In the world of cyber crime getting access to web sites that are powered by a popular software like WordPress opens doors to large scale attacks or perhaps to ransomware revenue. WordPress has over 40% market share of web site software which makes it a very attractive target. A new … Read >
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These WordPress hacking attempts were the most common in 2020
WordPress is the world’s favorite software for publishing and e-commerce on the internet. This makes it a lucrative target for hackers and criminals. A range of software tools and services is available for securing WordPress sites, but not all sites are protected and sometimes hackers are simply one step ahead. … Read >
WordPress market share continues to grow, but 2021 is a critical year for the software
Updated 2021-02-11: WordPress market share has now reached 40% of all public web sites.
It is pretty amazing that a free, open source software is the most popular system that is powering more than one third of web sites across the internet. Content management system, publishing platform WordPress has … Read >
Why I’m never going to let WordPress auto-update my web site
The reason why I won’t let WordPress automatically update the core software, plugins and themes is this: it is practically impossible to ensure the new version works together with thousands of possible system configuration combinations on the server.
Years ago, when I was still working for a global tech corporation, … Read >
WordPress news summary: best security practices, alternatives to Google Analytics, WordPress 5.3 beta
WordPress software, admin and security news
45 Fascinating WordPress Statistics for 2019
Fresh numbers on the growing popularity of WordPress. Who knew that Wednesday is the day when the software is downloaded most frequently, and on Fridays downloaders have better things to do than think about WordPress.
90 percent of hacked web sites were powered by WordPress
WordPress is so popular software package for online publications, e-commerce, business sites, blogs, and all types of web sites that it has the major problem that comes with success: hackers. Sucuri, a business specialized in web site security, analyzed infected web sites that they had restored in 2018. WordPress was … Read >
How to choose the best method for preventing comment spam in WordPress
Everyone who is responsible for administering and managing a WordPress blog, web site, or publication that is configured to accept comments knows how massive the comment spam problem is. Fortunately, multiple solutions are available to fight it. In fact, there are so many solutions that before you install a plugin … Read >