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Safe Not Sorry: 7 Security Tips You Should Know

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billnixon

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June 14, 2013

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One of the most popular website publishing programs people use is WordPress, a well-structured, web-based content management system. When it comes to content and publishing on the Internet, security needs to be a priority. There are many people, unfortunately, who try to hack websites for fun, or to simply give others a hard time. There are some simple WordPress security tips that users need to be aware of, and when practiced, can provide peace of mind.

Google App Engine Plugin Ready For Your Installs!

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John Saddington

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June 14, 2013

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A neat plugin that’s been underwraps has been given the greenlight to come out from hiding and it’s a new WordPress plugin for Google App Engine. Built by Bronson Quick and Sennza shared their thoughts on how they got to be a part of the Trusted Tester program for PHP for Google App Engine and how they eventually were asked to help develop the key plugin: They discovered the following: During the testing process we found that running WordPress on Google’s infrastructure has many benefits, as you can take advantage of their world class infrastructure that will scale up and […]

2 Incredibly Simple (and Inspiring) Apps to Sell Stuff

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John Saddington

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June 14, 2013

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Although these two apps aren’t WordPress-specific I have found both of them to be quite useful and have simply loved the sheer simplicity of the user experience as well as the obvious effectiveness that’s been created. In a ever-increasing world of eCommerce for WordPress the temptation is to continue to add features instead of pull back slightly or at least think critically about what is needed and what is not needed. Many of them are bloated and simply too large to be much use for many people. That’s why these two inspire:

Donation Plugins: Make Your Fundraiser a Success

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Veda Vyass G

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June 14, 2013

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Starting a fund-raising campaign on your blog to save your neighbourhood park, trying to raise donations for a diabetes awareness drive, want to get others to contribute towards victims of a natural disaster through your WP site and need funds for it? Sometimes it’s all about finding the right resource to do it effectively, safely and securely on your behalf. After all, everyone who donates, wants to know that their money is in the right hands and has reached its intended destination. And you too, want a great plugin for accepting donations, one that takes care of all your worries. […]