September 8, 2009
There have (unsurprisingly) been a lot of blog posts written in the last few days about WordPress security and what you can do to keep your blog safe from hackers. I'll be chucking my own twopennorth in shortly, but for now, I want to look at one of the recommendations in more detail: "get rid of the user called 'admin'". This is a pretty sensible piece of advice. On most WP installs, "admin"... Read more
June 9, 2009
photo credit: Quinn DombrowskiHaving written yesterday about backing up WordPress before an upgrade, I thought today we'd have a look at what backing up WordPress actually means. It's not necessary to back up every single file of your entire install: you need to preserve the files that are unique to you. If (dog forbid) your server fell over and died, or your hosting company ceased business, or... Read more