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Hardware Failures Which Can Crash Your WordPress Site
The hardware used by your WordPress hosting provider can give you a lot of grief and be heavy on your wallet too. But, do you know what the issues are, and how a robust WordPress backup solution can help you? Most of us think about subscription plans, security, and many other details when thinking about…
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Does being Open Source make WordPress Secure?
WordPress is an Open Source CMS, meaning both: vulnerabilities AND their patches are all visible to the WordPress community. So how does this make WordPress secure? If you studied in a more orthodox school, you might have dreaded tests, (at least I did.) So when I first heard of the concept of Open Book tests,…
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Does a PC Antivirus Warning Mean that Your WordPress Site Has Malware?
When you run a WordPress website, it can be distressing and even annoying when visitors suggest that you might be hacked, based on their PC’s antivirus notifications. Here is why and how this happens. One of the most harrowing experiences for any WordPress website owner, is that of getting hacked, especially when they don’t even…
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Understanding and Getting Rid of the WordPress Pharma Hack
Hacks catch WordPress site owners by surprise since they are carried out discreetly to exploit websites’ resources. The Pharma hack makes use of your website’s search rankings. Do you know how to get rid of it? Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been covering some of the ill-effects of being hacked, and how to…
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10 Signs You’ve Been Hacked
WordPress hacks always feel personal, especially when you discover your website had been compromised for a while. This is why it’s important to recognize a hack from the first signs. Cybersecurity is one of the biggest threats to anyone who has an online presence nowadays. This is because hackers keep hacking for a number of…
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How XML-RPC can affect WordPress Security
XML-RPC is a WordPress API that allows WordPress site-owners functionality, while on-the-go. But how does it affect WordPress sites’ security? What is XML-RPC, and why is it such a big deal? The ‘XML-RPC’ is an API that enables developers create WordPress ‘apps’ (like clients, plugins and themes), that allow you to make remote HTTP requests…
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WordPress Backup To Dropbox: Pros, Cons & What You Need to Know
Making WordPress Backup to Dropbox seems like an attractive option due to ease of use & low cost. However, is it the best practice & will restores be as easy as backups? There are generally two ways you can make a WordPress backup to Dropbox. The first way requires two processes to be completed. You…
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An In-depth Review of NinjaFirewall Against Common WordPress Attacks
“Why do hackers hack websites?”, is one of the more philosophical questions of anyone with a website. Whatever the size of your WordPress site, protecting it from the common attacks against websites is definitely a concern. Figuring out the best security option, (especially making the decision between a WordPress firewall and an antivirus) for your…
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