If you’ve ever registered a domain, you most likely had to provide your contact information, including phone number, email, and home address. Unfortunately, this information isn’t private by default. If you don’t take certain measures to protect your details, it Continue reading How to Implement Domain Privacy in WordPress (3 Tips)
If you’ve ever registered a domain, you most likely had to provide your contact information, including phone number, email, and home address. Unfortunately, this information isn’t private by default. If you don’t take certain measures to protect your details, it Continue reading How to Implement Domain Privacy in WordPress (3 Tips)
#Following the success of our WordPress security survey, we are launching another survey – this time addressing WordPress administration. The purpose of this survey is to get an understanding of how our customers and readers undertake basic WordPress administration tasks. Continue reading Participate in our WordPress administration survey and win
Your site can sometimes feel confusing if you run an eCommerce store with more than one contributor. When a problem arises, it can be hard to trace who made particular changes and fix the issue efficiently. Fortunately, you can use Continue reading WordPress Logging: What It Is & Why You Should Use It
GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It is an extensive EU (European Union) regulation that represents the minimum requirements for anyone handling the data of EU citizens. The regulation has 99 articles, split into 11 chapters. While this might Continue reading GDPR and WordPress
If you’re familiar with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates, you should recognize that the ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL error is related to them. Seeing this message means the website has an SSL certificate, but the browser can’t validate it. In practice, there are Continue reading How to Fix the ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL Error
If you don’t add an extra layer of security to your WordPress login page, your website could be more vulnerable to hacks and data leaks. Even if you and your users are creating strong passwords, this may not provide enough Continue reading The Benefits of Using 2FA for WordPress Websites
WordPress auto-updates can be quite a divisive topic. When enabled, auto-updates can ensure that you get the latest updates as soon as they become available. This can help you mitigate certain risks, such as security holes, as fast as possible. Continue reading A look at WordPress auto updates statistics in 2022
WordPress 6.0.3 is now available! This release features several security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 3.7 have also been updated. WordPress 6.0.3 is a short-cycle Continue reading WordPress 6.0.3 Security Release
WordPress cybersecurity must be a top priority for all site administrators today. A secure WordPress site is crucial for protecting your own data as well as the data and privacy of your site’s visitors. In fact, poor security can even Continue reading Improving Security for Your WordPress Sites (And Your Visitors)
If you’re a website owner, you probably already know that online security is key. Cyber attacks and data leaks are becoming increasingly common. Therefore, you may be wondering how you can protect your WordPress site from both malicious interferences and Continue reading How WordPress Managed Hosting Can Boost Your Website Security (4 Ways)
One of the many things that make WordPress the most popular CMS in the world is the huge array of WordPress plugins that can be used to add just about any kind of functionality you can think of. That’s great, Continue reading The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to WordPress Plugins
You might come across the concept of a web application firewall (WAF) and not think much of it. After all, it’s easy to assume it’s something you don’t need or that is already part of your hosting package. However, there’s Continue reading What Is a Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Do You Need One?
On November 28, the community-supported version of PHP 7.4 will reach End of Life (EOL) status, meaning the team of PHP developers who regularly maintain the coding language in stable version releases will no longer provide bug fixes, security patches, Continue reading WP Engine Offers All Customers Extended Support for PHP 7.4
Do you own or manage several WordPress websites? Then you probably know how daunting of a task it is to maintain every site individually. Just switching from one site to another takes time, not to mention the various passwords that Continue reading WPMU DEV Review: Manage All Your WordPress Websites from One Dashboard
Many WordPress plugins use the setlocale() function. While it’s generally safe to use setlocale() to get various information about a specific locale, it’s essential to understand that using setlocale() to perform string manipulations has significant disadvantages. The goal of this article Continue reading Top reasons not to use setlocale() for character encoding conversion
Are you a WordPress.com power user? For ultimate security, you can now enable SSH and access your Business or eCommerce-powered WordPress.com site from the command line. Use WP-CLI to install and activate a series of plugins, manage users, or handle Continue reading SSH Now Available for Business and eCommerce Sites
BackupBuddy, a commercial plugin from iThemes that performs scheduled backups with remote storage options, has patched a vulnerability that allowed for arbitrary file download by unauthenticated users. iThemes published an advisory for its users, indicating that the vulnerability affects versions Continue reading iThemes Patches Vulnerability in BackupBuddy, Wordfence Tracks 5 Million Exploit Attempts
WordPress’ Security Team announced it will be dropping support for versions 3.7 through 4.0 on December 1, 2022. To give some context for how old these versions are, in 2013, WordPress 3.7 introduced automatic background updates and 3.8 updated the Continue reading WordPress To Drop Security Updates for Versions 3.7 Through 4.0 by December, 2022
As of December 1, 2022 the WordPress Security Team will no longer provide security updates for WordPress versions 3.7 through 4.0. These versions of WordPress were first released eight or more years ago so the vast majority of WordPress installations Continue reading Dropping security updates for WordPress versions 3.7 through 4.0