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Introduction to writing secure WordPress code

We will go over some of the most common attack vectors in code and how to protect against them while you write or edit a theme or plugin.

  • Escaping, Escaping again, Escaping a third time
  • SQL sanitization (or don’t do direct db queries)
  • General Sanitization / Validation
  • XSS in JS (or don’t concat those strings)

Speaker

Published by

Stephane Boisvert

Formerly: CTO at XWP.co Canadian Digital Service WordPress.com VIP Liberal Party of Canada