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Q&A: Why is Firefox still finding insecure content on my SSL encrypted WordPress blog?

Posted on May 2, 2019

Question from Patty J.: I recently found out about the free certificates from Let’s Encrypt. I asked my web host to install it for me so I can make my WordPress blog secure.

I installed the Really Simple SSL plugin and that took care of the redirects from http to https as well as most of the mixed content issues.

But Firefox is still blocking parts of my pages that it claims are still trying to load from insecure sources.

I’ve looked my pages over and I can’t find anything that appears to be loading from an insecure location. Everything on the page appears to be loading from URLs starting with https instead of http.

When I load the pages in Chrome it shows the green padlock with no warnings. It’s only Firefox that’s not cooperating.

I’m pulling my hair out here. How can I find out what Firefox is blocking for being insecure so I can fix it?

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Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Nasty List’ phishing scam on Instagram!

Posted on April 22, 2019

As you surely know by now, scammers and hackers are always working overtime to take advantage of innocent Facebook users.

Unfortunately, scammers are quite active on other social media sites as well.

Right now there’s a very dangerous phishing scam being spread via instant messages on Instagram.

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Q&A: How can I give my blog’s sidebar widgets a background color in WordPress?

Posted on February 11, 2019

Question from Kevin A.: Hi Rick. First of all, I really love your blog. What a wonderful service you’re providing to those of us who struggle with technology!

I have a WordPress blog of my own and the sidebar widgets sort of run together because they all have a white background.

How can I give my own sidebar widgets a light gray background color like the widgets on your blog?

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Q&A: How can I prevent WordPress from automatically installing updates?

Posted on November 6, 2018

Question from Edwin G.: I’m really upset Rick. I checked my email this morning and found that both of my WordPress blogs had been updated to the latest version during the night without my knowledge or consent. I don’t like that!

I’ve had problems in the past with WordPress core updates breaking my blogs so now I always update my blogs one at a time, then check to make sure everything still works before updating the next blog.

Is there a setting in WordPress that I can change to prevent it from installing updates automatically? If there is, I can’t find one.

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Warning: Instagram accounts are currently being hacked in large numbers. Here’s how to protect yours.

Posted on August 15, 2018

Do you use Instagram? If so, there’s a very good chance that your account will get hacked very soon.

Right now hackers (who appear to be from Russia) are hacking into and taking control of Instagram accounts by the thousands.

In a nutshell, the hackers are somehow breaking into the accounts and changing both the username and password, making it impossible for the rightful account owners to log back in (or in many cases even locate the account). [Read more…]