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I'm a NameHero team member, and an expert on WordPress and web hosting. I've been in this industry since 2008. I've also developed apps on Android and have written extensive tutorials on managing Linux servers. You can contact me on my website WP-Tweaks.com!
After changing your SSH port number and disabling root logins, the next step in server security is to use SSH keys for logging into your server instead of passwords. SSH keys are special files that come in pairs – one resides on your server, and the other resides on your computer. When properly setup, SSH […]
If you haven’t already done so by now, read my earlier tutorial on how to change your SSH port on a NameHero VPS. But that’s just the first step in hardening your server! There’s a lot more to be done. And probably the most important step is to disable root SSH logins. In this tutorial, […]
Opening and closing ports is an essential aspect of network security. A webserver can “listen” on any number of ports, but that doesn’t mean it should! In fact, it shouldn’t listen to most of them. Certain services like SSH are standardized to listen on specific ports – in this case, 22. As a result, port […]
One of the first tasks when setting up a new server is to change the SSH port to something else. By default, the SSH server listens for incoming connections on port 22. So the first time you connect to it, that’s the setting you need. The best program to connect via SSH is PuTTY. It’s […]
I’m always thinking about how to improve my site loading speed. I made a major breakthrough when I figured out how to defer even inline JavaScript, which allowed me to also defer major libraries like jQuery. But I think I’ve done all I can on this front for now. The real bottleneck is my server […]
Update: You can now measure CLS in Google Chrome using the “Performance” tab. However, it’s not always accurate. The method below is still useful to get a visual of tricky elements. Last week, Google made waves by introducing a new bunch of KPIs with regards to page speed, calling them “Core Web Vitals”. In addition […]
Yesterday as I sat down to work, I took the time to update some plugins on my site. Based on my golden rule, I always wait until an updated plugin has been out for at least 4 days before applying the patch. This allows time for the developer to become aware of any new bugs, […]
In part 2 of my series on offsite backups, I discussed how “pull” backups work with services like DropMySite, CodeGuard, and Jetpack Backup. The idea is that they connect to your website from outside and download the changed files one by one, along with the database. I argued that they were more efficient than other […]
When you start delving a little more deeply into WordPress and want to customize things beyond what is offered by default via the GUI customization options, you enter the world of modifying code to suit your needs. At this point, it’s important to do things correctly. Every WordPress site tells you to be careful and […]
Web hosting providers like to call their packages by many different names. “WordPress Hosting”, “Magenta Hosting”, “Odoo Hosting”, and more. Basically, whatever software or architecture is “hot” on the market, gets its own branded landing page. This gives the illusion that these packages are somehow different from ordinary web hosting in a meaningful way. But […]