, and we'd love your comments, really! Starts in a couple of hours, so 2pm UK time. wpbuilds.com/live This week, I'm with Michelle Frechette, Tim Nash and Courtney Robertson. @michellefrechette.bsky.social @tna.sh @courtneyr.dev #TWiW

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Ever wondered how random wp_rand() really is? No? I'm not surprised I would be more surprised if you knew this function even existed in WordPress. Now you do, are you curious? So was I let's go on a random adventure! timnash.co.uk/nothing-is-t...

Nothing is truly random by Tim Nash

A deep dive into how WordPress’s wp_rand() works, what a CSPRNG is, and why some warnings about it are misplaced.

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Want something to read on your Sunday afternoon? Come join me on a random adventure into wp-rand() timnash.co.uk/nothing-is-t... #wordpress

Nothing is truly random by Tim Nash

A deep dive into how WordPress’s wp_rand() works, what a CSPRNG is, and why some warnings about it are misplaced.

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It's here! Menu Designer has landed at WP.org! Menu Designer is a powerful new way to build beautiful mobile menus and dropdown menus in the @WordPress block editor — no coding required. And now it's available right in your dashboard. wordpress.org/plugins/oll...

WordPress 6.8.3 is here! This crucial security release addresses vulnerabilities to keep your site safe. Update now and ensure your site is secure! Learn more about the updates and download it here: wp.me/pZhYe-4ZK.

I was lucky to present at #WCGdynia on automatic updates. Even if you don't use them I encourage you to watch this talk, not to convince you, but to see what things you can do around updates in general to make them safer and more reliable. (Hint it's testing) wordpress.tv/2025/09/30/t...

The Dark Side of Automatic Updates: Securing WordPress Supply Chains in CI/CD

Automatic updates in WordPress are a safety net, ensuring that sites are always running the latest code. But for development teams working with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), the real…

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Has yours? If not what a sucky morning you must be having clicking an update button. Coincidentally my talk on automatic updates just dropped on @wordpress.org TV wordpress.tv/2025/09/30/t...

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NEW POST: On being inspired at #loopconf and hitting publish on a blog post I had half written....

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Like. Comment. Subscribe. That’s what the YouTubers say isn’t it? I miss folks commenting on blog posts really. At my peak I’d post a blog post at home, walk the half a mile from my student digs to university, and then be greeted with 4 or 5 comments. Now? I think I’ve had one comment … Continue reading

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Taking @ohhelloana.blog talk seriously and hit publish... The long way to WordCamp Gdynia 🚀 Leeds → London (WPLDN + LoopConf) → Poland 🇵🇱 Turns out it’s quicker to get to Gdynia than London. timnash.co.uk/the-long-way... #loopconf #WCGdynia

The Long Way to WordCamp Gdynia: LoopConf, WPLDN and a Lot of Coffee by Tim Nash

From Leeds to London for WPLDN and LoopConf, then on to WordCamp Gdynia — turns out Poland is easier to reach than the capital. A week of security talks, AI debates, community, and flight delays.

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Coming to #WPLDN but worried you don't know anyone? Events can be intimidating! I really want to say Hi and I can hopefully gently introduce you to people. If the idea of coming up to me is scary then just drop me a message and I will come to you even if it's outside of the venue. This is me:

The wonderful @mwug.uk is back! Very excited to be here in Stockport which is totally Manchester... But so happy to see it happening congrats to @rhys.wales @jwo.ng on re-launch.

Heads up! If you make use of NPM there has been multiple packages compromised and distributing malware. List of effected packages github.com/advisories?q... including big ones like debug and chalk. Some commentary on the event including from the Chalk dev news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4516...

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A database of software vulnerabilities, using data from maintainer-submitted advisories and from other vulnerability databases.

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The folks @weareag.bsky.social have rolled an update of one of my favourite features in their payment gateways, their Payment Failure Traffic Light system. Making it so easy to understand payment issues, and identify potential fraud issues. weareag.co.uk/tls-2-0-beca...

