Category: Wordpress

How can I make sure my website is secure?

The best way to ensure your website remains safe is to follow a few simple steps:

  • Use strong passwords for all user accounts.
  • Take backups of your WordPress website.
  • Update your WordPress installation, themes and plugins (though we do recommend testing updates on a localhost installation or on a staging site first). And if theme or plugin you’re currently using hasn’t been updated in the last couple years you might want to consider switching to a new one.
  • Don’t install illegal downloads of premium themes and plugins, which almost always include malicious code (virus, spam, hacker backdoor, etc).
  • Only use plugins and themes from trustworthy websites. We don’t recommend downloading from forums or third party sharing sites (torrents). If you aren’t sure of a website’s trustworthiness check customer reviews, item ratings and social accounts.

Is wordpress.com more secure than wordpress.org?

Yes, wordPress.com is considered to be more secure than WordPress.org because it limits the themes and does not allow the installation of plugins. But, the security is, however, more dependable on how your website is hosted by the hosting company and also the steps they take to prevent the security problems.

What is a WordPress taxonomy?

In WordPress, a “taxonomy” is a grouping mechanism for some posts (or links or custom post types). There are four default taxonomies in WordPress they are

  • Category
  • Tag
  • Link Category
  • Post Formats

You are also free to create your custom taxonomies too.

What are the template tags in WordPress?

A template tag is a code that instructs WordPress to “do” or “get” something. Like in the header.php, we use the tag bloginfo ( ‘name’ ) to get “Site Title” from the wp-options table which is set in Setting > General in WordPress admin.

The the_title() template tag is used to display the post title.

wp_list_cats() is to display categories.

get_header() for getting header.

get_sidebar() to display the sidebar on page.

get_footer() to get the footer content on page.

What are the features of WordPress?

WordPress powers more than 28% of the web and this figure is not limited it rises every day. Everything from simple websites, to blogs, to complex portals and enterprise websites, and even applications, are built with WordPress.

Here are some of the features of WordPress.

  • It’s Simplicity
  • Easier publishing tools
  • Search Engine Optimized
  • User Management
  • Media Management
  • Easy Theme System
  • Extend Easily with Plugins
  • Multilingual Support
  • Easy Installation and Upgrades
  • Multilingual Support
  • Built-in Comments System
  • Custom Content Types