April 17, 2019

WordPress Plugins Power Audit – This Is Super Important

If you have a WordPress Website this information is super important, AND you MUST take action.

Due to increasing pressures from hacking organizations, Website hosting companies like GoDaddy and WPEngine, are now proactively auditing ALL the WordPress Websites on their servers for plug-ins that have known security issues, or the plug-in manufacturer has not released a plug-in version update within the last year.

WordPress is an amazing tool, that allows us to create the look, and sometimes more importantly, the “functionality” a business needs from a Website.

WordPress accomplishes this amazing “functionality” through the use of Plugins.

Kansas City WordPress Power Audit

 

As you can see on the right side of the screen shot above, each plugin has “Version” number.

For almost 100 of our clients, KC Web Specialists is constantly updating all the plugin versions of a site as they become available.

Unfortunately, it needs to go a step farther. If there is no recent plugin version available, or GoDaddy and WPEngine have flagged that plugin as a security risk, it needs to be replaced.

What does this means for you as the owner of a WordPress Website.  You need to have KC Web Specialists do a power audit of your site’s plug-ins and replace certain plugins.

This audit can take up to 2 hours, which is billed separately from any other services.  

What we will do is audit your site’s plugins and replace any plugins on your site that have known security issues or have been flagged by the hosting company as needing to be replaced.

GoDaddy and WPEngine are now sending out a lot of eMails about WordPress plugins with the “potential” for allowing a hacker access to your site. They are making it sound as ominous as it actually kind of is.

Doing this plugin Power Audit will keep your site as secure as it can be from the ever growing hacker community.

Please contact support@kcwebspecialists.com or call us at (913)489-7866 to get start on this audit.

 

 

Veteran-owned, Award Winning, KC Web Specialists has been serving Kansas City and the surrounding suburbs for 19+ years.  KC Web Specialists, LLC. provides the finest Web design, Website developer, GEO, SEO and other Website development services for your business in these specialty areas:

Give us a call today at (913) 489-7866, or start a free evaluation above of your current situation. You can also use our Contact Us form. We will be glad to answer any questions you might have. Trust starts with a conversation. How can we help your company succeed? 

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Andy L.
1 week ago
Chris and his team did a marvelous job transforming my company's website. I highly recommend him as someone who does excellent work, uses technology well, and is very professional. Thanks again Chris!
Response from the owner:Thanks Andy and Marie. It's been a pleasure helping you with your Website design needs. Look forward to being your continued local design team.
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2 weeks ago
Everyone on the team at KC Web Specialists is skilled, caring, responsive and responsible. They did an awesome job creating our website (gcath.org) and answered probably 1,000 questions we had. They helped us stick to a reasonable time line to get this done, and were very patient with us as we figured out the various elements and functions we needed and wanted for our site. It's a comfort knowing they are not fading into the background now, but will be available for training and support moving forward as we need them. Pick this team for your next website need.
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Angela G.
1 month ago
They are very easy to work with. Creative, professional and keep your project on track! They even helped us with changes to our site long after our project was completed. I would recommend Chris and his team to anyone wanting to build a website!
Response from the owner:Hi Angela, thank you so much for the kind review. We like to think of ourselves as your local Web design partners. We're there when you need us. Whether it's two days from now or two years, the sites we build are made to last and we appreciate that we can help if/when the need arises. Thanks again,
Sandy B.
3 months ago
KC Web Specialists have it together. Period. I am President of a Kansas non-profit and we recently had their team work with us to create a new website. Every step of the process was a positive experience. Everyone was timely, professional, and thoroughly skilled at what they do.

In addition, I'd like to call out two people--Chris Nastav, the owner, and Jeff Forrester, a staff member who offers support and troubleshooting. You can't find more exceptional service anywhere.
Response from the owner:Hi Sandy, you're the best. Thank you so much for your trust in KC Web Specialists, LLC. for your non-profit Website design project. You and your team were fabulous to work with. Happy to be your local partner. Thank you again for the kind words.

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