Compromised WordPress blogs were used to host nearly 12,000 phishing sites in February. This represents more than 7% of all phishing attacks blocked during that month, and 11% of the unique IP addresses that were involved in phishing. WordPress blogs were also responsible for distributing a significant amount of web-hosted malware — more than 8%...Read More
With so many websites utilizing the WordPress content management system these days it has resulted in a large number of plugins available to webmasters. They help webmasters do everything from analyzing data on the site to helping improve the SEO. The WordPress plugin directory allows webmasters to search the available plugins, and with nearly 30,000...Read More
Although deceptively small considering its impact, Automattic is a company that touches hundreds of millions of Internet users every day. The company, best known for being behind the WordPress blogging and publishing platform, currently hosts more than 48 million sites on WordPress.com. Servicing 400 million visitors accessing 13.1 billion pages each month is no mean...Read More
While most WordPress templates either have built-in contact forms, or can be easily tweaked to include them using widgets, it’s often better to create your own contact form with a WordPress plugin. A good contact form gives your small business website a professional appearance, and helps you simplify managing your online communication. The benefits of...Read More
Attackers have abused the WordPress pingback feature, which allows sites to cross-reference blog posts, to launch a large-scale, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, according to researchers from Web security firm Sucuri. The attack involved over 162,000 legitimate WordPress websites being forced to send hundreds of requests per second to a popular WordPress site, preventing access to...Read More
Security researchers have uncovered a recent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that used at least 162,000 WordPress-powered websites to knock another site offline. The technique made it possible for an attacker with modest resources to greatly amplify the bandwidth at its disposal. By sending spoofed Web requests in a way that made them appear to come...Read More
Social media is a crucial component for any online marketing strategy. If you’re running your small business website on the WordPress platform, it’s incredibly easy to integrate social. There are hundreds of ready made social media plugins for WordPress to choose from. Your choice of social media plugins for your WordPress website will depend on...Read More
WordPress has evolved into a powerful content management system and currently powers more than 19% of the web. And much like a house, once its built, a WordPress website does require some regular maintenance to keep it running smoothly. While regular maintenance is necessary, it doesn’t require a lot of effort to keep your WordPress...Read More
How to Install the Apple iOS 7.0.6 Security Update Secure your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with this quick fix. More Article source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2454271,00.aspRead More
This is the fourth in a series of posts discussing how to set up and run a WordPress blog from a relatively experienced expert, which will feature many helpful and hopefully relevant tangents. In the first article I discussed the first few steps involving sign-up, the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, and your social media presence. Then I...Read More
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