I just got back from an amazing blogging conference called Blog U. I was there in the capacity of “Design Lab,” which was a brilliant idea by the conference creators to offer a help desk for bloggers. They could schedule a 20 minute session and discuss any questions they might have. I have been humbled hearing the […]
Security
Optimization, Vulnerabilities, Hackers, Oh My! An Explanation of the Crazy WordPress Events of the Past Month
The WordPress Twilight Zone… It has been a really busy month for WordPress and WordPress users. It’s enough to freak a person out. But don’t. I know how out of control you can feel when you rely on technology to take care of itself, and it’s been doing a really good job of it until BAM […]
3 Easy Steps To Secure Your Blog
One of my favorite jobs, is tweaking and fixing people’s blogs. I love to dig into the code, pick things apart, isolate the problem and then fix it. I love it so much that sometimes I get lost in the looking and the researching and the fixing. But one thing stops me cold every. single. […]
Don’t Get Hacked, Update Your Plugins
Last week we found out that WordPress SEO by Yoast had a security compromise. Messages were blasted out everywhere, Update Your Plugins! (Actually you should be okay, because the issue was so severe WordPress.org did a forced update for everyone.) But you still should update your plugins! This brings up a very serious topic I […]
Create a Bulletproof Password
This week I’m going to do a mini-series on protecting your blog or website. I think the most obvious place to start is with a bulletproof password. I participate in a lot of forums around the web. I would say the number one misconception I read is that small blogs and websites don’t need to […]
8 WordPress Plugins Every Blogger Should Know About
What is a plugin? A plugin is a bunch of code, that, when added (plugged in) to your WordPress site, gives it a ton of functionality it did not have before. The great thing about WordPress plugins, is that they take an already amazing site, that you created, and make it better without you having […]