WordPress Web 2.0 Spot-Er

WordPress Security is becoming very popular topic lately but it is only natural. As platform becomes popular and widely adopted - it becomes a nice target to “crackers”. What makes matters worse is constant and aggressive upgrade cycle chosen by the developers and No Simple Way to keep up with them… almost (more on that later).

Upgrades that define the very innovative nature of the WordPress blogs are also the culprit of the Security Problems! It is what prevents the platform from becoming a true mainstream and keeping it within the “geeky” realm.

• Reality is - Most People Just Want A Platform They Can Use To Publish!

Upgrade is seen by many bloggers as annoyance, ignored on many occasions and as result - their blogs get hacked! In this post I want to discuss some of the WordPress Security measures available to you and how to take advantage of it!

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In this post I will go against the flow and present my case AGAINST using Fantastico for WordPress install and upgrade. This will also address multitude of questions I receive on why my Web 2.0 Wealth product doesn’t take advantage of this method.

I want to show you exactly WHY I think Fantastico does more damage to you then it has benefits, provide you with 3 reasons NOT to use Fantastico for WordPress and perhaps help you learn how to avoid the problems you might experience as result…

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