This guide looks at the impact of the GDPR with special regard to website admins, owners and developers – primarily those using the WordPress and…
The Silicon Dales Guide to GDPR: What does it mean for WordPress & Open Source?
Security
There’s so much that can be done to increase security across your business assets. In this page you will find resources from Silicon Dales relating to security features for WordPress, WooCommerce, AWS and G Suite as well as connected systems and best practices.
The great thing with big data is having reliable information on the most common security issues, so when it’s available, we’ll keep clients and visitors to this site updated with the latest information on password security, known hacks and industry best practices.
You’ll also find reviews of handy security software, tutorials on setting up extra security and client case studies where security has featured. Want more? Contact us to book assistance with your WordPress website or G Suite security.
Ensuring Business Security Despite Laptop Ban and Border Password Requests
Many of the electronics restrictions imposed during 2017 have now been lifted. Read more about the 2017 laptop ban here. How to ensure your business…
Cyber Monday Deal – Free WordPress Security Consultation @ Codeable
There’s a great Cyber Monday deal for all you WordPress webmasters out there! Our friends at Codeable are offering a Free WordPress Security Consultation to…
Halloween Offer from Silicon Dales: 20% off Security Certificate Installation (HTTPS)
Keep your WordPress website visitors happy and help your search rankings too, by making sure your site security certificate is installed and working. Installation can…
Give your WordPress website some TLC this Valentine’s
Every Wordpress website needs tender loving care, to keep up with the latest versions of software, new browsers & devices and the latest security patches.…
Add a Padlock (or other) Icon into Checkout Button in WooCommerce
We recently had a request to add a padlock directly into the checkout button in a WooCommerce checkout, so I’m posting a snippet, below, which…
Gsuite / Gmail attachments cannot contain .js files any more
Recent security updates to Google’s mail services mean that Gmail and G Suite accounts are no longer allowed to attach files with the .js extension…
The Silicon Dales Guide to PSD2
Introduction The Silicon Dales Guide to the Payment Services Directive (EU) 2015/2366 introduces the main ways in which PSD2 will affect online retail, specifically through WooCommerce.…
How to whitelist your IP in WordFence so you don’t get locked out
Are you using WordFence to secure your WordPress application? Have you been doing some admin action, like scanning for some file, or loading lots of…
How to lock out all traffic (except your IP) from WordPress Login and Admin pages
Today’s tutorial contains a couple of quick fixes which will block out everyone you don’t want from even trying to login to your site. Please…
Why Your Website Needs a Security Certificate – and How to Get One
Introduction Users who browse the web using the Google Chrome browser will now be served with warnings whenever they view a website without a security…