Venturing to San Francisco’s WordCamp Conference this past weekend, I most anticipated the “State of the Word” address. WordPress co-founder, Matt Mullenweg, presented the speech. He stated with pride that 16.7% of websites are built on the content management system.
As a WordPress site owner, you’ll likely notice regular update alerts within the admin interface. At the top of the page, a number will often appear next to the site title and next to “Updates” in the Dashboard submenu. This number indicates how many WordPress.org, theme, and plugin releases are available. Maintaining the latest version Read more
A couple months ago, I learned how to better protect WordPress installations from those with less-than-godly intentions. One action step was to install security plugins, such as Login Lock and WordPress Firewall 2, on the sites I manage. The subsequent plugin alerts began arriving in my email inbox at least weekly. They warned me, “This Read more
As one of the most popular web development platforms, WordPress enjoys a wide and active user base, frequent new features, and thorough documentation. The company estimates that almost 15% of global websites harness WordPress software. With this immense popularity, however, a serious drawback surfaces. Hackers and harmful scripts target WordPress sites because they form such Read more