Updates are important, but they can break your website, so many people just don’t update. The problem is updates aren’t just about new features. Often they contain security fixes. Getting these security fixes is important because malware makers and spammers will scan the internet looking for “unpatched” websites. And since you now have backups, you […]
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But my hosting provider said the provide backups! Did they? Is it a WordPress specific hosting provider? If so, you’re probably in good shape here. You’ll want to make sure they are running and you know how to restore those backups. Not a WordPress specific host? No problem! There are a number of backup solutions
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Let’s make sure all users are using a strong password. What’s all this about strong passwords? Well it’s not about people guessing your password, it’s about computers doing it. Computers are fast, really fast, and guessing millions of passwords is pretty easy for them. The longer the password and the more types of characters in
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You just redesigned your site, or maybe just added a new contact form to your current site, and now you’re getting a bunch of non-sense emails. Contact form spam! A lot of people default to using a CAPTCHA to fight spam, those annoying puzzle image things you hate filling out. But there’s another way, a honeypot
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Faster-loading websites tend to provide a better user experience. With a platform as open-ended as WordPress, sites sometimes get bogged down, which leads to slow loading times and, worse—frustrated users. Not to worry, as the WP community is prepared to tackle this problem with a host of intuitive plugins to improve WordPress speed. Make Use of Caching
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Nothing is more frustrating than pulling up your WordPress website to find a blank page. The first thing that comes to mind is that someone is hacking your website. However, a serious issue such as that isn’t always the case. Often times, a blank website is the result of a corrupted plugin that is currently active.
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