Find Hackers on your site

Ok not really, but kind of close. I installed a new plugin called WordPress Exploit Scanner. The plugin will search your database and files to look for common code used by hackers.

“Scans your WordPress site for possible exploits By Donncha O Caoimh.”

I scanned my blog using the new plugin and the only files that came back as a possible threats, wear the ones used by the actual plugin. Kind of funny, but to be fair the plugin does state the following:

Don’t worry if ‘/wp-content/plugins/exploit-scanner/exploit-scanner.php’ is listed above. That’s a good sign because this script obviously has all the text to search for and it’s working properly!

It’s a very nice tool to have.

Screen shot of the admin:

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Free Social is Coming!

Buddypress.com will be the next generation of the web. What is BuddyPress?

From their website:
“BuddyPress is a set of WordPress MU specific plugins, each plugin adding a distinct new feature. BuddyPress contains all the features you’d expect from WordPress but aims to let members socially interact.”

BuddyPress will do for social networking, what wordPress did for blogs. Click here for some sneak peeks at the interface.

I really like the look and feel of BP. I can’t wait to get my hands on a stable version…

Update on Google Assassin

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This week and weekend was [tag]Christmas shopping[/tag] time, so I had little time to work on the [tag]Google Assassin[/tag] program. I did dive into their video and non-video tutorials. I think I have a good idea of what is going on and have started to form a game plan in my head. This week/weekend I will try to set my first campaign live.

From there I can track my results and give you a better idea if this program is worth the $77 a month fee. Stay tuned for more updates later this week.

Google Search Gets Dates

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Found this over at [tag]Shoemoney[/tag]’s site. [tag]Google[/tag] now allows you to modify your search using a date parameter.

Here is an example:

I searched Google for the term “NFL.” This is the query string for [tag]NFL[/tag], http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls
=GGLD,GGLD:2004-51,GGLD:en&q=NFL

I then added “&as_qdr=w” to the end of query string to get targeted results for this week only. Lot’s of stories about [tag]Mike Vick[/tag] going to jail for 23 months.

Here is the modified string:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls
=GGLD,GGLD:2004-51,GGLD:en&q=NFL&as_qdr=w

Here are your options for displaying results based on time.

&as_qdr=w (Week)
&as_qdr=d (Day)
&as_qdr=m (Month)

Just append any of these to your query string and you are off to the races.

DJK Google Assassin Part 3

On Monday, I really dove into the [tag]DJK Google Assaaain[/tag] program, even with the lacking [tag]quick start guide[/tag]. I watched a video on how to make campaigns, which were very helpful, but a bit out, dated. The site has since had a re-design.

Campaign Video
The video was shot in May of last year, I believe, when they were still in beta. Many of the site navigation and features are different today. This leaves you to a bit of guessing, but I was up to the task.

Coaching Model
I did the very first coaching model. It was informative and easy to follow. My only suggestion, out side of a step by step quick start guide, it to have all of the coaching models done in [tag]Camtasia video[/tag], just like the campaign video.

Affiliate Wiki
I thought this might be a nice resource, but it turned out to be just a place were people talk about how great the program was and how much money they make. There was no real instruction or helpful information for a newbie.

Days Review
While information is scattered, the information and tools have been quite good so far. Tomorrow, I will try out their Keyword tool, which they call “[tag]The Daddy Keyword Tool[/tag].” They say it is a complicated, but I hope that means it will give great results once the learning curve has been over come.

Side Note. I know I keep saying they need a quick start guide, and information is scattered, etc… However, on second thought this may actually work to my advantage. See, most affiliates are lazy and if it is not spoon feed to them, they will give up. So many people buy money-making opportunities and once they see it requires work they put it on the self or ask for a refund. I am hoping this is the case. This means less competition for me, as I plan to test this to the end.

So maybe in the end, I should keep my mouth shut on the improvements and just work the program.

** UPDATE **

Quick Start Guide
Tuesday morning a very informative quick start guide showed up in my email box, just what I was looking for.