Security
Malware, SSL, backups, and uptime monitoring.
- Mixed Content Warning Fix on Contractor Website
A mixed content warning means your site is loading some resources over HTTP while the page itself is HTTPS. Here is what causes it and how to find and fix every instance.
- WordPress Brute Force Attacks
How brute force login attacks target WordPress sites, how to tell if your site is being attacked, and how to stop them.
- Website Hacked — What to Do
Steps to take immediately when a contractor website has been hacked, compromised, or flagged by Google for malware.
- How to Fix Not Secure Warning on Contractor Website
The Not Secure warning in Chrome and other browsers kills visitor trust immediately. Here is what causes it and how to remove it.
- SSL Certificate Expired — What to Do
What to do when your SSL certificate expires, why it happens, and how to prevent it from taking your site offline again.
- The WordPress Japanese Keyword Hack — How to Tell If Your Site Has Been Compromised
A GTA web design agency had hundreds of Japanese product pages indexed under their own domain and had no idea. This is one of the most common and damaging WordPress hacks — and it is invisible without a site search.
- Backup Problems
Technical explanation of website backup failures and how they affect disaster recovery.
- Malware Infections on Contractor Websites
How contractor websites get infected with malicious code, what signs to look for, and what the cleanup and recovery process involves.
- SSL Errors
Technical explanation of SSL certificate failures and HTTPS configuration problems.
- Uptime Monitoring for Contractor Websites
What uptime monitoring catches, how to know when your site goes down before clients do, and why availability gaps cost contractors leads.
- Website Security Issues on Contractor Sites
What makes contractor websites a target, how vulnerabilities get exploited, and what to do when a site gets hacked or injected with malicious code.