WordPress Security Open Q&A – WP Blab Ep. 5
Join me on the next WordPress Wed. Blab Oct 14 at 1pm ET / 10am PT. The topic is WordPress Security and Open Q&A. We’ll discuss the recent wave of brute force attacks and how to keep your site safe.
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New Blab Interface Rolls Out for October 2015
Blab has a whole new look. See this quick video tour of all the new features rolled out on Oct 12, 2015
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Google AMP and Your Site – What You Need to Know
Google’s laser focus on mobile is taking a new direction with the release of AMP. While it promises lightning page delivery on mobile, it comes at a price, including the loss of all interactivity on your site. And that will most definitely impact your bottom line. Here’s my first look at AMP, what it is, how it works, and what it means to the future of online content publishing.
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Brute Force Attacks via XML-RPC Rise Sharply
There has been a sudden increase in brute force attacks, mainly on WordPress sites. It is across all hosts and server packages. The newest attack vector seems to involve a function in XML-RPC, which is turned on by default in WordPress. Discover what’s going on and how to protect your site.
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Why Bloggers Need to Think Like Publishers
Content marketing success requires learning the business of content. Over the years I’ve been in the business of music, books, carving, blogging, and training. And I’ve gained international recognition for one simple reason. There’s a common thread running through them. Once you wrap your head around this concept, you’ll begin to see it in every successful endeavor. Let me give you an example or two.
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Image Optimization for Faster Page Load with Mary Iannotti – WP Blab Ep. 4
In this fire hose Blab, Mary Iannotti shared super image optimization tips, including a list of her favorite image editors, both free and paid. And we covered ways to test your site to the load your images are putting on it too.
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Site Success Q&A – WP Blab Ep. 3
We covered a LOT of topics in this 2 hour session, including WordPress, SEO, performance, redirects, site testing, brute force attacks and so much more. Be sure to see the notes below the video for links and topics mentioned. Watch more BlogAid Blabs and see upcoming shows plus featured replays Links and topics in order…
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Social Warfare Performance Test and Review
Last year I ran a deep performance test on 12 of the top, free social sharing plugins and came away with a clear winner. This year, I tested the premium Social Warfare plugin against that winner and was surprised by the results. You will be too.