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10 tips for keeping hackers out of your WordPress blog

Posted on June 24, 2022

WordPress blogs are constantly being targeted by hackers, and the problem is getting worse all the time.

It seems that the miscreants of the world have nothing better to do than try to make the lives of others miserable while exploiting the hard work of legitimate bloggers to “earn” some ill-gotten cash for themselves.

Keeping a blog safe from hacking attempts gets more difficult every day as the hackers become ever more determined and sophisticated.

That being said, there are a number of things you can do to help keep your blog safe and secure from the miscreants of the world. Here are 10 tips that can help prevent your WordPress blog from getting hacked: [Read more…]

Is your blog truly mobile-friendly? Find out right now.

Posted on June 18, 2022

As I mentioned here and here, both Google and Bing now give mobile-friendly websites an extra boost in their search engine rankings.

That’s why I strongly recommend that you add a mobile-friendly theme to your blog if you haven’t done so already.

If you think your blog might already be optimized for mobile, you can find out for sure by typing your blog’s URL into Google’s Mobile-Friendly Test tool.

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Q&A: How can I hide a category from my blog’s home page?

Posted on March 24, 2022

Question from Melanie: Hi, Rick. I’m hoping you can answer a question I have about my WordPress blog.

Is there any way to hide a category from the home page?

In other words I want to keep the posts in this one specific category from showing up on the main page of my blog.

I’ve searched the settings pages from top to bottom and I can’t find a setting to hide a category from the home page. If there is one can you tell me how to find it?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I fix a ‘500 Internal Server Error’ on my blog?

Posted on March 21, 2022

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…]

How to give a WordPress post or page an expiration date

Posted on December 31, 2021

If you write a blog, there are probably times when it would be nice to be able to give a blog post or page an expiration date.

For example, lets say you write a post featuring a special you’ll be running for a limited time.

Wouldn’t it be rather handy to have the post automatically expire at the same time the offer does to ensure that it doesn’t keep extending an offer to readers that’s no longer valid? [Read more…]