I recently did a series of articles regarding Types of WordPress Malware Attacks and What They Do and this is just one example of a poor security practice that most people engage in. For example, this Montenegrin website that can be found by Google Dorking has a backup of the wp-config.php file named c2onfig.txt If … Read full article →
Although you can change almost every aspect of WordPress themes, to design your site exactly how you want it, you may occasionally need to add some custom CSS. In WordPress 4.7, a new way to add CSS to your site was added inside the Customizer which you can find in Customize > Additional CSS. However, CSS … Read full article →
wp_postmeta table should be the biggest table in your database, if not, there is a problem. Read wp_actionscheduler_actions & wp_actionscheduler_logs tables When you install WordPress for the first time, tables are created in the database, for example for the wp_postmeta table: the problem? solution: On an existing tables, We can add high-performance keys that match … Read full article →
At the time of writing this article (December 03.2022), PHP8 is no longer actively supported and will only receive security support for the next 1 year. New PHP versions offer better optimization and security, but not all plugins, themes, or even WordPress itself is NOT fully compatible with PHP 8.0 How to force your WordPress … Read full article →
I recently encountered this awesome plugin Custom Highlight Color by Nick Halsey that allows you to set custom color for highlighted text on your WordPress website. And the plugin is great, does what it is supposed to, but I just wanted to take it one step further and set random colors. To set a custom … Read full article →
In this guide We’ll cover how to reset a WordPress user password using WP-CLI. Step 1. Ensure WP-CLI is installed and you are in the website directory run the following command to check if you are in the right folder: Step 2. List all users and note user_login for the user Step 3. Replace the … Read full article →
Just enter username and password and an entry for a htpasswd file is generated. This htpasswd generator creates passwords that are hashed using the MD5 algorithm, which means that you can use it for sites hosted on any platform, including Windows and Linux. Browser not compatible.
If you’re running the Redis Object Cache plugin on a client site, you’ve probably seen this ugly white-screen error at some point: Error establishing a Redis connection To disable Redis, delete the object-cache.php file in the /wp-content/ directory. By default, if Redis becomes unreachable (server restart, memory limit hit, network hiccup, provider maintenance..) the plugin throws a fatal error … Read full article →
When purging cache from the LiteSpeed Caching plugin the error no referer is shown and purging is not working. This error is caused by the Security Headers Referrer-Policy setting “no referer” on the server (or Cloudflare). The no-referrer value instructs the browser to never send the referer header with requests that are made from your site. This … Read full article →
Using a WordPress membership plugin to earn revenue through paid memberships is a fantastic idea. They provide you the option of restricting access to some or all content to subscribers only. Subscription payments can be one-time or ongoing, with the latter providing a stable source of income. Types of membership sites WordPress membership sites (also … Read full article →