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After 19 years, we've seen it all, and we've used this experience to develop the SiteCare Score plugin. Everything we check with our plugin is crucial to the overall health of WordPress sites and can be easily overlooked or misunderstood by WordPress users. This is especially true for our check on inactive themes. You may be wondering why having too many themes on your site can be a problem, especially if they're inactive. Each theme contains directories and files that make up how your #WordPressWebsite looks and functions. Some themes are built to be lightweight, while others are filled with bloat and features you'll never use. Regardless of how the theme was built, they all have something in common: code. PHP, JavaScript, CSS, and markup languages like HTML can be written insecurely and contain vulnerabilities. The more themes you have installed, even if they're inactive, the more attack vectors bad actors can exploit. But like most things in life, it's good to have a backup. In the rare cases that a theme is accidentally deleted or the files get corrupted, having an inactive but installed backup theme like WordPress's Twenty Twenty-Four can help keep your site and content live while you resolve the issue at hand. Our rule of thumb is that your site should have no more than three themes installed: your main or parent theme, a child theme if you have one, and a backup theme. Wondering how your site's health scores? Take our SiteCare Score plugin for a drive to find out! https://hubs.li/Q02Gb6d80 #WordPressThemes #WordPressHealth #SiteHealth

Do you have a Wordpress Website? Today I want to talk to you about an important website matter: Are your website plugins up to date? 🔄🔌 Keeping your plugins up to date is like giving your website a fresh coat of 👩🎨 paint and some magical performance boosts! 🎨 ✨ Here's why it's crucial: 1️⃣ Security boost: Outdated plugins can have vulnerabilities that hackers love to exploit. By updating them, you're fortifying your website's defenses and making it less susceptible to cyber-attacks! 🛡️🚫 2️⃣ Bug squashing: Sometimes, plugins may have little glitches or bugs that can affect your site's functionality. Updates often come with fixes, ensuring your website runs smoothly like a well-oiled machine! 🐛🚀 3️⃣ Compatibility dance: As technology evolves, plugins may fall out of sync with the latest versions of your website platform. Regular updates ensure that everything plays nicely together! 💃🎶 4️⃣ Speedy performance: New updates often come with performance optimizations, meaning your website will load faster, keeping visitors happy and engaged! 🚀🏎️ So, let's give your website some ❤️ love and check those 🔌plugins. If you need a hand or just want to chat tech, I'm here for you! Let's keep your online space shining brightly and functioning flawlessly! 💪💻 #WebsiteMaintenance #PluginUpdates #TechMagic #OptimizedPerformance #wordpressplugins #optimisedwewbsite

Occasionally, websites shit themselves and you get the incredibly unhelpful "critical error" screen, which is overly dramatic if you ask me. Often this happens when you set everything to "auto-update" and wordpress updates itself - leaving any other plugins of themes in a possible state of conflict. This is why I usually recommend not having auto-update on. Yes it can seem like a job that does itself and saves time but it's worth waiting a while after each update and ensuring any plugins have had a chance to catch up to the latest wordpress changes. The solution to this error (in most cases) is to check your email for a notification, click the link that will get you back into your site in safe mode - which disables all plugins - then switch each plugin on one by one to see which one is causing problems. Or get someone like me to figure it out - my clients get the bonus of me being on top of this shit and fixing it before they've even noticed it was down 🙂

I had plans to release a large collection of videos for newcomers to manage their websites and learn how to do basic troubleshooting in WordPress. Finally, I've released 6 videos today and hope to release more videos every week. Gradually, I'll start covering bigger topics or reviewing complete plugins that will be really helpful for users, such as Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE), Crew HRM, StoreGrowth, Propovoice, some WooCommerce plugins, and more. From today's videos, you can learn the following: 1. How to fix the "The link you followed has expired" error 2. How to add custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code without needing a child theme 3. How to add 2FA security to your WordPress website 4. How to fix email not sending issues using an SMTP plugin 5. How to change the default login page URL to protect your site from brute force login attempts 6. How to fix the post/custom post type 404 not found issue If you have any suggestions, feel free to let me know. Thank you.

