What is SSL and why do I need it on my website? SSL (secure sockets layer) is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server (web hosting account) and a browser (your website). This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and browsers remain private and integral. This […]
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Removing malware from a hacked WordPress site is no easy task. And now that Google is enforcing a 30-day ban on site reviews to prevent repeat offenders from distributing malware, cleaning up a hacked site thoroughly is more important than ever. Malware Removal WordPress Plugin I highly recommend the MalCare plugin by the makers of […]
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Why preventing WordPress hacks is easier than recovering from them An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This can’t be truer in regards to website hacks. WordPress sites are compromised not by sophisticated hackers but by bots written to exploit known vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities include weak passwords, outdated plugins and themes, and […]
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What is Google Safe Browsing? Google just got stricter with its safe browsing policies. It will brand malicious sites as ‘deceptive’ and won’t entertain reviews to ‘unclean sites’ for 30 days! This is a big deal for the average WordPress website owner who is the victim of hackers. Cleaning a hacked WordPress site is both time consuming and expensive depending on […]
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Q. I’ve installed my website in a subdirectory of our domain, because I didn’t want visitors to see the site until I was finished with our development. Now I want to have the site show up in the root directory (not in the http://mydomain.com/wordpress directory). How do I do this? I’ve read the information on […]
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Installing WordPress in a subdomain is a great way to create a staging environment for development. The subdomain (for example http://dev.askwpgirl.com) is a self-contained space to do development without interfering with the live site. When the development phase is complete, the question becomes “How do you move WordPress from the subdomain to the root?” Note: […]
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Professional WordPress themes are a good choice if you have limited budget or skills for completely customizing your own theme using code (CSS and HTML). These themes are highly stylized but have many options for customizing sites uniquely.
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Clean and simple list of the plugins I use most often on my WordPress sites and some that I’ve included just because they’re too cool to not mention.
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Why you need to use WordPress management software As a freelance WordPress developer or owner of multiple WordPress sites, you will become overwhelmed trying to stay on top of all the plugin and theme updates that are released almost daily. Plugin and theme updates have become more frequent over the years and, in many cases, […]
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In my blog post How do I move WordPress from a subdirectory to root directory, I describe a process in which you don’t have to physically move the WordPress installation but can make a few settings changes in order to have the URLs for posts and pages display from the root while leaving the WordPress […]
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