SiteLock is a service that I have come across many times as a website developer. People have unwittingly fallen for the "need" to have SiteLock to "secure" their websites from their hosting companies. Many hosting companies even have some licensing deals with...
Most business owners understand the importance of owning a website, but neglect to think about the need for regular website maintenance once the site goes live. If you fail to account for regular website maintenance, you risk losing valuable customers or clients,...
Let us be clear about one thing – there is no concept of ‘do once and then you are done’ as far as websites are concerned. In fact, you need to continue taking care of your website and conduct ongoing website maintenance procedures to ensure that it continues to...
The number of WordPress based websites crosses 10 million. Around 500 websites are added daily making WordPress the fastest growing CMS currently. Major updates are released after 152 days, on average, and since the platform’s launch, 32 main updates have been...
WordPress 4.9.3 was released earlier this week and many sites auto-updated, just as they normally do. But in a sad turn of events, the release of 4.9.3 included a bug which broke the WordPress auto-update feature for future versions, unless manual action is taken on...
Today I became the intended "victim" of a domain name/intellectual property scam that is going around. Although "scam" is probably not the right word for it, because it's not technically illegal, it's just sleazy and opportunistic. These companies prey on fear and...
Do you have backups of your website? Do you have a provider that keeps regular backups? Incidentally, this is not something I would leave to just your host's discretion to do. I have heard countless stories from people who assumed their website host had backups of...
From time to time I like to share with my readers and clients items that I run across that they might find interesting. As many who have worked with me know, I love the WordFence security plugin for WordPress. I recently ran across the "Cyber Security Survival Guide"...
Last Wednesday, WordPress released version 4.7.1 of their software. Most WordPress websites were auto-updated since this is a security fix that targeted eight security bugs, including a fix for the PHP mailer issue that they announced last month. The PHP mailer issue...
If I built your WordPress website for you, chances are you have WordFence security software installed on it. WordFence has never let me down and does an amazing job securing your website from potential threats such as malware and hacking. At the time of this post, it...
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