Your website has a contact form, and somebody can probably attach a file to it: a CV, a photo, a quote request in PDF. That form is a door. It accepts a file from a complete stranger, decides whether the file is acceptable, and saves it into a folder that your web server will happily […]
WordPress
10
Aug
Aug
WordPress 7.0.3 shipped on 6 August 2026, a security-only update that closes twelve separate holes, and the most serious of them needs nothing from an attacker but a well-crafted link and one click. You do not need to be running a badly built site to be caught by it. You do not need a vulnerable […]
22
Jul
Jul
This is part four of the Lucid Cloud Platform WordPress security series. If you are just getting started, begin with the complete WordPress security guide. For backups beyond WordPress, see our guide to website and email backups. Every other step in this series is about keeping trouble out. This one is about getting back on […]
08
Jul
Jul
This is part three of the Lucid Cloud Platform WordPress security series. If you are just getting started, begin with the complete WordPress security guide. Themes and plugins are what make WordPress so powerful, and also where most of its security risk lives. Every one you install is code you are trusting to run on […]
24
Jun
Jun
This is part two of the Lucid Cloud Platform WordPress security series. If you are just getting started, begin with the complete WordPress security guide. Your login page is the front door to your website, and it is the first place automated attacks come knocking. The good news is that securing it is mostly about […]
10
Jun
Jun
WordPress runs a large share of the world’s websites, and that popularity is exactly why it draws so much attention from attackers. The reassuring part is that most attacks are automated and opportunistic. They are not expert hackers singling out your business by name. They are scripts that sweep the web looking for the same […]
27
May
May
Turning your WordPress website into an online shop is more achievable than you might think, and WooCommerce is how millions of businesses do it. It is a free add-on that gives your site a full shop: products, a basket, checkout and payments, all managed from the dashboard you may already know. This guide explains what […]