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Web design agency based in Ascot, Berkshire specialising in custom website design / build, WordPress maintenance /support and SEO. Sponsor of @FC_Codicote
Oct 27, 2020 9 tweets 4 min read
I have just spent the last day cleaning a WordPress site that had been infected with malware. I believe the site was attacked due to an out of date plugin that had a vulnerability. Detailed here from @wordfence - wordfence.com/blog/2020/09/m…

#wordpress #CyberSecurity #wordfence

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Most of the attacks on WordPress sites are crude. They are automated attacks trying to exploit commonly known vulnerabilities. Taking a few simple steps can help secure your site. It won't stop the attacks but it will make it harder for them to get through.

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May 22, 2020 8 tweets 5 min read
There are over 50,000 @WordPress plugins. In the following set of tweets, we share our top 5 plugins that we use on all of our #WordPress websites here at @lendigitaluk.

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Thread 1/7 Backups - We shouldn't need to say that you should always backup your website. With @UpdraftPlus, you can schedule backups and even backup to cloud storage.

updraftplus.com

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