Yesterday WordPress released v4.8.1 after an unusually long period. Typically the first patch release happens within a week or two. As many of you know, my personal policy is to wait for the first patch release to update. Dot zero releases tend to have issues because things are added, removed … Continue reading
3 Things You Must Do Today to Protect Your WordPress Site
There are three keys to secure and protect your WordPress site. You want to make sure these three areas are addressed as soon as possible:
Set up a regular backup
A good backup allows you to recover from almost any disaster that can befall your website. Your web host will … Continue reading
WordPress 4.4.2 Security Update
Yesterday the WordPress 4.4.2 security update was released. This is a critical update and should be applied immediately. If I am maintaining your site, the update has already been applied. If you are doing your own maintenance, it is important to apply this update ASAP. If you’re not sure who’s … Continue reading
WordPress 4.4 Released
WordPress 4.4 released with new responsive images, oEmbed capabilities and developer goodies.
Your Password Is No Good
The time-honored username/password model no longer works very well. The fact is that people have trouble with passwords. As a result, they make it easy for the bad guys to compromise their passwords and get access to things to which they should not have access. Learn why passwords are problematic and how to better secure important accounts on the web.
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