[browser-shot url=”https://sendgrid.com/” width=”800″ alt=”SendGrid”] Over the last few years, I’ve been using a service called Mandrill on my own web sites and those that I create for my web development clients. Mandrill is a transactional email service run by MailChimp. It’s purpose it to act as the sender for emails that emanate from your web site or web app. If … Read More
Using Siteground hosting to always force redirect WordPress to https / SSL
I’m just trying out Siteground as host. I only signed up yesterday, so I cannot really say whether or nor they will be something that I can recommend. However, so far, so good. One thing that I really like is the fact that they offer secure connections (https / SSL) with one click thanks to Let’s Encrypt, which I wrote … Read More
WordPress Security Infection
Another WordPress Security Issue. We should all know by now that ALL technology is vulnerable to attack. Code is written by humans and humans make mistakes. Also, technology moves on, and what might have been a ‘perfect’ piece of code six months ago could now be susceptible to a new attack vector. WordPress security has taken a bashing in the … Read More