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Over the past few years, I’ve found that of the businesses I’ve personally worked with, well over 80% do not have a solid WordPress backup plan in place for ongoing backups. Below is my minimal recommended backup plan for active WordPress websites: Install Plugins (either or both): UpdraftPlus and\/or WP Time Capsule Backup Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Troubleshooting WordPress website errors can be problematic, even more so when you’re not able to log into WordPress One of the most common issues I encounter with WordPress websites relates to the corruption of WordPress core files. [\u00a0Key Takeaways This article provides a guide in troubleshooting a common issue in WordPress websites, the corruption Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> From time to time I receive questions about speeding up the public-facing side of WordPress. In this article, I’ll cover what I do to improve the speed of my personal websites in the hopes that it will help you with your WordPress website. [\u00a0Key Takeaways This article discusses ways to improve the speed of a Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> The pandemic has dramatically impacted the status of vulnerabilities for all of the major content management systems, like Joomla, Magento, and WordPress. Hackers stuck at home with nothing to do but “code” have been wreaking havoc on the community of website management scripts, especially WordPress. Luckily plugin and theme developers have likewise been “available” and Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> In my day to day interactions with businesses whose websites have been compromised, I’ve become increasingly alarmed by companies charging outrageous fees for basic “malware removal” then leaving their clients out in the cold to fend for themselves when they do not\u00a0complete the tasks required to fully secure the website at the completion of their\u00a0malware Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> If you are reading this, maybe you were caught by the catchy title, or maybe you’ve heard about the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. If you haven’t donated to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine recently, I hope this tale will convince you to support our mutual cause. Have you donated to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine? Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> For months I’ve been warning about the upcoming\u00a0\u201cNot Secure\u201d warning coming to Google’s web browser in October. Well, it’s October 2017, Google Chrome version 62 has been released but the heavily forewarned\u00a0\u201cNot Secure\u201d warning appears to have gone\u00a0AWOL. In theory, when you visit a non-https web page that includes a form of any sort, Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> HackRepair.com is dedicated to pro-active and re-active security. To keep our skills sharp, we attend the largest hacker conference on Earth, DEFCON 25, held for the last 25 years, in the heat of summer, at\u00a0Caesar’s Palace,\u00a0Las Vegas, NV USA. For all but two of the last sixteen years, we’ve been sending our Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Within the WordPress community, I find a lot of folks use a variety of security plugins and methods to secure their websites against denial of service attacks and brute force connections. Recently I’ve begun reading a number of comments in the Facebook forums and personal blogs regarding how poorly Cloudflare performs against automated website attacks.\u00a0 Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Below are some of my favorite tips for securing your Wi-Fi connection, how to choose a secure web host, and notes relating to your favorite content management systems (CMS’s), like WordPress and Joomla Wi-Fi security, do’s and don’ts Unprotected networks, like most coffee shops or cafes, may harbor password thieves. Before connecting to your website’s Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> There seems to be some confusion with another similarly advertised service called\u00a0Hacked Site Repair. We have no affiliation with\u00a0Hacked Site Repair, located at\u00a0https:\/\/hackedsiterepair.com If you have had work done by hackedsiterepair.com we are not responsible for work completed or quality of that companies work. If you have questions about our website Hack Repair service, please Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Time to read: 5 minutes Time to write: 10 hours Is your website being repeatedly hacked, can’t upgrade your old content management system in the near future, or would you like to lock hackers out, preventing them from adding or editing files on your website\u2013forever? I imagine your first question may be, “Well if it’s Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Here at HackRepair.com, we pride ourselves in quickly identifying and repairing damage from all sorts of server-related hacks. To do this, we stay up to date on the latest security and hack-related news, as well as attending the largest hacker conference on Earth, DEFCON, held for the last 24 years in Las Vegas, NV USA. Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Many of us have experienced this cache directory “problem.” We love our WordPress optimization and caching plugins, but occasionally they run amok, doing all sorts of nasty things, like causing backup scripts to simply fail without a whimper, or cause the\u00a0hosting company to grumble about your space or files usage. This has happened to Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Invisible WordPress admin users are the sometimes left behind artifacts of a sloppy hacker\u00a0or following the cleanup of a hacked website. As of yet, there is no automated way to remove these invisible WordPress users. Some phpMyAdmin mojo is necessary to remove them. This article will cover how to remove those invisible user bits sometimes Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> If you’ve been to a WordCamp, it’s hard to miss the brightly colored shirts of the WordCamp staff as they scurry around the event. This year, I volunteered to wear a lovely shade of blue at WordCamp San Diego.\u00a0 Previously, I had volunteered to be a presenter. The first question I asked the WordCamp organizers Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Back in ancient times, 2014, I wrote the article,\u00a0Is Your Mom Missing Her BUMM?\u00a0which included a simple to remember acronym along with a fun little\u00a0video presenting practical\u00a0WordPress\u00a0security planning. Since then, I’ve learned a thing or two about security planning and preparation. Today’s\u00a0Security Reality Website security in our open source coding environment is more Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> After a website has been cleaned of malware, I’m often asked, “how do I verify my website within Google Webmaster Tools in order to clear my reputation within Google search?” This article summarizes the process to both verify your website through\u00a0Google Webmaster Tools (a.k.a. Google Search Console), and how to clear your reputation within Google Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Below is a list of web hosting companies currently recommending HackRepair.com to their clients Acenet hosting is premium grade. If you want your website to consistently load fast, without any outages,\u00a0Acenet hosting service will do just that. Acenet Recommends HackRepair.com \u00bb Social media: \u2022 Acenet\u00a0on Twitter \u2022 Acenet\u00a0on Facebook Simple Helix Web Hosting is Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> The purpose of this article is to list the WordPress dashboard activity monitoring plugins\u00a0I’ve used between Jan 2014 and June 2015. As my memory deteriorates from excess Google usage, this article is as much a primer for my security-minded clients than anything else. I hope you’ll find this summary helpful as well. 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