Stop WordPress From Exposing Your Admin Usernames
By default, WordPress makes certain user information publicly available. While this was intended to support features like author archives and app integrations, it also …
Security
WordPress security issues and vulnerability topics.
Deny Public Access to wp-cron.php
We wrote a post a while back on how to set up server side CRON jobs for WordPress. We set these up for our …
Upcoming Changes to Advanced Custom Fields
Upcoming Changes to the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Plugin Advanced Custom Fields just released a security update that might include breaking changes, and they …
The Vital Importance of Keeping WordPress Plugins Updated
One of WordPress’ great strengths is the sheer number and diversity of available plugins. These plugins offer website owners a vast array of features …
Upgrade Your WordPress Site to the New Google Analytics 4: Start Collecting Data Now
What is the new Google Analytics 4? In 2019, Google introduced their plan to evolve measurement standards with Google Analytics 4, which prioritizes user …
The best way to back up an E-Commerce website
Running an e-commerce website has unique and exciting challenges that non e-comm sites needn’t worry about. One of those challenges is how best to …
How Our Real-Time Backups Saved The Day
We offer real-time backups for our Performance, WooCommerce, and Pro-Bundle customers. A new customer recently signed up for our WooCommerce Support plan. One of …
Elegant Themes issues security warning for Divi theme and Divi Builder
Elegant Themes notified users that updated versions of some of their products were available that patched security issues. The affected themes and plugins are …
Secure your site or alienate your visitors
We’ve written about Google’s push to have all sites run over secure HTTPS connections here and here. We’ve also written about how not using …
WordPress 4.8.2 Security Release
WordPress 4.8.2 was released today and is considered a security release. Site owners are strongly encouraged to update immediately. Previous versions of WordPress (4.8.1 …
HTTPS security warnings being sent by Google
We’ve been talking about Google’s push towards HTTPS quite a bit this year. Now, we’re seeing e-mails being sent from Google to website owners …
Remove expired SSL certs before adding Let’s Encrypt
We love Let’s Encrypt because it makes running an SSL certificate easy to set-up, it renews automatically, and provides tough data encryption. You might …
The Importance of Monitoring Your WordPress Website for Security Issues
High-profile website hacking cases have dominated the headlines over the past few years, with everyone from national governments to tech giants like Yahoo! being …
Has My WordPress Website Been Hacked?
Unfortunately, hacking is a very real and prevalent problem faced by countless online entities. WordPress, as one of the internet’s most popular platforms for …
Avoid Blackhat SEO spam and save your online reputation
Malicious SEO hacking is known by many names—“Blackhat SEO”, “Dirty SEO”, “SEO Poisoning”—but in the end the result is always the same: your site …
Protect Your Website from Malware Spread through Ad Networks
Malware, or “malicious software,” is software designed to inflict harm to a website, digital device or network with a range of vicious strategies. Malware …
WordPress Download Manager < 2.8.8 Critical Security Vulnerabilities
The WordPress plugin, WordPress Download Manager, has been discovered to contain multiple security vulnerabilities in versions 2.8.8 and lower. Both the free and pro …
How to back up an e-commerce website
I recently posted an article on detailing general guidelines for backing up a WordPress website. In that article I briefly touched on backing up …
Website Back Up Guidelines for WordPress
Someday, you will lose some important file that hasn’t been backed up… Wait – of course you won’t – You already know the importance …
Security hole found in Akismet anti-spam plugin
Many WordPress bloggers employ the Akismet anti-spam plugin to prevent spam comments to posts. If this includes you, please update to the latest version …