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Tuesday, 9 March 2010

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Hi guys this is my first post on wpcult the great site Austin built. Hope you guys find it usefull.
If you run a blog using the wordpress software then your blog is a target to hackers. Below I will list some hacks and just how they can help you keep your business/site safe.
The following is code to Block Bad Queries and protect your blog from malicious URL Requests.
Place the following code into a text file and name it what ever you like for example blockbadqueries.php upload it to your plugin folder and activate it in your wordpress admin just as you would any other Plugin
<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Block Bad Queries
Plugin URI: http://perishablepress.com/press/2009/12/22/protect-wordpress-against-malicious-url-requests/
Description: Protect WordPress Against Malicious URL Requests
Author URI: http://perishablepress.com/
Author: Perishable Press
Version: 1.0
*/
global $user_ID; if($user_ID) {
if(!current_user_can(‘level_10′)) {
if (strlen($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) > 255 ||
strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], “eval(“) ||…

By: miguel
From: WPCultTips & Tricks

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