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How To Change Your Username In WordPress

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Your choice of a username is important for the security of your blog. If you already have a username that’s not ideal, I will show you how to change it without affecting your activity on your blog so all your posts will remain credited to you. Your choice of a username is important for the […]

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Plugins Part 3 – Essential Plugins For Security

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Critical WordPress plugins for blog security

There are plugins for just about everything and anything. Today we are focusing on securing and protecting your blog. I am going to share key plugins that I find important. If you don’t know what a plugin is, check out part 1 of this series what is a plugin. If you don’t know how to […]

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How To Redirect Your Author Link

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Your author link, or profile link, in WordPress is the link that appears when you hover over the author of a blog post. This link exposes your username, so for security purposes, you may wish to redirect that link. It’s quick and easy, and I show you how to do it in this post. Today’s […]

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Security Notice: Hack Attempt Foiled!

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I received an email this morning from WordFence, a security plugin that I use and recommend. There was an intruder attempting access. This should not scare you at all, because you should expect it and prepare for it. It’s no different than preparing your home by putting a lock on your door. I’m sharing this […]

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