WordPress needs plugin dependencies

Something every WordPress developer has wished for, sometime during the development of one of their plugins, is plugin dependencies. Dependencies in the sense of other plugins that provide extra or base functionality for the to be installed plugin. This is something every Linux but also Drupal developer has some experience with. Continue reading

WordPress Plugin : WP Plugin Security Check

An up-to-date WordPress installation is as safe as it can be, plugins however can often pose a security risk because they’re not maintained by hundreds of contributors. A plugin is as secure as the security knowledge of the developer allows it to be. In some cases this creates loopholes for exploits. WP Plugin Security Check checks plugins for bad practices and possible security holes limiting the risk of a compromised WordPress installation to a ‘hate to say I told you so’. Continue reading