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Should You Pay for WordPress Security? 8 Factors to Consider

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November 6, 2018

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Should you pay for WordPress security? That’s probably a question a lot of website owners ask themselves. After all, much of the allure of the WordPress platform is its price tag: zero. It’s one of its many benefits and probably among the main factors WordPress has become the most popular content management system in the world. Yet, in some areas, it does make sense to invest money. For example, there are a number of premium plugins that are worth their price. Hosting is another one of those areas where you pretty much get what you pay for. Is WordPress security […]

Doc Pop’s News Drop: Why is Marcel Bootsman going to Walk to WCEU?

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November 5, 2018

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Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. In this week’s News Drop we talk to Marcel Bootsman about his “Walk To WCEU” project, which will help raise money for DonateWC. Marcel will be walking 435 miles from the Netherlands to Berlin, and you can help support him via http://walktowc.eu or follow the project on Twitter with #walktoWCEU

Error Establishing a Database Connection: What It Is and How to Fix It

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November 5, 2018

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As we’ve established before, WordPress is an inherently secure platform. However, that doesn’t make it free from problems. You may sometimes come across issues that can be frustrating to deal with, especially if they don’t give you a lot of information about their causes. The Error Establishing a Database Connection issue is a perfect example. This is one of the most common errors you’ll encounter, and while the name implies the root cause, it still leaves you with little information on how to resolve it. Fortunately, the actual solution is quite simple once you know what you need to do. […]

Why WordPress is the Most Adaptable and Inventive Platform Out There

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November 2, 2018

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When it comes to Content Management Systems, nothing can be more versatile than WordPress. That is the reason why almost 30 percent of all the sites on the web are powered by WordPress. Ever since it began in 2003, WordPress has become the go-to platform for bloggers and businesses of every size. In this post, we are bringing into your light some of the reasons which make WordPress the most versatile and inventive platform ever: WordPress is Open-Source and Affordable: One of the main reasons why startups and small-business go for WordPress is its pocket-friendliness. The only two things that you need […]

Speed up Your Website Now

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November 2, 2018

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Page speed is something that every website owner needs to be concerned with today. Google uses page speed as one of their signals when determining where to rank your website. If your website is quick to load, you will not only offer viewers an excellent user experience but you will also climb up the search engine result pages. To summarize why page load speed is so important, there are a few key factors you need to keep in mind. This includes the following: When Google considers page speed as a ranking factor, it will look at the time to first […]

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