WordFence security plugin for WordPress websites appears to lock down the site, keep out hackers and destroy malware. Even the free version looks good, but I have paid. With WordPress so popular, hackers have long targeted weaknesses within the CMS or within individual plugins and themes. There are constant updates Read more…
On hosted WordPress (that’s WordPress.org, not WordPress.com) you can install plugins that add functionality to your site. This can be to the visible part of the site or the back-office – the content management system (CMS). Here are a few I have installed and found useful: All in One SEO Read more…
I teach Build Your Own Website. I use WordPress, one of the most successful blogging platforms that is widely used as a commercial content management system (CMS) to run websites. These are my latest two videos I created to help new users set up their hosted webspace to run WordPress Read more…
Much of what WordPress does is available free of charge but some things are worth paying for. Two plugins I have paid for and in which I have seen the value are: Anti-Spam by Cleantalk Associated Post Pro by Dennis Hoppe. Cleantalk is a spam filter for comments. It works Read more…
I’ve just switched from Dreamweaver to WordPress for the Wheal Associates website to give us more control over our site and to enable us to more easily update the site regularly. We had a website long before most journalists, before content management systems (of which WordPress is an example) were Read more…
How modern journalism works I’ve posted on LinkedIn about being shortlisted for the 2020 British Read more…
A crack team of freelance writers will shortly be available to add news and features Read more…
Chris Wheal’s latest editorial project, Capital.com, is now visible worldwide and the app that funds Read more…
WordFence security plugin for WordPress websites appears to lock down the site, keep out hackers Read more…
On hosted WordPress (that’s WordPress.org, not WordPress.com) you can install plugins that add functionality to Read more…
