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WordPress Security Tips and Hack Defense

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[ad_1] From WordPress core, theme and plugin safety, to user name and password best practices and database backups. Other topics to consider include: layered security measures like using the .htaccess file to enable or disable features limiting file permissions black listing and white listing IPs disable file editing using HTTPS WordPress Security If you run a large commerce site and it gets hacked, you can lose valuable customers and of course, money. Web hosts are likely to suspend accounts that are hacked taking your site offline. You don't want to waste your time patching up a site after hacks or paying hosting when your site is down. Why is WordPress so successful? WordPress is the world's most popular content management system now powering 20% of all websites. It's success is due to its intuitive interface and the fact that its free and open source. Its features provide endless options for extending functionality through the addition of plugins and t...

Simple and Effective WordPress Website Development

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[ad_1] When starting a company one of the first things that will come to mind is creating a website that will link the outside world to your products or services. If you're new to developing a website, you're going to want something that is simple to create and maintain as well as being effective on the internet. WordPress website development is a great solution that many businesses have implemented today. This platform offers an easy way to customize a website that best suits your business needs. Being an open source management system WordPress creates great flexibility for business owners to design their website that specifically caters to their businesses online development initiative. The market is full of WordPress website development specialists that can help you to make tools that will matter most on your webpage such as customized themes as well as easy-to-use templates. If you already have a website, they can also help you to re-organize you page into an original p...

WordPress - The Best CMS Platform

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[ad_1] WordPress is open source, flexible, SEO friendly, responsive and user-friendly open source CMS (Content Management System) and that it is why the best CMS platform in use today. Millions of the website owners in the world have trusted WordPress to create their beautiful websites. It has worldwide community support with millions WordPress developers, users, and supporters around the globe. It is open source software which is freely available to be downloaded, installed, and used as your own. The statistics rather makes a stronger sense than the words: 1. "Over 60 million people have chosen WordPress to power the place on the web." -WordPress.org 2. Among the total population of CMS users worldwide, 48.19% of them use WordPress to develop their websites. The data stated here is based on CMS Usage Statistics at builtwith.com on 19th July, 2015. With these two instances, you might have been convinced to develop your new or next project on WordPress. But if you are still...

9 Basic Steps In Moving WordPress Website to a New Host

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[ad_1] Not satisfied with the service? Not getting what you paid for? Not having 100% assistance from your provider and afraid of losing data? Well, you might want to start moving your WordPress website to a new host. Don't worry about damaging your site. You can move your WordPress website to a new Host free from frustrations and delays once you follow the correct procedure. Here's how. Select a New WordPress Host It really takes time to migrate your WordPress website to a new host. So, you better take your time as well in choosing your new WordPress Hosting provider. If you prefer a shared hosting provider, Bluehost is the best for you. Plus, you are eligible for 50% discount. Siteground could be the best if you choose cloud hosting or location specific providers. Not to mention their three data center in the country. Back Up Your Website's Files After deciding which WordPress provider to choose, the next major project to do is to back up all data in your...

Optimizing WordPress Blogs For the Search Engines

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[ad_1] Ever wanted your WordPress blog on page one of the search engine page? Of course, who doesn't. In this article we will take a closer look at the following areas for Optimizing WordPress Blogs for the Search Engines: * How to avoid duplicate content. * How to structure the blog correctly. * How to increase the load and page speed. * How to have the best Meta tags and other code. * How to use the best URL structure. * Create backlinks automatically. In this article we will examine 2: How to avoid duplicate content and How to use the best URL structure. If you want to do all 6 above, there is a hyperlink at the end of the article to a video which will take you through them methodically. How to use the best URL structure. The default WordPress URL looks like this: yourblog.com/?p=154 This tells the search engines nothing at all about your your page, however, if your page looked like this "yourblog.com/mlm-companies-reviewed" the page would rank much higher for ...

