Security
Protect Your Google Apps Login From Phishing Attacks
Following a series of Google Apps login phishing attacks (specifically on Google Docs) in 2017, Google made several improvements. At the time, while we welcomed Google taking steps to address the phishing problems, it caused issues for WordPress plugins. Specifically, the updates made it challenging in cases where customer installation required individuals to create a […]
Set WordPress roles based on Organizational Unit Paths
[Image via Pexels] A popular feature of Google Apps Login Enterprise version has always been the ability to specify role mapping rules – so that members of different Google Groups can have different WordPress roles assigned to them. The only problem was that some companies didn’t have relevant Google Groups already set up (e.g., for […]
Prevent Brute Force Attacks on Your WordPress Site with Google Apps Login
[Image via Pexels] Let’s say you want better security for your WordPress site. Maybe you want your employees to always access their WordPress account by authenticating through Google (which you see as easier than requiring all users to maintain separate usernames/passwords for WordPress as well as Gmail). You’ve also read about brute force attacks on […]
You Can Now Use Google Apps Login as a Single Sign-On for More Cloud Apps
[Image via Pexels] Google Apps Login can now be used as a Single Sign-On (SSO) solution for a wider range of cloud applications — specifically, those that support the SAML 2.0 standard. Why is this great news for WordPress users? Although our Google Apps Login plugin has always allowed users to sign into WordPress sites […]
Allowing only some employee Groups to access your WordPress intranet
[Image via Pexels] Many customers use our Google Apps Login Enterprise version to restrict access to their WordPress intranet so that not only should it be inaccessible to non-employees, but certain groups of employees should have different WordPress roles, and perhaps some employees should not have access at all. Why is this so important? In […]
Is your WordPress installation secure?
Following the Heartbleed vulnerability affecting all of us on the web, security has been a big topic lately. Some of us even changed our years-old passwords, and maybe enabled 2-factor authentication on our email accounts… (2-factor is the system where you need a code generated by, say, your mobile phone as well as your regular […]
Making the most of WordPress’ user system
How important is it to set up a comprehensive user hierarchy on your WordPress sites? This article will explain the benefits of creating multiple users for your WordPress site and how understanding the different roles users can have will give you the control needed to allow others to create content, without risking control of the […]
