I have been going through some of my older posts on my website, somebody told me adding featured images was a good idea, I agreed, so decided to get on with that today.
I
Heheheheeheeheehee, ha, ha, ha. thanks for that teddy bear, you always make me giggle.:-))Steph
That sounds very worrying.
1) I would raise a ticket with support to get your security status looked at and strengthened if possible
2) Suggest you remove those links first,
3) Get rid of any previous versions of the page/post that has those links,
4) Consider changing passwords (although this might make logging on to your website from WA difficult - can't remember whether that's easily solvable).
Most important here is to contact support to have them check things out...
Good luck,
Al
Thanks for answering this question Al, I was a little worried about the security issue. I will get on to support now.:-))Steph
Right then, Al, what happened was, 800,000 different Wordpress websites were hacked, by the Russians according to the BBC news, though I have no idea myself. I was just troubled with strange links within my post text, another member of Wealthy Affiliate had foul language and filthy graphics pasted over her website.
I did get in touch with support, but before they got back to me I sent them a link to the BBC story, telling them that this was what I thought the problem probably was.
Since then I have also updated the web sites to 4.7.2, this update was just for that reason, I also updated from HTTP to https, as that is more secure.
Sorry, this is so long, but you did ask me to let you know, and please, if you haven't updated, update all of your sites now, it is important, as the hackers were putting malware on some sites.
Have a Great day,:-))Steph
That's awesome, so glad you manage to get to the bottom of it and hopefully will no longer see this type of issue.
And, letting me know the outcome was really good of you - it's really great to see that an issue is sorted out, so thanks for posting back (and it's not too long at all!).
Best,
Al
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Why have these strange links appeared in my posts?
I have been going through some of my older posts on my website, somebody told me adding featured images was a good idea, I agreed, so decided to get on with that today.
I
Heheheheeheeheehee, ha, ha, ha. thanks for that teddy bear, you always make me giggle.:-))Steph
That sounds very worrying.
1) I would raise a ticket with support to get your security status looked at and strengthened if possible
2) Suggest you remove those links first,
3) Get rid of any previous versions of the page/post that has those links,
4) Consider changing passwords (although this might make logging on to your website from WA difficult - can't remember whether that's easily solvable).
Most important here is to contact support to have them check things out...
Good luck,
Al
Thanks for answering this question Al, I was a little worried about the security issue. I will get on to support now.:-))Steph
Right then, Al, what happened was, 800,000 different Wordpress websites were hacked, by the Russians according to the BBC news, though I have no idea myself. I was just troubled with strange links within my post text, another member of Wealthy Affiliate had foul language and filthy graphics pasted over her website.
I did get in touch with support, but before they got back to me I sent them a link to the BBC story, telling them that this was what I thought the problem probably was.
Since then I have also updated the web sites to 4.7.2, this update was just for that reason, I also updated from HTTP to https, as that is more secure.
Sorry, this is so long, but you did ask me to let you know, and please, if you haven't updated, update all of your sites now, it is important, as the hackers were putting malware on some sites.
Have a Great day,:-))Steph
That's awesome, so glad you manage to get to the bottom of it and hopefully will no longer see this type of issue.
And, letting me know the outcome was really good of you - it's really great to see that an issue is sorted out, so thanks for posting back (and it's not too long at all!).
Best,
Al
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Hi, I am thinking that maybe essential oils are a little too popular to have as a niche idea, and maybe needle felting, not popular enough to make a living. What do you think?<
Yes, what Gautam said, have your own unique essential oils niche within this now huge industry.
Thank you Tezsie, yes, that is the way that I am going to try to take my website now. Thank you for answering my question:-))Steph
Happy to read you have the issue solved. Best of luck with your website, Steph. I will want to check it out of course when you´ve implemented your new direction.
Happy Sunday!
Hi, Step, I think you should go with what you thought, to begin with. Essential oils are popular yes but you just have to put a unique twist to it. Make it yours. I like Gautam's suggestion. Break the topic down a bit. All the best.
Ann
Thank you for leaving me an answer Morag, as you say Guatam has a good idea and that is how I am going to treat the subject now, try to come from a different direction with my posts, you people are so helpful, I am grateful.:-))Steph
This sound like a great niche to try out. You just have to build upon it and go forward. I love essential oils.
Thank you, Louisa, I just thought it might be a bit too popular a subject online, but it is a subject I have been interested in for the past 26 years, which is why I want to do a website on it, just got it on my posts at the minute, maybe not a whole website then, just a lot of different articles. Thank you for your input, I will carry on with it:-))Steph
My thoughts:
You could make it essential oils for hair/skin or anything feasible using the alphabet soup technique.
Then you could brainstorm and trim it further.
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Niche ideas, essential oils and needle felting, yes or no?
Hi, I am thinking that maybe essential oils are a little too popular to have as a niche idea, and maybe needle felting, not popular enough to make a living. What do you think?<
Yes, what Gautam said, have your own unique essential oils niche within this now huge industry.
Thank you Tezsie, yes, that is the way that I am going to try to take my website now. Thank you for answering my question:-))Steph
Happy to read you have the issue solved. Best of luck with your website, Steph. I will want to check it out of course when you´ve implemented your new direction.
Happy Sunday!
Hi, Step, I think you should go with what you thought, to begin with. Essential oils are popular yes but you just have to put a unique twist to it. Make it yours. I like Gautam's suggestion. Break the topic down a bit. All the best.
