Paul G.
Paul Goodchild is the founder and CEO of Shield Security for WordPress – a best-in-class security plugin for the protection of critical WordPress-based websites and businesses.
Paul focuses on security features that deliver realworld results for client through the prevention of security breaches before they can happen. Prevention is preferrable over busy-security-work that sees you putting out fires and cleaning up your sites after an infection has taken hold.
Paul maintains that while a security plugin for WordPress is absolutely crucial, “security” is a practice and must involve your entire website and WordPress hosting environment, including your own local device security and security hygiene.
Latest blogs from Paul
Recover Your WordPress Account with Two-Factor Authentication Backup Codes
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is a wonderful thing as it does a great job of protecting our accounts. But it has its weaknesses. You’ll know this if you’ve ever lost your phone with your Google Authenticator codes. It can be a...
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Announcement: Dropping Support For PHP 5.2/5.3 From Shield Version 7.0+
[2022-11-1] Update: As of Shield v17 we’re dropping support for PHP 7.0 and 7.1. In order to run Shield v17, your web hosting will need to run at least PHP 7.2+ [2020-4-20] Update: As of Shield v10, we’ve moved to...
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WP Shield Security – Release 6.9
The latest release for our WordPress security appliance is a big one in many ways. We’ve added a whole new module that lets you monitor and review all web requests to your WordPress site, added a few new options and...
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WP Shield Security – Release 6.8
Shield Security v6.8 sees the release of White Labelling that lets you entirely rebrand the Shield Security plugin to fit with your company and brand. You choose exactly how it appears to your customers, and in your style.
Continue Reading →Why don’t WordPress Automatic Updates always work?! [Ask Paulie Anything, Episode 9]
In this video we discuss what the WordPress Background (Automatic) Updates system is, how it works, and discover why sometimes it doesn't work as expected.
Continue Reading →Will Shield support renaming WordPress DB Prefix? [Ask Paulie Anything #8]
In this episode of Ask Paulie Anything, we discuss the merits of changing your WordPress database prefix, in terms of security hardening.
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WP Shield Security – Release 6.7
Shield Security v6.7 brings with it integration for the new WordPress privacy and GDPR controls, as well as a brand-new security dashboard for all your site security needs - we're calling it "Insights".
Continue Reading →What’s the #1 thing I can do for my domain? [Ask Paulie Anything, Episode 7]
The #1 most important service for any domain is DNS. It's the foundation of everything you run off your domains (website, email, etc). Separating DNS from the rest of your infrastructure is a critical way to increase reliability and speed for your domain services [Ask Paulie Anything, Episode 7]
Continue Reading →Am I being attacked by bots?! [Ask Paulie Anything, Episode 6]
How do you know when you're being attacked by bots and when you're just getting a lot of repetitive traffic? Nobody knows without looking at the data. It's your job to know, however. You need to know what is normal behaviour and activity on your site. [Ask Paulie Anything, Episode 6]
Continue Reading →What is WP_MEMORY_LIMIT and how to use it – Ask Paulie Anything, Episode 5
WordPress offers PHP constant WP_MEMORY_LIMIT to let admins set the maximum memory available to PHP processes. This doesn't speed up or slow down your site in any way. We discuss what WP_MEMORY_LIMIT is and how it works. [Ask Paulie Anything, Episode 5]
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