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MainWP Dashboard 3.2.2 along with the MainWP Child 3.2.5 introduces one significant change in site connection process. As of this version, MainWP plugin won’t allow users to connect child sites by using MD5 encryption. This means that OpenSSL Extension needs to be enabled on both, Dashboard and Child server(s). If the PHP OpenSSL Extension is not available on a child site server, the MainWP plugin was designed to drop back to an MD5 encryption connection for securing the communication between the dashboard and child site. After Continue reading the post...

The new year brings new challenges. The new year also brings new opportunities. “You have to believe in yourself to invest in yourself,” Ben Fox. This little sentence stuck out to me when visiting with Ben Fox of FlowPress. I was getting the scoop on his company’s story. He reminded me about how much work and effort it takes to believe in our own abilities. I mean, I know I struggle with that. Don’t you? In the end, it comes down Continue reading the post...

In this month’s roundup, we explore the virtual reality and Wordpress, track down the Ukrainian Brute Force attacks, introduce you to the ultimate WordPress checklist, talk about SEO in 2017, and visit WordCamp US with a shy introvert. So, get out a glass of whatever it is you like to drink, kick your feet up, and dig into the monthly MainWP blog roundup. A Very Virtual Roundup Virtual Reality + WordPress Imagine for a minute. You are looking at a Continue reading the post...

WordPress is our tool of choice. We make our living using WordPress to solve problems. Even though I have moved more to the content side of the industry, I still maintain my WordPress projects, test things on my local server (DesktopServer), and listen to podcasts and read articles. Often, however, my learning is for writing articles, but I still keep my thumb on the pulse of the industry as much as possible. Frankly, there have not been many industries where I Continue reading the post...

Things were drastically different for me a year ago. I was plodding along working as a contract employee for a local web marketing company for a small per hour wage and writing articles for a local media company on startups and technology. I wasn’t happy and I was struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel. In December of last year, I began thinking about where I wanted to be in 2016. I met with a business Continue reading the post...

Catwoman: I blow that tunnel open, I’m gone. Batman: There’s more to you than that. Catwoman: Sorry I keep letting you down. [pause] Catwoman: Come with me. Save yourself. You don’t owe these people any more. You’ve given them everything. Batman: Not everything. Not yet. The Dark Knight Rises We are coming to the finish line in 2016. Maybe you are cruising across or maybe you are laying it out all on the line, just like Batman. Earlier this year Continue reading the post...

This article is part two of our posts on using chatbots in business. Check out part one here! Automation has changed our society and our economy. So many things used to take human workforce to do, but now we can efficiently accomplish those actions with systems and computers. A lot of people think this is bad because those jobs go away. For example, I have a friend who will not use the self-checkouts at stores because it replaced people. Whether Continue reading the post...

Today we’re going to review how to speed up your MainWP Dashboard sync and update functions. Out of the box your MainWP Dashboard comes with default settings setup to not crash shared hosting or poorly setup servers.  However, through your Advanced Options you can speed up your MainWP Dashboard to match the power of your servers. To get started you need to go to your MainWP Dashboard then visit Settings and click on the Advanced Options tab. Once there you will see Continue reading the post...

“Time is money.” This phrase has been around so for long that it is a proverb now. According to Wikipedia, Benjamin Franklin gets the credit: “Time is money, a phrase used by Benjamin Franklin in Advice to a Young Tradesman, Written by an Old One“ Franklin says, “Remember that Time is Money. He that can earn Ten Shillings a Day by his Labour, and goes abroad, or sits idle one half of that Day, tho’ he spends but Sixpence during Continue reading the post...

I’ve been a fan of Viktor Nagornyy for a while now. Viktor isn’t afraid to talk about Inbound Marketing which often seems taboo in WordPress circles. People talk about Inbound Marketing like it only belongs to Hubspot. While Hubspot coined the term, Inbound Marketing is another word for online marketing which we all have a part. WordPress is a fantastic solution for being the center of an online marketing plan. Viktor’s team has successfully helped several business owners transition from Continue reading the post...