When I create a new installation of WordPress there are certain plugins that I always install. These are my essentials that offer usability and security to my build. Activity Log This is a good plugin that allows you to keep a track of changes in WordPress. It will log activity for logins, posts and plugin…
WordPress.org today released WordPress 4.9.7. This release fixes the security issue that was reported last week. This is good news as the vulnerability would have allowed a user to delete files outside the upload directory. Along with this update some additional bugs were fixed. Click here to learn more. Most copies of WordPress should have…
Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute. That was the message WordPress was giving me. I had done something stupid. I was impatient and navigated away from the update page while it was working. I didn’t panic. I was sure I was not the first person using WordPress to have this problem…
An out of date content management system is a recipe for trouble. Keeping WordPress and it’s plugins up to date is very easy. The developers regularly release security and maintenance releases that can be applied to your site with the click of a button. You will see a notice at the top of your dashboard page when one is released.…