If your WordPress site has ever been hacked, or you'd like to prevent it from being hacked, here are a few tips on how to secure your WordPress based blog. Please contact me if you require assistance with any of the tips below. 1. Use Secure … [Read more...]
Identify and Stop Image Hotlinking with Awstats
I'm sure many of you are familiar with the term image hotlinking. It's when someone links to your image and uses up your bandwidth. It's very frustrating, because many times, these hotlinkers are not crediting you, and they may also make you exceed … [Read more...]
Change the WordPress Login Logo and URL
The WordPress login logo does look nice, but wouldn't it be nice to add your own logo? Well, now you can! Just copy and paste the following code into your theme's functions.php file (custom_functions.php if you're using Thesis). Don't forget to … [Read more...]
TimThumb Vulnerability
Many WordPress themes out there come bundled with a script called TimThumb.php. This script easily creates thumbnail versions of images for teasers and more. A major vulnerability has been found in this script that can allow a hacker to place … [Read more...]