Technical Info
WordPress Site Monitoring: What We Actually Watch
Most WordPress maintenance providers monitor 4 to 6 things, mostly unverified. Here is the full stack we run on every site we manage, and the real example that shows why it matters.
Card Testing Attack? How to Spot and Stop It on Your Store
TL;DR Card testing is a bot running stolen card numbers through your checkout to find out which ones still work. It is not trying to buy anything from you. The giveaway is a burst of declined orders with fake names, fake emails, and the same small charge amount hit over and over. Every declined attempt…
Database Dangers: Why Overloaded Databases Threaten Your Website
It’s a small ecommerce business’s first holiday season when disaster strikes – error messages blanket the site, pages time out under surging traffic, images and links break inexplicably. Thousands in potential revenue vanish despite desperately contacting the hosting provider for solutions. This can quickly and unexpectedly become a reality for any business on shared hosting…
Demystifying the Backend: A Layman’s Guide to Website Technicalities
Website technicalities often seem utterly bewildering to the average small business owner. You built your site, filled it with stellar content, and want to focus on your actual business, not the perplexing intricacies behind the scenes. But whether you pay attention or not, those complex backend functions have a huge impact on your site’s speed,…
How Your WP Guy Guards Against Sneaky WordPress Malware
This Scary Loophole Leaves Most WordPress Sites Wide Open to Hackers Think your WordPress site is safe just because it has an active security plugin? Think again. In this bombshell interview, Your WP Guy founder Jonathan Wofford explains how a dangerous software blind spot allows hackers to breach websites right under most hosts’ noses. Jonathan…
Avoiding DIY Pitfalls: Why Professional Support Matters
Managing a business is already a challenge. Now throw in managing a website without expertise. Juggling too much at once is sure to lead to some dropped balls. And when your head is in a thousand places at once, even minor issues can quickly escalate into major headaches and lost revenue. Consider This A small…
Deciphering Error Messages on Your WordPress Home Screen: A Beginner’s Guide
“What does this random combination of numbers mean? Is my site broken?” you wonder anxiously. While confusing at first glance, WordPress error codes act as handy clues pointing you to potential issues. Once decoded, they transform from indecipherable codes into helpful guides directing you to solutions. This beginner’s guide will decode common WordPress error messages…
Broken Website Emergency: First Steps to Diagnose and Fix
It’s every business owner’s nightmare – you wake up one morning to find your website is down. Or even worse, it’s up but full of glaring errors. Customers are complaining they can’t access your site or complete purchases. Your daily traffic has plummeted. Panic sets in. What caused this? Who can fix it? How quickly…
What is a DDoS Attack?
Today, we’ll be talking about the scariest acronym of them all: DDoS. So, what is a DDoS attack? DDoS (or Distributed Denial of Service) basically means that a bunch of computers team up to take down a website or a server. Kind of like a cyber-bullying gang. I can hear you wondering “But why would…
What is the WordPress Core?
Never skip core day! Wait a second-hop out of that plank. We’re talking, of course, about WordPress Core. WordPress Core is the foundation of WordPress, providing the basic features and functions that makeup, well, the core of WordPress! It includes features such as user registration, post types, media handling, catalogs, custom fields, and more. Every…