<div class="rss-widget"><ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://ma.tt/2013/12/reorganizing-the-world/' title='Technology is thus enabling arbitrary numbers of people from around the world to assemble in remote locations, without interrupting their ability to work or communicate with existing networks. In this sense, the future of technology is not really location-based apps; it is about making location completely unimportant. From Balaji Srinivasan’s Software Is Reorganizing the World.'>Matt: Reorganizing the World</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://buddypress.org/2013/12/buddypress-1-9-beta-2/' title='The second beta of BuddyPress 1.9 is now available. Since Beta 1, we’ve fixed a number of issues with the new Notifications component, as well as a number of other miscellaneous issues, notably related to BP_User_Query, xprofile field visibility settings, and the Read More AJAX on the activity page. Many thanks to those who took the time to test 1.9-beta1 and report issues. We hope that the intrepid among you will kick the tires on 1.9-beta2 as well. As always, we don’t recommend that you run beta software on a production site. Get BuddyPress 1.9 Beta 2 via Subversion or as a zip.'>BuddyPress: BuddyPress 1.9 Beta 2</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.wptavern.com/easier-way-to-enable-or-disable-jetpack-modules-with-rocketeer' title='One of the most common complaints from users of the Jetpack plugin is not being able to easily disable or enable modules. A new plugin called Rocketeer developed by Brady Vercher hopes to solve this problem. Rocketeer creates an interface in the back-end of WordPress similar to the plugin management page. With this interface, users can select multiple modules at one time and use the bulk actions menu to activate or deactivate them. After installing Rocketeer, you’ll find the module management menu under Jetpack – Modules. It’s worth noting that the minimum version of WordPress required for this plugin to function is WordPress 3.8 which is not yet available.   In addition to being able to use the bulk actions editor, the modules are organized by categories such as free, premium, requires connection, etc. Rocketeer only works if the Jetpack plugin from Automattic is activated. In my opinion, this is a big improvement for managing modules in Jetpack. '>WPTavern: Easier Way To Enable Or Disable Jetpack Modules With Rocketeer</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.wptavern.com/wordsesh-2-speaker-schedule-now-available' title='The speaker schedule for WordSesh 2 has been published. The event begins Saturday, December 7, 2013. 00:00 – 24:00 UTC. If you don’t know how to convert your current time into UTC time, visit Worldtimeserver.com. WordSesh is the equivalent of a virtual WordCamp. Speakers from across the world will gather together on Google Hangout to share their knowledge with the rest of the WordPress community.  Based on the large amount of speakers wanting to participate in this years event, there will be two tracks. Unfortunately, during some parts of the event, two sessions will be taking place simultaneously. However, don’t worry as all sessions will be recorded and available for free at the conclusion of the event.  Submit Your Questions To The Podcasters Roundtable I’ll be participating in the WordPress Podcasters roundtable at 18:00 UTC. This round table features: Brad Touesnard, Brad Williams, Chris Lema, Dre Armeda, Jason Tucker, Matt Medeiros, and Pippin Williamson. Considering the talent that will make up this roundtable, we would like to answer any questions people may have as it relates to WordPress!'>WPTavern: WordSesh 2 Speaker Schedule Now Available</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http://www.wptavern.com/wordpress-theme-optimizepress-contains-security-vulnerability' title='Osirt, a malware security company is reporting that the WordPress theme OptimizePress contains a significant security vulnerability. According to the security bulletin published a few days ago, the problem lies within the Media-upload.php file. When a browser loads this file within the theme, the media upload screen appears. From here, malicious users can upload php files and execute them on the server.  So far, OptimizePress has not made any public statements regarding the security bulletin. Their Twitter account has been inactive since March of 2013. Judging by the comments on the Osirt article, it looks like this vulnerability may be limited to version 1 of the theme.  An initial look on my OP2 install doesn’t show this file: wp-content/themes/OptimizePress/lib/admin/media-upload.php exists at this location. The OptimizePress directory is called OptimizePressTheme in OP2 and even if you follow that tree, there isn’t a media-upload.php. – CourageDragon If you are using version 1 of OptimizePress, you’re encouraged to set your desired “Coming Soon” image and then rename or delete wp-content/themes/OptimizePress/lib/admin/media-upload.php. It’s also worth noting that even if OptimizePress version one is not activated, the media-upload file can still be accessed.  *Update* Thanks to Len in the comments, he shared this support link via the help area of OptimizePress that specifically notes the security vulnerability in version 1 of their theme. Those who are using OptimizePress 2.0 or later are not at risk. '>WPTavern: WordPress Theme OptimizePress Contains Security Vulnerability</a></li></ul></div>