Byte Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2016

And while a hack is rarely fatal—WordPress thrives on the fact that it’s easy to backup your data and information, so getting up and running after an attack isn’t too painful—it is a gigantic hassle that costs you time and, occasionally, money. Don’t let anyone browse the directory of your WordPress website.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

When it comes to WordPress sites, designers and admins—when asked what is one of the most confusing aspects of the platform—will most likely put “plugins” somewhere on their list. Indeed, plugins are fantastic and, in many cases, a must-have when working on a WordPress site. Q: Can WordPress plugins really affect my sites load time?

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In part one of this series we looked at some of the most common errors that occur with sites using the WordPress-based Content Management System (CMS). It’s not uncommon for the administrator of a WordPress-based site to forget or otherwise lose their password. A Lost Admin Password. A Misbehaving Admin Dashboard.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Want to know the number one reason WordPress sites get hacked as well as the number one reason users experience compatibility issues? 1) Before you do anything else, backup your WordPress data and all site files. Doing so will mean you have a duplicate of everything should a problem occur during the updating process.

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Byte Technology

MAY 2, 2017

No matter whether you’re a WordPress newbie or a seasoned pro who has been building and managing sites on the platform for years, it’s absolutely inevitable that, at some point, you’ll hit a snag and need some help. When starting a WordPress install you’re allowed to choose a username for the account.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Anyone who has ever designed, used, owned or administered a WordPress-based website should be well aware that keeping your site safe and secure is of paramount importance. Unfortunately, far too many WordPress sites are still lacking in strong security measures that go beyond what is provided with the base version.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The best and most noticed bloggers working on the WordPress platform no doubt attribute much of their success to being able to post, update and edit on the go. So what are some of the best smartphone apps that WordPress users should install and use immediately? The folks at WPBeginner.com have put together a nice little list.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A faulty WordPress plugin, for example, that “breaks” a part of your website may require you to restore your website to a version before the plugin was installed. Every social media platform offers 2FA, as do most digital marketing platforms, such as WordPress, MailChimp, Windows 365, etc. and requires no maintenance.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 6, 2016

The vast majority of WordPress users managing and administering their own sites have most likely, at one time or another, received an error message or code that got their hearts racing and induced a bit of panic. WordPress experts agree that most often the white screen happens because you’ve maxed out your PHP memory limit.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Back in May, we took a look at what was coming down the line with the WordPress update 4.8. Now, the intrepid and ever-forward-thinking folks at WordPress are prepping the next update, WordPress 4.9, you can take the beta version for a test drive using the WordPress Beta Tester plugin. Read on for a small look ahead.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

The good folks at WordPress are constantly making fixes and improvements to the platform’s core program, and just this last December they rolled out the latest version, WordPress 4.7. A major release from the designers, the update includes lots of great new features that all WordPress users will want to investigate thoroughly.

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JULY 4, 2017

It’s no great secret that one of the elements that makes WordPress so incredibly popular is the fact that it thrives on a sense of community. Indeed, message boards teem with useful information that WordPress users, designers and administrators at every level of knowledge and skill share and disseminate.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 1, 2017

Many WordPress site owners and administrators have no doubt experienced an unease or wariness at one point or another when it seems that something just isn’t right with their site. If you notice any of them contact your WordPress website consultant immediately or visit the WP forum board for help.

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JUNE 8, 2017

No matter whether you’re a newbie to the WordPress platform or a seasoned professional, one thing that should never be forgotten is the important role security takes in regards to your site. Sure, the core WordPress program comes with fair security features, and if you’re on a hosted server there’s likely a few more safeguards in place.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Far too often new users to WordPress, giddy with excitement, leave one critical element out of the planning process: security. After all, hackers love WordPress sites because there are so many of them, which makes exploiting security leaks a very attractive and perhaps even lucrative endeavor. But have you really? Paying for security.

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APRIL 25, 2017

When it comes to building your WordPress site, there are myriad options for creating a unique look that really defines you and your message, your product or service, your specific cause and so on. To utilize the built-in WordPress gallery feature, first edit the specific post or page on which you’d like to add photos.

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Byte Technology

JULY 11, 2017

In Part 1 of this column we learned that, thanks to the vast and incredibly helpful community of WordPress users, there are countless hacks, tricks and tips to make designing, building, editing and administering a WordPress site a lot easier and, often, a lot more fun.

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JUNE 13, 2017

Back in May we gave readers a sneak peek, thanks to WP Beginner editorial staff, of what was coming down the line with WordPress 4.8. Frequent users of WordPress will at once recognize a new element that they’ve been asking for: Media Widgets. The post WordPress 4.8:

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JULY 18, 2017

Ask yourself this question: what’s one consistent element of every outstanding and beautifully designed WordPress site you’ve ever seen? The problem many WordPress site owners find is that the theme they chose has an unfortunately limited set of types to work with. Most likely it’s—in a word—typography. The post What’s Your Type?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2020

The screenshot below shows an example Resource page, where you can share images, PDFs, videos, or any type of file in Crowdstack. With an online community, you can ditch the separate WordPress blog, the calendar system, and all of the plug-ins. Forums, blogging, resource/file sharing, live chat, events, and more are all in one place.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

True words no matter whether you’re running on a WordPress site or another platform. So how do you fix a slow-loading WordPress site? They work by reducing the file size of an image without sacrificing its quality. Lastly—and this the best WordPress experts agree on wholeheartedly—turn off any “pingback” or “trackback” services.