10 Tips for Successful Blogging With a WordPress Website

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[ad_1] BLOGGING WITH WORDPRESS FOR BUSINESS Blogging, like any business, should be well planned and implemented with a strategy that is well thought out and constantly reviewed. With the powerful blogging software, WordPress, your blog will be more search engine friendly plus it will be easier to maintain going forward. Blogging with WordPress is a secret weapon for business that many, but not all, entrepreneurs take advantage of. Your piece of Internet real estate can be a valuable commodity for your business, but in order to be successful, you need to consider these 10 steps. 1. WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING THAT YOU ENJOY. What is your blog about? Cooking? Camping? Archery? Trucks? Whatever your topic may be, always choose a topic which you enjoy your topic because, after all, maintaining a blog is a lot of work. Therefore, it's best to have a topic that you feel passionate about. The passion and drive that you feel toward your subject will reflect in your writing and contribute a gr...

Improving Insurance Website Security - Restricting Access & User Roles

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[ad_1] WordPress is the most popular and pervasive website content management platform on the market, with market share estimated by some to be over 60%. Website owners (or those responsible to maintain their Insurance WordPress sites) can and should manage user access to tasks such as writing and editing, page creation. Category creation, comment moderation, plugin and theme management, user management, by assigning specific roles to all users. WordPress Predefined Roles: Super Admin Administrator Editor Author Contributor Subscriber Role Definitions Super Admin: Allows access to all sitewide administration and features. This role should be severely limited, as it is the most powerful, and allows the user to make major site modifications. Administrator: Not as powerful as Super Admin, but still has access to all administration features within a single website. Editor: Allows users to publish and manage posts, including other users' posts. ...

Why Premium WordPress Theme Is The Smart Choice

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[ad_1] Whether one wants to write about their day, current events, or create something purely fictional, many people are writing online. Millions of people follow WordPress to find unique articles from various points of view. If you are a WordPress user, then it is possible to capitalize on the popularity of the site to get regular followers. First, provide quality content. That is your job. Second, have an aesthetically pleasing website. This is where Premium WordPress Themes are useful. Smart users know that well crafted WordPress themes will make your site look professional. The layout is the first thing a visitor notices. An unappealing web design can have a user clicking away from the page before they even view the content. Premium WordPress themes will help create a unique, popular vision for your site. Consider what your website has to offer. Think of the content you will provide and the mood you wish to convey. Make your WordPress theme match. If your articles are serious, t...

eShop WordPress: Is It A Good Plugin For Your Online Business?

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[ad_1] The eShop WordPress plugin is a good way to start selling online. It works best for small businesses and, unlike other plugins, it can be used with any WordPress themes because it is very well integrated in WordPress. The admin section is easy to manage, it shows the customer order page, pending payments and you can add comments, which is very convenient during the transaction process. eShop WordPress has appropriate documentation and the user finds the required help when installing and customizing it. It is simple to use and has screencasts over some functions, although it doesn't cover everything in full detail. The user can also find solutions participating in a forum for the plugin and it is very helpful. With eShop WordPress you can create your products either using posts or pages, although with the latter you can only assign a product to one category. You can always build product categories, which eShop calls departments. In the latest edition you can customize your...

Best Free Content Management Systems 2012 - Make Money Online With SEO

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[ad_1] What is A Content Management System? "A content management system (CMS) is a computer program that allows publishing, editing and modifying content on a web site as well as maintenance from a central page. It provides procedures to manage workflow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual steps or automated cascade. The core function of Content Management Systems is to present information on web sites. CMS features vary widely from system to system. Simple systems showcase a handful of features, while other releases, notably enterprise systems, offer more complex and powerful functions." OK, that's Wikipedia's version of content management system and yes, I have to agree that it's a pretty good definition. There are a lot of CMSs available both commercial and non commercial. And really you can do a whole lot of things by using a free or non commercial content management system. Take a look at the list below and some of these might be...

The Advantages That WordPress Plugins Offer

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[ad_1] Most of us are aware of the continuing popularity of WordPress blogs and websites. Yet, a lot of businesses and bloggers do not recognize the advantages they offer. So, we have come up with a list of 5 unique ways on how WordPress plugins give more advantages than other blogger sites that provide plugins (like Joomla or Drupal). Live Chat Plugins You have an edge over your competition when you use WordPress particularly for your business sales. WordPress Live Chat plugin lets you directly engage with customers to answer their queries and discuss issues. They would certainly love to talk to someone who is real, and including this in your customer service is an effective way to build a lasting relationship with them. This is where WordPress works to your advantage. It is Easier to Create Email and Booking Forms Though WordPress directly competes with Blogger, its widget functions make it a winner over them. As a matter of fact, even if you are not a technical person, WordPress ...

