WPWeekly Episode 126 – Catching Up With Cory Miller From iThemes
In this episode, we caught up with Cory Miller of iThemes.com to walk down memory lane starting with 2008. The year he launched the company. Then we progressed into the future and visited various...
View ArticleiThemes Launches Sync Service for Updating Multiple WordPress Sites
Cory Miller and the team at iThemes announced today that they are launching a new WordPress service into the market. iThemes Sync made its debut today, offering customers a way to manage WordPress...
View ArticleiThemes Acquires Better WP Security Plugin and Hires WordPress Security...
WordPress Security Expert Chris WiegmanCory Miller of iThemes announced today that they have hired WordPress plugin developer and security expert Chris Wiegman. Wiegman is the author of the Better WP...
View ArticleBetter WordPress Security Plugin Gets Major Update To Address Security...
Chris Wiegman of iThemes has announced the latest update to the Better WP Security plugin contains fixes for vulnerabilities discovered in 3.6.3. The updates address compatibility with InfiniteWP, the...
View ArticleBetter WP Security To Be Renamed, Undergoes Major Changes
If you use the Better WP Security plugin, keep an eye out for an important update next week. According to iThemes, the plugin will be renamed to iThemes Security to be more in line with the other...
View ArticleiThemes Working Fast To Fix Users Upgrade Woes
Last week, we reported the Better WordPress Security plugin would be renamed to iThemes Security. We also shared important details to prepare users for the upgrade. Because of the name change, users...
View ArticleChris Wiegman on Why He Sold Better WP Security to iThemes
WordPress Security Expert Chris Wiegman If you’ve ever wondered why Chris Wiegman sold Better WP Security to iThemes, he answers the question in a post on his personal site. The birth of Better WP...
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 161 – The CTO Of CrowdFavorite, Chris Lema
Marcus Couch and I are joined by CrowdFavorite CTO, Chris Lema. We talk about his new position and what the joint-venture partnership means for both CrowdFavorite and iThemes. Lema explains what the...
View ArticleiThemes Security Now Has Brute Force Login Protection
iThemes announced Brute Force Login Protection has been added to the latest version of iThemes Security. The new feature enables users to protect their sites either locally or by activating a network...
View ArticleiThemes Suffers Security Breach, Customers Urged To Reset Passwords
iThemes published details on a security breach that took place earlier today. According to the announcement, after noticing suspicious activity, they noticed a signification attack on their membership...
View ArticleiThemes Confirms it Stored Customer Passwords in Clear-Text
photo credit: thegloaming – cc The CEO of iThemes, Cory Miller, published a second update concerning the security breach that occurred on Tuesday. After news of the breach, customers were left...
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 163 – Interview With Andrea Middleton of WordCamp Central
In this episode, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Andrea Middleton who manages WordCamp Central. She tells us what it means to be a “dot organizer” within Automattic and what her day to day duties are...
View ArticleWebDesign.com Is Now iThemes Training
iThemes has announced that WebDesign.com is now called iThemes Training. According to the announcement, this change will lessen confusion and place everything under the iThemes umbrella. We’re making...
View ArticleA Closer Look at iThemes’ Sync Pro Client Dashboard for WordPress
Sync is a product from iThemes that makes it easy to manage multiple WordPress sites from a central location and is free to use for managing 10 sites or less. Using Sync, you can manage plugins,...
View ArticleiThemes to Host Free Online Training Event: Intro to WordPress Web Design
iThemes will be conducting a free online training event next week for those who are interested in getting started with WordPress. The Intro to WordPress Web Design course will run from February 18 –...
View ArticleiThemes Patches Vulnerability that Affects All Versions of the iThemes...
iThemes has released new versions of iThemes Security and iThemes Security Pro to address a critical security vulnerability. Every version of both plugins is at risk, including Better WP Security 3.0....
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 188 – The Nearly Perfect WordPress Role Model
Marcus Couch and I didn’t have a guest on this week’s episode, so we used the time to get you caught up on the week’s headlines. We discussed the release of WordPress 4.2 RC1 and if all goes well,...
View ArticleiThemes Announces Real-time Backup Service Stash Live
iThemes, a WordPress company that’s celebrating eight years in business this month, is announcing a new add-on called Stash Live which will be part of BackupBuddy 7.0. Similar to VaultPress, Stash Live...
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 222 – iThemes Enters The Real Time Backup Space
In this short and sweet edition of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I discuss the latest headlines including, iThemes 8th year in business and the launch of their real time backup service, Drupal’s...
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 223 – Celebrating 8 Years of iThemes With Cory Miller
In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Cory Miller, Founder of iThemes. Miller tells us what it’s been like to run the company for eight years. We discuss what’s changed...
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