If you run a website it is important to take precautions to avoid hacker attacks.

If you use WordPress it is important to keep your WordPress install up-to-date. The latest WordPress patches certain vulnerabilities, however, there are some other precautions you can take to avoid some of the potential problems out there.

Matt Cutts wrote a post about protecting your WordPress install. The first point is the real tip, the second one has been fixed in recent versions of WordPress, and the third is just a good idea for regular RSS readers. (more…)

Over the past few years, brightscape.net have produced a number of useful articles and tips for web developers.

In general this has covered server-side caching, mod_rewrite rules and optimizing CSS files.

Below is a round-up of the most popular articles that people still email me about from time-to-time. We aim to bring more useful articles over the coming months so feel free to ask if you want to see a specific topic covered on the blog. (more…)

Getting inspiration for new projects and layouts can be difficult. However, there are several high-quality sites dedicated to the graphics, code, colours, fonts that can make your website stand out from the crowd.

Smashing Magazine provides links to wordpress themes, web design tips and tricks and graphics. (more…)