As many as 50,000 websites have been remotely commandeered by attackers exploiting a recently patched vulnerability in a popular plugin for the WordPress content management system, security researchers said Wednesday. Further Reading WordPress plugin with 1.7 million downloads puts sites at risk of takeover Sites running MailPoet should install update ASAP. As Ars reported in...Read More
Many business owners with websites think of website design and SEO as a one-shot deal: fix your keywords and your website and leave it alone to do its job. Unfortunately, SEO strategy is an ongoing project that must constantly be redesigned, tweaked and fixed to meet changing circumstances in the market and on the web....Read More
Google must present a game plan in September An Italian data-regulation official told Google it has 18 months to change how it stores users’ information. Italy is one of several European countries that have been jointly investigating Google’s consolidation of 60 different privacy policies into one last year, Reuters reports. The Italian watchdog said in...Read More
There comes a time in every online marketer or website owner’s life when it’s time to move your website and find a new home. Whether it’s because of a poor performing web host provider or rebranding to a new domain name. Migration can be a pain and without the right tools and knowledge it’s very...Read More
What happens when fake friends tell fake friends about your product? Does anyone care? Actually, yes, Google Google. They care because of how intertwined Social Media and SEO rankings are. SEO best practices are and should be the foundation of any business’ online marketing strategy. However, Social Media is not stand alone and is an...Read More
By the end of September, Google will no longer label apps as “free†if they allow for in-app purchases. The change will certainly take place in Europe but is likely to affect Google users around the world. The change is in response to agreement with the European Commission, which is especially protective of families with...Read More
Learn how to create a blog post using WordPress on our website. Welcome to ITWorld Canada’s blogging community and thanks for taking the time to learn how to post your articles using WordPress. Creating a good post with thoughtful layout, meta data, and a snappy headline is just as important to appealing to readers as...Read More
All the recent Google algorithm updates — Panda, Penguin, Hummingbird — have turned what were once widely practiced SEO beliefs into myths. For instance, guest blog posting used to be a popular way to get quality links, but Google recently “stuck a fork†in the practice and proclaimed it “done.†So what are the most...Read More
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Last week, I wrote about my various WordPress sites, and how some level of inattention had resulted in one of them getting hacked. The sites have subsequently been given a lot more attention and are much more solid (amazing what a little IT time can do). In any case, after I posted that article, I...Read More
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