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Force SSL for your WordPress site

Force SSL for your WordPress site

  • 07 October 2016
  • in: Security,WordPress
  • Tags: error, ssl, wordpress

One issue you can come across when enabling SSL for your whole site, is that not all external resources are configured to talk SSL. This can cause issues with web browsers, especially Chrome. In order to force SSL for your WordPress site you will need to resolve this type of issue. For this website we […]

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Caching your wordpress website

Caching your wordpress website

  • 03 September 2016
  • in: Website
  • Tags: cache, cdn, cloudflare

Apart from making sure your theme is well written and your site is on a fast server, one of the biggest gains can be seen from implementing caching. What this does is create a static or fixed version of your website. So when visitors come your site it is not generating fresh content via the CMS […]

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Clustered Web Servers and your website

Clustered Web Servers and your website

  • 16 August 2016
  • in: Website
  • Tags: apache, cluster, nginx, server, web

In this article I will compare Clustered Web Servers with a Single Server model in regards to enhancing the speed, reliability and scalability of your website. Clustered Web Servers vs Single In a traditional model your site is installed on a single server.  This is very easy to setup and get going however it has limitations in performance […]

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CleanTalk and fighting comment spam

CleanTalk and fighting comment spam

  • 05 August 2016
  • in: Security,WordPress
  • Tags: cleantalk, security, spam, wordpress

One issue website owners come across when running a blog is comment spam. That is comments that have no purpose other than providing backlinks. We recently decided to try to combat this by trying a WordPress plugin called CleanTalk. Prior to installing it we were combatting dozens of comments that was becoming increasingly time consuming. We also […]

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Keeping your WordPress Module Count Down

Keeping your WordPress Module Count Down

  • 28 July 2016
  • in: WordPress
  • Tags: modules, performance, security, wordpress

One of the biggest issues a WordPress site owner can face is getting it to load fast. A default install loads at a moderate rate however it can be speed up considerably by using various performance modules (caching, code optimisation etc).  There is lies the balance, you need modules for performance and functionality, however too many modules […]

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Let’s Encrypt is a viable alternative to cheap SSL

Let’s Encrypt is a viable alternative to cheap SSL

  • 20 July 2016
  • in: Security
  • Tags: encryption, free, let's encrypt, ssl

With the recent media coverage on privacy (Apple vs FBI anyone) it is not surprising that a free SSL service like Let’s Encrypt has emerged. SSL is increasingly being raised as a ranking factor by Google and since web hosting providers (like us) are compatible with the service, it is a no brainer to enable SSL on your website. Why […]

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Securing WordPress Admin Section

Securing WordPress Admin Section

  • 13 July 2016
  • in: Security,Website,WordPress
  • Tags: security, ssl, wordpress

The WordPress admin section is the heart and sole of your WordPress site so not surprisingly it is the most attacked section of the platform. The aim of this article is to show you a couple of easy to implement methods of securing WordPress against hackers. Now firstly no website is completely secure. That’s asking the impossible. The […]

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Readability Update to Yoast

Readability Update to Yoast

  • 07 July 2016
  • in: SEO,WordPress
  • Tags: readability, seo, wordpress, yoast

A new update to Yoast has recently been release that offers a really useful new feature called Readability. This rates how readable your text is and gives it a simple rating. As with other features of Yoast it is a simple Red, Amber, Green traffic light. This also has a text component of Needs Improvement, Ok and […]

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Comment Spam in WordPress

Comment Spam in WordPress

  • 30 June 2016
  • in: General,Security,WordPress
  • Tags: comments, spam, wordpress

When bringing up a topic like fighting spam most would think of your normal inbox. Anyone who has run a blog will tell you about comment spam. That is the same sort of spam you get in your inbox, except it is hitting the comments section of your blog. These are really annoying because if […]

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Content Delivery Network (CDN)

Content Delivery Network (CDN)

  • 25 June 2016
  • in: General,Security,SEO,Website
  • Tags: cdn, cloudflare, content delivery network

A Content Delivery Network or CDN is becoming more common place. Since there are some providers that offer free services there really is no reason not to give them a try. What is a Content Delivery Network and why should I use one? A CDN is basically a distributed set of cache proxy servers generally spread […]

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