In the vast world of web development, plugins and themes offer incredible functionality and design enhancements. However, they also present security challenges. Drawing from over twenty-five years in the industry, Charles from CharlesWorks shares personal experiences and insights on navigating these challenges, emphasizing the importance of vigilance and informed decision-making. Dive into this article to learn valuable tips on ensuring website security and making informed choices in the realm of plugins and themes.
Security
The Web Development Maze: Family or Friends vs Professionals
This article explores the decision-making process when it comes to website design and development – hiring a professional web developer or relying on a tech-savvy family member or friend. It discusses the pros and cons of each option, considering factors like technical proficiency, project timeline, work quality, relationship dynamics, and future support. The piece emphasizes the importance of careful consideration in choosing the right path for web development.
How to Reset or Recover the Joomla Super Administrator Password
It can be very frustrating to have gotten locked out of administrative control of your Joomla! website. The information here requires that you have access to your Joomla! website's database. That information can be gained via FTP if you have FTP access, or via your...
Fix “Secure Connection Failed” Error in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer
We've run into trouble recently loading sites lacking SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption on our workstations. The issue has been happening using both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Researching why this was occurring led me to some possible fixes I will address...
Anatomy of a Phone Text Phishing Attempt
Phishing - attempts to trick people into giving up sensitive information - has been on the rise for many. many years now. Even seasoned internet individuals can fall prey to the bad actors perpetrating this criminal activity. The Phish Here is an example of a text I...
Safe Practices for Installing WordPress Plugin, Theme and Core Updates to Your Website
Since I started CharlesWorks in 1998, it has been abundantly clear as a web developer that there are two types of web clients when it comes to site maintenance: Those who want us to do any maintenance needed as they need it Those who want to try to maintain their...
How to enable TLS 1.2 on Windows Server 2008 R2
The Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials runs on top of Windows Server 2008 R2, which was an extremely popular server. It is still an extremely stable platform for handling DNS, serving up websites, and handling email servers. Despite being long past...
Continued Email Phishing Attempts
What is Phishing? Phishing is defined as the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. Phishing attempts continue at an...
Fixing a broken Twenty Ten theme after latest update
Within days of this writing, the Twenty Ten theme was updated. The fact that this theme is still kept up is a very good thing from a security point of view. The update included what appeared to be more extensive uses of blocks in WordPress. In my opinion, WordPress...
Protected: Generate Privacy Policy
Password Protected
To view this protected post, enter the password below: