thats a fascinating fix , Michael, please share a resource i can read on to learn how to do that,
Thank you.
On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 11:47 AM, Michael Pedersen via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I agree with George's sentiment on wordpress security - I have had the (un)pleasant experience of helping/cleaning several wordpress setups which had been hacked.
That said I am sure the pro's and con's was considered when the choice of CMS was made.
In my experience many attacks on wordpress is targeted on the /wp-admin/ folder, and making that inaccessible to all but explicitly white-labeled IP's seems to remove a lot of grief.
I am personally running only one wordpress installation which has no (customer) critical data and hosted on a separate hosting setup. On that setup the admin can on be access from one specific IP - but you can access a custom (non wordpress based) system to change the current allowed IP to whichever IP you are currently on.
It takes 30seconds extra to login/access the admin but in my opinion it reduces a lot of problems.
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Mike
On 10/15/2017 11:29 PM, george sidney ralak via kictanet wrote:
I like some of the responses to my questions. Still, I have to wonder, was security even considered before going for WP, which is one of the most targeted by hackers.
When considering time and cost, I might consider WP, but then, do you consider extra plugins that you might have to purchase, how about updating issues.
Also, I believe the client has the right to be specific with what they want. I just found it ironic that KICTANet, the platform with people and institutions in Technology in the country uses wordPress.
As to the websites that use Wordpress, not one of these sites uses WP out of the box – there is considerable custom development to make these sites work the way they do, development costing a lot of money. Those sites are not ‘wordpressbeginner’ grade.
On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 9:19 PM, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
+1
The choice of a CMS or an OS, is purely personal to a developer or a SysAdmin. From where I sit, it's not questionable unless STRICTLY specified by a client.
On 15 October 2017 at 09:05, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
George
On the question of why Wordpress?
First it’s an open source Content Management System (CMS), its free to install, deploy, and upgrade. Then it has thousands of plugins and templates that power a flexible and simple interface, which reduces development costs and deployment time. The dev team was also informed by the fact that millions of websites use Wordpress. Some of he most notable brands that use Wordpress include Microsoft and Bloomberg. See link below:-
Hope this answers your question or concerns?
Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle
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Looks great.
A few issues though. Quick links on the footer are not really leading someone anywhere.
And a question: Why Wordpress?
On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 6:11 PM, Francis Monyango via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I love it. Looks really good.
On 13 October 2017 at 16:55, Keith Andere via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Liz,
Mobile optimization is fantastic. Looks fresh and easy to navigate.
Barrack and team, cheers!
Regards,
Keith
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On 13 Oct 2017 01:03, "anyega jefferson via kictanet" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Great job, looks good,
On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 11:55 PM, Liz Orembo via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
As always, we thank you for your continued feedback and we hope you will enjoy the new look and feel.
Dear listers,
Greetings,
KICTANet has just finished working on the first phase of the new website and would now like to invite you to give comments/suggestions. Especially on how it can serve as an ICT policy engagement platform and as an Information resource for stakeholders.
Here's the link: https://www.kictanet.or.ke/. You can send your comments either on/offlist, or on the website itself.
KICTANet owes a lot to the brilliant team that worked on this website (Amos Ochieng from pixels Kenya, Barrack Otieno, Mike Musya and Washington Odhiambo) Special thanks to Washington who developed and maintained the old website from the early days of the network.
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Liz.
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