Category: WordPress

Top Plugins to Optimize and Secure WordPress

Speed Up and Secure

  1. WordFence
    Enable firewall, periodic scans, failed login block, secure passwords.
  2. WP Super Cache
    Speed up delivery of static content and pages: configure it for visitors to prevent overload by bots/crawlers.
  3. Use Google Libraries
    Load JS from CDN. Reduce load.
  4. WPS Hide Login
    Protect from brute login.
  5. Robots.txt File
    Edit the robots.txt file.
  6. Really Simple SSL
    Redirects pages to HTTPS (SSL required).
  7. Easy WP SMTP
    Use an account to send emails with necessary verifications to reduce spam filtering and lost emails.

Troubleshooting Tools

  1. P3 Plugin Performance Profiler
  2. Server IP & Memory Usage Display

Configuration

  • robots.txt

    User-agent: *
    Crawl-delay: 90
    Disallow: /wp-admin/
    Disallow: /wp-includes/
    Disallow: /streams/
    Disallow: /wp-login.php
    Disallow: /wp*

    User-agent: MJ12bot
    Disallow: /

Compare AVChat, FlashComs, 123FlashChat, VideoWhisper

Compare and review top 4 group video chat / conferencing  / communication scripts.

Video Conferencing Solution

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;AVChat;FlashComs;123FlashChat;VideoWhisper

Group Conference Application;AVChat;FlashComs Chat;123 Flash Chat;Video Conference

License Price~~(unlimited users, full features);$799;$499/$1299;$499-$4799;$250

Trial~~(evaluate, develop);15 days;5 users;30 days, 10 users;10 users

WordPress Plugin;+$49;Discontinued;Free;Free

Joomla Integration;+$49;Free;Free;Free

Installation;Included;+$150;for $1499+ license;Included

Updates;3 months;12-24 months then 30% license price;$250;Free Unlimited

Support;3 months;6 months,24 months (for $1299 license);Not specified;No time limit

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Extra Video Communication Features

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;AVChat;FlashComs;123FlashChat;VideoWhisper

Event Broadcast ~~(1 Way); by disabling user cams in group chat; not documented;for $1499+ license or +$249 module; dedicated Live Streaming app (included)

Video Recording ~~Application ;  HDFVR +$245; Video Recorder +$199/$249; N.A.; Video Recorder (included)

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