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Ensure your WordPress site is Secure!

It’s a sad fact of life that there are people out there who want to hack and vandalise your website… sad but true.  If we at AKIS built your WordPress based website as part of our Website Solutions service/package then you can rest assured we have taken a number of measures to protect your site from hackers.  But for those DIY website owners out there, please ensure you take suitable precautions to secure your WordPress site such as these 3 simple but very effective measures:

1. Don’t name your admin user “admin“, call it your name or something else.
2. Ensure your password is NOT made up of dictionary words – ie should be e.g. u62x$u5H#WHd
2. Install the great “Limit Login Attempts” plugin to block brute force attacks.

Contact us for a range of other measures you can and should take ;o)

You must also always ensure you keep your WordPress core installation up-to-date with the latest version – there are regular updates and security fixes being released and you should ALWAYS update to the latest version – your WP admin dashboard warns you when an update is needed.  This is easily done via your WP admin panel and is a simple one-touch operation – there is no excuse not to.

If you are a DIY website owner and are unfortunate enough to have your WordPress site hacked then try and keep calm, and follow the guidance laid down by WordPress.

WordPress 3.1.3 is available and is a security update!

WordPress 3.1.3 is available and is a security update for all previous WordPress versions. This is an important update to apply to your sites as soon as possible. We will be upgrading all AKIS full service clients over the next 24 hours. AKIS Hosting / Self-Service clients should update their own installations ASAP as a priority.

WordPress 3.1.2 Released – Upgrade Now!

WordPress 3.1.2 upgrade is now available and we will be upgrading all AKIS full service clients in the next 48 hours. AKIS Hosting / Self-Service clients should update their own installations as soon as possible.  This release addresses a vulnerability that allowed Contributor-level users to improperly publish posts – more info available here.

WordPress 3.1.1 Released – Upgrade Now!

WordPress 3.1.1 upgrade is now available and we will be upgrading all AKIS full service clients in the next 48 hours. AKIS Hosting / Self-Service clients should update their own installations as soon as possible.  This upgrade is a maintenance release with also has a number of security fixes – so get upgrading!

WordPress 3.1 Released Today – Upgrade Now!

WordPress 3.1 is now available and we will be upgrading all AKIS full service clients in the next 48 hours. AKIS Hosting / Self-Service clients should update their own installations as soon as they can.

This release features a lightning fast redesigned linking workflow which makes it easy to link to your existing posts and pages, an admin bar so you’re never more than a click away from your most-used dashboard pages, a streamlined writing interface that hides many of the seldom-used panels by default to create a simpler and less intimidating writing experience for new bloggers (visit Screen Options in the top right to get old panels back), and a refreshed blue admin scheme available for selection under your personal options. With the 3.1 release, WordPress is more of a CMS than ever before. The only limit to what you can build is your imagination.

WordPress 3.0.5 is available and is a security update

WordPress 3.0.5 is available and is a security update for all previous WordPress versions. This is an important update to apply to your sites as soon as possible. We will be upgrading all AKIS full service clients today. AKIS Hosting / Self-Service clients should update their own installations ASAP as a priority.