These slides are from an upcoming talk I will be giving on WordPress Security. Read more

Examine the certificate details, and you should see that it is valid. You are most likely getting the warning because you're connecting via a direct IP address or your own site, which does not have its own certificate. Read more

To keep your web site secure, make sure to check any configuration file permissions. You can view permissions via the File Manager in cPanel or on the command line via ssh. This article has some tips for viewing the file permissions in the numeric (octal) format that the chmod command uses. Read more

Sometimes you need to know what PHP is doing on our server to run or install certain scripts, like Wordpress plugins or Drupal modules for example. Read more

Name servers tell the internet which computer example.com is hosted on. Name servers are updated where you bought the domain name. So this could be your old host, or a domain name registrar like SustainableDomains.com. Every company's system is slightly different, but there will always be a place to set the name servers. Many domain name registrars will set them for you if you give them a call. Read more

Ruth Kalnitsky launched her law practice's web site, hosted with us, powered by WordPress and designed by Vlad Metrik. A focus is on maintaining positive relationships within the client's community by first attempting to resolve issues amicably and with diplomacy. Read more

When upgrading WordPress, you may see an out of memory error. Temporarily disable all plug-ins, and the upgrade should work. Read more

If you need to create screenshots for our support team to help troubleshoot an issue, try using Skitch for fast, fun, and secure image sharing. Read more

If you're using CSS styles in your Ruby on Rails forms, you may see a random box, especially if you put a background color on your input fields. Here's how to hide it: select the HTML element by name, instead of the more common id. A useful tip for new CSS desginers, too.

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Better than unique category templates. Read more