Gary Eckstein WordPress 0 HTTP, plugins, security, themes, website, WordPress, wordpress.org
I was absolutely amazed recently when I checked my various WordPress Website log files and discovered just how many random hack attempts there are on a daily basis. I wrote yesterday about various WordPress security measures. How to discover Hacking Attempts In this case all I have done is check my error 404 ‘not found’ [...]
Gary Eckstein Internet 0 CSS, css3, how to, rgba, website, WordPress
On a Website (WordPress or other) you may want to use opacity with some content background whilst having the text non-transparent. Until recently there hasn’t been a simple means of doing this; often an image would be used to facilitate making the background semi-transparent/opaque. Not only was this time consuming, but there were also the [...]
Gary Eckstein WordPress 3 cdn, content delivery network, godaddy, hosting, page load speed, scripts, Webmasters, website, website content, websites, WordPress, wordpress.org
A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is essentially a group geographically dispersed servers that deliver some of your Website content to the customer from servers closest to your Website visitor. This can mean that your Website content is delivered quicker to your visitor. Unfortunately far too many Webmasters/Website owners sign-up for costly CDN services without understanding [...]
Gary Eckstein Search Engine Optimization 1 dot com crash, dubious claims, Search Engine Optimization, seo consultants, snake oil salesman, snake oil salesmen, Tulipmania, website, websites, wikipedia
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.” Charles MacKay Tulips and SEO In the seventeenth century in Holland, tulip speculation was rife with people behaving irrationally. Tulipmania was caused as people ‘jumped [...]
Gary Eckstein Internet 1 advantage, bing, blogs, competitive advantage, google, Internet, page load speed, search, Search Engine Optimization, seo, SERPs, web, web design, website, websites, yahoo, yslow
Google announced a few months ago that Webpage load speed now has a small bearing on ranking in relation to SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages) i.e. it is better to have faster loading Pages. There was quite a vocal reaction to this news by various Webmasters and Web designers. Google, Bing and Yahoo have always [...]
