WordPress engineering insights: performance optimisation, security hardening, forensic troubleshooting, and custom development.https://wpguy.uk/https://wpguy.uk/blog/could-a-wordpress-map-plugin-hand-hackers-full-control-of-your-site/https://wpguy.uk/blog/could-a-wordpress-map-plugin-hand-hackers-full-control-of-your-site/Imagine a stranger walking into your business premises, sitting down at your desk, and logging into every system you own. No forced entry, no alarm, noMon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/why-cleaning-wordpress-malware-keeps-failing-when-the-backdoor-is-server-level/https://wpguy.uk/blog/why-cleaning-wordpress-malware-keeps-failing-when-the-backdoor-is-server-level/Clicking anywhere on your site opens spam links in new tabs. You clean the infection from wp-config.php, and within hours it's back. 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If that door opens slowly, they leave....Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/authenticated-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-patched-in-slider-revolution-7-wordpress-plugin/https://wpguy.uk/blog/authenticated-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-patched-in-slider-revolution-7-wordpress-plugin/Slider Revolution is installed on millions of WordPress sites worldwide. If yours is among them, a recently disclosed security flaw means any logged-in...Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/patch-tuesday-february-2026-edition/https://wpguy.uk/blog/patch-tuesday-february-2026-edition/Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed 58 security flaws across Windows and related software, six of which were already being used against real...Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-7-0-release-candidate-3-2/https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-7-0-release-candidate-3-2/WordPress 7.0 is scheduled to release on 20 May 2026. If your business runs on WordPress, that date is close enough to warrant action now rather than...Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/attackers-actively-exploiting-critical-vulnerability-in-breeze-cache-plugin/https://wpguy.uk/blog/attackers-actively-exploiting-critical-vulnerability-in-breeze-cache-plugin/A critical vulnerability in the Breeze Cache WordPress plugin was publicly disclosed on 22nd April 2026, and attackers are already moving against sites...Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-7-0-beta-3/https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-7-0-beta-3/WordPress 7.0 Beta 3 landed on 5 March 2026, carrying more than 148 updates and fixes since Beta 2 — 70 in the Editor and 78 in Core. That volume of...Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/vulnerability-patch-roundup-april-2026/https://wpguy.uk/blog/vulnerability-patch-roundup-april-2026/April 2026 brought a wave of serious security disclosures affecting some of the most widely-installed plugins in the WordPress ecosystem. If your site...Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-7-0-beta-5/https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-7-0-beta-5/WordPress 7.0 is now in late beta testing, and if you run a WooCommerce store, the clock is ticking on a decision you need to make before 20 May 2026....Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-7-0-release-candidate-1/https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-7-0-release-candidate-1/WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 1 has landed, and if you are running a WooCommerce store, this is not a release you can afford to treat like a routine...Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-7-0-release-candidate-2/https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-7-0-release-candidate-2/WordPress 7.0 is coming, and if you run a WooCommerce store, it deserves your attention now — not when the update notification appears in your...Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/vulnerability-patch-roundup-january-2026/https://wpguy.uk/blog/vulnerability-patch-roundup-january-2026/January 2026 brought a string of confirmed security vulnerabilities across some of the most widely installed WordPress plugins on the market. If your...Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/vulnerability-patch-roundup-february-2026/https://wpguy.uk/blog/vulnerability-patch-roundup-february-2026/February 2026 brought a sharp reminder that the plugins sitting quietly inside millions of WordPress websites are not always as safe as they appear....Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-ddos-protection-how-to-keep-your-site-online/https://wpguy.uk/blog/wordpress-ddos-protection-how-to-keep-your-site-online/A DDoS attack — a Distributed Denial of Service attack — does exactly what the name suggests: it denies service to your real visitors by overwhelming...Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/the-security-risks-of-using-nulled-wordpress-plugins/https://wpguy.uk/blog/the-security-risks-of-using-nulled-wordpress-plugins/If someone offered you a £200 note for £5, you would check it very carefully before accepting it. The same instinct should apply when a premium...Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/vulnerability-patch-roundup-march-2026/https://wpguy.uk/blog/vulnerability-patch-roundup-march-2026/March 2026 was a significant month for WordPress security. Several of the most widely installed plugins in the world — tools that millions of...Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/eurail-says-december-data-breach-impacts-300000-individuals-3/https://wpguy.uk/blog/eurail-says-december-data-breach-impacts-300000-individuals-3/A well-resourced European rail pass company with a global customer base suffered a serious data breach on 26 December 2025. Breach notification letters...Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/european-gym-giant-basic-fit-data-breach-affects-1-million-members/https://wpguy.uk/blog/european-gym-giant-basic-fit-data-breach-affects-1-million-members/Hackers breached Basic-Fit’s systems and gained access to information belonging to approximately one million customers. Basic-Fit is not a small...Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/attackers-actively-exploiting-critical-vulnerability-in-ninja-forms-file-upload-plugin/https://wpguy.uk/blog/attackers-actively-exploiting-critical-vulnerability-in-ninja-forms-file-upload-plugin/If your WordPress site is running the Ninja Forms File Upload plugin, you have an active security problem — not a theoretical one. On 6th April 2026,...Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/store-api-vulnerability-patched-in-woocommerce-5-4-what-you-need-to-know/https://wpguy.uk/blog/store-api-vulnerability-patched-in-woocommerce-5-4-what-you-need-to-know/A serious security vulnerability has been discovered and patched in WooCommerce, affecting a significant number of store versions currently running...Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/adobe-rolls-out-emergency-fix-for-acrobat-reader-zero-day-flaw/https://wpguy.uk/blog/adobe-rolls-out-emergency-fix-for-acrobat-reader-zero-day-flaw/If your business shares contracts, invoices, or proposals as PDF files — and most do — then the security of Adobe Acrobat Reader is a direct business...Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/attackers-actively-exploiting-critical-vulnerability-in-kali-forms-plugin/https://wpguy.uk/blog/attackers-actively-exploiting-critical-vulnerability-in-kali-forms-plugin/If your website runs the Kali Forms plugin, you need to stop and read this. On 2nd March 2026, a Remote Code Execution vulnerability was reported...Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/cisa-new-langflow-flaw-actively-exploited-to-hijack-ai-workflows/https://wpguy.uk/blog/cisa-new-langflow-flaw-actively-exploited-to-hijack-ai-workflows/If your business uses any AI-powered tools — whether for content generation, customer automation, data analysis, or workflow orchestration — the...Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/european-commission-investigating-breach-after-amazon-cloud-account-hack/https://wpguy.uk/blog/european-commission-investigating-breach-after-amazon-cloud-account-hack/The European Commission is investigating a significant data breach after its Europa.eu web platform was compromised in a cyberattack claimed by the...Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/no-business-is-too-small-to-be-a-target-secure-your-organisation-with-cyber-essentials/https://wpguy.uk/blog/no-business-is-too-small-to-be-a-target-secure-your-organisation-with-cyber-essentials/If you run a small business, there is a reasonable chance you have told yourself at some point that you are not an interesting target for cyber...Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wpguy.uk/blog/uk-employment-rights-changes-are-here-what-this-means-for-your-sme/https://wpguy.uk/blog/uk-employment-rights-changes-are-here-what-this-means-for-your-sme/The Employment Rights Act 2025 is not a future concern. Its first major wave of changes took effect on 6 April 2026, and if you run an SME in the UK,...Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT