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If you are looking for a well-built, performance-based security plugin for your site, then FluentAuth is a plugin that you should look at. FluentAuth includes the following features to secure your WordPress site; Two-Factor Authentication for Login Magic Login via Email Social Login / Register Limit Login Attempts Dynamic Login Redirects Detailed Audit Logs Core Security Enhancement Security Email Notifications After you have installed and activated the FluentAuth plugin, it will add a new admin menu in wp-admin; FluentAuth WordPress Continue reading the post...

In June 2016 (yikes!), I wrote my first article for MainWP. It has been quite a ride. I have enjoyed it and enjoy the freedom to write articles I like to write. One of those types of articles are Q&A articles. I first learned to write these when I was a Startup & Tech writer for a statewide publication in Arkansas. I took the idea and created my own spin on it and I can often be found calling them Continue reading the post...

YITH provides many limited free plugins on WordPress.org and premium versions of those plugins. The YITH WooCommerce Wishlist plugin has a constant which would need to be added to the site wp-config.php file that can be used to delete that plugins data; define( 'YITH_WCWL_REMOVE_ALL_DATA', true ); YITH plugins will use YITH or YIT in the options database table. Example names to look for: yith-wcqv-enable yith-wcqv-enable-mobile yith-wcqv-button-label yith-wcqv-background-modal yith-wcqv-close-color yith-wcqv-close-color-hover yit_plugin_fw_panel_wc_default_options_set yith_plugin_fw_promo_2019_bis yith_system_info yith_wcmg_slider_direction yith_wcmg_enable_plugin yith_wcmg_enable_mobile yith_wcmg_force_sizes yith_wcmg_zoom_width yith_wcmg_zoom_height yith_wcmg_zoom_position yith_wcmg_zoom_mobile_position Continue reading the post...

So here we are, at the end of the year, in the last month. This is the month of holidays, reflection, celebrations, family, and parties. So much happens in December. But today, we take one last look at our WordPress Roundup. We talk about games, certifications, a decade of publishing and a few upcoming events. The Jerry Lawson Google Doodle If you visited Google on December 1, 2022, you may have noticed the Google Doodle. It was in honor of Continue reading the post...

These days, it is rare to find a company that does not send email newsletters or performs email marketing. However, suppose your email list includes individuals that reside in the United Kingdom. In that case, there are specific rules that you will need to follow to ensure that your email marketing does not violate any privacy laws, such as the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PERC) and the United Kingdom Data Protection Act 2018 (UK DPA). Otherwise, you could Continue reading the post...

The Icegram Express plugin is an email marketing service integration for Icegram, which can be commonly used on a site. The Icegram Express plugin uses many custom database tables for storage; wp_ig_actions wp_ig_blocked_emails wp_ig_campaigns wp_ig_contact_meta wp_ig_contactmeta wp_ig_contacts wp_ig_contacts_ips wp_ig_custom_fields wp_ig_forms wp_ig_links wp_ig_lists wp_ig_lists_contacts wp_ig_mailing_queue wp_ig_queue wp_ig_sending_queue wp_ig_temp_import wp_ig_unsubscribe_feedback wp_ig_wc_cart wp_ig_wc_guests wp_ig_workflows wp_ig_workflows_queue The easiest way to remove and delete left-over database tables for Icegram Express is by using a plugin such as WP-Optimize or a host-provided application such as phpMyAdmin. Continue reading the post...

In this month’s Toolbox, we are going to talk about how you can help your clients and generate extra revenue. Gather around friends. I’m going to help you earn money during the month of December. December is typically a slow month for many people in the WordPress Web Care business. You likely aren’t building any new websites and you are spending most of your time taking care of your client websites using MainWP. But I have an idea. You can Continue reading the post...

The WP Compress plugin and service cover much more than image optimization now. The WP Compress v6 includes image optimization, serving out site images and assets using BunnyCDN or Cloudfront from Amazon. This means that those assets will be served using solid CDN services, which have multiple PoPs. WP Compress includes deferring CSS and JS files and minifying HTML and CSS files being loaded on the site’s front end. Currently in beta, WP Compress offers critical CSS generation, which will Continue reading the post...

WordPress Black Friday & Cyber Monday Discounts This is the time of the year 2023 when everyone is looking for the biggest deals on their favorite WordPress plugins, themes, hosting, and services. Besides the MainWP discount, we also reached out to many of our friends in the WordPress space to compile a list of WordPress Black Friday discounts to help you save some bucks. If your business is also running some deals, feel free to submit details by November 21 Continue reading the post...

The WP Staging plugin is commonly used to create a staging site if your host does not provide one-click staging site creation. If you no longer need one of the created staging sites, then you can delete it from the UI of the WP Staging plugins. Uninstalling the WP Staging plugin would not delete any staging sites or delete the created database tables for the staging site. Even after deleting a staging site, there might be some left-over database tables Continue reading the post...