If you don’t have a technical bone in your body, but you want to move your WordPress site to another host, WP Master Clone is for you. Even better, if you have a successful WordPress site (say, KnifeDeals.com) and you want to create a new site (say, ForkDeals.com), and maybe another (SpoonDeals.com), and you want to take what’s already working and reuse it, WP Master Clone is especially for you. This software makes it simple for even a novice to clone a site. Just enter your login details for both the old site and the new site and Press Go. You don’t have to: • Use the WordPress... [...]

Marcus Miller says, “If you run a small or local business, there is a good chance that your site is built in WordPress. In fact, statistics from BuiltWith.com would indicate that WordPress powers about 50 percent of the entire internet. The exact numbers vary, with other statistics showing WordPress powering 22 percent of new active sites or 58.9 percent of sites where CMS is known. Whatever way you look at it, that’s a lot of WordPress websites. WordPress is not just used for the likes of food blogs and local businesses, though — brands and huge websites use the platform. Further stats... [...]

Matt McGee says, “WordPress is strongly encouraging users of its self-hosted software to upgrade immediately to version 4.4.1, which was released on Wednesday. From the announcement: This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. WordPress versions 4.4 and earlier are affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability that could allow a site to be compromised. The update also includes 52 bug fixes, WordPress says, and offers an update that includes the latest diverse emoji. Self-hosted WordPress users can install version... [...]

Your site needs traffic, actually, it needs more traffic and better traffic (i.e., traffic likely to invest in your offers.) That traffic does exist; no doubt about it. You just need to find it. Abbas Ravji had the same problem, and he decided to do something about it. When he analyzed the situation, he realized that the sites on Google’s page 1 are getting the traffic he needs. If only he could find out how they get the traffic and steer some of that traffic to his site. The result of his investigation is his new plugin, Wp RankMe. This new WordPress plugin digs into the public information... [...]

If you are frustrated with the WordPress theme you have been using, there’s a new alternative that you may want to look into, ProStyler EVO Theme, by MichaelFormby. The authors say it is the most flexible , most advanced, and yet an easy “Drag And Drop” theme you have ever seen. You may have heard about the ProStyler Theme several months ago. Since it was released, over 12,000 sites are reported to use it. There’s now a new version (called the EVO version) that you will find even more attractive. This new version of the theme has: • A Responsive user interface, so all... [...]

The WP Site Guardian launch offer is now closing so it’s your last opportunity to get this security tool at 87% discount before the price goes up. The authors, Chris Hitman and Michael Thomas, say this is the only WP security plugin that successfully protects your site against current and future hacking exploits. Watch them hack a WordPress site in seconds: WordPress Hacking Demonstration. And worst of all,. none of the popular security plugins, firewalls or even expensive monthly security services are able to protect your site against a basic attack like the one in the demonstration. No... [...]

Crooks and hackers are everywhere, it seems. One of our servers was attacked Monday. Fortunately, we were protected, and no harm was done. Are you protected? WordPress sites are especially vulnerable, and you need to take extra precautions to assure that no one can penetrate your defenses. There are several good security tools for WordPress, but one stands out: WP Site Guardian, which is brand new. The creators experimented with the other leading security tools to see whether they were up to the challenge of the exploits of current hackers. They found that even with the most popular security tools,... [...]

Matt McGee says, “WordPress has released version 4.4, the latest update to its uber-popular content management platform. The company says this release is named “Clifford” in tribute to jazz musician Clifford Brown. Much more importantly, WordPress 4.4 offers a couple of new features to make your website a little more mobile-friendly and potentially more visible on other WordPress blogs and websites. Responsive Images: All images uploaded into WordPress are automatically made responsive, so they’ll adapt in size to different devices and browser dimensions. “You don’t need to do... [...]

If you want to take advantage of the current craze for video, either with your own videos or with ones you curate from elsewhere, you need a design that is customized for displaying videos. Today at 10 AM EST, Tantan Hilyatana releases a brand new WordPress theme that makes it simple to build a video-intensive site. He calls the theme Elegant TubePress. This theme is suitable for any marketing purpose, including: ■ Affiliate Marketing ■ Local Business Sites ■ Blogging ■ Product Launches ■ Publishing news stories ■ Artist portfolios ■ Web Design Agencies or Software Agencies ■ CPA... [...]

For successful marketing in the crowded Internet, your sites need to look fresh, with an up-to-date style, appropriate for 2016. Your visitors need to understand that you are a savvy marketer and pay more attention to what you say. Precious Ngwu is offering a bundle of WordPress plugins to help you get your online results into high gear. Ngwu calls this package The Fresh Bundle and he is offering at a cut-rate price that will impress you. In this bundle, you are getting powerful marketing WordPress plugins, the kind that professional marketers are now integrating into their sites to get more attention,... [...]