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retired computer design engineer, Colorado Notary Public, Colorado Notary Training instructor, notary historian, freelance writer, WordPress blogger, Colorado Notary Blog, blockchain advocate, cybersecurity advisor

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notary training instructor, notary historian, blockchain advocate, cybersecurity

WordPress Origin Story

Started a WordPress blog in 2013, then converted my old FrontPage website to WordPress. I do my own website design, maintenance, security, and SEO for my small business. Self-taught by reading and watching videos.

  • Member Since: July 1st, 2015
  • Location: Colorado Springs, CO
  • Website: abclegaldocs.com
  • Job Title: CEO
  • Employer: ABC Legal Docs, LLC
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  • Posted a reply to [Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions] v5.1 Security Issue, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Here is a summary of the claimed vulnerability history, two issues reported, one resolved. https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2023/10/02/patchstack-wordfence-and-developer-make-mess-of-minor-vulnerability-in-100000-install-wordpress-plugin/

  • Created a topic, Tip: Fixed Missing Images and Drop-down Menus, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I just wanted to share this tip that helped me fix my …

  • Posted a reply to Can’t exclude upper case directory from malware scanner, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for making a fix.I believe your instructions should say Security and Malware plugin, not…

  • Posted a reply to Can’t exclude upper case directory from malware scanner, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I tried backslash. It makes no difference if I use a forward slash / or…

  • Created a topic, Can’t exclude upper case directory from malware scanner, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I have several WordPress folders that include upper ca…

  • Created a topic, Best Choice for Security and Anti-Spam, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I have used CleanTalk AntiSpam for many years and adde…

  • Created a topic, Great plugin, great support, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I use Relevanssi on my Colorado Notary Blog at abclega…

  • Posted a reply to Permanent Lockout for Invalid Usernames, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    OK, thanks for sharing this idea with the developers. If I don't permanently block these…

  • Created a topic, Permanent Lockout for Invalid Usernames, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I am getting many bot attempts using different invalid…

  • Posted a reply to Cannot Add Block Username in Firewall Options, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I had a weekend brute force attack trying to login with username admin that does…

  • Posted a reply to Cannot Add Block Username in Firewall Options, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I updated to WordFence 7.1.0 released today. Had the same problem. I added define('CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false);…

  • Posted a reply to Cannot Add Block Username in Firewall Options, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    In Chrome browser console, I see this error message: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'hasClass'…

  • Posted a reply to Cannot Add Block Username in Firewall Options, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks. Maybe I have some compatibility problem with another plugin interfering.

  • Posted a reply to Cannot Add Block Username in Firewall Options, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Are you able to add a banned username such as Hacker to the blacklist text…

  • Posted a reply to Cannot Add Block Username in Firewall Options, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    The checkbox is for Immediately lock out invalid username. That is a different function to…

  • Posted a reply to Cannot Add Block Username in Firewall Options, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Brute Force Protection is enabled and I am using the option "Lock out after how…

  • Created a topic, Cannot Add Block Username in Firewall Options, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Under Firewall Options, Brute Force Protection, the se…

  • Created a topic, Wrong Cache Content Memory Size, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Running latest version of plugin, theme and WordPress.…

  • Posted a reply to Fatal error occurred, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Success! I made the correction above. The plugin activated with no errors and my blog…

  • Posted a reply to Fatal error occurred, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I made the edit suggested above and got a new error when activating the plugin:…

  • Posted a reply to Fatal error occurred, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I have an old GoDaddy account with shared hosting using PHP Version 5.3. I cannot…

  • Posted a reply to Fatal error occurred, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I made the edit suggested above and got a new error when activating the plugin:…

  • Posted a reply to broken SQL since WP 4.8.2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Got this error message when trying to install latest update 4.0.0 on WP 4.8.2: Plugin…