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How WordPress Agency FreshySites Uses Jetpack to Scale

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Jesse Friedman

If you own a WordPress agency and could automate critical service tasks for your clients, you’d be better positioned for expansion and growth. Sounds great, right? But it’s a lot easier said than done.

Web design company FreshySites is doing exactly this with the help of Jetpack. They’ve built over 1,900 websites and actively manage about 1,200. Yet they’ve found a way to reduce the person-power required to deliver more services for an increasing number of clients.

With a small team, they’re completing more tasks for more clients. Let’s see how they do it.

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Posted in Customer Stories | Tagged activity log, agencies, automation, Backups, Security | 1 Comment

How to Avoid Common WordPress Plugin Problems with Jetpack

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Mariah Liszewski

One of WordPress’s biggest benefits is plugins, which let you expand your site’s functionality to meet your exact needs. There are no limits to the type or number of plugins you can install and activate on your WordPress website — there are currently thousands available in the WordPress repository.

But with this unlimited flexibility comes responsibility, since each new plugin introduces its own set of potential issues, from site slowdowns to crashes and compatibility issues. With a little knowledge and a little Jetpack, you can resolve the three most common challenges — or prevent them from happening in the first place.

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Posted in Learn, Uncategorized | Tagged Performance, plugins, Security, speed, WordPress | 2 Comments

Meet Tracy from Jetpack: From NASA and the Navy to Happiness Engineer

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Suzi Siegel

At Jetpack, our Happiness Engineers are usually busy supporting our customers to ensure that they have everything they need for a successful website — but we interrupted one of them for an inside look at Jetpack and some valuable tips and tricks.

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Posted in Meet Jetpack | Tagged automattic, Backups, Google Analytics, Happiness, Security, Social, Subscriptions, support | Comments Off

Jetpack 7.9.1: Maintenance and Security Release

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Kraft

Jetpack 7.9.1 contains a critical security update. You should update all sites that you administer as soon as possible.

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Posted in Releases, Security | Tagged 7.9.1, Releases, Security, Security Update | 15 Comments

The Importance of Uptime Monitoring With Jetpack

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Nathan Reimnitz

In today’s digital world, your online presence can end up being the lifeblood of your business. This is why it’s imperative that your site is continuously up and running, and that you mitigate its downtime.

To do so, it’s wise to get started with uptime monitoring to ensure that your website is available and accessible at all times. And Jetpack has a useful uptime monitoring solution for you, and it’s available for free.

Today, we’ll learn why uptime monitoring is crucial for every WordPress website owner, and how using it can even save you money. You’ll come away understanding just how easy it is to get uptime monitoring notifications sent to your email address, as well.

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Posted in Security | Tagged downtime, Security, uptime monitoring | Comments Off

Use Two-Factor Authentication to Make Your Site More Secure

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Antony Agnel

Looking for a way to add an extra layer of protection to your site security? Two-factor authentication (2FA) might be your best bet. 2FA can be used along with your traditional login credentials to make it even harder for unauthorized users to log into your account (even if they have your password).

Let’s review why enabling 2FA will benefit your site security, and how it can stop hackers in their tracks.

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Posted in Security | Tagged 2FA, Security, sso, Two Factor | 1 Comment

How to Prevent Malware with Jetpack

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Panagiotis Synetos

The AV-TEST Institute estimates that more than 250,000 new forms of malware attacks are created every day. If your site isn’t secured, one of these hundreds of thousands could end up targeting your WordPress website.

Given how common malware is, it’s important to understand exactly what it is and how to stop it from wreaking havoc on your site.

Today, we’ll define malware, discuss the most common types, and explain how to prevent malware with the help of Jetpack.

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Posted in Security | Tagged malware, Security | Comments Off

Routine WordPress Maintenance is Easy With Jetpack

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Nathan Reimnitz

Most businesses benefit from having well-designed websites. But what happens to the small business owner who is working with limited time and resources for managing a website?

Fortunately, the team behind Jetpack recognizes the importance of maintaining the health of your website without having to spend extra money on third-party website maintenance services, or devoting time you don’t have to routine tasks like making backups or monitoring your logins.

Let’s review four of the most useful WordPress maintenance features that Jetpack offers, and how you can use each one to save time.

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Posted in Security | Tagged Backups, brute force protection, maintenance, restore, Security | Comments Off

How to Make Your WordPress Login Secure

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Lance Cleveland

Let’s talk about website security.

You may be thinking, “I use WordPress, one of the most popular platforms available. I’m sure they’ve got me covered.” And you’re right: the WordPress development team is doing a stellar job employing the latest security techniques to keep your site safe.

However, the software behind WordPress is only one piece of the security puzzle. You also need to consider other parts, like the login page, username, and password for your site’s admin account. Logins are often the most vulnerable piece of a site’s security armor. If you don’t have a secure login, there isn’t much that WordPress developers or security experts can do for you.

In this article, we’ll explore the ways that you can build a secure login for your site, from using a smart password to some of Jetpack’s security features.

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Posted in Security | Tagged 2 factor authentication, login, safety, Security, single sign on | 1 Comment

WordPress Support Stories: When a Theme Update Goes Awry

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Andrea Zoellner

Updating your WordPress theme is a normal part of site maintenance. Switching themes or even updating current theme files on a self-hosted WordPress site is a major change that should only be done with a full site backup, just in case something goes awry. Need proof? Read Les Tokar’s story.

Les publishes reviews and articles about solid state drives (SSD) and other data storage technologies on his two sites: TechnologyX and The SSD Review. What he thought would be a smooth theme upgrade quickly derailed, but a quick restore saved his site, his search engine ranking, and his income.

The Miracle Worker

Tonight we completed a theme upgrade that had taken the better part of a week to fine tune. Our website is a business that employs several and does very well. At 9:00 p.m., we followed the new theme’s instructions on how to import sample data.

What the update never told us was that it created a new website on top of ours. It imported dozens of pictures and pages and went live immediately. To share just a bit of what we endured, we had to pull automated posts off of each of our 23 social connections (FB/Delicious/Twitter etc.,) as the theme update auto-posted to all.

Next, Google picks up our content within three seconds of posting. Google realized something was wrong and dropped us from their rankings within 10 minutes. We went from hundreds of visitors at any one time to eight-nine within minutes. Long story short, we used Jetpack’s site restore for the first time and it worked quickly and perfectly. What little we have invested doesn’t compare to its value tonight alone. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

— Submitted by flamenko

Big changes like a WordPress site design overhaul can quickly go wrong for various reasons. It’s important to prepare for any situation with a complete site backup you can restore quickly and easily. Every minute your site’s offline reduces your business success. For site owners who generate revenue through their sites, downtime or hacking can mean a loss of data, income, brand credibility, and even search engine ranking.

Jetpack offers daily and real-time backups. There’s no cap on backup size, and three simple ways to restore your site.

If your site has several things wrong with it and you’re unable to pinpoint the problem or you’re migrating your entire site, a full restore will get you back on track.
You can also choose to do a faster partial restore or perform a single-file restore for common mistakes like accidentally deleting or messing up your CSS file.
Not sure what you need? Jetpack priority support is here to guide you through the process in your moment of need.

Jetpack offers security, backups, and easy restoration. Most importantly: expert and priority support when you really need it. Learn more.

Posted in Support Stories | Tagged backup, Jetpack, Security, Site restores, wordpress support | Comments Off