Easy Wordpress Install

Fresh off the presses! Get it while it’s hot people.

I’m starting to sound like a broken record

Fixes an issue with already registered users. If you have accounts with posting rights but trust them I wouldn’t rush to get the update installed.

Get on it people!

What is mod_security and why should you care? Well it’s been known to cause some headaches with Wordpress. It’s a firewall module in Apache that’s designed to stop attacks before they can happen. Problem is it can cause havoc by getting falsely triggered.

Ever been writing a new post or page and have the auto save lock up on you?

–> Mod_Security

Get a 404 error when trying to post?

–> Mod_Security

Call up your hosting company and talk to support. Tell them the issues you’re having and ask if mod_security is enabled on your account. More than likely they can disable it (at least temporarily) to see if it fixes the issue. Don’t be afraid to call!

Virtualization is one of the newest and fastest growing segments of IT. It allows you to run a whole new operating system or server on your machine that is completely seperate from your workstation. It lives in its own little virtual world. If you plan on doing a decent amount of editing to your Wordpress blog, having a dedicated development environment is a good idea and virtualization can help.

Note: do not under any circumstances use this tutorial to set up a live public facing server. These instructions do not set up the proper security and are for local development only!

With this dev area, you’re free to make changes or create a new blog, theme or just mess around with the inner workings of Wordpress without having to worry about setting up a new site on your host account or screwing up your existing site. There are many tutorials out there that show you how to install and run Wordpress locally on your Windows, Mac or Linux computer. My personal preference is to run a virtual linux server on my iMac. Why? Well there are a few reasons:

1) I don’t have to mess with my operating system and make changes that can possibly affect other software on my machine.

2) It’s closer to the real hosting environment that your blog lives on.

3) If I make a change to the virtual server to test something and screw it up, I can just delete my old virtual machine and run a clean backup that’s good as new in seconds.

There are quite a few programs out there that can run virtual machines on your workstation. My preference is VMware Fusion (not free), but there are other options you can use with any operating system that range from free to not free (here’s a couple).

VMware server edition – Windows – free

Virtualbox – Windows, Linux, Mac – free

Parallels – Windows, Linux, Mac – not free

Help keep your Wordpress blog hack-free by regularly updating the core files. It’s easy to do by yourself.

Warning: Be Sure To Back Up Your Database First! You’ve been warned!

Log into your admin dashboard. If an update is available, Wordpress will let you know here:

And here as well:

The update can take a few minutes, typically you’ll get no errors unless you have a heavily modified core install (very unlikely, but you I don’t know you).

With a little bit of tweaking this could be a very cool theme to use for your new Wordpress blog! Check it out:

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So here at Easy Wordpress Install we don’t just install and fix blogs, we love to read em too. Here’s the first installment of our new monthly post where we give you a new favorite site to peruse.

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Database backups are an important part of keeping your blog safe. Many new users probably don’t even know what a database or MySQL is, but will quickly learn that a botched upgrade or even a hack attempt can ruin all your hard work. Scheduled backups should be done always, no questions asked.

Now, if you’re advanced user and have complete access to your database and server, you can use our handy little backup script to keep everything running smoothly. But for everyone else, you’ll want to install the Wordpress Database Backup plugin. Here’s a quick review of how to obtain and configure it so you can sleep easy at night:

Admin password reset vulnerability. Very annoying, potentially dangerous. Take your pick!

Need help updating or installing Wordpress? We’re here for you!