Maintenance

WordPress Maintenance: Is it a necessity?

On September 28, 2017 / Maintenance, Plugins, Security, Themes, WordPress

WordPress maintenance is not an option Do you think it's wise to never update your personal computer or even your mobile device operating systems and applications? Likely you would never intentionally skip those updates and taking care to safeguard your devices for anti-virus and making appropriate backupsRead more →

SSL in 2017: a new Google mandate

On November 12, 2016 / Hosting, Maintenance, Security, WordPress

So what's the buzz about Google issuing penalties for sites that don't employ SSL? Well, it's true, and in the next month, I'll certainly be busy converting over websites to use HTTPS and not just HTTP pages. What is SSL? Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a securityRead more →

Stuck in maintenance mode

On February 22, 2016 / Chocolate Penguin, Maintenance, WordPress

It happens to me, too! Don’t fear Maintenance Mode Woes! Maintenance Mode is a functionality built into the WordPress core feature to suspend access and various functions during updates and installations. When one presses update, some backend processes stop for a short period of time (usually seconds).

Should you press update?

On February 22, 2016 / Chocolate Penguin, Maintenance, WordPress

Is it safe to press update? No. There is a false sense of safety in logging in to a WordPress dashboard and seeing a seemingly innocent message that there are updates. Let’s examine what really happens during the update process. With themes and plugins, it is literally a