Hi Craig, Yep, it’s good to go! Have a little …

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Comment on A New Star Is Born: Cookie Cutter WordPress With Installation Templates by Paul G..

Hi Craig,

Yep, it’s good to go! Have a little read here on how to access it: http://icontrolwp.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/folders/266322

Cheers!
Paul.

Paul G. Also Commented

A New Star Is Born: Cookie Cutter WordPress With Installation Templates
Hey Roberto,

Thanks for the tip – I’ve fixed that link.

Since this initial release, no further developments have been made to the system – only plugin (WordPress.org) installation templates are available.

That’s set to change though and what we are planning to provide for is (in order) :
1) Theme Templates (WordPress.org)
2) WordPress Settings
3) Multiple and Templates
4) Integration in WP Installation
5) Premium Plugins and Themes.

April is set to have a lot of new features and releases and I can’t give you a tentative date for release. It is a priority though and will be a case of evolutionary development instead of a big bang release. Stayed tuned on the blog and newsletter for releases…

Thanks for your feedback and comments – appreciate it!
Paul.


A New Star Is Born: Cookie Cutter WordPress With Installation Templates
Hey Russell,

Well, what would be good to know here is what would make you a convert? ๐Ÿ™‚
What is the core piece of functionality that you would need to see in it to make it work for you.

And yes, that’s part of the longer-term plan, to integrate installation templates directly into the WordPress Installation wizard. ๐Ÿ™‚

Cheers,
Paul.


Recent Comments by Paul G.

Security: Hide The WordPress Login and Admin Pages (wp-login.php)
Hey Rob,
Brilliant news… Glad it’s working so well for you!


Part 5: Ultimate Comment SPAM Killer – Shield WordPress Security Plugin
Why does WordPress need to do that? I’ve no idea… that’s the way the author of this particular code decided to implement this. ๐Ÿ™‚

My approach is to take each “spam” word/pattern and I use “stripos()” on each item of the comment that needs to be checked.

The truth is that efficiency isn’t hugely important in this area because it’s only run when a comment is posted. I could probably optimize my approach too, but again, it’s not critical.

Further reading: http://lzone.de/articles/php-string-search.htm


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There’s nothing you can do about that unfortunately if the bots are cracking away at your page. Most bots would get blocked by the automatic blacklist if they’re repeatedly hitting you with this.

As to XML-RPC, we have a couple of options ranging from by-passing the login/user sessions systems to completely disabling it:
https://www.icontrolwp.com/2015/10/automatically-block-brute-force-amplification-attacks-against-wordpress-xmlrpc/


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Eileen, Lynn,

The automatic updates system is WordPress-controlled and run on a WordPress cron. The Security admin access shouldn’t affect this. If you have enabled automatic updates, but restricted the system using the admin access and you find it’s not working as it should, please let me know in the support forums.

To your first question, if you enable this Security Admin system and lock-down any features, then you must, as an administrator or not, authenticate with the Security Admin system before you can make changes to the zones that have been restricted.

Let me know if it’s still unclear and I’ll elaborate further on areas you need.
Thanks!


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This is something that you’ll have to test with your particular installation(s) and configuration. Aggressive page caching will probably affect this functionality, but that is the double-edged sword that is “caching”.

I’d be interested to hear what you find with your tests.

Thanks!


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