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What is validating, escaping and sanitizing in WordPress?

Security is the crucial element of any WordPress theme or plugin. You should always consider implementing safety in the most primitive stage of the theme/plugin development which is while writing codes. Writing sheer codes is not enough, a little bit of scrutiny on them is vital because the data arriving into WordPress cannot be trusted at all. Moreover, you should...

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How to add and fetch alt tags in images WordPress

Images are the milestone for any website without which a site looks mundane and visitors feel tedious exploring it. Almost every website has images in their contents and pages but their owners don’t optimize them properly and skip the process, image optimization. You should always enhance the images you add in your content so as to make them perceptible in...

Categories tutorial/Web Development/WordPress

WordCamp Pune 2017

WordCamp is an occasion where WordPress lovers and enthusiasts discuss, share and promote everything related to WordPress. This event takes place every year in 68 cities, 6 continents and 65 countries of the world. That being said, the next WordCamp,  WordCamp Pune is just around the corner which is probably the first WordCamp to take place in the year 2017....

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9 facts you didn’t know about WordPress

Everyone loves WordPress, it is one of the most acclaimed blogging and Content Management System of the world. It is an open source software tool for creating websites built-in PHP and SQL. But there are some other interesting facts about WordPress that you might not know. There is a list of information in this article which will verify that it...

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10 must have plugins for a WordPress blog site

A WordPress plugin extends functionalities in a WordPress site. It is generally a piece of software written in the PHP language which is flawlessly integrated into the website after it gets installed and activated. The main reason to use a plugin is that it adds features to the website without having to write a single line of code. A non-programmer...

Categories Miscellaneous/plugins/WordPress

How to secure a WordPress website

Setting up a website and making it live is not the end of the story. The site must be audited, strengthened and ensured that it won’t be exploited by hackers. Since WordPress powers 25% websites of all, it is obvious that it is one of the most popular blogging and CMS system. Not a single website in the world is...

Categories Security/WordPress

HOW TO PERFORM A WORDPRESS SITE AUDIT

After a website goes live and is running, the site must be thoroughly scrutinized for there might be going on lots of issues behind the scene. It is a must to operate the site audit to certify if everything is working smoothly. By the phrase “WordPress site audit”, it sounds a little bit complex thing to do as it involves...

Categories Miscellaneous/Security/SEO/WordPress