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]
Continue Reading →Are inactive WordPress plugins a security risk? – Ask Paulie Anything, Episode 4
The question of whether inactive WordPress plugins are a security risk is a common one. We answer this question and demonstrate that while inactive WordPress plugins are not typically a problem, there's no good reason to run the risk. [Ask Paulie Anything, Episode 4]
Continue Reading →What is the best PHP version for WordPress – Ask Paulie Anything, Episode 3
What is the best version of PHP to run your WordPress site on? 7.2? How can you go about getting your WordPress site to run the latest version of PHP without breaking your theme and plugins? [Ask Paulie Anything, Episode 3]
Continue Reading →Ask Paulie Anything – Episode 2
In this video we discuss SSL and its affect on Google rankings and backlinks. Does not having SSL on the links' source websites negatively affect your Google SEO rankings? [Ask Paulie Anything, Episode 2]
Continue Reading →Ask Paulie Anything – Episode 1
This is an introductory video to Ask Paulie Anything were we touch on the EU GDPR and also a little bit of background on Paulie himself, where he started, and where he's going with the One Dollar Plugin. [Ask Paulie Anything, Episode 1]
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How to Protect the WordPress Login From Brute Force Attacks
We often get asked, ‘Can Shield protect my site against brute force attacks on my login’? The short answer is: “Yes, and no”
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WP Shield Security – Release 6.6
Shield Security v6.6 for WordPress released 19th March, 2018. This release for Shield Security sees 2 massive additions, as well as some overall improvements and a few bug fixes Password Policies For All WordPress Users Making sure your site is...
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Keyless Activation – Doing Away With License Key Management
Managing WordPress sites is a lot of work, on a good day. With so many moving parts, staying on top of it all can be, frankly, a little overwhelming. To complicate matters, if you purchase WordPress Pro plugins, you’ve got...
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GDPR and the Need for WordPress Password Policies
There’s no escaping the simple fact that “passwords”, as a means of verification, are here to stay. In the majority of cases, they’re the sole means of account verification. If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a million times:...
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