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How Hackers Usually Get Into Wordpress (and How to Avoid Their Attacks)

Posted 02-29-2012 at 02:06 PM by Robert Plank (Robert Plank's FREE Marketing, Copywriting and Programming Video Advice for Warriors)

If you're worried about people getting into your WordPress blog, I want to let you know the ways they normally do it so you can easily safeguard against these attacks. Fortunately computer hacking is nothing like you see in the movies. They don't plug in a fancy computer and run a bunch of numbers, usually the way people get into your website, into your WordPress blog is through some pretty simple and common means, such as an out-dated version of WordPress, out-dated plugins with vulnerabilities,...
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What Could Happen If Someone Gains Entry Into Your Wordpress Blog?

Posted 02-29-2012 at 02:05 PM by Robert Plank (Robert Plank's FREE Marketing, Copywriting and Programming Video Advice for Warriors)

I don't want to scare you but I want you to be aware of the reasons why you should backup your WordPress blog, and even better protect it against someone getting access to that site.

Someone getting into your WordPress blog can delete anything that is there, can replace it with something else, redirect it and in fact access every single file in that WordPress site, sometimes other websites on the same server. That is why it's really important to keep people out and backup your site...
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The Top Three Ways To Secure Your WordPress Blog

Posted 02-29-2012 at 02:04 PM by Robert Plank (Robert Plank's FREE Marketing, Copywriting and Programming Video Advice for Warriors)

If you have a WordPress blog or a website, you may be wondering how am I supposed to keep it safe from hackers and from accidental changes or deletions?

In addition to any kind of fancy modifications or security plugins, there are a few easy steps you can take right now within the next few minutes to make sure your WordPress website is secure.

The first thing you can do is only connect to WordPress on a secure WiFi connection, only use trusted plugins, and keep WordPress...
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Secure Your Blog: Top Tips to Keep Your WordPress Blog Secure

Posted 02-29-2012 at 02:03 PM by Robert Plank (Robert Plank's FREE Marketing, Copywriting and Programming Video Advice for Warriors)

Believe it or not, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to keep your blog safe from most hackers. It just involves you taking a few simple steps and a few safeguards to make sure that you don't have problems in the future.

Here are a few things you can do right now. Make sure all your WordPress usernames and passwords are strong passwords, keep your email secure, lock anyone else's IP address in your backend C-Panel and install the Akismet anti-spam plugin.

You would...
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How To Update Your WordPress Blog In One Click Even If The Upgrade Fails

Posted 02-29-2012 at 02:02 PM by Robert Plank (Robert Plank's FREE Marketing, Copywriting and Programming Video Advice for Warriors)

Something that everyone should do who has a WordPress blog is keep it completely up to date. Keeping your WordPress blog up to date ensures all plugins will continue working, you will have access to the latest features and most importantly that your blog is now safe from hackers and intruders.

Most people don't know how to update their WordPress installation, but luckily it's very easy. You can use the auto-upgrade feature in the dashboard, and if that doesn't work, upload all files...
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