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In a perfect world, we would all install a handy-dandy plugin that is all that and a bag of chips on our WordPress site and everything would be sunshine and roses. Our sites would thrive, our readers would be thrilled with us, and we'd be on top of the world. In the real world, not so.

Recently a perfectly working WordPress plugin was compromised by a hacker, a backdoor was opened, and credentials were stolen. This, after years of working like a champ!

It's no longer enough to vet those plugins upon installation, but is now necessary to do it on an ongoing basis. Sigh. As if we don't have enough to do. Let us help you simplify with some helpful advice and tips.