WordPress is a great platform to build a small business Web site, but you
must stay on top of security measures. As some of you know, my blog was
recently hacked by a bot looking for weakness in my WordPress and/or
plugins. Hackers left thousands of spam comments with embedded links, all
of my plugins were stripped from the site, and it wasn't working very well.
It was pretty much a nightmare and there was no easy fix. It was tough for
some of my readers to find the forms to submit to be a guest on
#SmallBizChat or to be a guest blogger. I learned a lot about WordPress in
this process that I think you all could benefit from.
Here are 6 steps to keep your WordPress blog safe and secure.
Do regular maintenance. Just like with your car needing an oil change, your
WordPress blog should have a basic tune-up regularly. Make sure you are
using the latest version of WordPress and keep your plugins up-to-date too.
It's easy for plugins to create a conflic
Do you want a professional, fast, interactive, easy-to-use, profitable website?