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There is one very popular plugin that I see site owners fail to configure properly way too often. And it’s severely hurting a critical aspect of their site that affects its reach. And I bet you’re using that plugin too.
This is a security release, and will auto update if you have that turned on (which I hope you do). I had hesitated to update some sites because of a bug with Genesis category widget. That fix is still not out. And there will be no security patch for version 4.1.4, which is where I…
See all the new features in WordPress 4.2, plus a few that may give your site a security issue. Links mentioned in this video:Disable XML-RPCoEmbeds List Like this video?Subscribe to my YouTube channelSee full video tutorial librariesWordPress | SEO | Genesis Library and the Webmaster Training Library
Yesterday, +Yoast released ver. 2.1 of his plugin and there are some big updates, including the new Google mobile breadcrumbs instead of permalinks, and changes to Twitter and Facebook in the Social section. See the video tour below for a quick view of the new features. FYI, you only need a Facebook App ID if…
See new features and enhancements, plus where all of the settings have been moved in the latest major update of the WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast, ver 2.0.
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.
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