Knowing the security basics is essential to staying safe. Knowing the website security basics is no different. You wouldn’ t walk alone by yourself down a dark alley (or most of us wouldn’ t). It’ security 101. You wouldn’ t take a boat handed up to you from a clown in…
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WordPress Vulnerability Report: July 2021, Part 3
Vulnerable plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress websites get hacked. The weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report powered by WPScan covers recent WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities, and what to do if you run one of the vulnerable plugins or themes on your website. Responsible disclosure and…
WordPress 5.8: Top 20 Features & Improvements
WordPress 5.8 is slated for release on July 20, 2021, as the second of three major WordPress core releases of the year. The biggest thing to know about WordPress 5.8 is simply this: we’ re full speed ahead with Full Site Editing (FSE) using the WordPress block editor. In…
Do You Know Who You Are? 7 Questions to Ask to Define Your Unique Purpose
You have to find out who you are and you have to turn that understanding into your unique purpose. “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Parton Do you wonder why you are here or what your purpose may be? Do you look…
How to Implement a Time Budget: 5 Tips to Gain More Time
Have you ever considered setting a time budget? If you want to gain more time in your day, you have to be aware of how you are currently spending your time. Let’ s face it. Most of us wish we had more time to get more things done, but…
What Are Kadence Blocks: 5 Reasons to Use Kadence Blocks
What are Kadence Blocks? No, it’s not a new learning game for kids. It’s a WordPress plugin that will give you more design flexibility and freedom than you’ve ever had before. Kadence Blocks add custom blocks and options that extend the editing capabilities of WordPress Gutenberg Editor. The…
WordPress Vulnerability Report: July 2021, Part 2
Vulnerable plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress websites get hacked. The weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report powered by WPScan covers recent WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities, and what to do if you run one of the vulnerable plugins or themes on your website. Each vulnerability will…
10 WordPress Theme Features You Need
Have you been wondering which WordPress theme features you need to build a great website? Having a website gives you the ability to reach out to a broader audience in a variety of directions, but having the right theme features can elevate your website even more. You probably…
How to Be Invested in Planning for Success: 3 Reasons It Is Important
Are you planning for success with your business? You would think that every business begins with the idea of success. Some just have an idea for a business, or a creative name, or an end goal. You need to be planning for success to make it happen. Have…
Do You Have the Right Stuff for Business Success: 12 Things You Need
Have you ever wondered if you have the right stuff for business success? People who consider stepping into an entrepreneurial position often consider if they have what they need to make it work. Sometimes it feels more comfortable staying in a secure position with a regular paycheck even…
Best Online Marketing Strategies: 16 Tips for Beginners
The best online marketing strategies are to start with making connections and finish with being helpful to those connections. A business blog is more than a corporate website with regularly updated content. Your business blog is your unique brand solving your target customer’s unique problem. When you’ re starting, …
Website Security Stats You Should Know
Is it important to know website security stats? Only if you don’ t want to become one. Cybersecurity is at the forefront of issues that every company needs to pay attention to, especially if your website is critical to your business. Why? Every day, an average of 30, 000 websites…
Changing Your Attitude Changes the World: 8 Steps to Get You Moving
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou How important is it to change your attitude? It seems like a little thing, but that one little choice will change your life (and ultimately change your world). At 9: 20…
How to Interrupt the Distractions: 7 Tips to Help Keep Your Focus
What if you could interrupt the distractions before they knocked you out of balance? What if you could interrupt the distractions even before they became distracting? What if you could interrupt the distractions and find ways to turn them into attractions? You can find your way to keep…
What is Kadence Theme? 10 Reasons to Use Kadence
Have you been wondering just what is Kadence Theme? Since Kadence WP joined the iThemes family, there has been a lot of talk about the Kadence Theme and the Starter Templates. It’ s time to dig deeper into what is Kadence Theme and the top reasons you should be…
WordPress Vulnerability Report: July 2021, Part 1
Vulnerable plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress websites get hacked. The weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report powered by WPScan covers recent WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities, and what to do if you run one of the vulnerable plugins or themes on your website. Each vulnerability will…
iThemes Security Pro Feature Spotlight – Onboarding
In the Feature Spotlight posts, we will highlight a feature in the iThemes Security Pro plugin and share a bit about why we developed the feature, who the feature is for, and how to use the feature. Today we will cover iThemes Security Pro Onboarding, the easiest way…
What Are the Building Blocks to Winning? 6 Questions to Find Definitive Desire
“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is a definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.” – Napoleon Hill Are you trying to win at a game you didn’t even know you were playing?…
7 Reasons You Should Invest in Building Community: How to Unlock the Benefits
Do you recognize the benefits of building community? At the core of every great business lies community, the people in the company, around the company, and for the company. Call the community superfans, a management team, or whatever you want, but without a community, the business will fail….
What is a WordPress Subscription Plugin? 5 Things to Know Before You Choose
Nearly four out of every five people have at least one online subscription. What most people don’t know, however, is that many of these online subscriptions are run by a WordPress subscription plugin. As a WordPress site owner, you have the ability to turn your website into a…
