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Tim Groeneveld @timgws from Digital Pacific presents a lightning talk to the Sydney WordPress meetup group 5 easy steps to secure your WordPress website.

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Jul 2nd

Joomla 1.6 Redirect Log and Anti Hack

Posted in: Joomla | 2 Comments » Posted: Jul, 2, 2011

One area in Joomla 1.6 that I’ve written about awhile ago is the new Joomla Redirect component that comes with the new Joomla 1.6. Its a great little extension that picks up 404 errors and allows you to safely redirect them to the correct area in your website. It usually helps with search engine optimisation and also your web site users. Everyone hates landing on 404 pages.

Now, I have to admit that it has been a little while since I’ve looked at the redirect log on any of our Joomla 1.6 website but I just had a little peak into one a few minutes ago and noticed a huge list of automated hacking attempts! All coming from the same location over the course of a few days and then repeated attempts a few months later.

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Apr 12th

Open Source CMS for Government

Posted in: Joomla, Web Accessibility | 1 Comment » Posted: Apr, 12, 2011

Australian Government LogoWhen it comes to designing and developing websites for Government, there are a few factors that have to be taken into account. Certain aspects such as web accessibility, accountability and internal workflow and processes all need to be looked at when building a site for a Government client/agency.

Here at PB Web Development we use two main open source platforms to deliver websites that meet certain Government requirements. Joomla is the main CMS that we use for our Government clients and Drupal for more complicated websites builds.

*If you read this article before I proof read it, apologies.

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Aug 30th

WordPress Security Tips

Posted in: WordPress | No Comments » Posted: Aug, 30, 2010

There are a few easy steps that you can take to minimalise the chances of your unsolicited intrusions and failures to your website.

Follow these instructions to help improve your security and stop your WordPress site from being hacked.
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Jun 15th

Joomla Release 1.5.18

Posted in: Joomla | No Comments » Posted: Jun, 15, 2010

The Joomla 1.5.18 patch has been released and in all cases all Joomla sites should be upgraded to the latest version. Making sure that your Joomla installation is up to date will ensure a high level of security on your website.

Please put in a request to have your site upgraded to the latest version of Joomla if it hasn’t been done already.

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