WP Secure. was launched earlier this week. It protects your site from people trying to hack in. That’s important because 170,000 WordPress sites were hacked last year, and many hackers got inside the site and took over control. 🚫 41% were hacked via their hosting provider’s flaws 🚫 29% were hacked via a vulnerability in the WordPress theme they were using 🚫 22% were hacked via a vulnerability in a plugin that was installed on WordPress 🚫 8% were hacked because they used a weak password for administrative userids. (“Admin” is the default WP administrative userid... [...]

When it comes to launching a great website with content publishing features, WordPress is one of the most favorites around the world. With a variety of WordPress plugins, you can perform several tasks to achieve better website performance. Search Engine Journal contributor Olga Zarzeczna has published an article highlighting ten WordPress image optimization plugins for faster page speed. She says, “If you were to implement just one of multiple insights the PSI tool gives you, image optimizations are likely the most effective. Streamline the process with one of these tools. 1. Imagify The Imagify WordPress... [...]

The 4-day sale for the suite of 6 WordPress Plugins known as the WP Toolkit Suite ends tomorrow. These plugins enhance the ability of any WordPress site to effectively support a growing marketing business. If you don’t already have a solution for these needs, then this plugin suite is worth investigating. Keyword research, video, affiliate marketing, advertising, and more are solved by this suite of plugins. Take a look at what you are getting: Blog Niche Tools: 3 in 1 Niche Blogging Tool for Keyword Research, Free Images, and Importing Articles Blog Link Magic: Add Keyword Based Affiliate... [...]

If you are looking for a fix to your site’s traffic problem, check out Traffic Goliath. “How can I get more traffic to my site?” It’s a question IM NewsWatch readers are always asking. Everyone needs more traffic to their site. You do; we do. The usual answer is better ranking in Google. There’s no more economical way to get more traffic. Better ranking naturally results in more traffic. But that’s easier said than done. Why? Because everyone in your niche is targeting the same keywords. Introduction to Traffic Goliath George Katsoudas and his team just released Traffic... [...]

Quick Sprout has published a list of six best WordPress directory plugins. Lars Lofgren says, “There’s a good chance you can find a way to implement a directory on your website. Law firms use website directories to list their lawyers and employees. Real estate companies have directories for their listings as well as their agents. A retail chain probably has an online directory for its store locations. If you’re using WordPress, adding a directory to your website is simple. You just need to install a plugin. The 6 Best WordPress Directory Plugins GeoDirectory Directories Pro Business... [...]

Maybe you are like IM NewsWatch and need to use several videos in your marketing, maybe even on the same page. Suppose one video is on YouTube, one video is hosted on your site, and a third is on Vimeo. If you use the YouTube player, the Vimeo player, and the typical Hana WordPress video layer, you will notice that the three players look different and behave differently. Simple Video Management System solves that and has several other benefits. Not only is playing videos from various sites complicated but just keeping track of how you are using the videos can get complicated, too. If you are looking... [...]

Developing your own courses and selling them online is a great way to make money online. There are several LMS (Learning Management System) platforms available that you can use to launch your courses. Blogging Wizard contributor Lyn Wildwood has shared a list of the best WordPress LMS plugins to create & sell your courses easily. She says, “Do you want to create online courses without having to resort to an unpredictable course platform like Udemy? With a learning management system (LMS) plugin, you can create and host courses directly on your WordPress site and maintain complete control... [...]

You probably know that if you run a WordPress site, you should be using a cache (which is created by a WP plugin) to speed up your site. That’s because slow loading pages kill conversions, increases your bounce rates, and cost you more in ad spend. This is especially true on pages built in WordPress since every WP page is built on request so the more traffic your site gets the slower your pages load. If 10 visitors want to look at the same page, the page is built 10 times. That’s why you need a cache. The page is built once, while no visitor is waiting, and placed in the cache, and... [...]

WordPress is one of the most used content management systems today. It is powered by thousands of plugins that make content management tasks easier. Blogging Wizard’s Lindsay Liedke has published an article highlighting the seven best WordPress podcasting plugins. He says, “In this post, we’ll be comparing the best WordPress podcasting plugins around so you can see all your options in one spot and make a quick decision. What is the best WordPress podcasting plugin? Fusebox –  The most customizable podcasting plugin in terms of design, in addition to being a feature-packed solution... [...]

To provide a safe surfing experience to your visitors, you need to use the right tools. By integrating security plugins in your WordPress blog, you can enhance your blog security. Quick Sprout’s Lars Lofgren has shared a list of six useful WordPress security plugins for your blog. Lofgren says, “There are so many different security plugins available for your website. How can you know which one is the best WordPress security plugin? Rather than taking weeks to go through and research all of them, you can just review the ones that I’ve listed in this guide. I’ve identified the top... [...]