David Coveney

@davecoveney

I no longer post on here. Everything you need to know is at davidcoveney.com, standfirst.com or designweek.co.uk

Liverpool, UK

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David Coveney
@davecoveney
Aug 10
Why all but our super cheap 'favour' sites hosted on consumer grade hosts don't allow PHP to update PHP. This is so potentially dangerous.
Sybre Waaijer
@SybreWaaijer
Aug 9
Syed Balkhi (Awesome Motive) put a backdoor in WPForms Lite three weeks ago in version 2.0.0. The plugin runs on over 5 million sites. The file: wpforms-lite/src/SetupWizard/Bridge.php. What it does: It takes over your browser and opens their app on WPForms' servers. It hands
David Coveney
@davecoveney
Jun 24
People on this site can be so dumb and my patience has worn out. May as well mock them now. Not that I can be bothered to engage much here any more. It's a cesspit. Successfully broken my social media addiction has Mr Musk.
David Coveney
@davecoveney
Jun 18
Why do rich people stir stuff up? Because they can, and they can use it as leverage on governments to try and get their way. The implicit message is "nice premiership you've got there. It'd be a shame if you lost it because of some riots I stirred up."
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Jun 18
As it should.
David Coveney
@davecoveney
Mar 13
Every now and again I visit Twitter/X to see what madness is going on. It never disappoints. That the WordPress leadership chooses to talk and act like this is quite astonishing. Thankfully there's more to the project than them, and being open source protects us. But still.
WordPress
@WordPress
Mar 13
The parasite continues to eat the host. The cancer is trying to spread.
David Coveney
@davecoveney
Dec 4, 2025
The OBR report leak is a fascinating example of how being predictable and how not understanding your CMS in detail can really leave you with your pants down when it comes to your data security.