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Thanks to the open source nature of WordPress, anyone – including hackers – can look up the typical file structure of a WordPress website and know exactly where to start an attack. Fortunately, rearranging your core WordPress file structure is one method you can employ from your security arsenal to combat hacks and bolster your site’s defenses. So in this …
Everyone makes mistakes from time to time. It happens. But when the mistake occurs within a website that you put a lot of time and effort into building, it can be frustrating to go back and re-do your work, no matter how minor the issue. As a WordPress developer, you know the platform inside and out. You’re also familiar with …
There are a number of plugins available that allow you to migrate WordPress sites but many of them require access to the database. A new plugin called WPSiteSync by ServerPress, LLC, enables you to quickly migrate content from one WordPress site to another without touching the database. WPSiteSync is freely available from the WordPress plugin directory. To use it, both the …
jQuery is a popular open source JavaScript library that enables you to make websites interactive and create animations. It was designed to simplify the client-side scripting of HTML and is widely used, with installation on 65% of the top 10 million highest-trafficked sites on the web. This is the second post in our four-part series focusing on JavaScript for WordPress …
In 2013, BuddyPress introduced its first template pack, BP Legacy, in the 1.7 release along with theme compatibility. This major project milestone made BuddyPress compatible with nearly every WordPress theme, freeing sites from the requirement of using a BuddyPress-specific theme. BP Legacy has served theme developers well in customizing BuddyPress, but contributors are working on a new project to modernize …
“Am I what?!” I hear you say. Okay, okay, I admit, the headline looks very much like BuzzFeed clickbait, but I’m really serious about this one! In case you’re not aware of this plague, WordPress porn is a real thing. Or, let’s call it by its slightly more recognizable name… I’m talking about information overload. And specifically, information overload in …
When it comes to creating many-to-many relationships in WordPress, the Posts 2 Posts plugin created by Scribu is often cited as the plugin to use. Unfortunately, those who rely on Posts 2 Posts will need to find another solution as Scribu has officially announced that he is ending development. In 2013, Scribu published a call for help asking those interested to adopt his …
Smush is absolutely established as the best auto image compression available for WordPress by some distance – over 5 billion images smushed and 1,624 five-star reviews certainly do not lie… But we’ve just taken Smush to a whole new level. Say hello to automated PNG to JPG transformation for your files that need it. Magic. So let me run that past you again. …
WordCamp OKC banner designed by Cara Bell The first WordCamp in Oklahoma took place this past weekend in Oklahoma City at the Francis Tuttle Technology Center. Although organizers had originally planned for 50 attendees, demand was higher than expected and the event sold more than 100 tickets. Lynn Dye, lead organizer for WordCamp OKC, has been attending the city’s local …
What do broken external links, organic search engine traffic to outdated content, and deleted pages that send visitors to a 404 dead-end all have in common? Just another day at the office, right? Hopefully not. These sort of problems don’t have to stick around in the WordPress world because what they have in common is that they can all be …
