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How to Block Unwanted Visitors? Use .htaccess for IP Blocking on Your Website
Ever felt the need to restrict access to your website from certain visitors? Maybe you’ve been targeted by spammers or bots, or perhaps you want to limit access for security reasons. In such cases, IP blocking with your website’s .htaccess … Continue reading
Lost Your Website? Here’s How to Restore It
Losing access to your website can be a distressing experience. Whether it’s due to accidental deletion, a technical glitch, or other unforeseen circumstances, the good news is that there are steps you can take to restore your website. In this … Continue reading
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Tagged archive.org, cpanel, lost website, restore website, wayback machine, web hosting, website backup, website recovery, website security
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What is the safest way to develop an online shop from scratch with real transactions?
Typically “from scratch” means to write the code from scratch. It could also mean to build it in a way that is customizable and not from a template, As a web developer, my go-to is UltimateWB. It has a built-in … Continue reading
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Tagged e-commerce website builder, online shop, online transactions, ssl, website security
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What are the most important things to consider when setting up security for your website?
Keep your website builder/platform upgraded, have SSL on your web hosting, have strong passwords. I also like to avoid using third party plugins – you can do that easily without being a coder by using UltimateWB. UltimateWB has a lot … Continue reading
PhotoShelter, Zenfolio, Squarespace et al. lack photo and download security
You’re a photographer, artist, or designer. You want to create a website showcasing your work. Perhaps you want to sell digital photo downloads and add some income to your business. What you don’t want is your images being copied/pasted elsewhere … Continue reading
Posted in Website Builder Software Comparison, Website Security
Tagged artist website, artist website builder, batch watermarking, design website builder, designer website, download access, photo security, photo watermarking, photography website, photography website builder, photoshelter, portfolio website builder, secure digital downloads, secure downloads, squarespace, website security, zenfolio, zenfolio vs photoshelter
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How to reduce your website spam with a Contact Form vs Posted Email Address
Spiders are not just the lovable daddy long legs like on “Honey I shrunk the Kids”, or the creepy crawlers that give you the puffed up eye lid morning present. On the internet, they are used to “scrape” emails off … Continue reading
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Tagged contact form, email address, email scraping, mailing lists, scraping, spam, spammers, spiders, website security
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LinkedIn, eHarmony social networking sites hacked, passwords leaked, poor security
LinkedIn, a popular professional social networking website, and eHarmony, a paid subscription social networking dating site, both confirmed Wednesday their sites have been hacked. The breach in the database security was found when the hacker(s) posted the list of 8 million … Continue reading
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