Comments for JTPRATT Wordpress Consultant http://www.jtpratt.com Wordpress Consulting, Wordpress Help, Custom Themes and Plugins Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:54:26 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on How to Fix a Hacked WordPress Blog by admin http://www.jtpratt.com/how-to-fix-a-hacked-wordpress-blog/#comment-11834 admin Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:54:26 +0000 http://www.jtpratt.com/?p=1505#comment-11834 export all your content into an XML file "tools->export" and "tools->import" it into your new site. Do this on a blank WP install, with a new blank theme and fresh copies of all plugins. 99% of the time there's nothing in the content itself that's harmful. Caveat- you'll have to setup your theme again and widgets, and other plugins or things that had settings. But it's fresh, and minty clean WP website! export all your content into an XML file “tools->export” and “tools->import” it into your new site. Do this on a blank WP install, with a new blank theme and fresh copies of all plugins. 99% of the time there’s nothing in the content itself that’s harmful. Caveat- you’ll have to setup your theme again and widgets, and other plugins or things that had settings. But it’s fresh, and minty clean WP website!

]]> Comment on How to Fix a Hacked WordPress Blog by Tony Payne http://www.jtpratt.com/how-to-fix-a-hacked-wordpress-blog/#comment-11832 Tony Payne Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:02:13 +0000 http://www.jtpratt.com/?p=1505#comment-11832 Firstly, this is an excellent article, the kind of resource I am finding hard to locate unfortunately. In the last 2 weeks all my Wordpress and hard coded HTML sites got hacked and infected with a base64 script. It was planted in the index.php, index.html and other scripts, sometimes as many as 50 copies of the code within a single script! Having tried without success to remove the problem (I cleaned up the code but within hours was re-infected), I decided to re-install my sites from scratch on a new host, adding better security, and using new themes etc (which I was planning to do in any case). The problem is the content, which I wish to keep. Can I just upload the existing database to my new host, or is it likely to be infected? I did scan for <iframe, display: and <noscript, and "damn you Amazon" but all the iframe occurences seem to be valid Amazon adverts ones that I added. I have multiple copies of the posts, because I had the option set to keep backups, which is frustrating, not sure how to eliminate those before uploading. If I don't have any obvious malicious code in the database, is it safe to use the data on my revamped site? I REALLY don't want to lose hundreds of posts and over 3 years of work. Thanks in advance for any helpful responses. Tony Firstly, this is an excellent article, the kind of resource I am finding hard to locate unfortunately.

In the last 2 weeks all my WordPress and hard coded HTML sites got hacked and infected with a base64 script. It was planted in the index.php, index.html and other scripts, sometimes as many as 50 copies of the code within a single script!

Having tried without success to remove the problem (I cleaned up the code but within hours was re-infected), I decided to re-install my sites from scratch on a new host, adding better security, and using new themes etc (which I was planning to do in any case).

The problem is the content, which I wish to keep.

Can I just upload the existing database to my new host, or is it likely to be infected?

I did scan for <iframe, display: and <noscript, and "damn you Amazon" but all the iframe occurences seem to be valid Amazon adverts ones that I added.

I have multiple copies of the posts, because I had the option set to keep backups, which is frustrating, not sure how to eliminate those before uploading.

If I don't have any obvious malicious code in the database, is it safe to use the data on my revamped site? I REALLY don't want to lose hundreds of posts and over 3 years of work.

Thanks in advance for any helpful responses.
Tony

]]> Comment on How to Sell eBooks or any Digital Content by savvy http://www.jtpratt.com/how-to-sell-ebooks-or-any-digital-content/#comment-11825 savvy Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:01:27 +0000 http://www.jtpratt.com/?p=277#comment-11825 Hello, i have been searching on many blogs how i could sell my ebooks online. Your article was precisely what i was looking for. Thanks for being informative not only to me but other writers out there seeking to sell their digital content online. Hello, i have been searching on many blogs how i could sell my ebooks online. Your article was precisely what i was looking for. Thanks for being informative not only to me but other writers out there seeking to sell their digital content online.

]]> Comment on How to fix .htaccess file for mod_rewrite and addhandler on godaddy subdomain by khalid http://www.jtpratt.com/how-to-fix-htaccess-file-for-mod_rewrite-and-addhandler-on-godaddy-subdomain/#comment-11780 khalid Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:59:21 +0000 http://www.jtpratt.com/2008/01/22/how-to-fix-htaccess-file-for-mod_rewrite-and-addhandler-on-godaddy-subdomain/#comment-11780 hi,i am on hostgator.any body have any idea how to fix this problem on hostgator. hi,i am on hostgator.any body have any idea how to fix this problem on hostgator.

