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“Blog” is short for “weblog”, which refers to a log of events that is kept online. Over time, “blog” has become the go-to term for online articles presented in a reverse-chronological or diary format. Entries are called “posts” and they are shown so that the latest post is found at the top of the page. […]
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This is a common question you might ask when your worst nightmare starts coming true. Why would a hacker attack my website? Rest assured, the chances of the attack being personal are slim to none. Hackers have underlying motives that have nothing to do with the content of your website. Hackers typically don’t care whether […]
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BackupBuddy and iThemes Sync are a perfect pair for managing your WordPress backups. If you already use BackupBuddy, hopefully, you’re already taking advantage of all the ways iThemes Sync can help you manage multiple WordPress sites, along with your website backups. If you haven’t gotten a chance to check out iThemes Sync’s BackupBuddy integrations, we’ll […]
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With the introduction of the Block editor, the WordPress.com Classic Editor was set for retirement at the beginning of June. We pushed that back a bit to make time for more changes that ease the transition to the Block editor — and now it’s time! With the new and improved …

New WordPress plugin and theme vulnerabilities were disclosed during the first half of August, so we want to keep you aware. In this post, we cover recent WordPress plugin, theme and core vulnerabilities and what to do if you are running one of the vulnerable plugins or themes on your website. The WordPress Vulnerability Roundup […]
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Bilingual essayist, engineer, and podcaster Artur Piszek offers a step-by-step guide on podcasting.

WordPress 5.5 is slated for release on August 11, 2020. This major version release of WordPress focuses on “speed, search & security,” including 1500+ changes to the block editor interface, 150+ enhancements and feature requests, 300+ bug fixes, and more. In this post, we cover the top 20 new things in this version of WordPress. Before […]
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In the Feature Spotlight posts, we are going to highlight a feature in iThemes Security Pro and share a bit about why we developed the feature, who the feature is for, and how to use the feature. Today we are going to cover Two-Factor Authentication, a proven method to secure and protect your WordPress site. Why […]
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The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a nonprofit foundation that works to improve the security of software. The OWASP Top 10 is a standard awareness document for developers and web application security. It represents a broad consensus about the most critical security risks to web applications. The OWASP Top 10 Web Application Security […]
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If you ever need to restore your WordPress website to a previous version, the BackupBuddy plugin has you covered. That’s why we call it the “3-in-1” WordPress backup plugin: BackupBuddy can backup, restore and migrate WordPress sites. Unfortunately, a total website restore usually involves something that went really wrong … from a hack or security […]
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P2 powers internal collaboration at WordPress.com — and now it’s free for everyone. As more collaboration is happening remotely and online — work yes, but increasingly also school and personal relationships — we’re all looking for better ways to work together online. Normally, teachers hand out homework to students in …

Each month, we recap the best WordPress plugins that were added or updated within the last 30 days on the WordPress Plugin Directory. Here’s a list of our favorite new or recently-updated plugins for August 2020. 1. Post SMTP Mailer/Email Log Post SMTP is a next-generation WP Mail SMTP plugin, that assists in the delivery […]
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The second release candidate for WordPress 5.5 is here! WordPress 5.5 is slated for release on August 11, 2020, but we need your help to get there—if you haven’t tried 5.5 yet, now is the time! You can test the WordPress 5.5 release candidate in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “bleeding edge nightlies” option) Or download the release […]

Customer feedback helps you to understand the needs of your clients and how well you meet them. Every service or product you create is meant to solve a problem or fulfill a need. The only way to know if you are achieving your objectives is by undertaking frequent customer surveys. Satisfied customers are likely to […]
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In the Feature Spotlight posts, we highlight a feature in iThemes Security Pro and share a bit about why we developed the feature, who the feature is for, and how to use the feature. Today we are going to cover Local Brute Force Protection and Banned Users, two great features in the iThemes Security Pro […]
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July was an action-packed month for the WordPress project. The month saw a lot of updates on one of the most anticipated releases – WordPress 5.5! WordCamp US 2020 was canceled and the WordPress community team started experimenting with different formats for engaging online events, in July. Read on to catch up with all the […]

In simple terms, a domain name is the “address” of a website. A domain name is the URL of a website that typed into a browser to find and access it. The longer, more technical answer of “what is a domain name?” requires a breakdown of the structure of a domain name and all of […]
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Your WordPress backup strategy isn’t complete without a secure, off-site place to store your backup files. In the BackupBuddy plugin, these are called Remote Destinations, and you have several options for where to send your backups for safe keeping. Which Remote Destination should you choose? There a few different things to take into consideration, so […]
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A canonical URL is the preferred URL of a website’s homepage. Most homepages can be found by typing multiple URLs into a browser’s address bar. For example, all of the following URLs could contain the same homepage content for your website: http://yoursite.com https://yoursite.com http://www.yoursite.com https://www.yoursite.com If you have set https://yoursite.com/ as the preferred URL, it […]
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The first release candidate for WordPress 5.5 is now available! This is an important milestone in the community’s progress toward the final release of WordPress 5.5. “Release Candidate” means that the new version is ready for release, but with millions of users and thousands of plugins and themes, it’s possible something was missed. WordPress 5.5 […]

WordPress 5.5 Beta 4 is now available! This software is still in development,so it’s not recommended to run this version on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with the new version. You can test WordPress 5.5 Beta 4 in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “bleeding […]

In the Feature Spotlight posts, we highlight a feature in iThemes Security Pro and share a bit about why we developed the feature, who the feature is for, and how to use the feature. Today we are shining the spotlight on the iThemes Security Pro Site Scan, a great feature to secure and protect your […]
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Secure Sockets Layer, also known as SSL, is a security technology that provides encryption between a client and a webserver. To understand this a bit more simply, a “client” is a web browser like Chrome or Safari, and a “webserver” is your website or online store. An easy way to tell if the website you […]
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Secure Sockets Layer, also known as SSL, is a security technology that provides encryption between a client and a webserver. To understand this a bit more simply, a “client” is a web browser like Chrome or Safari, and a “webserver” is your website or online store. An easy way to tell if the website you […]
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BackupBuddy’s WordPress backup schedules are a powerful way to let BackupBuddy handle your website backups for you. Once backup schedules are set up, you won’t have to do anything else—BackupBuddy will just run your backups automatically on the schedule you need. Combined with BackupBuddy’s 5 types of WordPress backups and remote destinations options, backup schedules […]
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New WordPress plugin and theme vulnerabilities were disclosed during the second half of July, so we want to keep you aware. In this post, we cover recent WordPress plugin, theme and core vulnerabilities and what to do if you are running one of the vulnerable plugins or themes on your website. The WordPress Vulnerability Roundup […]
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WordPress 5.5 Beta 3 is now available! This software is still in development,so it’s not recommended to run this version on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with the new version. You can test WordPress 5.5 Beta 3 in two ways: Try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (choose the “bleeding […]

The WordPress Plugin Roundup is back! Each month, we recap the best WordPress plugins that were added or updated within the last 30 days on the WordPress Plugin Directory. Here’s a list of our favorite new or recently-updated plugins for July 2020. 1. Filester – File Manager Pro Filester has all pro features of other […]
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Welcome to the fourth edition of the iThemes Security feature spotlight. In these posts, we pick a feature in the iThemes Security Pro plugin and share a bit about why we developed it, who the feature is for, and how to use the feature to strengthen your WordPress website’s security. Today we are going to […]
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