Comments on: WordPress Plugin Security Issues http://xfep.com/wordpress/wordpress-plugin-security-issues/ Tips on Being a Better Blogger Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:53:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steven Snell http://xfep.com/wordpress/wordpress-plugin-security-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-910 Steven Snell Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:22:37 +0000 http://xfep.com/wordpress/wordpress-plugin-security-issues/#comment-910 I don't think WP or Automattic is necessarily obligated to manage this, but if it is listed in their own directory it would be nice if you could have some assurance that it is safe. This is just one reason why I think it's good to not use plugins excessively. I don’t think WP or Automattic is necessarily obligated to manage this, but if it is listed in their own directory it would be nice if you could have some assurance that it is safe. This is just one reason why I think it’s good to not use plugins excessively.

]]> By: David http://xfep.com/wordpress/wordpress-plugin-security-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-911 David Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:43:54 +0000 http://xfep.com/wordpress/wordpress-plugin-security-issues/#comment-911 JamieO - I would love to see Automattic taking responsibility for some key plugins. Maybe even just the top 10 downloaded ones from the current WordPress.org/extend/plugins. That would be life-changing for many businesses and regular bloggers. As for being consumed by the mothership. In one way, I do agree with you, but that's part of the fun (or problem) when contributing to an open source project. I think that WordPress added tagging, just as much to remain competitive, as its popularity among WordPress users. JamieO – I would love to see Automattic taking responsibility for some key plugins. Maybe even just the top 10 downloaded ones from the current WordPress.org/extend/plugins. That would be life-changing for many businesses and regular bloggers.

As for being consumed by the mothership. In one way, I do agree with you, but that’s part of the fun (or problem) when contributing to an open source project.

I think that WordPress added tagging, just as much to remain competitive, as its popularity among WordPress users.

]]> By: JamieO http://xfep.com/wordpress/wordpress-plugin-security-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-909 JamieO Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:05:20 +0000 http://xfep.com/wordpress/wordpress-plugin-security-issues/#comment-909 Perhaps Automattic *should* bring key plugin support into the code base to ensure that they receive the proper level of support required? If WP came with a set of plugins available for activation 'out of the box', which they agreed to support, that might be beneficial to a lot of users. That - in a way - happened to the Tag Warrior plugin which offered tag cloud functionality before WP did. Although it sucks to think that if you're too successful - in this hypothetical - that your future user base will be consumed by the mothership. Perhaps Automattic *should* bring key plugin support into the code base to ensure that they receive the proper level of support required? If WP came with a set of plugins available for activation ‘out of the box’, which they agreed to support, that might be beneficial to a lot of users.

That – in a way – happened to the Tag Warrior plugin which offered tag cloud functionality before WP did. Although it sucks to think that if you’re too successful – in this hypothetical – that your future user base will be consumed by the mothership.

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