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I’m delighted to welcome visibility expert Denise Wakeman and her adventuresome spirit to the inaugural podcast of the Successful Site Interview Series where I’ll be chatting with my clients and online entrepreneurs about what it takes to run a successful site. Listen now
Hosting is one of the most critical elements of site success. And yet, it’s the one thing site owners tend to neglect researching and paying a little more for good service. Uptime is far from all there is to good hosting. It’s always been difficult to find a host that suits all of my client’s needs, has superior support, and remains rock steady in the service they provide. But now, it’s becoming so difficult, that I’ve decided to stop publicly endorsing any host and will stay out of all “which host is best” online discussions. Here’s the full skinny on what brought me to this decision.
Get a first look at the new Twitter Plugin including settings, conflicts, performance, and security
Your categories and tags, and any plugins that use shared terms, may be adversely affected in the coming WordPress 4.2 update when all old shared terms will be split.
WordPress itself is secure. But, some of the elements it uses are not so secure these days. However, what’s really getting out of hand is the security reporting versus the thumps on the head by folks who don’t want to unduly scare folks out of using WordPress. And then there’s folks like me who are trying their best just to get site owners to do basic security by whatever means we think will get their attention prior to them getting hacked. Get the scoop on what’s really going on with all this, and what you need to know to properly vet the info you’re being fed from every direction about it.
See real plugins lists reviewed. Discover which ones are resource hogs, and which ones are security issues. Plus, you’ll see a few common plugin conflicts too. This is a replay of the free plugins webinar on February 4, 2015.
See how to stop breaking iframe and other code with this superior text editor for WordPress. It has fully customizable toolbars too. Get the skinny on how to configure it in this quick video tour.
It’s time to get a handle on your plugins. They can be real resource hogs and put your site at risk. This week, you’ll check for orphaned files of plugins that you deleted.
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