Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2009

More troubling, the title of the blog was changed to a funky spam link. Also working in my favor was the WordPress Database Backup plugin that I’ve had installed for years. Security hole on the theme or plugin? Turns out, it was something that went wrong at MediaTemple (my host). The plugin I use is easy.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2016

And while WordPress has some terrific plugins available that can help you create and manage a comment section on your site, too often unforeseen problems and lapses exist that stymie the commenting process. WordPress experts will tell you that a website comment section can strain internal resources, especially for your web hosting server.

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Byte Technology

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. How’s your hosting? Too many people try to save money by choosing a shared hosting service, but this can be a big mistake.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 15, 2017

After all, WordPress sites are made up of many different component parts, including the core program, hosting, software, plugins and even themes. The program comes with a very easy-to-use built-in system to handle updates for the core, plugins and themes, and you should always check to make sure you’re using the latest version.

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Judi Sohn

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

A while back I played with Disqus , a hosted blog comment management system. It also now uses Akismet for spam filtering and it supports Gravatar images. Intense Debate, like Disqus, allows you to import/export/sync your comments between their hosted system and your blog’s own server.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Use hashtags strategically to mention important causes, campaigns, and events, but hashtag spamming to try to increase your reach doesn’t work and has a negative effect on engagement. In truth, it is difficult to host a successful Twitter Chat if your nonprofit does not have a large, engaged following on Twitter.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 24, 2008

WordPress is expandable with tons of plugins. It basically eliminates comment spam, which, as you probably know, is the bane of bloggers everywhere. But if your organization decides to blog, and you want to make it easy on yourself, install Wordpress on your hosting account, or go to WordPress.com and set up a free blog.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

In the past, people would try to game the algorithms by spamming anchor text links to artificially increase their rankings. I’d recommend using the free Google (XML) Sitemaps plugin if your site is built on WordPress. Just download the plugin and activate it and you’re all set. Autoptimize. EWW Image Optimization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Newsletter Spam Check :: mail-tester.com. This free tool reveals if your website domain is on a blacklist, flagged for spam, and properly set up for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC protocols. If you discover that you are blacklisted, call your web and email host immediately to fix the problem. See also OptInMonster.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Many plugins, modals, and other tools for adding pop ups based on your CMS will allow you to set when pop ups appear. Pop ups that open new tabs or windows will look like spam, and might even make visitors question your website’s professionalism and validity. Don’t have it open in a new window!

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