Many developers face difficulties when working with WordPress. In this article, we outline what those difficulties are and also come up with a suggestion: the help of Plesk, which provides a toolkit that helps take care of some of the biggest WordPress frustrations.
The Vital Role Of Logs In WordPress Security
This is the last part of the three article series about how activity logs can help WordPress site administrators. In this third and last article we will see how activity logs can help WordPress site administrators like you to improve the security of your WordPress site and track down the source and damage in a […]
Better Manage Your WordPress Users & Site Security with Activity Logs
WP Security Audit Log is a comprehensive activity log plugin that keeps a log of every change that happens on your WordPress sites and multisite networks. It is available as a free plugin with additional premium features. In this plugin review we are going to highlight the benefits of activity logs on WordPress sites and […]
15 Reasons Why Your WordPress Site Was Hacked
Death, taxes, and WordPress websites getting hacked. All three seem to be inevitable, but the good news is that insecure websites are one thing we do have control over. Even so, a lot of us are still allowing ourselves to get hacked. In 2019! We can’t stand for our websites being taken advantage of any […]
What WordPress Users Must Know About Moving to HTTPS
Before I get into this article I want to send a quick note to thank all of our clients who have been incredibly gracious and supportive as we’ve joined Southern Web. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to make the transition as smooth as possible. Ultimately we know it’s the patience of our clients […]
BabaYaga: The Latest in WordPress Malware
BabaYaga is the moniker of a new strain of WordPress malware that has been making a name for itself lately. It’s unusual because it is actually capable of removing other malware in order to easier infect your site. However, this doesn’t mean it’s friendly, or that it can’t do damage to your site. In this […]
How to Protect Your WordPress Website from Brute Force Attacks
Every single person who has ever installed WordPress is in danger of brute force attacks. In fact, brute force attacks are on the rise, and they are likely to only get worse. So what does this mean for you? Do you have to stop using WordPress and move over to one of those other CMS options? […]
Essential WordPress Security 2018 – Part One
One of the most pernicious myths about WordPress is that it is vulnerable to hackers. As the most popular Content Management System, running almost 60% of all websites that use a CMS, there will always be some WordPress sites that are no longer actively maintained or whose owners are simply unaware of what they need […]
Keyy: A Detailed Overview & Review
WordPress is everywhere. We’re closing in on being a full one-third of the internet, and that’s amazing. But with that ubiquity comes a number of problems, one of the primary being security. WordPress gets hit hard by hackers and spambots and all sorts of malcontents. Recently, brute-force attacks on new WordPress installations have risen exponentially, […]
How Malware Really Affects Your WordPress Website
WordPress, as a platform, is more secure than many others. However, there are always vulnerabilities in any service you use. The more popular a platform is, the more likely that people are going to try and crack its defenses. When it comes to WordPress, malware is one of your biggest concerns as it can affect […]