Gary Eckstein WordPress 2 addthis, Akismet, analytics, Contact Form 7, CSS, facebook, google, JavaScript, search engines, seo, sitemap.xml, social bookmarking, spam, websites, wordpress plugins
Most WordPress consultants’ use the same Plugins on multiple Sites. Users of WordPress are spoilt for choice when it comes to functionality and there are often many Plugins that provide similar functionality. For example the Shopp and WP e-Commerce Plugins offer similar shopping cart capabilities; usually however WordPress Website designers will implement one over the [...]
Gary Eckstein Internet 1 CAPTCHA, contact details, email addresses, internet security, reCAPTCHA, spam
There are numerous means of adding contact details to a Website. In WordPress it’s incredibly simple to add a contact form with Plugins such as Contact Form 7 however having a postal address, email address and telephone number prominently displayed are all indicators of trust for consumers. Web surfers are more aware than ever that [...]
Gary Eckstein Internet 1 email, email lists, spam, spamming
For a long time I have wondered why email spammers even make the effort with their untargeted and mass mailouts offering all sorts of ‘enticing’ products and services; surely all the offers from scantily clad ladies or the promise of longer lasting sex will be a sure sell! Alas for the spammers, my email filters [...]
Gary Eckstein Search Engine Optimization 1 301 redirect, Badware, black hat, black hat seo, google, htaccess, html, IfModule, Redirect, script, Search Engine Optimization, search engines, seo, spam
Black hat Search Engine Optimization (SEO) may be defined as deliberate deception in order to manipulate Website visitors and/or Search Engines. Black hat SEO is unethical and, although it does occasionally yield desired results, will eventually result in the Website being penalised by Search Engines. Is URL/link masking Black Hat SEO URL masking is simply [...]
Gary Eckstein Internet 0 CAPTCHA, email, email address, hcard, html, junk mail, lottery scams, microformats, OCR, reCAPTCHA, spam, spam filters, spammers, spamming, unsolicited email
If you have ever put your email address on your website you will know how quickly spambots get your email addres and email huge numbers of messages to your address. There are various scripts (mostly javascript) available which attempt to fool spambots (i.e. hide your email address from spammers) however these scripts are largely ineffective. [...]