How To Create A WordPress Website Online

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[ad_1] Have you ever thought about creating a WordPress site? If you are trying to start a business online, this is one of the easiest platforms for any newbie to create when it comes to website building. It allows you to not only quickly configure how your website looks, but allows you to make regular posts that will be found and indexed on the search engines for the keywords that you want to rank for. In order to set up a WordPress site, there are a few things that you need to do. You will need a domain name, hosting, and the ability to log into your cPanel to install WordPress on your domain. In this article, we will present the exact steps that you need to follow in order to create a fully functional WordPress website today. Purchasing A Domain Once you have done your keyword research, and you know the specific niche that you want to build your website around, you will have to purchase a domain name that is representative of the products you are going to sell. Your primary keywo...

10 WordPress Plugins That Save Bloggers Time

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[ad_1] 1. WordPress.com Stats Personally, I feel it is essential for bloggers to track the activity on their blogs. You can make use of a web analytics tool, but it takes some time to navigate through all the reports. That is where a plugin will be handy. The WordPress.com Stats plugin is a big help in this regard. Instead of using another application, you can keep track of your blog's stats directly from your WordPress dashboard. 2. WP-Polls It is a well-known fact that people like to participate in polls. There are options available to you on the internet, but the WP-Polls plugin will allow you to create custom polls on your WordPress dashboard. You do not have to leave your account to log in to another site to manage it. This is only if you want to make use of polls. 3. Sociable This plugin automatically add links to your favorite social bookmarking sites on your posts, pages and in your RSS feed. You can choose from 99 different social bookmarking sites. 4. Akismet I...

Choosing the Perfect Business WordPress Theme

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[ad_1] WordPress is the perfect website platform for businesses of all sizes. It's flexible, open source design means that WordPress is flexible enough to cater for nearly all perceivable business requirements. Here's my advice of key elements you need to check before you buy a business WordPress theme. SEO Seach Engine Optimisation, usually known as SEO is a key part of the success of any business looking to promote it's self on the Internet. WordPress is pretty good at SEO out of the box. However some business WordPressthemes include extra SEO features, sometime without the need for plugins. Your life will be made easier if you can easily make changes to the themes page titles, meta data and other key SEO elements. If your theme doesn't include it's own SEO features then you should check that it's compatible with leading plugins such as "All In One Seo" (most themes are ok). How easy is it use Not all themes are made equal. Your going to be in the...

How to Be a Blogger

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[ad_1] How can I start a blog, How to Create a Blog Site are a very relevant question and this post shows the answer and explains step by step process on how to create a Blog.WordPress is the CMS mostly used for blogging and there are a number of good plugins available free and paid in WordPress to increase the functionality of the blog site. Here I recommend Bluehost web hosting for any blogger because it provides a free SSL lifetime for WordPress websites and a good support as well. Here is some step by step process for Bluehost WordPress blog: #1.Hosting and Domain Bluehost could be the best hosting provider for WordPress blog at the same time there are a lot of other providers for hosting. I purchased a shared hosting plan for 3 years along with one-year free domain which will be renewed after a year. You can purchase a hosting which you feel suitable for you by selecting the desired plan, you can make a purchase by signup/login. The domain can be purchased in Bluehost or from a...

WordPress Vs Google Sites - Some Gotchas For the Serious Marketer

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[ad_1] WordPress is free to download, and Google Sites is already there on the web for you if you've signed up for a free Gmail account. There's an embarrassment of riches out there for anyone interested in creating a web presence for little or no money. But there are always hidden costs to anything that's "free", and if you want to put an organization or business online on a low budget it's good to know them now. Here are some of the most common criteria. I am discounting sites hosted on WordPress.com because they cannot take advantage of the most compelling WordPress features, such as plugins. Easy to get started We all have too much to do and too little time, so ease of getting started is important. Google Sites wins this hands down because it requires no installation or download step. WordPress, on the other hand, must be obtained from the WordPress site and you must already have a web hosting account in order to make use of it. Winner: Google Sites Eas...

