Security & hosting

• 

  gewissen · Member · Jan 2, 2007 at 8:21 am

  • Copy link
  • Add topic to favorites

  I’m sorry if this question has been asked before:
  Can you edit CSS and/or insert scripts (e.g. javascript) on the blog if it’s hosted on a different website/personal domain? Of course, the blog would be using a WP theme.
  I know you can’t when it’s hosted on wordpress… but… I’m just wondering, is there a way around this part of security?

• 

  raincoaster · Member · Jan 2, 2007 at 8:38 am

  • Copy link

  If your blog is hosted outside of WordPress.com you can have all the javascript and such you want. Check it out at WordPress.org.

• 

  drmike · Member · Jan 2, 2007 at 5:20 pm

  • Copy link

  Agreed. Since wp.com is a shared resource setup, if a hacker was to gain access via a Javascript to the files, they have access to the entire install and that would put all 500k blogs at risk.

  If you grab a copy of the wp files, find yourself a host, and set up your own blog, they would only gain access to your own blog. Of course you would have the ability to place your own Javascripts so a hacked script wouldn’t come into play. At least I hope not. :)

• 

  gewissen · Member · Jan 2, 2007 at 10:34 pm

  • Copy link

  Thanks guys, both of ya :)
  Now I know!