Today, it’s not uncommon for users to have multiple WordPress sites. In fact, some users are managing dozens of them! Updating and monitoring these sites can be a tedious—and potentially confusing—task. So it’s no surprise that there’s a growing trend in WordPress-specific management sites, like InfiniteWP, iControlWP, and WPRemote. These solutions function through a centralized console that enables sites to be easily managed, updated, and backed-up—all from one location. By tactfully managing WordPress sites, users can save a great deal of time, and invest more in building content and making money. ManageWP, one of the leading WordPress multisite management tools, has recently […]
WordPress’s Zombie Problem: Why Automatic Updates Had to Happen Now
WordPress powers more than 20% of the web, or about 75 million sites, and is steadily becoming more pervasive. The massive WordPress community has helped secure the platform by quickly identifying and resolving bugs, glitches, and security flaws. But, as WordPress evolves so have the abilities of attackers. WordPress security is changing rapidly—here’s what you can do to decrease your vulnerability. Protecting Yourself Against Hackers The sheer size of WordPress has made it a huge target for hackers. So, it’s important that site owners practice safe security habits–like using strong passwords, and installing trusted plugins and themes. The largest, most established websites have always […]
DradCast Episode 34: Nick Haskins
Show notes Host Nick used to shoot pro photography, then the market started shrinking. This prompted him to start looking into the building of flash websites. He then started to use WordPress after flash started to taper off. On and off he has been developing in the space for about 3 years now. Aesop Stories started off as theme. He decided to pull functionality out of the theme to make a plugin for all themes. Core of project is open source, from day one he wanted it to be free so that everyone could share their stories in a visually […]
Do You Feel Guilty Using Premium Themes?
It’s time we have this conversation in public because I’m exhausted from having it in private at WordCamps, Meetups, and in forums. I know there are many WordPress “builders,”or “installers,” or “integrators” who feel the same way, and I think it has more to do with their insecurity about not being a “developer” than anything else. So, when a WordPress “consultant” (as I like to call them) asks me how to price projects when you’re “just” using a premium theme, here’s my usual response: A premium theme, no matter how good it is or what it costs, is not the […]
Top 5 DOs and DON’Ts When Selecting an Online Password
In a day and age when the Target and Michael’s credit card fraud incidents are happening, you would think that we would all be on high alert when it comes to protecting our personal information. And yet, let’s take a look at Splashdata.com’s list of the 25 worst passwords of 2013: Seems like far too many people still go the “Spaceballs” approach to security, using the number an idiot might have as a combination on his luggage. You really don’t need to do much phishing here to guess most of this list. So how should you pick your WordPress password and avoid […]
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