TLS 2.0 - Because “Address Failed” Just Isn’t Good Enough Anymore – We are AG

Remember our original Traffic Light System? You know, the one that gave you a few coloured circles and told you things like “Address failed”? It was useful, sure, but… it was basically the equivalent ...

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Join us live in 15 minutes for a discussion about accessibility with Piccia Neri and Michelle Frechette. This week's topic is Layout. Future topics include: Legislation, Captions, Social Posts, Data Visualization, and Animations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkfNIMQnQME

Setting up a new blog/article section of a site, do you add comments on posts yay or nay?

We shall be LIVE, so very, very LIVE in about 90 mins for 'This Week in #WordPress'. This week I'm with Mark Westguard, Jesse Friedman, Marc Benzakein. Starts at 2pm UK time. See you there? https://wpbuilds.com/live

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"All About Email", Issue 201 is out now! My guest author Sarah Gallardo takes us on a hugely comprehensive journey. Accessibility isn’t just compliance; it’s clarity, usability, and better results. Start building better emails with small, meaningful changes. You can read the full newsletter now. 👇

Issue #201 All About Email

Accessibility isn’t just compliance; it’s clarity, usability, and better results. Start building better emails with small, meaningful changes.

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@tna.sh and I talk about laws that impact cell phone privacy and his new course. stunningdigitalmarketing.com/episode-571-...

Episode 571 Security With Tim Nash Cell Phone Privacy and Tim's New Course - Stunning Digital Marketing

Show Summary This audio transcript features an interview with Tim Nash, a WordPress security expert, on the SDM Show, hosted by Rob Cairns. The discussion initially explores cell phone privacy and the...

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What is a WordPress User? wpsecurity101.com/lesson/what-... Check out the free lesson from the wpsecurity101.com course No signup, no email gate straight access to the lesson. You can check out the other free lessons as well.

What is a user?

Summary Transcript Resources What is a user? Let us unpack what a user really is in WordPress, not just a person, but a collection of database records stored across two key tables: Quick question.

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This week's Top 3 Links from Loop WP, Issue 165: 1) Personalize WP Pro - personalizewp.com/blog/announc... 2) WP Security 101 - wpsecurity101.com/?utm_source=... 3) WordPress Legal Updates - www.delta.blog/wordpress-le... Feel free to read the full newsletter. 👇

Issue #165 Loop WP

Ollie Pro turns 1, PersonalizeWP Pro goes free, and WP Security 101 launches, and there are significant updates in WordPress tools and resources this week!

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I really don't want a games company to be collecting my official documentation :/ the only person to DM me is @nathanwrigley.com so I think I will just pass and let him message me on Slack instead. www.theverge.com/news/704468/...

Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK

Bluesky users in the UK can verify their age using their face, ID, or payment card.

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🚨 Issue 165 of "Loop WP", my newsletter about WordPress, is out now! This week: Ollie Pro turns 1, PersonalizeWP Pro goes free, and WP Security 101 launches, and there are significant updates in WordPress tools and resources this week! Feel free to read the newsletter. 👇

Issue #165 Loop WP

Ollie Pro turns 1, PersonalizeWP Pro goes free, and WP Security 101 launches, and there are significant updates in WordPress tools and resources this week!

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Calling all WordPress professionals be you a site admin, Developer or SysAdmin. Tomorrow is the release of Module 2 of WPsecurity101 all about USERS! That means today is the last chance to bag yourself a bargain and get the course for £145 instead of £195.

Kate & Tom’s WordPress Block Theme Rebuild – Part 5: Bug Tracking, Block Patterns & WP-CLI Imports youtu.be/mKdVaZEVV8I

Kate & Tom’s WordPress Block Theme Rebuild – Part 5: Bug Tracking, Block Patterns & WP-CLI Imports

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One of the big things about deciding not to use an existing LMS and building something is I get to rethink the "norms" Why do Membership and LMS make WordPress users, what is the benefits. So wpsecurity101.com uses @auth0byokta.bsky.social to provide an authentication and session management.