I’ve recommended BestWebSoft Captcha in the past and now regret it after reading this article: https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/12/backdoor-captcha-plugin/ Looks like BestWebSoft sold the plugin and you need to remove this plugin right away and update all your plugins. I do recommend that you have some kind of captcha on your login page for security and use at…
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Not Using HTTPS? Prepare for More Penalties
In October 2017, Google will begin phase two of its plan to label all HTTP pages as non-secure. Beginning in October, Chrome will label HTTP pages as insecure if users can input any data. Google highlights this will apply to any page with a search box. Time to switch to HTTPS! Read the full article…
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Warning: WordPress Vulnerability and What to Do
On February 1, website security firm, Sucuri, disclosed a severe content injection vulnerability in WordPress. A fix for this was silently included in version 4.7.2 after they reported it to WordPress. You can learn more about this here: https://blog.sucuri.net/2017/02/content-injection-vulnerability-wordpress-rest-api.html Over the past week, hundreds of thousands of WordPress websites have been defaced as a result…
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Update Now! WP 4.7.1 Security Release.
WordPress 4.7.1 Security and Maintenance Release
Are you monioring your site for hacking?
If not, you should be, especially since you can do it free and fairly easily. Here are some of the best resources: Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools ,Yandex Webmaster and Norton Webmaster. If you think your site might already be hacked, try these free online scanners: SiteCheck Scanner Unmaskparasites Redleg Aw-Snap VirusTotal For more info on…
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Have Malware? Call Sucuri
In my job as a web developer, I try to stick what I know so I can deliver what I promise. That means I can’t be a jack-of-all-trades. One of the things that’s not in my toolbox is ridding a site of malware. Obviously, the best choice is to protect your site with the right…
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My New Favorite Must-Have Plugin: Google Captcha
In the past, I have strongly recommended the Captcha plugin by BestWebSoft, as one of my few recommended plugins, but recently I became aware of Google Captcha (reCAPTCHA), also by BestWebSoft, and find it even easier to use. This is the plugin I will use on every site I create to help reduce spam and…
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