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Reducing Disk Load in High-Traffic PHP Applications: Switching from SQLite to Redis for Anti-Crawler Storage
Automated crawlers and scraping bots are a growing problem for modern websites. While search engine bots are useful, many other crawlers generate excessive traffic, scrape content, or overload servers. To help website owners control this type of traffic, we recently released the Anti-Crawler PHP Library by CleanTalk, an open-source tool designed to detect and limit
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Validate email addresses with ZeroBounce while keeping them protected with CleanTalk Anti-Spam
ZeroBounce is an email validation plugin for WordPress, that works with most popular WordPress forms including registration forms, comments sections, eCommerce shops, and more. There were issues with using both ZeroBounce and CleanTalk plugins at the same time, but we’ve fixed it and now everything’s working perfectly. Download CleanTalk Anti-Spam plugin | Download ZeroBounce How…
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Improving Security on WordPress with CleanTalk HTTP Response Headers
Securing your WordPress website is a critical aspect of website maintenance. In this article, we will explore how using the “Send additional HTTP headers” option from CleanTalk can help bolster your site’s security. We’ll delve into three crucial HTTP headers: “X-Content-Type-Options,” “X-XSS-Protection,” and “Strict-Transport-Security.” We will understand how they work and the benefits they bring…
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Plugin Security Certification: “File Manager Pro” — Filester Version 1.8.1: Enhanced Security
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Security is paramount in the world of WordPress plugins, and we are excited to bring you the latest on the “File Manager Pro — Filester” plugin version 1.8.1. In this article, we delve into the recent security improvements in this plugin, highlighting its enhanced safety. We’ll also touch on a previous vulnerability, CVE-2023-4827, which has…
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Plugin Security Certification: “Simple Author Box” Version 6.3.1: Security at the Forefront
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In the world of WordPress, there are hundreds of thousands of plugins, and security plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of your website. In this article, we present an overview of the “Simple Author Box” plugin version 6.3.1 and some exciting news: it has undergone rigorous security testing and has earned the…