Security

Already have a fast website that your visitors love? That’s all well and good, but it’s only valuable if it’s up and running! Your website’s security is not to be taken lightly, which is why we’re constantly learning from experts in various fields to bring you the best advice on how to keep your WordPress site safe and secure.

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The Vital Role Of Logs In WordPress Security

This is the last part of the three article series about how activity logs can help WordPress site administrators. In this third and last article we will see how activity logs can help WordPress site administrators like you to improve the security of your WordPress site and track down the source and damage in a post-hack scenario (forensics).

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WordPress Audit Trail

How WordPress Audit Logs Improve User Accountability

When you have a WordPress site with multiple users contributing to it, you need to keep a record of everything that happens on your WordPress site in a WordPress audit trail (activity log). This is the first article in a 3 part series that covers the importance of activity logs in WordPress

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Getting to Know Robert Abela, Founder of WP Activity Log

This week we have an interview with Robert Abela. He is a fellow Maltese, like myself and Jean, and also the founder of a great WordPress plugin, WP Activity Log.

Robert has grown the plugin to over 80,000 active installs and an average rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars on wordpress.org. That’s no mean feat, so we decided to ask him a few questions about where he came from, how he grew the business, and what’s to come of Robert and WP Activity Log in the future.

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WP Security Audit Log Plugin

Better Manage Your WordPress Users & Site Security with Activity Logs

WP Activity Log is a comprehensive activity log plugin that keeps a log of every change that happens on your WordPress sites and multisite networks. It is available as a free plugin with additional premium features.

In this plugin review we are going to highlight the benefits of activity logs on WordPress sites and multisite networks, and also look into the features of this WordPress activity log plugin.

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Essential WordPress Security – Part One

One of the most pernicious myths about WordPress is that it is vulnerable to hackers. As the most popular Content Management System, running almost 60% of all websites that use a CMS, there will always be some WordPress sites that are no longer actively maintained or whose owners are simply unaware of what they need to do, so, yes, we will keep hearing about WordPress sites that have been hacked.

The truth is, however, that the huge and extremely active WordPress community, who follow the latest security trends and spring into action whenever a vulnerability is discovered, make the most secure CMS if you follow a few simple steps.

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How to Protect WordPress Files with Prevent Direct Access

Website security is always a matter of concern for every webmaster and online business owner. Together with WordPress admin security, WordPress file protection is another topic worrying many people. If you are running and managing an online business, you need to protect your valuable assets and files. In this post, we will show how you can efficiently protect your WordPress media files against unwanted users.

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WP-GDPR Plugin: Get Your Website GDPR Ready

GDPR no longer needs an introduction. It is omnipresent, from the many information evenings to the explanations on radio and TV. Everyone has an opinion about “GDPR”. This comes as no surprise because the impact of this regulation is difficult to underestimate.

Starting 25 May 2018 all companies that process personal data of EU citizens are obliged to be GDPR compliant, and personal data covers a broad spectrum! An IP address, cookies or Twitter feeds are also classified as personal data. The penalties for non-compliance with GDPR are very high. Reason enough to ensure that you take the necessary steps to make your website GDPR Ready. And we want to help you with this!

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Adding SSL To Your Store

3 Other Reasons Why You Should Use SSL On Your WooCommerce Store

We all know that adding SSL to your store makes it more secure for your customers to conduct transactions. In fact, many payment processors actually require that you have SSL installed on your hosting.

Often people just apply SSL to their cart and checkout pages, and although that satisfies the immediate issue of securing your checkout, it means you’re missing out on tons of other benefits when you add SSL sitewide.

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