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The Easy HTTPS/SSL WordPress Upgrade [2018 Edition]

Have you still not upgraded your WordPress website to HTTPS/SSL in 2018? Well, the time is now.

I am going to give you the exact instructions on how to upgrade your WordPress website to SSL in under 3 hours.

“But wait,” you ask. “I’ve heard that a WordPress HTTPS conversion takes tons of research and planning.”

WordPress SEO Vulnerable To Attack!

WordPress SEO by Yoast Hacked

A security vulnerable has been discovered in the extremely popular WordPress SEO plugin, WordPress SEO by Yoast. This vulnerability potentially opens your WordPress site to a blind SQL injection attack. To remove any potential threats, you should upgrade the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin to version 1.7.4 or higher immediately.
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WordPress Get Shortlink Feature: The WP.ME Domain Shortener from Automattic

Question: I have noticed of late a “Get Shortlink” feature appearing in WordPress that provides a WP.me address for my WordPress posts. Could you please explain to me what this is and why I would use it? Thanks, Lisa, Tuscson, Az

Publishing to WordPress from your Android Phone

Question: Is there a way that I can publish to my WordPress blog from my Android phone? The reason I ask this is because I have become accustomed to talking out my posts instead of typing them and it would be great if I could do this for my WordPress posts :-). Currently, I talk out the post in my gmail and then email it to myself and copy and paste it to my blog but it would be really great if I could post directly to WordPress from my Samsung Android phone. Many thanks in advance! Lucy, Denver, Co

WordPress for Android: Post to WordPress from the Park or Anywhere

Where Can I Download Older Versions of WordPress?

Find and Download Old WordPress Versions

Question: I have a client who uses an older version of WordPress and I need to duplicate their environment. Do you know if there is a place where I can download older versions of WordPress. Thanks! -Steven, Miami, FlRead More

WordPress and Encrypted Search Terms?

WordPress Stats: Encrypted Search Terms

Question: Why am I seeing encrypted search terms in my WordPress Stats? I always use to see all of the keywords that people would use to find my pages. Now, I see just a few keywords and the one with most hits just says “encrypted_search_terms”. What is going on? -Catie, Bethesda, MDRead More