Keeping safe
Category: Security & Privacy
WordPress 5.8.1 Security and Maintenance Release
WordPress 5.8.1 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 60 bug fixes in addition to 3 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 5.4...
WordPress Vulnerability Report: August 2021, Part 3
Vulnerable plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress websites get hacked. The weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report powered by WPScan covers recent WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities, and what to do if you run one of the vulnerable plugins or themes...
What is an IP Address? 12 Things to Know
If you hope for a snail mail letter to arrive at the location you intend, you make sure to include the recipient’s exact address, including the house and street number, city, zip code, and country. This is how the USPS...
Pursuing Success: 4 Knows to Face the Scary Places
Do you know the secrets to pursuing success? Have you dared to dream big and then been too afraid to take the steps to live your dream? Are you sitting on the edge and hoping your possibilities will just come...
How to Find Your Value Proposition: 6 Tips for Writing a Killer One
Have you taken the time to find your value proposition? If someone were to ask you to sum up your company’s competitive advantage in 10 seconds, would you succeed? If not, you may need to work on your value proposition....
reCAPTCHA for WordPress: A 3 Step Guide for WordPress Users
If you’ve been a WordPress site owner for any period of time, no doubt you already know the importance of WordPress security. WordPress reCAPTCHA is a key component to the security of your WordPress site. A security breach may result...
WordPress Vulnerability Report: August 2021, Part 2
Vulnerable plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress websites get hacked. The weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report powered by WPScan covers recent WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities, and what to do if you run one of the vulnerable plugins or themes...
How to Wireframe Inside WordPress
When it comes to wireframing a new page design, you usually have to use a separate tool or application (or maybe even an old-school sketchbook!) if you want to accomplish the task. But what if you could wireframe with WordPress,...
Thoughts Drive Actions: 3 Ways to Drive Positive Action
Thoughts drive actions, so you really are what you think. The question then becomes what are you thinking and where are you letting those thoughts drive you? Negative thoughts will drive you into a ditch or off a cliff, and...
How to Find Your Unique Selling Points
Do you know your unique selling points – those things that make you stand out from all of the others trying to share, sell, or otherwise catch the attention of the audience? As any seasoned marketer knows, you can’t write...
What are Contact Pages: 7 Best Practices
Contact pages can make or break any business, especially businesses that rely on digital leads as their primary revenue source. Unfortunately, documentation on the web is pretty sparse when you research what you should include (and perhaps also what you...
What is a Website Backdoor? 4 Ways to Prevent the Hack
Have you ever wondered about your website backdoor? Or did you know your website even had doors? Try to imagine for a moment that twelve months from now, your website has become so successful that your profits have doubled and...