Long Term WordPress Planning?
I've been hacked before, but a couple of days ago a few of my websites got hacked with malware.
The problem is that my hosting company required me to update my WP & Joomla sites to the latest version, where these older assests were too outdated to be able to upgrade (i.e. Joomla 1.5 isn't compatible with 2.5 & 3.0 etc, and the old WP sites plugins aren't supported in newer versions etc).
Since my host threatened terminating my account if the scripts weren't all updated, I ended up just deleting these sites since they aren't compatible with newer versions - which I can appreciate as the older versions are most prone to getting hacked.
What I'm trying to figure out is this... How do I design a new site for long term use and upgrade?
Plugins come and go - many are security threats... Templates come and go, and only work with the latest versions of the scripts... New versions of the scripts become available which improve security...
So to the best of my knowledge, other than building a static site, the best way to plan for long term successful website (especially a blog which would last for years to come) is to install WordPress only, with no plugins, and use only the default template?
Any thoughts?:confused:
Thanks,
Randall
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