There have now been several large scale WordPress wp-login.php brute force attacks, coming from a large amount of compromised IP addresses spread across the world since April 2013. We first started this page when a large botnet of around 90,000 compromised servers had been attempting to break into WordPress websites by continually trying to guess Read More >
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Configuring the WordPress Better WP Security
The WordPress Better WP Security plugin is a great way to secure your WordPress site from those who may want to attack or hack your site. You can monitor user logins, database backups, intrusion detections, and more. This article will explain how to install, configure, and use the basic options in the WordPress Better WP Read More >
Excessive amount of plugins or modules on your application
In this article I’m going to cover why having an excessive amount of plugins or modules on your application can lead to resource usage on your account. What is a plugin or module? A plugin or module is a small bit of code that extends the base funtionality of an application. An example plugin could Read More >
Adding the S5 Presentation slide show plugin to DokuWiki
One way you can make your DokuWiki friendly for business education is to allow your pages to have a slide show presentation built into them. DokuWiki can be used as a business tool for giving slide show presentations using the “S5 Presentations” plugin. This is similar to looking at a Power Point presentation in Microsoft Read More >
Inserting an iframe with the iframe plugin in DokuWiki
DokuWiki, like most wiki software, does not allow certain HTML code to be placed inside the website. This is because wiki’s are designed to be open for all to edit and contribute to. Common hacks are done by using code in a site to compromise the software security. To get an iframe to work in Read More >
Configuring the Multilingual Plugin in DokuWiki
Once you have the Multilingual plugin installed, you will need to configure and set up your pages in different languages. The Multilingual plugin creates a namespace for each language. Each language can be represented by a text link or by a flag that represents the language. See the image below for what the flags look Read More >
How to Update a WordPress Theme
This article will cover how to update a WordPress theme to it’s latest version. WordPress updates are released for good reason. Ensuring that your WordPress themes are kept up-to-date can help keep your WordPress site secure, and updates often even provide improved functionality and bug fixes. Typically, you’ll want to update WordPress themes right after Read More >
How to Limit or Disable WordPress Revisions
In this article I’m going to talk about WordPress revisions and why you might possibly want to limit or disable the revision history of your WordPress pages and posts. WordPress provides revision control on any pages or posts that you create which allow you to go back and see previous edits that you’ve written over Read More >
Log out of WordPress admin dashboard when not in use
In this article I’ll quickly discuss why you should be logging out of your WordPress admin dashboard when not in use. There can be multiple requests that your web-browser sends to the /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php script while you are logged into the WordPress admin dashboard, and leaving your computer unattended over the course of the day those requests Read More >
Importing Blogger data into WordPress
Customers that initially built their blog sites with Google Blogger (Blogspot) can have the blog information imported into their WordPress software by using the “Import” feature in the WordPress dashboard. WordPress has a built in “Import” feature that allows you to import different blogs like Blogspot, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and even WordPress. The import process is Read More >
How to disable blogging features in WordPress
Because WordPress is a blogging software, WordPress themes come default with blogging features. Many people use WordPress as a Content Management System, so the blogging features in WordPress are undesirable for those who want just a basic website. There is always more than one way to do this; however, this article will explain how throug Read More >
Completely disabling Comments from WordPress in the code
WordPress by default has comments enabled for most themes. The comments can be disabled in the WordPress Dashboard Settings > Discussion page; however, this does not remove the comments from the page entirely. What happens when the comments are disabled is, the site will display “Comments are closed”. Comments can be removed completely be Commenting Read More >
How to Re-Install WordPress after a Hack
In this article we’ll discuss the steps you’d want to take regarding how to re-Install WordPress after a hack, to get your site back up and running quickly. In most cases when a WordPress site is hacked, it is because you are not running the latest secure version of WordPress, or one of the plugins Read More >
How to duplicate a WordPress Site for Development and Testing
It’s best to test major changes on a duplicate WordPress website before doing so on a live website. There are multiple ways to accomplish this including the Softaculous Staging option or the TotalUpkeep Backup plugin. Below we’ll outline how to manually create a copy of a WordPress site for testing. Warning: This tutorial is made Read More >
Using Spacers to separate plugin parameters in Joomla 2.5
Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In our last article, we showed you how to use fieldsets to divide parameter settings in a Joomla 2.5 plugin. Within Read More >
WordPress Security – Preventing Brute Force Attacks on Admin Login
There has been an increasing trend of brute force attacks on WordPress websites, and we recommend following the steps in our WordPress wp-login.php brute force attack news update for steps to take to lock down and secure your WordPress installation. Why is WordPress targeted? WordPress is one of the one most widely used website solutions Read More >
How to Disable the WP-Cron (wp-cron.php) in WordPress
WordPress uses a file called wp-cron.php as a virtual cron job in order to automate tasks like publishing scheduled posts, checking for plugin or theme updates, sending email notifications, and more. Why would you disable the WP-cron (wp-cron.php)? For many WordPress users, you can improve website performance when you disable the WP-cron in the WordPress Read More >
How to Reset Your WordPress Admin Password
If you have ever lost or forgotten your password to access the WordPress dashboard, it can be very frustrating. WordPress provides quite a few options to reset or change your WordPress password. If you’re unable to login after two attempts, consider waiting at least 15-30 minutes before trying again. Otherwise, you risk temporarily locking your Read More >
WordPress – Changing the Site URL and Home Settings
If you need to migrate your WordPress site or change the domain name or location of your WordPress installation, it’s good to keep in mind how WordPress keeps track of itself via the WordPress Address and Site Address settings. These settings can be adjusted directly in the WordPress admin dashboard from Settings > General or Read More >
Publishing WordPress from EasyPHP
This tutorial is aimed at showing you how to migrate your WordPRess website that you have on your local computer using EasyPHP to your InMotion Hosting account. If you are not familiar with EasyPHP, this article is not written for you. In this article, we already assume you have installed EasyPHP on your local computer Read More >
