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# wattt

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## Forum Replies Created

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 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [WP asks for FTP user/pass when upgrading a plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-asks-for-ftp-userpass-when-upgrading-a-plugin/)
 *  Thread Starter [wattt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wattt/)
 * (@wattt)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-asks-for-ftp-userpass-when-upgrading-a-plugin/#post-1200186)
 * Thanks for the info. MichaelH, your method worked.
 * doc4, you are right, but when using a lot of plugins that require frequent updates,
   it takes too much.
 * Thanks again.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [WP asks for FTP user/pass when upgrading a plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-asks-for-ftp-userpass-when-upgrading-a-plugin/)
 *  Thread Starter [wattt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wattt/)
 * (@wattt)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-asks-for-ftp-userpass-when-upgrading-a-plugin/#post-1200175)
 * Nope, I didn’t use fantastico to install wp. Anyway, thanks 🙂
 * So the topic is still not resolved, does anyone know how to get rid of that request?
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [How to secure the wordpress search form?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-secure-the-wordpress-search-form/)
 *  Thread Starter [wattt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wattt/)
 * (@wattt)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-secure-the-wordpress-search-form/#post-1190131)
 * And really there’s nothing I can do to fix it? lol
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [How to secure the wordpress search form?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-secure-the-wordpress-search-form/)
 *  Thread Starter [wattt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wattt/)
 * (@wattt)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-secure-the-wordpress-search-form/#post-1189989)
 * Although you say I can’t do anything, thank you for the info. 🙂
 * Indeed, my search url is: link.com/index.php?s=key+word . But hell, I don’t think
   there’s nothing I can do to fix it.
 * Also, how can someone benefit from this security risk? What can a hacker do in
   this case? Steal cookies?

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