This week, iThemes debunks 5 WordPress security myths (like hiding the WordPress version number…that doesn’t do anything!). Beyond that, beta 3 is out for WordPress 5.1, and we’ve got some great tutorials for you, like how to use the new Elementor Pro Popup Builder to create a popup contact form. Let’s get to all of […]
Common WordPress Attacks and How to Stop Them
WordPress has been one of the leading content management systems (CMS) for more than a decade. Many of the internet’s largest blogs, as well as plenty of small, individual sites, run on the WordPress framework for publishing text, image, and video content to the world wide web. A WordPress website has both a front-end and […]
How to Exclude WordPress Content from Google Search
Sometimes you need to exclude specific WordPress content or files from being indexed in Google search results. Index, or “indexing” before the emergence of Google and other search engine was a word mostly associated with books. It usually resides at the back of most books, and this is why the Cambridge dictionary defines it in […]
Cyber Defense as a Strategic Investment: Introducing Global Edge Security
Security breaches continue to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. From leading retailers to airlines to the restaurants we frequent every day, no business is immune from the threat of a cyber attack. To make matters worse, the volume and sophistication of these attacks are increasing year after year. In the last quarter of… […]
Chargebacks: What All WooCommerce Stores Should Know
Many WooCommerce merchants know about chargebacks and how to prevent them — but in case you don’t, here’s a quick overview of the key details regarding chargebacks and some preventative steps you can take today. Why do chargebacks exist? A “chargeback” is when a customer recalls a payment. While they can be extremely costly for […]
MalCare Security and Firewall – The Right Security Plugin for Your Site?
Guaranteeing security on your WordPress website is something you should always keep in mind. With many security plugins out there, we want to help you find the better fit for your website. In the past, we’ve already provided you with reviews of the Sucuri and the Wordfence plugins. This time, we’re going to take a […]
It’s Time to Secure Your WordPress Site with HTTPS
Over the past few years, Google has increasingly stressed the importance of HTTPS encryption for websites, going as far as to mark certain HTTP pages as “not secure” if they contain data fields for things such as passwords or credit card information. Non-HTTPS status can also affect a website’s search ranking, and earlier this year,… […]
Weekly WordPress News: Don’t Race To The Bottom With Your Business
After the excitement of WordPress 4.9.6 , this week was a bit quieter. Kinsta has a good article on why you should never compete solely on price with your business. And Fred @ WPShout shared his thoughts on the small-business WordPress developer’s code of honor. Other than that, Wordfence highlighted how WordPress.com accounts with weak […]
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 […]
Introduction to HTTP/2 for WordPress
HTTP/2 is one of the most significant milestones to be introduced in the modern web. This article highlights the current state of HTTP and introduces the core benefits (and some non-technical concepts) of HTTP/2. We’ll also learn how to implement HTTP/2 for WordPress in 2018. A Brief History of HTTP HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer […]