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Everything You Need To Know About SSL Certificates

Everything You Need To Know About SSL Certificates

By Wil / July 15, 2021

WordPress beginners struggle with the concepts of SSL Certificates. Here’s everything you need to know about SSL certificates and HTTPS.

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Locked Out Of WordPress?

πŸ” Locked Out Of WordPress? – WPQuickies

By Wil / July 5, 2021

In this lunchtime WPQuickies, I’ll run through some ways to get back into WordPress if you find yourself locked out. πŸ”

Remember to use these tips only in “White Hat” mode!

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Setting Up Wordfence For WordPress - WPQuickies

Setting Up Wordfence – WPQuickes

By Wil / June 28, 2021

In this lunchtime WPQuickies, I’ll run through how to set up Wordfence properly for your WordPress website.

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How 3D-Secure 2.0 reduces cart abandonmenta

How 3D-Secure 2.0 Reduces Cart Abandonment

By Wil / February 3, 2021

3D-Secure 2.0 helps reduce cart abandonment by using contextual transaction information for low-cost transactions and biometric security to avoid pop-ups.

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WordPress Privacy Tools

WordPress Privacy Tools – WPQuickies

By Wil / November 23, 2020

In this lunchtime #WPQuickies, I talk about WordPress privacy tools for users.

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WordPress Security Passwords WPQuickies

WordPress Security: Passwords – WPQuickies

By Wil / August 10, 2020

In this lunchtime #WPQuickies, I’m continuing the series on WordPress security – this one is on using secure passwords.

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WordPress Security Plugins

WordPress Security Plugins – WPQuickies

By Wil / June 25, 2020

In this lunchtime #WPQuickies, I take a quick look at Security Plugins, why you would need one, what are the top ones and what they do.

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WordPress Moving To HTTPS

Move A WordPress Site To HTTPS – WPQuickies

By Wil / June 18, 2020

In this lunchtime #WPQuickies, I take a quick look at the best ways to move a WordPress website from HTTP to encrypted, safe and secure HTTPS.

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9 Best WordPress Backup Plugins

9 Best WordPress Backup Plugins 2019

By Wil / February 28, 2019

Backing up your WordPress site is uber critical but there are so many choices. So, what are the best WordPress backup plugins to use in 2019?

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WordPress Security

Securing your site against XML-RPC attacks

By Wil / October 7, 2017

Should you secure your site by deactivating the XML-RPC service? Β It may come at a cost to your website! Let’s find out some more.

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Why Simple Character Substitution for Passwords is Now a Pile of 5h1t

By Wil / August 12, 2017

Password management guru Bill Burr says we’re all doing passwords wrongly. He regrets his advice of 15 years ago. Find out why?

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WordPress Security

WordPress 4.0.1 Critical Update

By Wil / November 22, 2014

WordPress has released 4.0.1 as a security update addressing issues with the CMS core. This is a critical update so upgrade today.

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