Blog | Awontis - Part 13

23 Oct

Why Is Web Security Important for Small Businesses?

In this modern era of technological progress and advancing IT resources, small businesses have gained an amazing opportunity to level the playing field with the bigwigs in their niche and their fiercest competitors. A florist from Small Town, Canada, now has a chance to sell her creative flower arrangements across the globe if she is so inclined. Using WordPress, Flora has created a website for the (potential) customers to see what she has to offer and how it can be done.

28 Aug

How to Stop Comment Spam in WordPress Powered Websites (Infographic)

Aside from the fact that comments left by spammy users on your website or blog are annoying, they can also hurt the image of a brand or credibility of a blogger. However, there are ways to prevent spam in your comment section.

21 Aug

How to Stop User Registration Spam

If you are running a website, you have probably faced surges of notifications of spammy user accounts that are being created on your site. Not only are such situations frustrating, but they can also be quite damaging to both your website’s structure and reputation. If you don’t know which of your analytics can be trusted, which of your data is correct and which of your clients are real, then your business is in jeopardy. We will share with you 7 ways to stop user registration spam by adjusting a few things in WordPress Admin Board as well as downloading and installing many of the available plugins to do the work for you.

15 Aug

The History of WordPress (Infographic)

WordPress is the most famous CMS powering 66+ million websites in the world. But how did it become so popular? Let’s take a look.

10 Aug

Why Your Website Needs Security

WordPress is the most popular CMS in the world not only because it’s free, but also because it’s an open source platform. Anyone with a little bit of skill is welcome to make improvements to the code, as well as tinker with available themes and plugins, and thus adjust them to their own needs and preferences. This is exactly what makes WordPress a great resource for building a website after your own heart. However, it’s also what makes it a security risk if not protected properly.

17 Jul

5 Biggest WordPress Security Myths

As the biggest CMS platform in the world, WordPress has become the largest target for those who are determined to do damage. This doesn’t immediately translate into it being unsecure, although there are those who will go for the kill with that argument. What it means is that while there are risks, as with doing anything really, most of the potential security issues are definitely avoidable on users’ side of things or ultimately show to be unpredictable. Here are 5 biggest myths as far as WordPress security is concerned.

12 Jul

10 Amazing Facts about WordPress

If you are present in the web world, then there is absolutely no chance you haven’t used or even heard of WordPress. It is the largest Content Management System (CMS) out there with myriad of themes and plugins used by both individuals and businesses alike. So, let’s take a look at what makes it so special with our 10 amazing facts about it.

05 Jun

10 Biggest Cyber Attacks of All Time (Infographic)

Cyber attacks. What we really know about them and who is to blame? Here are 10 biggest attacks in the history of the Internet.

22 May

WannaCry Ransomware: A Great Cyber-Plague Has Struck the World

Another action movie involving hackers has occurred within the past ten days. And it hasn’t finished yet. The stage – the whole world.

15 May

“Sassy” Is No Longer the News: WordPress 4.8 Rolls out in June

Improving visuals, perfecting the interface so it would be more and more intuitive, and providing help at your fingertips – WordPress guys are as diligent and conscientious as ever.