Your daily dose of practical, easy to follow tech tips!
Question from Bobby: I need some fast help, Rick. I updated a plugin on my WordPress blog and now none of the pages will load!
When I visit the site all I get is a blank page with the words “500 Internal Server Error” on it. I can’t even log in to the dashboard to disable the bad plugin!
Can you tell me how to fix this error and get my blog back up? [Read more…]
Question from Freida: I have a simple question about setting up a blog with WordPress.
If you could only use ONE plugin on your blog for some reason, which one plugin would that be?
Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter
Are you a blogger who used WordPress to to create your blog?
If so, you probably have several plugins installed that add extra features or functionality to your blog.
To be sure, WordPress plugins are wonderful things. They can add all kinds of useful and attractive bells and whistles to your blog and make it more enjoyable to use.
What’s more, installing a high-quality security plugin can help protect your blog from hackers. And believe me, your blog IS being attacked by hackers on a daily basis, whether you realize it or not.
Unfortunately, all of the above being said, some plugins can also put your blog and all of your hard work at risk. [Read more…]
Question from Darrell W.: I’ve used the awesome WP-PageNavi plugin to add fancy navigation to my WordPress blogs for years, but I recently switched a couple of my blogs to the Genesis Framework and I can’t seem to get the plugin to work.
I’ve activated the plugin and double-checked all the settings, but the blogs still display the usual “Previous” and “Next” links at the bottom of the pages.
My question is how do I get the WP-PageNavi plugin to work with the Genesis framework? Thanks for your guidance in advance.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Do you run a WordPress blog that uses the very popular WP-Slimstat plugin?
If so, a newly discovered security hole in certain versions of the plugin could have your blog at risk for data theft and other serious security breaches. In fact, hackers could possibly even exploit the flaw and take control of your entire blog.
If your blog uses this plugin, I recommend that you log into your WordPress Dashboard immediately and check to see which version of WP-Slimstat is currently installed. If it’s 3.9.5 or lower (or if WordPress says there’s an update available), you need to update WP-Slimstat to the latest version NOW. [Read more…]