Today, June 21, 2013, WordPress 3.5.2, a maintenance and security update, was released to the public. It fixed 7 security issues and 12 bugs. You can do the update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site’s admin area.

For more information on this release, see the release notes: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.5.2.

Stay safe!

The Admin username is created as your first username by default when you install WordPress. It’s also the first username that all the bad guys try. Here’s how to add a new username and get rid of the Admin one.

Tip:  Always use strong passwords which include upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.

• Go to Users > All Users and select Admin.
• Change the email address for Admin.
• Go to Add New and enter a new username and your preferred email address. You can keep the same password if you want.
• Select the Role dropdown box and choose Administrator.
• Sign out.
• Sign in with your new username and password.
• Go to Users > All Users and delete the Admin username.