]]> Comment on SMS Text Messaging tools for blogs, web sites, and wordpress by WebPocketGuide http://www.jtpratt.com/sms-text-messaging-tools-for-blogs-web-sites-and-wordpress/#comment-11778 WebPocketGuide Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:59:42 +0000 http://www.jtpratt.com/2007/08/16/sms-text-messaging-tools-for-blogs-web-sites-and-wordpress/#comment-11778 Hey, I am looking for a Html widget that allows to send sms from your website and while looking for it I ran into your post. I see some old comments here and probably not too much interest in this topic any more but stil was wondering if you found any new ways to implement something like that. Post it here if you have an answer, I subscribed to get notified about following comments. Btw already tried what you proposed in your post but nothing worked out for me. Hey, I am looking for a Html widget that allows to send sms from your website and while looking for it I ran into your post. I see some old comments here and probably not too much interest in this topic any more but stil was wondering if you found any new ways to implement something like that. Post it here if you have an answer, I subscribed to get notified about following comments.

Btw already tried what you proposed in your post but nothing worked out for me.

]]> Comment on Where to Find Free Stock Images and Photos by sanja http://www.jtpratt.com/where-to-find-free-stock-images-and-photos/#comment-11755 sanja Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:59:13 +0000 http://www.jtpratt.com/?p=2063#comment-11755 Another great source is www.rgbstock.com. It offers more than 60.000 high quality images in high resolution, completly free for personal or commercial use Another great source is http://www.rgbstock.com. It offers more than 60.000 high quality images in high resolution, completly free for personal or commercial use

]]> Comment on Where to Find Free Stock Images and Photos by Chris http://www.jtpratt.com/where-to-find-free-stock-images-and-photos/#comment-11724 Chris Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:45:00 +0000 http://www.jtpratt.com/?p=2063#comment-11724 I've been using sxc for years now, top notch provider. I just hope they don't get overrun with 'paid' images and keep a smooth interface. I’ve been using sxc for years now, top notch provider. I just hope they don’t get overrun with ‘paid’ images and keep a smooth interface.

]]> Comment on Where to Find Free Stock Images and Photos by Zhu http://www.jtpratt.com/where-to-find-free-stock-images-and-photos/#comment-11685 Zhu Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:58:40 +0000 http://www.jtpratt.com/?p=2063#comment-11685 As a photographer, I just wanted to add that most of us are happy to discuss lending a specific photo or selling it. Pretty much everything can be negociated... as long as people realize that photographers do work hard to produce good shots and like everything else, it's not because it's available online that it's always free! ;-) There is also a huge difference between personal use and commercial use. I tend to grant use of my shots with proper credit for free to educational websites, charities etc. But I don't see why I should give away pictures for free for a paid application for instance. As a photographer, I just wanted to add that most of us are happy to discuss lending a specific photo or selling it. Pretty much everything can be negociated… as long as people realize that photographers do work hard to produce good shots and like everything else, it’s not because it’s available online that it’s always free! ;-)

There is also a huge difference between personal use and commercial use. I tend to grant use of my shots with proper credit for free to educational websites, charities etc. But I don’t see why I should give away pictures for free for a paid application for instance.

]]> Comment on How to Fix a Hacked WordPress Blog by admin http://www.jtpratt.com/how-to-fix-a-hacked-wordpress-blog/#comment-11618 admin Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:07:08 +0000 http://www.jtpratt.com/?p=1505#comment-11618 you mentioned only a handful of things. Do you have strong passwords? Do you change them every 30 days? Did you delete the admin account and replace it with a new account that has admin rights? Did you change your web control panel password, and db passwords? Did you harden your .htaccess files and rename your wp_ tables? Did you completely reinstall fresh WP files and plugins and theme files? Did you remove any bad files? It could also be either your webhost (bad server security) or an infected computer you access the site with. you mentioned only a handful of things. Do you have strong passwords? Do you change them every 30 days? Did you delete the admin account and replace it with a new account that has admin rights? Did you change your web control panel password, and db passwords? Did you harden your .htaccess files and rename your wp_ tables? Did you completely reinstall fresh WP files and plugins and theme files? Did you remove any bad files? It could also be either your webhost (bad server security) or an infected computer you access the site with.

]]> Comment on WordPress Permalinks for SEO and Speed by admin http://www.jtpratt.com/wordpress-permalinks-for-seo-and-speed/#comment-11617 admin Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:03:07 +0000 http://www.jtpratt.com/?p=1859#comment-11617 we never were, this blog has been online 6+ years now and has thousands of indexed pages. Also - it's heavily cached. we never were, this blog has been online 6+ years now and has thousands of indexed pages. Also – it’s heavily cached.

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