Since about version 3.7 the WordPress Auto Update function has been included in all WordPress sites. The problem is that there is no way to simply disable WordPress auto update. (unless you have installed a new blog and you use the checkboxes to do so initially on install) I think everyone should have a say in the WordPress (and plugin) updates that are applied to their sites. Not offering an options-interface to this critical feature on the part of the WordPress core development team is , in ... View Post
Lock Down & Limit WordPress Login Attempts Using .htaccess
You CAN lock down the WordPress login with some .htaccess rules to prevent unauthorized login attempts. There have now been several large scale WordPress wp-login.php brute force attacks, coming from a large amount of compromised IP addresses spread across the world since April of last year. A large botnet of around 90,000 compromised servers has been attempting to break into WordPress websites by continually trying to guess the username and password to get into the WordPress admin dashboard. ... View Post
Google Analytics & 10 Easy Steps To Exclude Yourself From Your Stats
If you have a blog (and frankly who doesn't these days) you likely use Google Analytics to report your visitors/hits and more from your website. When you have a new blog that is receiving only a couple of hundred “visits” per day and you account for 15 or so of those you are going to skew your Google Analytics results. Likewise if you have an older blog or work inside your blog a LOT you're going to account for even more visits/hits, thus skewing your results even more! Excluding yourself ... View Post
3 Must Have WordPress Plug-ins
When you're a busy blogger, and these days I'm super busy, the administration of your blog can sometimes add to the stress of everyday business. I've located three Must Have plug-ins for Wordpress 2.9.2 and for me, they've been life savers. The first plug-in, I found at Remarkablogger. Michael always posts the BEST tips and this time he had Ari Herzog guest post about a wonderful plug in from Joost deValk. I get the newsletter from Yoast.com, but apparently this little goodie slid right past ... View Post
Add TwitterComment Link And A Little Magic
There's a lot of magic going on around here, and not the least of which is some awesome changes I'm making to the site. More about that later. I've already added in a couple of features and you've been curious. I share all my tips and tricks and since these are kind of lengthy, I'll share them with you here. Back in February of last year, I shared another kind of tricky tip for adding numbers to your comments. I still get questions about how to do that from bloggers running contests and ... View Post
