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WordPress robots.txt: where it is, how to edit it and a safe default
WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt until you add a real file. Where it comes from, how to edit it with Yoast SEO, Rank Math or a file, and a safe default for blogs and WooCommerce shops.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - WordPress14 min read
WordPress security plugins: what they do, where they overlap and when you need none
WordPress security plugins bundle five jobs: a firewall, a malware scan, login protection, vulnerability alerts and an activity log. Here is what each job is worth, which ones overlap, and when your host already covers them.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - WordPress19 min read
WordPress security: the checklist that stops most attacks, with or without a plugin
WordPress security comes down to ten habits: updates, two-factor logins, few administrators, locked files and tested backups. Here is the checklist, and what a security plugin adds on top.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - WordPress11 min read
WordPress sitemap: core, Yoast SEO or Rank Math, and which to keep
Where your WordPress sitemap lives, how the core wp-sitemap.xml differs from the Yoast SEO and Rank Math sitemaps, which one to keep, what to leave out of it and how to fix a sitemap that answers 404.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - SEO21 min read
XML sitemaps: what they are, what to put in them and how Google uses them
An XML sitemap is a file that lists the pages you want search engines to find, with the date each one last changed. Learn what goes in sitemap.xml, how Google uses it, who needs one and how to create and submit it.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - WordPress10 min read
xmlrpc.php in WordPress: what it is, how it is attacked and how to disable it safely
xmlrpc.php is the old remote API of WordPress. Bots use it to guess passwords and to turn your site into a pingback cannon. Check whether anything still needs it, then block it at the right level.Updated 26 Sept 2026 - SEO13 min read
'Discovered – currently not indexed': what it means and what to do
Google knows the URL and has not fetched it. How that differs from "Crawled – currently not indexed", the real causes on small sites in order of likelihood, and a 20-minute triage with three checks.Updated 25 Sept 2026 - WordPress12 min read
"Discourage search engines": the WordPress box that hides your site
One checkbox in Settings → Reading adds noindex to every WordPress page. See what it does, why it survives launches and migrations, how to switch it off and how to get back into Google fast.Updated 25 Sept 2026 - SEO12 min read
404 vs 410 vs redirect: what to do with removed pages
When a page goes, choose per URL between a 301 to its equivalent, a 410 for pages gone for good, or a plain 404. This guide gives the decision rules, the server snippets and the bulk workflow for a whole list of removed URLs.Updated 25 Sept 2026 - Accessibility12 min read
Accessibility statement: what to write and how to keep it true
What an accessibility statement must say, who has to publish one in the EU and UK, a template you can fill in today, and a monthly routine that keeps every claim in it backed by a test.Updated 25 Sept 2026 - Accessibility12 min read
Accessible tables: headers, captions and when a table is the wrong element
How screen readers navigate a data table, the header and caption markup that makes it work, responsive tables that stay accessible, sortable headers, and the cases where a table is the wrong element.Updated 25 Sept 2026 - Checklists12 min read
Agency workflow: one report per client, every month
Run the same three pages per client each month, keep the permanent links in one sheet, export the PDF for the client and the fixes for the developer, and write a three-number monthly note.Updated 25 Sept 2026
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