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WordPress Discussion Settings Can Reduce Comment Spam

Using the correct discussion settings on your WordPress site can help you reduce spam. You can also keep inappropriate words or sites from appearing on your posts comments section.


WordPress Visual And HTML Editors Difference

Knowing the difference between the WordPress Visual and HTML editors, and when and how to use them will keep your blog looking more neat and professional.


What Makes A WordPress Comment Spam

Comment spam on a WordPress site is something I continue to struggle with. The more popular your WordPress site gets and the more posts you get with a high page rank, the more your WordPress sites becomes a target for the spammers. How do you tell what is and isn’t a spam comment? Well some are obvious and some are left to your better judgment.


You Need To Upgrade Your WordPress Blog

If you have a WordPress blog older than version 2.8.3 then it is at risk of being hacked. There has been a lot of buzz within the WordPress and blogging community the past few days about the number of hacked WordPress blogs that attacks the database.


Your WordPress Ideas Needed

Running out of ideas or maybe ambition I have found it more and more difficult to post regularly here on WordPressMax. It has been well over two years now since first launching this site and I have learned quite a bit about WordPress since then. But I seem to be running out of ideas and ask for your help.


New WordPress Blog Privacy Settings

If you are new to WordPress or have recently setup a new WordPress blog you should check the privacy settings to make sure it’s visible.


Another Security Release WordPress 2.8.4

Well it seems to be almost a weekly upgrade for WordPress version 2.8. Here we are at 2.8.4 which is another security upgrade. This one addressing a vulnerability where a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset. Or in other words do the upgrade!


WordPress Widgets Version 2.8

Back in version 2.7 WordPress made some major changes in the dashboard, most notable was the placement of the menus on the left side instead of the top navigation menu. Navigating the dashboard changed quite a bit. WordPress sidebar widgets had a major change with version 2.5 and now in version 2.8 there are more changes and additions in sidebar widgets.


WordPress Upgrade Error Allowed Memory Size Exhausted

WordPress version 2.8.2 came out very soon after 2.8.1, and might have been done so hastily in order to address some security settings. It seems a new problem has been pretty common with the automatic upgrade feature of WordPress 2.8.1.


WordPress Upgrade Precautions

It seems one thing is constant with WordPress and that is regular updates. Along with fixing and adding new functionality, security is one of the main reasons for updates to the WordPress core. To keep WordPress as secure as possible and to stay a step ahead of the hackers you should keep your WordPress sites up to date.