The Perils of Sourcing WordPress Plugins from the Wrong Places

May 12, 2014

It’s an easy mistake to make. You need a plugin. You Google it, find one, download it and unknowingly install malicious code on your WordPress site. Hackers now have a ‘back door’ and can essentially do whatever they please with your site. And you will most likely be unaware that anything is wrong. For a while at least.

It’s not only inconvenient to have to get someone to clean up your hacked WordPress site, if you don’t have proper backups, it may be impossible. In either case it will cost you money and damage your online reputation.

Check out the post I’ve linked to in the tweet below.

Great post from @sucuri_security "Unmasking “Free” Premium WordPress Plugins" https://t.co/ijFrEZQUrJ
— Rob Edwards (@lifeformnz) May 11, 2014

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Sue – Nelson

We use Lifeform for all our website work. Rob does a great job administering our websites, keeping them updated and optimised.

Susie Vokins – Susie Vokins Associates

Rob assisted me build my first ever business website and logo. To say I am a rookie in these sort of things would be generous. I had absolutely no idea apart from the fact that I wanted some nice photos, a certain theme and was quite clear on the logo I wanted.
I can only praise Rob in all his dealings with myself and my colleagues – he was calm, informed, insightful, had great attention to detail and was always there whenever we had any questions. The result is a website and logo that I am 100% happy with created in less than 3 weeks. I cannot recommend Rob more highly.

Ange Palmer

Rob was great to deal with, prompt in his responses to my queries and ever willing to sort out my website problems with me, often at short notice. It was important to me that I retained some degree of control over my website and that I could learn from Rob as we went along. He was very open to this. He charged fairly and I look forward to working with him on an ongoing basis.

Deborah Bower – SoulScape

I can’t recommend Lifeform Digital enough. Rob has been extremely good to work with. His approach is professional, prompt, and above all helpful. He offered, and delivered, a very affordable product geared to my specific needs. Never once did I feel overawed by all the IT stuff, yet he did encourage me to grapple with some aspects of the web, which has improved my understanding immensely. If you need a web guy Rob at Lifeform Digital is your man.

Jessie Leov – Musician

I needed a clean looking site that I could maintain and style myself – Lifeform Digital did an awesome job!

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Lee Woodman – Artist & Designer

Rob’s technical WordPress know-how has got my site up and running, but it’s his knowledge of the web that I’ve found especially useful. His advice on search engines and social media trends has helped me to develop an overall strategy – I know what I need to be doing next. Cheers Bob!

Pataka Art + Museum

Awesome job on the website Rob, your patience, problem solving and technical expertise have been invaluable in producing just what we needed. There is a collective sigh of relief from the Pataka team that we now have a clean, user-friendly site to showcase what we have to offer, or as one of Pataka’s staff put it… ‘Super bloody marvellous’!

Stu Forsyth, Senior Graphic Designer

The Twisting Trail

When I needed a new website one of my prime interests was to have a user friendly simple and straight forward site that was a pleasure to visit. Simple, Honest, and Effective. It was a pleasure to work with Rob, he interpreted well and built exactly what I imagined, plus kept me well informed throughout the process. And it works! I’m really pleased with the whole process, and look forward to working with Rob to develop the site further as the business evolves.

The Perils of Sourcing WordPress Plugins from the Wrong Places