Find Website Problems… automatically check your WordPress website for potential problems with the new SiteCare Score Plugin which looks for issues related to SSL, PHP, Hosting, Outdated code, email deliverability, and more. https://lnkd.in/g39CuYe8 via_WPWeekly_199 https://lnkd.in/gawpRtqm #WordPress SiteCare

𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 #𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐬? WordPress developers can transform your #website into a secure and speedy solution.   𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨: 1. Experience a blazing-fast website that keeps visitors engaged and boosts your #SEO.   2. Get top-notch security with expert patching and robust measures to stop hackers.   𝐈𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭, 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧: 1. Optimize site performance 2. Enhance site security 3. Provide benefits beyond basics   𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫-𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 #𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞? 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧!   Check out our blog to understand how a #developer can transform your website! #wordpressdeveloper #wordpressdevelopment #webdevelopment #webdesign #webdeveloper #codiant

🐞 The recent WordPress 6.4 update revealed more than just new features. It exposed some bad practices by website managers: 1️⃣ Old Server Software: Some sites broke once they updated to 6.4 because the server they were on was still running on software from 2013 😬. This isn't just outdated; it's a security hazard. Your website’s health starts with the server it’s hosted on. 2️⃣ Plugin Trouble: Plugins are a double-edge sword in the WP ecosystem. If you were using a plugin that hadn't updated their code in a while, your site likely had some issues if you tried to update. WP 6.4 revealed a significant issue with backward compatibility due to the removal of some core code that was still in use by numerous plugins, leading to unexpected breakdowns post-update. It's a good reminder of the importance of vetting plugins thoroughly. Quality over quantity should be your plugin mantra. 3️⃣ Not Testing Updates: Apparently a lot of people are still testing new updates directly on their live environment. This is basically the YOLO approach to web maintenance. Always use a staging site for updates. It's your safety net, ensuring that your actual website remains unscathed by unforeseen issues. If you haven't updated to WordPress 6.4 yet, make sure you double-check these 3 things first! #WordPress #WordPressUpdate #WebDevelopment #DigitalHealth #Maintenance

Updating a WordPress website is crucial for maintaining security, improving performance and gaining access to new features. However, updates can occasionally cause compatibility issues with themes, plugins or custom code. To avoid problems, it's important to follow a step-by-step process: 👉Create a complete backup of your website before proceeding with any updates, including the database and all files. 👉Use reliable backup plugins like UpdraftPlus to ensure your data is safely preserved and your update process is seamless. 👉Update one component at a time, such as WordPress core files, themes or plugins and thoroughly test your website after each update. 👉Identify and resolve any compatibility issues promptly to maintain a stable and functional website. By doing regular backups and taking your time with updates, you can keep your WordPress website safe and running smoothly. This way, you can enjoy all the latest improvements without worrying about anything going wrong. Follow Archana for more such website tips. What backup plugin do you use? Write it in a comment below. #website #websitetips #websiteupdates #websitemaintenance #websitesecurity

People always ask me why I choose to hand-code websites instead of using some of the web builders like Squarespace. I always tell them "Hey, you don't exist, you're just a persona I made up to make a point on LinkedIn! But to answer your question, sites that are hand-coded are naturally going to be leaner than the necessarily bloated codebase of builders. This makes my sites much faster and more accessible (important for Google rankings and conversions!) It also makes them nearly impenetrable to hackers, a relatively common problem for sites made using tools like Wordpress." But the even shorter answer is "I like to code."

How fast does your WordPress site load? ohh, if it takes more than five seconds, you risk visitors dropping off and going elsewhere. Research also shows that a site with a load speed of one second has a conversion rate 5x higher than one that takes ten seconds. FACT: Google also not rank sites which have low loading speed. Solution ? Follow these tips: ➡Get smart on images and other media ➡Use website caching: Use caching plugins to store for browser reuse, reducing server pressure and database communication ➡Update everything and check for compatibility issues : Update WordPress, plugins, themes, and your PHP version regularly to ensure optimal performance ➡Minify your coding (use a plugin to condense it) ➡Change your hosting provider, server, and package ( choose trusted ones only) ➡Use less intensive themes and plugins (best are themes like astra , wp basic) There are several more methods which you can do... But these are which helps to solve major problems making your website slow. Follow ➡ Krishna Mahawar P.S. Best is to contact me, I can help you with it.