Another WordPress Hack?

Here’s Why Our Clients Sleep Better at Night.

Published on October 9, 2025 by Chris Martin Chris Martin
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This week, Hacker News reported yet another major security flaw in WordPress, one that lets bad actors break into websites and take them over completely. This makes 2 reports just this week.

We don’t bring this up to dunk on WordPress (though it makes it easy). We bring it up because this is exactly why Digital Rebel Marketing is so intentional about the platforms we choose for our clients.

When you work with us, you’re not just buying a website; you’re trusting us with the digital foundation of your business. And we take that responsibility seriously.


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We Don’t Guess. We Engineer Trust.

Every decision we make about how your digital presence is built, from the CMS to the hosting environment, is strategic.

We choose tools that protect our clients, not just power their websites.

Our platform of choice, Craft CMS, isn’t a trendy pick. It’s the result of years of vetting, testing, and refining what truly performs best for the types of clients we serve: ambitious, growth-focused organizations that can’t afford downtime, security scares, or marketing systems that crumble under pressure.

Safety Isn’t an Add-On. It’s Built In.

When you partner with Digital Rebel, your website isn’t cobbled together with random plugins from who-knows-where.

We build everything intentionally, with security, scalability, and your reputation in mind.

That means fewer moving parts to break, tighter control over what goes live, and an infrastructure that’s designed to keep your data and your brand safe from the chaos of the web.

Because a hacked website doesn’t just cause technical issues; it causes trust issues. And we’re in the business of building trust.


Vulnerability Risk Profile: WordPress vs Craft CMS (2024–2025)

Metric / AngleWordPress (2024–2025)Craft CMS (2024–2025)
Volume of publicly disclosed CVEsVery high — dozens across core, plugins, and themesLow to moderate — a few high-severity items
Major high-severity incidentsFrequent plugin/theme exploits, takeovers, SQLi, auth bypassesOccasional, including RCE and chain exploits
Typical attack vectorPlugins, themes, third-party extensionsCore CMS or framework issues, sometimes chained
Exposure window & risk persistenceLonger; many sites delay updates or run abandoned pluginsShorter; patches are issued promptly and adoption is faster
Exploit chaining and zero-daysCommon in plugin chains and privilege escalationsPresent but rarer; seen in select chain scenarios
Impact on clients/sitesSite takeover, data exfiltration, SEO damage, reputation lossRCE, unauthorized file upload, server compromise, data leaks
Patch cadence & responsivenessVaries widely by maintainer; lag is commonCentralized core maintainers; critical fixes are prioritized
Relative safety margin (from “noise”)Lower; massive ecosystem increases attack surfaceHigher; fewer moving parts and tighter control

Experience You Can Rely On

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Our clients don’t need to understand how a CMS works. They just need to know that their digital house is in order, and we make sure it stays that way.

We handle everything behind the curtain: performance monitoring, SEO readiness, system updates, and data protection. So you can focus on running your business knowing your online presence is working for you, not against you.

Why This Matters

Your website is no longer just a marketing asset; it’s a growth engine.

And in a world where AI-driven search, automation, and analytics are rewriting the rules, your foundation has to be bulletproof.

That’s why we build smarter, safer, and stronger from the start.


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The Rebel Difference

While the rest of the web worries about patches and hacks, our clients move forward with confidence.
Because we don’t react to headlines. We plan ahead.

If you’re ready to stop gambling with your digital presence and start building something future-proof, let’s talk.

Your business deserves more than “good enough.”

It deserves to be the answer.

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Choosing Craft CMS Over WordPress

Because security, scalability, and long-term performance matter more than convenience. WordPress is fine for hobby blogs, not growth-focused businesses.

Craft CMS is built with a smaller, tightly controlled ecosystem. That means fewer vulnerabilities, no plugin chaos, and more stable, secure websites.

Absolutely. Craft gives you full creative freedom without the clutter or risk. It’s flexible, powerful, and designed for serious businesses.

A secure, stable website means no downtime, no lost leads, and no crisis management. That translates directly into trust, traffic, and conversions.

We continuously monitor, optimize, and future-proof every client system. You get proactive protection and peace of mind, not panic when headlines hit.

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Digital Rebel Marketing is not your typical agency. You know the ones. The big-box shops with cookie-cutter retainers, junior-level execution, and PowerPoints full of vanity metrics hoping you won’t notice pipeline is still flat. We were built as the antidote.

We engineer growth systems that make your brand the definitive answer everywhere buyers go to get actual answers. Google’s AI Overview. Bing Copilot. ChatGPT Search. All of it. And instead of tossing you into a bloated service menu, we build a streamlined, conversion-obsessed website backed by clean, accountable RevOps and HubSpot alignment that actually moves revenue.

Founders, growth leads, and service-based operators come to us when they’re done lighting money on fire with PPC or agencies who only optimize for impressions. Our work turns your website into a 24/7 sales asset and your MarTech into a unified machine that finally stops leaking leads.

From our home base in Texas, we partner with ambitious brands across the country looking to scale past the local grind and show up like the category leader they actually are. If you want your marketing to evolve, carry its weight, and operate like you're playing for national stakes, we’re the ones you call when you’re done with the big-box routine.