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Botnets around the world have turned their attention from sending out spam emails to systematically hacking into Wordpress installs; it's a lucrative business given that Wordpress powers 40% of all blogs. Especially considering that even we fell victim to this, it's about time we did a comprehensive post on exactly how to protect your self-hosted Wordpress install.
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The two undisputed kings of the free blogging sphere are Google's Blogger and the content management system-turned-host WordPress.com. While both offer what every free-thinking democracy-guzzling thought-cannon wants – a place to express themselves – there are some core differences in each service. Both WordPress.com and Blogger are workable free solutions, but which is the right one for you? This detailed breakdown of each service should hopefully help you decide.
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A group of hackers have attacked 90,000 smaller WordPress blogs using a simple brute force method. The attacks have been ongoing for about a week, and the number of blogs targeted is quite substantial. The default "admin" username and some common passwords allowed hackers to jump in and get access to all these blogs with minimal effort involved.
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Picking the right web hosting service is the very first step for anyone wanting to build a new website. If you don't know where to start, finding one for the right price with the right set of features is close to an impossible mission. That's why we came up with the Best Web Hosting Services page, to help new webmasters along with their decision. More experienced webmasters will agree that switching web hosts is a excruciating process -- one that must, if possible, be avoided at any cost. Therefore, selecting the right web host at the very beginning is crucial. So today, we'll show you what you can expect from SiteGround -- one of the most respected web hosting service providers in the market. We're also giving away 25 1-year shared web hosting accounts from SiteGround valued at $1185!
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Bitcoin, a virtual form of currency, has known its share of controversy – mainly around being used for illicit activities. But now the cyber-currency has gotten a much needed boost in legitimacy, with Wordpress.com accepting it as a form of payment just like PayPal or credit cards. This allows users from all over the world to pay for premium Wordpress.com services, even if their countries are blocked by PayPal or if they’re under other credit restrictions.
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I think the most important stage of development for any blog is the moment that you first launch your newsletter. This week, we'll be giving away 25 Pippity licenses, a premium Wordpress pop-up plugin (that doesn't frustrate) worth $49. Find out what Pippity can do for you and how you can win one.
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AJAX is a remarkable web technology that moved us beyond the simple “click link, go to another page” structure of The Internet 1.0. It enables websites to dynamically fetch and display content without the user moving away from the current page. Making use of AJAX is quite easy to do from within the WordPress environment, and today we show you how.
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Everyday the onslaught to our freedom and censorship of the internet continues to escalate, but you can help. If you want to ensure certain sites remain available, then look no further than a new, free Wordpress plugin called RePress. It allows you to quickly and easily setup a web proxy without complicated programming.
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Wordpress is a brilliant invention, and has made it possible for more and more people to have amazing websites, with beautiful themes. However, there is still the matter of the content area, which still needs to be formatted for pictures, ads and well-spaced content. With a few simple steps, you can create your very own carefully formatted content template that will appear every time you click "Add New" in Wordpress.
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If you haven’t logged into your dashboard lately, you probably should. Wordpress 3.3 was released about a few weeks ago, and as a major release it brings some fairly significant changes which I’ll outline today. The underlying theme is accessibility for new users.
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WordPress has announced that they are integrating their own way for bloggers to make money. They have announced a new program called WordAds that allows website owners to show ads on their blog, and not have to rely on Google AdSense. The official WordPress blog announced the program, and took a little shot at Google in the process.
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Most of you probably already know that WordPress powers a large amount of websites that we look at every day. With the large userbase and support, you can do a lot of cool things with it. While WordPress even offers one-click upgrades to the latest WP versions, some people simply can't use it because their server doesn't support it.
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Having created quite a few blogs, I'd like to think that I have a good system down for those essential first steps, and I hope it can be of use to you too. By following these you'll get a good head start in the world of blogging and hopefully an influx of traffic to give you the motivation to carry on. If you've already started, think of this as a checklist as I'm sure there's a few you haven't done yet.
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As of October 24th, StumbleUpon groups will also cease to exist. StumbleUpon is now offering export options for their blog and groups. If you own a blog with StumbleUpon and wish to continue writing it using HTML, you can use the export tool to export everything, including images and embedded videos, to WordPress.
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Being the most versatile blogging system ever, it’s no surprise that developers have twisted and pulled Wordpress into becoming so much more through the clever use of plugins. If you thought Wordpress was only for blogging, think again. Here’s 5 others ways you can use the Wordpress system, with free and premium choices where available.
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