With roughly 17 bajillion WordPress themes, it’s hard to narrow it down to one that you like the look of. But picking the wrong theme can also set your security back. Like way back. If you don’t know what to look for, you could pick a theme that hackers can break into in a heartbeat. […]
WordPress security
keep your WordPress site secure with these how-to posts + videos
How WordPress updates help secure your site
Updates are easy enough to ignore unless that little number at the top of your dashboard drives you batty. But ignoring them leaves your site at risk for being hacked. It’s not that I want you obsessively checking for pending updates, because that would be crazy-making. I’d rather have you set up a maintenance schedule […]
How to quickly secure your login screen
The reason it’s not difficult to secure your WordPress login screen is because this page only requires 2 bits of information — your username + your password. If you secure both of these elements, you’re good to go! Your username In newer versions of WordPress, you can log in with your username OR your email […]
Don’t be another website horror story
It doesn’t seem to stop no matter how many posts I write or interviews I do. There are always online entrepreneurs posting in Facebook groups that their site was hacked + they have no idea how, or why, or what to do to get their content back. I’m sure you’ve seen those posts yourself + […]
The things you want to be backing up
WTF is a backup First things first, let’s talk about what a backup is before we dig into what you need. A backup is a copy of whatever you are backing up at that exact moment in time. For my fellow iPhone users, that means it’s the apps, settings + texts you have on your […]
Running one backup isn’t enough
As online entrepreneurs, we’re always tweaking, refining, updating, adding to + removing items from our WordPress sites. Whether it’s a new blog post or a refreshed about page, you’re likely making changes weekly. Which means that single backup you did months ago is missing at least 8 updates + it’s time to run multiple backups. […]