How to Add SSL and HTTPS to WordPress
Adding HTTPS to WordPress involves more than installing a certificate and changing a setting. The certificate needs to be valid for your domain, the web server…
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Author: Steven Watts
Steven is the founder of Newt Labs and a WordPress specialist with more than 15 years of experience. Since 2010, he has been helping businesses keep their WordPress websites secure, fast, reliable and well supported, with a focus on practical advice and long-term website care.
What Is a WordPress Firewall and Do You Need One?
A WordPress firewall adds another layer of protection between your website and potentially harmful traffic. It can inspect incoming requests, block or challenge suspicious activity, apply…
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How to Clean Up a Hacked WordPress Site
Cleaning up a hacked WordPress website involves more than deleting the first suspicious file you find. A compromise can affect WordPress files, plugins, themes, database content,…
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What Does Professional WordPress Malware Removal Involve?
Professional WordPress malware removal involves more than running a scanner and deleting whichever files it flags. A compromised website may contain malicious files, injected code, unwanted…
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How to Scan a WordPress Website for Malware and Security Vulnerabilities
Scanning a WordPress website can help you find malware, suspicious file changes and known security vulnerabilities. But there is an important limitation to understand before you…
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10 Signs Your WordPress Website May Have Been Hacked
A hacked WordPress website is not always obvious. Sometimes the signs are difficult to miss. Visitors may be redirected to another website, strange pages may appear…
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10 WordPress Security Best Practices to Protect Your Website
WordPress security is not about finding one plugin, changing one setting or hiding your login page. A safer website comes from several layers working together. You…
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WordPress REST API: A Beginner’s Guide
The WordPress REST API gives applications a structured way to read from and interact with a WordPress website. You do not need to understand the REST…
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How to Choose the Right WordPress Hosting
Choosing WordPress hosting can be confusing because there is no single hosting setup that is right for every website. A small brochure site, a busy online…
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Why Is WordPress Free and Are There Hidden Costs?
WordPress is free to download and use, which can sound unusual for software capable of powering anything from a small blog to a large business website.…
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10 Benefits of Using WordPress for Your Website
Why use WordPress for your website? WordPress has changed considerably since it began as a blogging platform. Today it can be used for business websites, online…
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5 WordPress Block Editor Plugins Worth Considering
The WordPress block editor has changed considerably since it first became part of WordPress core. What was once commonly referred to simply as Gutenberg is now…
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