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Congratulations to Metrum Community Credit Union on their new website launch! The site is a beautiful design incorporating large banners, quick access to common functions, testimonials and news. The site is responsive so it displays well on all devices – large or small. It’s built on WordPress and uses the CU*Answers SiteControl platform. You can see it here: http://metrumcu.org/
The August release of WordPress 4.6 “Pepper” came with several changes, some of which are nearly unnoticeable without specific searching, but still contribute to the smooth flow of the developer. Here’s what we do know:
Congratulations to South Bay Credit Union on their new website launch! The site is a beautiful, sunny California design incorporating modern layout with large banners and quick access to common functions. A tabbed section on the home page provides quick access to Shop Online, Become a Member, Self-Service and News & Promo sections. The site is responsive so it displays well on all devices – large or small. It’s built on WordPress and uses the CU*Answers SiteControl platform. You can view this beautiful site here: https://southbaycu.com/
Hosted WordPress with SiteControl sites were updated to the latest greatest 4.6.1 release. Details are available in the post below.
Congratulations toCredit Union Plus on their new website launch! The site design incorporates large banners and quick access to common functions. The site is responsive so it displays well on all devices – large or small. It’s built on WordPress and uses the CU*Answers SiteControl platform. You can see it here: http://www.cuplus.net/
In the previous article we posted from Credit Union Times that addressed whether or not WordPress websites are secure, they noted the following:
“At its core, WordPress is extremely secure (see wordpress.org/about/security). In fact, when compared to competitors, WordPress is probably the most secure content management system on earth. While the popularity of WordPress does mean more people are trying to hack it, WordPress has been remarkably successful at resisting attacks. If you study the history of WordPress security, you’ll see that WordPress software is NOT the security issue you should be worried about (source: managewp.com/is-wordpress-secure). The security threat you should be worried about is yourself. WordPress users are the security issue, not WordPress.”
They made a list of best practices to follow for making your WordPress website secure and here’s how we have responded:
We do this automatically! As part of our hosting platform, we schedule regular weekly updates to the WordPress core software and plugins. It is why we specialize in WordPress!
We’re not the cheapest hosting option around and we know that. But we’ve built hosting architecture and network security specifically for Credit Unions!
Each website account is created with unique usernames and passwords. We wouldn’t trust it any other way.
Our number one goal is to keep your website secure, which is why we have installed and configured the Wordfence security plugin on all of our sites. Wordfence helps manage login attempts and auto-bans unknown users who try to attempt access to the site by dispensing brute force attacks.
We properly vet each and every third-party plugin that is installed on all of our credit unions’ websites. We don’t as a rule, install or activate untested or low-scoring plugins.
Did you know that out-of-date plugins can pose a potential security risk?
This is why we issue regular plugin updates along with the WordPress core software. This ensures that your plugins are always up to date and helps keep your site safe from hacking attempts.
All of our credit union websites are on a regular back-up schedule. We believe in having a solid disaster recovery plan in place for life’s unexpected occurrences.
In addition to all of these great recommendations from Credit Union Times, we also go above and beyond this:
We understand the unique needs of our clients and strive to always be pushing forward with the latest best practices in website security, design and development.
