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Safe by Design: How to Boost Your WordPress Site’s Security

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From adding features to plugging potential holes in plugins and themes to giving valuable advice on what not to do when choosing new features, a group of dedicated WordPress enthusiasts always have your back. So only download plugins from trusted sources. Enter a script within your “functions.php” file.

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Current Affair: The Importance of Keeping Your WordPress Site Updated

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But beyond the exciting new gadget and gizmos being folded in through regular updates, there are more crucial reasons to keep your programs and devices current: when an app, plugin or other program is created, it’s inevitable that there will be problems with performance, connectivity and, most importantly, with security.

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Cybersecurity strategies for nonprofit websites

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A WAF protects against cross-site forgery, cross-site scripting (XSS), file inclusion, and SQL injection attacks. Software used on your website, including the content management system, modules, and plugins, should continually be updated with the latest security patches. Back up your website. Keep software up-to-date.

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Pipe Up: How to Get More Comments on Your WordPress Posts

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And while WordPress has some terrific plugins available that can help you create and manage a comment section on your site, too often unforeseen problems and lapses exist that stymie the commenting process. WordPress experts will tell you that a website comment section can strain internal resources, especially for your web hosting server.

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A Wake Up Call: What the Equifax Breach Means for Website Owners

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This means: Keeping all your core programs, platforms, scripts, plugins and themes up to date with the latest versions. If you don’t have “add on” security programs or plugins, get them and install them immediately. Of course, the first and best steps to take are to prevent a hack in the first place.

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Understanding the Importance of XML Sitemaps for Website SEO

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It’s great to have a stellar and attractive website, one that was professionally designed to utilize the most current design trends with state-of-the-art plugins and all the accompanying bells and whistles. All search engines—Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ask.com etc.—use

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How to Choose the Best WordPress Host for Your Needs

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When it comes to designing, launching and running a WordPress site, there are so many critical elements to consider for achieving success, from stellar content to an easy-to-navigate theme and templates to keeping track of updates to plugins. Will your customer’s information be protected from hackers?

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