Comments on: WordCamp Utah Recap

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:51:43 +0000

Thanks James; I appreciate the kind words.

By: James Reuben Knowles

James Reuben Knowles — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:52:52 +0000

Thanks for the presentation. As a long-time developer, it gave just enough to dip my toes in the water, but not so much detail to start causing Zzzzzz. Good balance.

Your topic hooked me just enough to show up in the morning, and I was glad to stay through to the end. The plug-ins presentation was a great way to finish of an awesome WordCamp.

By: Crowd Favorite’s Carrington theme - Mark Mathson

Crowd Favorite’s Carrington theme - Mark Mathson — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:27:00 +0000

[…] but as time clicks along I plan to make changes and customizations. I was at WordCamp Utah when Alex King announced this new theme along with useful new development tools for WordPress […]

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:45:44 +0000

I don’t think that’s an issue in this case.

By: Jacob Santos

Jacob Santos — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:39:04 +0000

You know, in most of your files in the Carrington, you rely on the $_SERVER key for checking whether or not the user is accessing that file directly. In a recent presentation made by a security expert, he noted that to be one of the common security mistakes.

He noted that since you are using the $_SERVER superglobal, anyone can override the page you are using. You are better off checking for ABSPATH or some other constant you create for whether the user is accessing the file directly.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:07:36 +0000

Thanks Mark, nice to hear it was useful for you. Hope to see you at WordCamp Denver in January.

By: Mark Mathson

Mark Mathson — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:50:15 +0000

I enjoyed your presentation and felt you gave a good overview of the overall plugin writing process. I for one benefited from that. Thanks Alex and the Crowd Favorite team! The great presentations and speakers made the drive from Montana worthwhile.