I recently decided to try experimenting with multi networks for multisite on WordPress. Since I often write my best blog posts while I am learning a new technology, I thought I would go ahead and try to blog about it as I learn it! What does “Multi Network” mean? You probably already know that WordPress …(Read More)
Essential WordPress Security
Keep your website online by following best practices for essential WordPress security. Please keep in mind, the following list of suggestions is far from comprehensive. This is only the essentials: a starting point for your WordPress security. There are a lot of malicious entities on the Internet. Some of them try to hack websites; and …(Read More)
The problem with blocking by IP address
Using an .htaccess deny directive, it is possible for a website administrator to block a known malicious visitor from accessing a website. Unfortunately, a recent series of large-scale distributed botnet attacks have revealed the problem with blocking by IP address. Simply put, you can't block them all. Blocking by IP address: The good old days …(Read More)
How to Set Up a Local Testing Server
Turn your computer into a VPS! Setting up a testing server on your local computer is easy and fun! (Your local computer is the one in front of you, as opposed to a remote web server at some server farm somewhere.) Testing your website designs and applications locally allows you to conduct cross-browser usability testing …(Read More)
Unforeseen circumstances
Yes, I’m sorry to say that I’ve experienced a loss of data from this, my website design blog. It was not caused by malicious activity; nor would I characterize it as sheer stupidity on my part. It was just one of those things that I didn’t know could become a problem until it became a …(Read More)