Website hacking on the increase
(Updated February 2021) Until about 2014, I had never had any websites hacked, however, hacking seems to be on the increase and I have had to recover a number of sites for clients more recently. In fact, back in 2015…
WordPress 5.6 update warning
WordPress version 5.6 was recently released (December 2020). This is a major update and like the previous version 5.5 it has caused some problems with some websites. I have had a few clients already who have updated their sites to…
Are WordPress automatic updates for Plugins & Themes a good idea ?
The release of WordPress version 5.5 (11th August 2020) [superceded by version 5.5.1 on 1st September 2020] included a preliminary implementation of an option to enable automatic updates for themes and plugins in your website. Auto-updates for plugins and themes…
Time to secure your website
Important changes for your website. [ Update: the Chrome version 68 browser was released on 24th July 2018 so all http websites now show as "Not secure" ] My apologies for the long looking post but it is important that…
Are you wondering what “Not secure” means in the address box of your web browser ?
[Updated 22-6-2018] Unfortunately, this is not a simple question to answer so grab a coffee and let's get explaining. To some extent there is an element of "scaremongery" occurring around this issue at present in order to try and get…
Hundreds of websites deleted & no backups to restore !
News this week about a problem at a UK based hosting company, which resulted in the deletion of hundreds of websites from their servers, highlighted the importance of ensuring you keep regular (external) backups. BBC News last weekend (18th April…
Are you suffering from Google Analytics SPAM ?
If you have a web site, as with any marketing, you need to measure how it is performing. One essential tool to assist with this that many websites use is Google Analytics. Once set up and left to run, it…
I bought a WordPress theme but it doesn’t look anything like the demo site.
I often hear this statement from people I talk to who have had a go at creating their own websites with Wordpress. The idea of purchasing and using a commercially available theme for the design of your website is sound…
I thought WordPress was supposed to be easy …
Someone said to me recently "I thought WordPress was supposed to be easy …". Well, the answer to that is… yes and no. In case you don’t know, WordPress is a Content Management System (CMS) software package for websites. These…
What is a microsite ?
A topic that seems to keep cropping up on a fairly regular basis is that of microsites so I thought it might be helpful to try and briefly explain what they are and some of the pros and cons of…