Comments for Elisha Terada

Comment on April WordPress Meetup in Seattle by Grant

Grant — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:47:00 +0000

Great presentation. Thanks for coming Elisha!

Comment on 5 Practical Tips on WordPress Security by Dillie-O

Dillie-O — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:15:00 +0000

That’s one I’m going to remember! Thanks! BackupBuddy is a GREAT tool.

Comment on 5 Practical Tips on WordPress Security by Elisha Terada

Elisha Terada — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:41:00 +0000

Thanks for the additional tip! On a note for editing wp-config.php before you begin BackupBuddy restore, you can either upload unzipped archive files (with modified wp-config.php) onto the server with original zip file. Or, you can use ‘unzip’ command on the server to quickly unarchive BackupBuddy zip file if you are comfortable with the solution.

Comment on 5 Practical Tips on WordPress Security by Dillie-O

Dillie-O — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:23:00 +0000

Well said Elisha! I think the one other important thing is to take the time to update the salt values used for session keys. Ideally, if you can edit this file before the installation begins, you can also created some obfuscated table prefixes for your WordPress tables. A lot of the hacks I’ve seen over time have been from scripts using the default install assumptions, and this one quick update saves a lot of headache down the road.