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A Detailed Guide to WordPress Website Maintenance

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April 15, 2016

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When talking about the benefits of WordPress, the focus is usually on how easy it makes the process of creating websites. Whether you want to build an online portfolio, online shop, or use WordPress to create client sites, the platform has got your back. However, creating and maintaining a website are two very different things. As it turns out, the real work only begins once your site is online. I’m not talking about content creation and site promotion here but the, deceivingly, simple task of keeping your Internet presence up and running, and in good condition. Neglecting basic website maintenance […]

WPCampus Will Bring WordPress To Higher Education

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April 13, 2016

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We know WordPress is a great CMS for businesses, bloggers, and nonprofit organizations. But it’s also a great option for education, and specifically higher education. The affordability and customization of WordPress makes it an excellent option for universities, school clubs, or even elementary schools. There is an entire ecosystem that could be using WordPress but isn’t. That’s where WPCampus comes in. WPCampus is a conference that will be held in July in Sarasota, Fla. The idea came to Rachel Carden after reading a misspelled tweet. “Twitter was all abuzz because a big WordCamp U.S. announcement had been made and when […]

Panama Papers Leak May Have Been Due To Outdated WordPress And Drupal Sites

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April 6, 2016

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The Panama Papers leak is one of the biggest data leaks to date, involving over 100 news publications and 2.6 terabytes of information. Forbes discovered the Panamanian law firm that was hacked was using a site run on a three-month-old version of WordPress. Forbes also noted that the portal customers use to access their data was allegedly running a three-year-old version of Drupal, and the site contained at least 25 vulnerabilities. WP Tavern, however, noted that Forbes’ findings aren’t exactly correct.  According to the article, “While looking at the site today, I found that the firm’s WordPress-powered site is currently […]

Plugin Madness: The Semi-Finalists Speak

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April 1, 2016

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Last month, we pit the 64 most popular WordPress plugins against each other in Torque’s 2016 Plugin Madness. We have witnessed several upsets along the way, and some of WordPress’s most beloved plugins, like SEO by Yoast, Akismet, and Jetpack by WordPress.com, have met defeat. We have received more than 15,000 votes so far, and, with only a few weeks left in the competition, it’s been narrowed to just four plugins — The Events Calendar, WooCommerce, Advanced Custom Fields, and Wordfence Security. We reached out to our semi-finalists to see if they had any advice for creating successful plugins and […]

How WordPress Sites Get Hacked (And What to Do About It)

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March 30, 2016

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Having your WordPress site hacked is one of the biggest nightmares for any website owner. From one moment to the next, your site is shut down. Traffic plummets and all the energy, effort, time, and money you put into your site is on the brink of being lost entirely. Finding and fixing the problem is hard work, however, not as hard as winning back your audience’s trust or getting your site off spam blacklists. While getting hacked is never pleasant, it is much more common than you would think. The ascent of WordPress has painted a large bullseye on the […]

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