Plugins: Best and Worst – WP Blab Ep. 6
See the Blab replay of this week’s WordPress show where we discuss the hot site news and chat about our fave plugins.
And, we had two fun surprise guests as well!!
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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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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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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.
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Create Pretty Links without Redirect – MaAnna Minute Video
See the super easy way to create a short, pretty permalink without a redirect or plugin.
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New in WordPress 4.3
Quick video tour of all the new features in WordPress 4.3.
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PHP4 Plugins May Break with WordPress 4.3
Plugins that run on PHP4 will likely break with the next major release of WordPress 4.3, slated for August 18, 2015. See the list of 4000+ plugins that may break, bonuses while checking your plugins, plus an invitation to a free plugins webinar.
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Site Security – 8 Tips You Can Do Now – MaAnna Minute
With hack attacks on the rise, a secure site is a top priority these days. But it doesn’t have to be hard or cost a lot. Here are 8 tips for a more secure site. Many of them you can do this minute.