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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I simply had to share this great video of lecture presentation by Lorelle VanFossen on WordCamp 2007 in San Francisco, CA. To anyone like me who were not able to attend, this is a great way to see the key points and many thanks to OneMansBlog, who permitted sharing of these videos.

It’s a 2 videos totaling almost an hour of great information and I encourage you to click Read More and see the lecture. Content Is The King! Learn how you can create that type of content …

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