· Design My Website · WooCommerce · 1 min read
The recent WooCommerce debacle: what you need to know
WooCommerce disclosed a critical vulnerability affecting every store below version 5.5.1 in July 2021. Learn why updating is essential and how to do it now.
On the 13th of July 2021, WooCommerce announced a critical vulnerability that affects ALL WooCommerce stores under version 5.5.1. If your website is set up to use WordPress auto updates then you are safe already. All of our online stores use WooCommerce. If you already one of our clients, you can be safe in the knowledge, that we have updated your online store.
However, there are 1000s of websites online that will not auto update. If you are one of those websites then please update today or contact us for help in doing so. This update is ESSENTIAL. You are leaving your website open to hackers if you do not perform the update.
How do I update WooCommerce
- Log in to the backend of you website
- Go to “Plugins” and select “Installed Plugins”
- Scroll down until you find WooCommerce and simply click update now.
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Tommy O'Shea
Tommy owns and runs Design My Website, a web design studio in Kilcummin, Co. Kerry. He has built and maintained over 100 websites for businesses across Kerry, Cork and Ireland over the last 13 years.