[ad_1] A Quarter Century of Business Dotted with Technology Advancements and Industry-Leading Support ATLANTA, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Liquid Web, the market leader in cloud hosting and software solutions for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), celebrates 25 years of helping businesses grow online. Over the past quarter century, Liquid Web has grown into a Family of Brands delivering technology, services, and support for thriving businesses and nonprofits running mission-critical websites, eCommerce stores, and applications. Liquid Web (High Performance Managed Hosting), Nexcess… [ad_2] More Info
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[ad_1] Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have identified malicious plugins on tens of thousands of WordPress websites. An analysis of nightly backups of more than 400,000 unique web servers has revealed the existence of more than 47,000 malicious plugins installed on nearly 25,000 unique WordPress websites. More than 94% of these plugins (over 44,000) continue to be in use today. Over 3,600 of the identified malicious plugins were purchased from legitimate marketplaces such as CodeCanyon, Easy Digital Downloads, and ThemeForest. The majority of these plugins did not use obfuscation… [ad_2] More Info
Read More »How to include search results from pages in WordPress?
[ad_1] WordPress is an open-source CMS known for blogging and news websites, which relies on posts more than pages. The default search function returns results from posts only, but not from pages. The WordPress search function will be useless for evergreen content websites as they are built using pages, not posts. So how to make the WordPress search function return results from pages instead of posts? Fortunately, there’s a solution for this without hiring a developer. Simple, go to WordPress Dashboard -> Select Theme File Editor under Appearance -> from the right-hand… [ad_2] More Info
Read More »New Agenda Ransomware appears in the threat landscapeSecurity Affairs
[ad_1] Trend Micro researchers warn of a new ransomware family called Agenda, which has been used in attacks on organizations in Asia and Africa. Trend Micro researchers recently discovered a new piece of targeted ransomware, tracked as Agenda, that was written in the Go programming language. The ransomware was employed in a targeted attack against one of the company’s customers. The investigation into the incident revealed that threat actor used a public-facing Citrix server as a point of entry, they likely used a valid account to access this server… [ad_2] More Info
Read More »James Koster Shares Design Explorations that Transform WordPress’ Site Editor Into a More Visual, User-Friendly Tool – WP Tavern
[ad_1] Automattic-sponsored designer James Koster has a vision for taking WordPress’ Site Editor from its beta awkwardness and transforming it to become a more visual and user-friendly design tool. In a recent post titled Revising the presentation of key Site Editor features, Koster identifies unbalanced feature weighting as a critical design flaw that is negatively impacting users’ experience with the editor: The Site Editor is a powerful tool, but the user experience lacks some coherence and a sense of hierarchy. Template management and editing has central focus, despite the fact… [ad_2] More Info
Read More »How to duplicate a post or page in WordPress
[ad_1] Web designers, in particular, will know how much work is involved in designing webpages. There’s so much to remember — the elements, the colors, the fonts, and the very specific CSS code needed to make every page look uniform in its design. If you’re a company trying to build a brand, you can’t afford to have errors on your web pages. The solution is to duplicate a post or page in WordPress with all the page elements intact. Automate your work, and do things smarter, not harder! Read more: What is WordPress, and should you use it? To duplicate a post or page in WordPress, look for… [ad_2] More Info
Read More »How to change the font in WordPress
[ad_1] Fonts can make or break how people view your website. Choose the wrong font, and you will lose all credibility. Choose the right font, and people will come to visit regularly just to admire the typography. So how do you change fonts in WordPress? Is there a plugin to do all the work for you, or do you have to get down and dirty with the theme code? We will look at both possibilities. Read more: What is WordPress, and should you use it? QUICK ANSWER To change the WordPress theme font without a plugin, go to Appearance–>Customize. When the real-time editor opens up, find the section to do… [ad_2] More Info
Read More »CISA’s list of bad practices that harm WordPress security
[ad_1] CISA, which stands for Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, is a US federal agency operating under the Department of Homeland Security. Established in 2018, it supersedes the NPPD – National Protection and Programs Directorate and is tasked with improving cybersecurity against attacks originating from both private and state-backed hackers. CISA carries out much work to help ensure the safety and security of critical infrastructures and systems. To this end, it publishes several guides and lists to help government entities and private businesses maintain good security… [ad_2] More Info
Read More »How to set up a 301 redirect in WordPress
[ad_1] If you have a website, the last thing you want is a 404 error page when a page link cannot be found. Not only is it bad for your Google search rankings, but it is also bad for the reader experience if they walk away empty-handed. You would also lose a lot of valuable backlinks from other sites if your page link breaks. So if you change a page link, you need to set up a 301 redirect rule which will automatically redirect Google and your readers to the page’s new location. Here’s how to set up a 301 redirect in WordPress. Read more: What is WordPress, and should you use it? QUICK… [ad_2] More Info
Read More »The Top Database Plugins for WordPress
[ad_1] Are you looking for a database plugin for your WordPress site? Then look no further than this list, as it features some of the top database plugins for the WordPress content management system (CMS). Before we begin looking at the top database plugins, however, a quick note: we recently published a tutorial listing the Top Online Courses to Learn WordPress if you are looking to learn content management in a class or course environment. Why Do You Need A Database Plugin for WordPress? Your WordPress database stores everything you need to run your website or online store, including posts,… [ad_2] More Info
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