How to Set Up an RSS Feed in WordPress

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[ad_1] An RSS feed is a good way of marketing your latest content to your readers. When you write your latest informative article your audience are immediately informed of this and are able to read it. In this article I will show you how to set up an RSS feed in WordPress. RSS or real simple syndication as it is better known is a way of getting your latest articles, posts, ideas around the web to your target audience 365 days a year. Imagine all the effort you put in and how much time is spent researching and writing your article. Doesn't it make sense to propel that content to people interested in listening to what you have to say? RSS makes this easy. Many websites already have their own RSS facility in motion. Take for example the article sites. When you sign up to receive the service, the content will be delivered to you by way of a feed. Essentially this is what is known as an XML file containing the content such as headlines, posts, news etc. When content is delivered like...

Advice To Businesses Using WordPress Who Are Worried About Security

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[ad_1] I have this client who I affectionately call "The WordPress Worry Wart." Why? Because this guy's entire business, product line, brand, and web presence is completely wrapped up in his WordPress website. All of which was well and good at first 5 years ago. But the bigger he gets, the more he relies on it all working, and the more his income is tied up into the software, the more vulnerable he feels, the more at risk his business is from being obliterated by a jealous hater or hacker, and the more he worries about it. Can't say as I blame him for the worrying part though. Personally, I think WordPress is a huge advantage for online marketers. It's simplicity is unmatched. And I've used it myself for years, and still do in some ventures. But it's also riddled with security problems, especially because it's the #1 platform and is the most targeted by hackers. Not a big deal if you're a mommy blogger doing it for fun. But if your entire busine...

Akismet WordPress Plugin

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[ad_1] The bane of the Internet today is spam. Spam is the biggest problem that webmasters have to grapple with. This is because it dampens the experience of users on a website and dilutes the quality of content. Spammers are finding smarter and more creative ways to spam websites everyday. The only way that your website can stand a chance against the advanced technology used by spammers is to use WordPress plugins such as Akismet. Akismet is really a simple script that acts as filter and prevents spam showing up on your website. It specifically filters spam comments popularly now referred to as "spomment". The Akismet servers are able to filter our spam at a very high level by combining various components and intelligence collected from blogs that participate in pinging. How to use it Akismet is fairly easy to use. A default WordPress installation normally comes pre-installed with this script and all you need to do is to activate it from the plugin page. The next thing yo...

WordPress Dashboard: Top 11 Most Important Settings and Components You Should Know

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[ad_1] WordPress dashboard or the back-end of your website is the first screen you land on after logging into your WordPress site. WordPress dashboard is the place where you start building, managing, maintaining and customizing your WordPress website or blog. It is the place where you let your creativity explodes so that you can create your website or blog in the way that fits your business. WordPress dashboard is also considered the behind-the-scenes which controls the functionality and look of your WordPress website or blog. It is known as WordPress admin or administrative dashboard. Therefore, if you would like to create an excellent WordPress site, you must familiarize yourself with and understand all the settings and components of the WordPress dashboard. In this article, we will go over the top 11 most important settings and components every WordPress site owner or webmaster should know in order to create an excellent WordPress site. Bear in mind that the settings explained in...

The Easy Way To Create An Affiliate Marketing Blog

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[ad_1] When it comes to setting up an affiliate marketing website, you have a few options. You can choose to create a static website using HTML. This requires you to know the specific programming language. You will also need to have an HTML editor handy to create your pages. An alternative to this is setting up a blog using WordPress, which is a free platform that many people are using to build their affiliate sites these days. Why WordPress? There are many benefits to using WordPress for your affiliate marketing efforts. For one, it can be easily installed from your web host's cPanel. You can use Fantastico to install WordPress in less than one minute. Once it's up and running, your site is live with a fully functional blog for you to use to promote your affiliate products. Another reason many affiliate marketers prefer WordPress is because of the easy to use admin panel. When you log into your WordPress installation, you will have access to the different sections of the ad...