This post assumes that you have a valid SSL certificate installed on the host account for the WordPress site / domain in which you would like to enable admin control panel and account logins over https. The simplest way to enable a https secure connection on your WordPress admin panel and account logins is via a wp-config.php update, using the […]
There are a variety of reasons that you may need to reset the password of an admin account in WordPress directly in the database, primarily when the password has been forgotten and the ‘password recovery via email’ functionality on the WordPress login page is not working for you. Resetting the password in the database via phpMyAdmin on your live or […]
This week saw the WordPress blogging and CMS platform reach it’s 10 year anniversary, obviously starting life in 2003 as a open source project started by Matt Mullenweg and Mike lIttle. There have been some huge development’s and progression for WordPress in 10 years, taking up 66% of the market share of CMS platforms used online. This infographic details some […]
Securing the WordPress admin section has always been an issue with the platform as there is currently not a facility to specify a custom URL for admin panel access, something that many other platforms have implemented such as Magento. This can leave your blog at risk, especially if default login usernames are used for your site. There are some great […]
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