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APRIL 13, 2017

As wonderful as the WordPress content management system is, by its very nature—capable of supporting hundreds of different themes, thousands of plugins and so much more—it can be quite slow at times. htaccess” file. dynamic street in modern city,dusk traffic in shanghai. Think about image optimization.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

Write down this code as you’ll need to enter it on your WordPress site. And lastly, if you know what you’re doing and have the technical knowledge you can manually add the code to your theme’s “functions.php” file. You’ll then be prompted to enter your website’s URL, choose an account name, a country and a time zone.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 11, 2011

I use LibreOffice for most other writing and editing tasks, although sometimes I must sadly use MS Word for some stuff (like some ebook converters have a harder time with LO files, even formatted as.doc.). And, of course, I do a lot of writing on WordPress and Drupal. I’ve been experimenting using Scribus for page layout.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 26, 2017

Here are a handful of simple actions the WordPress layman can initiate to help in the aftermath of hack. Then scan your site completely for any and all hacks using a free plugin such as Sucuri WordPress Auditing or Theme Authenticity Checker. Repeat this step for all theme files, plugins etc.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 6, 2011

Software: WordPress – you already know it and love it. It’s a wiki, but everything is stored in files instead of a database. What I like most about WordPress is that I don’t really have to do any work to use it, or tweak it. I started out using the CMS I wrote in Perl, called XINA. Those were the days.)

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2009

At some point yesterday morning, my WordPress database disappeared and was replaced with a default WordPress install. It looked like this in Safari: That tiny print is the copy that’s on a default WordPress installation, but with the Thesis theme I use applied to it…kind of. WordPress 2.3 Although WordPress 2.3

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 6, 2011

In the old days (when I was starting with web programming, back in the early-mid-90s) it was all HTML flat files (and not even much in the way of CSS or JS at the time.) WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla are CMS systems that are written in PHP. And dynamic elements were less common (you remember those days.)

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

If over the course of four whole weeks, you are still writing posts (even if they are just text files or emails to each other) then you know you have the stamina to get started. If you know who and you know what will be involved, have your “blogging team&# operate as if there’s a blog, without one, for a month. MoveableType.

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Judi Sohn

DECEMBER 23, 2009

After playing with all the options, I ultimately decided to export the files to HTML, upload online via FTP and serve in a Salesforce custom web tab aptly named "How Do I?" Update from comments: ScreenSteps Standard is only $40 and will let you export HTML, PDF, clipboard and upload to WordPress, TypePad, Movable Type and Joomla.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 15, 2007

I’ve moved it off of Typepad, and onto Wordpress. I’ve been rather impressed by how easy Wordpress was to set up and use, and how easy the migration process was. Choosing a theme Migrate the posts and comments (exporting it from typepad, importing into wordpress – all web gui based, very easy. That’s all.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2024

A faulty WordPress plugin, for example, that “breaks” part of your website may require you to restore your website to a version before the plugin was installed. Every social media platform offers 2FA, as do most digital marketing platforms, such as WordPress, MailChimp, Windows 365, etc. and requires no maintenance.

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John Kenyon

JUNE 25, 2019

Website management tools like WordPress leave your nonprofit’s website vulnerable to attack, hacking or being held hostage. A majority of nonprofits use Content Management System (CMS) software tools like WordPress to manage their website. The popularity of WordPress makes it a top target for hacking and attacks. CMS Issues.

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Judi Sohn

JULY 23, 2010

After my old self-hosted WordPress blog hosted by MediaTemple was compromised over the weekend ( one of many )*, I exported the content (and removed the malicious injected link that started all the trouble) and redirected all traffic to judisohn.com and momathome.com to come here to my Posterous blog. Just didn't work.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 11, 2009

Several friends who have decided to explore WordPress have asked how I built my site. WP isn’t always intuitive, but generally the Help files or other blogs get me through it. Tags: Web Add new tag wordpress. Here are the steps I went through: 1) I hired a designer, Robyn Smith ( [link] ). 2) I chose a theme.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #10: Filezilla February 7, 2008 I decided that most of the tools I’ve been talking about so far (except WordPress and Joomla) are internet clients for one type of protocol or another.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

We tested a few different platforms such as wordpress, webs, social go etc. In fact, I thought it might take a day or two to transfer all the files over from ning to grou.ps – in fact it only took about an hour which left me a little unprepared (I hadn’t updated the CR blog in time!). What was the work load like to switch?

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