Comments on: Will WordPress Be Like Windows?

By: Lynette

Lynette — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:56:10 +0000

Hi India, I would block the folders that basically have no bearing on your content. You can usually tell by looking at your URL. wp-admin, wp-content, wp-includes have no place in the search engines.

I’m not the best person to answer the 2nd part though, I believe over time they will be dropped but do get a 2nd opinion on that from a real SEO expert

By: Lynette

Lynette — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:56:00 +0000

Hi India, I would block the folders that basically have no bearing on your content. You can usually tell by looking at your URL. wp-admin, wp-content, wp-includes have no place in the search engines.

I’m not the best person to answer the 2nd part though, I believe over time they will be dropped but do get a 2nd opinion on that from a real SEO expert

By: India

India — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:15:31 +0000

One of the suggestions mentioned in the article is to block WordPress folders by adding “Disallow” in robots.txt. Which folders can I block from the search engines without messing up the blog? Can I block all the folders? Also what if these folders have already been indexed by the search engines. If I block them now will they be removed from the search engines index?

By: India

India — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:15:00 +0000

By: Secure Your WP Why, What and How »

Secure Your WP Why, What and How » — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:48:13 +0000

[...] what can happen on an insecure installation with some suggestions what you can do. Here’s a link to a previous post I made (in case you missed it). It has resources detailing the things you can do to lock your WP [...]

By: Lynette

Lynette — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:15:56 +0000

@Stefanie: Yes, there are things you can do to reduce your exposure. Keep each installation up to date and apply the security measures highlighted in those two resources.

@Myrna: Thank you so much for passing it along.

By: Lynette

Lynette — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:15:00 +0000

@Stefanie: Yes, there are things you can do to reduce your exposure. Keep each installation up to date and apply the security measures highlighted in those two resources.

@Myrna: Thank you so much for passing it along.

By: Myrna

Myrna — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:53:41 +0000

Just sent this post to a friend who told me to be careful about ‘free’ WP themes.

The subject of the email was ‘present for you’. Lynette gives great info!

Thanks once again Lynette

By: Myrna

Myrna — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:53:00 +0000

Just sent this post to a friend who told me to be careful about ‘free’ WP themes.

The subject of the email was ‘present for you’. Lynette gives great info!

Thanks once again Lynette

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:23:35 +0000

This is definitely a worry of mine. I try to stay updated, though, so I guess I’m just hoping the hackers will stick to the easier targets and leave my poor blogs alone!