Tai Hoang

Tai Hoang

ARTICLES

  • How to Update Your WordPress PHP to Fix Critical Vulnerabilities

    PHP security team announced new updates for PHP 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5 versions that address two critical RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerabilities, named PHP2Shell, inside the current PHP versions, the CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619.…

  • Define Alias for Long Commands in Linux

    In Linux, you can create Aliases, think of it as shortcuts, for long commands, which is very useful and save time when you have to work with really long commands like deeply nested path or…

  • Preventing WP’s “Application Passwords” from Being Abused

    A recent finding shows that Rank Math (a SEO plugin) automatically creates an Application Password that has Admin powers without user consent.

  • Interesting Reads (Aug 22, 2026)

    HTML Can Do That Without CSS and JS, HTML still can do several cool tricks, such as “hidden until-found”, range input, progress bar, and meter, etc. Target Multiple Classes with the Class Prefix Selector An…

  • Auto Convert JPEG to WEBP when Uploading Images in WP

    Since WP 7.1, it introduces Client-Side Media Processing that brings several benefits, including compress images. That makes me think it’s time to remove my favorite plugin that compresses and converts images to .webp, Modern Image…

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