Archive for 'Security'

How To Stop An Ethical Hacker Breaking Into Your WordPress Site

How To Stop An Ethical Hacker Breaking Into Your WordPress Site

Posted on 08. Apr, 2010 by Alex Denning.

In this month’s .net magazine (known as Practical Web Design in the US) there was an interesting article where an ethical hacker showed how he would break into your site — and what you can do to stop him. In this post we’ll look past “X Plugins To Save Your Blog” and see what effective steps you can take to stop a real life hacker.

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WordPress Security Tips

WordPress Security Tips

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by Alex Denning.

Search Google for WordPress security tips or the like and just about every article you come along will tell you that in order to have a secure blog, you need X amount of plugins. I disagree. I use none yet I’m satisfied I have a reasonable level of security. I use a number of techniques to keep the site safe, which I’ll discuss over the course of the post.

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9 Ways to Create a Crash Proof WordPress Site

9 Ways to Create a Crash Proof WordPress Site

Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by Alex Denning.

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Your site never need go down again with nine ways to create a crash proof and speedy WordPress site or blog.

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10 Ways to Use .htaccess to Speed Up WordPress

Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by Alex Denning.

10 easy ways to increase the speed (load time) of your WordPress blog using the .htaccess file.

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A to Z of WordPress .htaccess Hacks

Posted on 10. Apr, 2009 by Alex Denning.

The .htaccess file allows you to easily improve your blog, its security, reduce bandwith and increase usability. In this post we’re going to look at 26 .htaccess hacks, from A to Z.

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