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Securing WordPress When You Take Payments on Your Online Shop
If your WordPress site takes payments, the stakes go up fast. A normal brochure site getting hacked is bad enough....
Read ArticleWordPress now checks plugin updates before they reach your site
A plugin update appears in your WordPress dashboard a little later than expected. Usually, delay sounds bad. This time it...
Read ArticleXML-RPC in WordPress: what it is, why bots love it, and when you can disable it safely
If you’ve ever run a WordPress security scan and seen a warning about XML-RPC, you’re not alone. A lot of...
Read ArticleSame Theme, Different Risk: PHP Version, Plugin Pile, and File Permissions
You can have two WordPress sites using the exact same theme and still end up with very different security problems....
Read ArticleHow to safely give a developer access without losing control
You hire a developer because something needs fixing. The checkout is broken. The contact form stopped sending. Your homepage suddenly...
Read ArticleThe WordPress attack that waits for you to restore a backup
Imagine an attacker leaves two odd little packages on your WordPress site today. Nothing dramatic happens. The shop keeps taking...
Read ArticleWhen WordPress isn’t the entry point – lessons from a control-panel breach
Most WordPress security advice starts inside WordPress. Update plugins, remove old administrators, scan the files. Fair enough. But sometimes WordPress...
Read ArticleFile permissions on WordPress: when 775 quietly becomes a backdoor
You can do alot of WordPress security stuff right. Strong password. Updates done. Two-factor on. And still get burned by...
Read ArticleThe “install Wordfence and forget it” trap
A lot of small business owners do this. They install a security plugin, see a few green checkmarks, maybe get...
Read ArticleBuild for maintenance, not just launch
A lot of small business websites are built like shop window displays. They look good on launch day. Everyone’s happy....
Read ArticleElementor Pro file-upload flaw can hand attackers your server – update to 4.2.2
Last week we wrote about a critical upload flaw in Forminator Forms. Now another WordPress form builder has landed in...
Read ArticleWhat Google Does to Your Site Once It Detects Malware
You wake up, open your site, and there it is. A nasty warning in search results. Maybe a red screen...
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