Posts Tagged ‘wordpress plugin review’

IP Logger 3.1 Review

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

IP Logger 3.1. Review

IP Logger 3.1. Review

It is the second post about IP Logger plugin I made. 1st one can be achieved here.
The main thing which I didn’t like in IP Logger the previous 2.8 version and had pointed it out in my review was a hidden use of external WEB service to get more details about blog visitor’s IP. Now IP Logger allows you to make the free choice: 1st – do not use any external services, 2nd and 3rd – select external service to use from 2 available options. Thus, plugin user is aware what and how the plugin does. Right decision.
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Google XML Sitemaps v. 3.2.3 WordPress Plugin Review

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Site Map

Site Map

This plugin generates XML file with special sitemap data. Such file helps to search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo and Ask.com to index site content. Search crawlers using such sitemap data, much easier discover the whole site structure and retrieve its content more efficiently. “Google (XML) Sitemap Generator for WordPress” plugin supports all kinds of WordPress generated content. It also notifies major search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo and Ask.com) every time you update your blog content.
Author: Arne Brachhold
Plugin page at WordPress.org
Plugin Home Page

I use this plugin about a year and sure that it is very helpful. Recommend it to all WordPress blog owners.

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Delete Default Post WordPress plugin or Where do We go

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Where do We go?

Where do We go?

Where do we go? It was the first question I asked myself when I discovered “Delete default post” WordPress plugin in the repository. Plugin makes exactly that is declared in its title – deletes the ‘Welcome to WordPress’ post and correspondent dummy “Hi, this is a comment” comment which every WordPress blog has just after fresh installation. The question is “What should the author of this plugin think about its potential users to propose them such functionality?”.
If user can install and activate plugin he/she definitely can to delete unneeded post or comment using WordPress built-in functionality. Post and comment has hint about such possibility too. If blogger can’t delete unneeded post or comment –
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MyEasyBackup plugin security update

Monday, March 1st, 2010

WordPress plugin security fix

WordPress plugin security fix

I’m glad to inform you that the MyEasyBackup WordPress plugin security issue I reported yesterday for 0.0.2 version is fixed with 0.0.3 version. It is perfect. Wonderfully! Thanks to Ugo Grandolini aka “camaleo” for so fast reaction and reliable security update.

MyEasyBackup WordPress plugin is useful for those who wish to get blog backup copies on a regular base and doesn’t familiar with tar, gzip, mysqldump, linux shell, etc. or just doesn’t have SSH access to his/her blog. User friendly interface lets you make full blog backup really easy. So “MyEasyBackup” confirms its name by its functionality.

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MyEasyBackup plugin breaks WordPress security

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

WP breaked by plugin

WP breaked by plugin

MyEasyBackup WordPress plugin can make your life easier simplifying WordPress files and MySQL data backup operation. But be aware when installing its version 0.0.2 as this version simplifies the life to the intruders also. It is a new, just published plugin. WordPress.org Stats page shows 280 downloads already at the moment I write this post. This plugin can become popular. But plugin author Ugo Grandolini needs to make security fix to his code ASAP as plugin gives access to the critical blog data to any curious intruder. Do you wish to check it yourself?
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IP Logger WordPress plugin review

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

IP Logger Review

IP Logger Review

Plugin Name:IP Logger v.2.8
Date of review: 24th January 2010
Rating: 3.0
Author profile: M. Retzlaff
WordPress plugin directory link: IP Logger

“IP Logger” WordPress plugin tracks records about every visitor of your site in the separate MySQL table in your WordPress blog database. Visitor’s information has a lot of data including IP-address, user agent, country code, country name, city, etc… Convenient graphical visual presentation for that data is available via admin dashboard widget. Data can be exported into CSV or XML format. Plugin offers undesirable visitors blocking feature also.

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User Locker 1.1.7 Wordpress Plugin Review

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

WordPress Plugin Review

WordPress Plugin Review

Plugin Name:User Locker v.1.1.7
Date of review: 20th November 2009
Rating: 4.5
Author profile: Daniel Frużyński
WordPress plugin directory link: User Locker

User Locker WordPress plugin introduces maximum number of invalid login attempts for the user name. When this number is exceeded, plugin locks that user account. It can be unlocked by requesting new password (using Lost Password option) or asking help from the blog administrator only.


You can find the original description of this plugin at the authour’s blog plugin page (primary site language is not English, but it is the English description). It this post I will tell you about my impressions after testing this plugin and going through its source code.

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