Ann
Thank you for leaving me an answer Morag, as you say Guatam has a good idea and that is how I am going to treat the subject now, try to come from a different direction with my posts, you people are so helpful, I am grateful.:-))Steph
This sound like a great niche to try out. You just have to build upon it and go forward. I love essential oils.
Thank you, Louisa, I just thought it might be a bit too popular a subject online, but it is a subject I have been interested in for the past 26 years, which is why I want to do a website on it, just got it on my posts at the minute, maybe not a whole website then, just a lot of different articles. Thank you for your input, I will carry on with it:-))Steph
My thoughts:
You could make it essential oils for hair/skin or anything feasible using the alphabet soup technique.
Then you could brainstorm and trim it further.
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Last month I used the contact us contact form on Jaxxy to ask them to unsubscribe me, yet again this month they have taken money out of my account. Is there some special way of
Thank you, Michael, for answering my question, I did think of this but I didn't want to bother him, it being Christmas and his wife having given birth so recently. I did what Rika told me to do and that sorted the problem out for me. Thanks again:-))Steph
Worst case - you can contact your card company and cancel the card, get a fresh card issued.
Thank you for answering my question Guatam, luckily Rika sorted that one out for me. I really hate having to cancel cards, causes such a load nonsense.:-))Steph
Hi Stephanie. I am not a Jaaxy member, but don't you have an unsubscribe or stop payment option when you click on the "My Account" button in the top right corner?
Hey Stephanie,
Annoying it is, I'm sure.
Try Google searching, say, "stop auto payment when previously requested to stop" (without the quotation marks of course) and find your credit card holder's steps to take.
Personally, I keep my credit card contact telephone number handy for just this reason. Too much automation and not enough personal attention is being paid to auto-payments. Am guessing, t'is a sign of the times.
Thanks Trish for answering my question, luckily Rika sorted this one out for me, I so agree with your statement about a sign of the times:-))Steph
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How to unsubscribe from jaxxy?
Last month I used the contact us contact form on Jaxxy to ask them to unsubscribe me, yet again this month they have taken money out of my account. Is there some special way of
Thank you, Michael, for answering my question, I did think of this but I didn't want to bother him, it being Christmas and his wife having given birth so recently. I did what Rika told me to do and that sorted the problem out for me. Thanks again:-))Steph
Worst case - you can contact your card company and cancel the card, get a fresh card issued.
Thank you for answering my question Guatam, luckily Rika sorted that one out for me. I really hate having to cancel cards, causes such a load nonsense.:-))Steph
Hi Stephanie. I am not a Jaaxy member, but don't you have an unsubscribe or stop payment option when you click on the "My Account" button in the top right corner?
Hey Stephanie,
Annoying it is, I'm sure.
Try Google searching, say, "stop auto payment when previously requested to stop" (without the quotation marks of course) and find your credit card holder's steps to take.
Personally, I keep my credit card contact telephone number handy for just this reason. Too much automation and not enough personal attention is being paid to auto-payments. Am guessing, t'is a sign of the times.
Thanks Trish for answering my question, luckily Rika sorted this one out for me, I so agree with your statement about a sign of the times:-))Steph
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On the header of one of my websites I have put a Wealthy Affiliate banner, at the moment it just links to my home page, I really need to know how I can add my affiliate link to
Thats somewhat waht i was wondering....is it pretty easy to put the WA link on my webpage so they can click it and it takes thenm to the WA homepage?
Hi there, Troy, I was thinking that rather than just adding my link into the post, it would look better as a header banner that they can click, I have no WA affiliate links on this site, it is my herbal foodie site, so I thought I might try it. Have a look at the links that Loes has put up, as these are for WordPress and look good Do open up a test website first as you could ruin all your hard work if you use it on your established site:-))Steph
I believe you can do that in the editor/ Theme Header (header.php)
FIRST: Open a test website! Using malicious scripts can wreck your website, open a test site Then you can look at this and try out code snippets to design your header area https://codex.wordpress.org/Designing_Headers
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How do I make my header banner link to the wa landing page?
On the header of one of my websites I have put a Wealthy Affiliate banner, at the moment it just links to my home page, I really need to know how I can add my affiliate link to
Thats somewhat waht i was wondering....is it pretty easy to put the WA link on my webpage so they can click it and it takes thenm to the WA homepage?
Hi there, Troy, I was thinking that rather than just adding my link into the post, it would look better as a header banner that they can click, I have no WA affiliate links on this site, it is my herbal foodie site, so I thought I might try it. Have a look at the links that Loes has put up, as these are for WordPress and look good Do open up a test website first as you could ruin all your hard work if you use it on your established site:-))Steph
I believe you can do that in the editor/ Theme Header (header.php)
FIRST: Open a test website! Using malicious scripts can wreck your website, open a test site Then you can look at this and try out code snippets to design your header area https://codex.wordpress.org/Designing_Headers
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Today I added two more pages to my website, my number of pages went from 836, which is wrong by the way, I have not been that busy on the website, I thought it had something to
I am seeing these numbers on the dashboard in the at a glance box. Thank you for talking too me
Are you seeing them in the list of pages when you click on Pages > All Pages? If the pages don't show up there but do appear in the "At A Glance" box count, I'd suggest opening up a support ticket. Something really strange is going on and I think that it will take tech support to figure it out.
I just found the at glance, I never paid attention to this part of the dashboard and I agree with Bob, this is an issue for site support
Yes, Bob, it did give me a load of pages in my list of pages, all published and with no title. I sat and deleted them all last night and I am about to go on to the website now to see what has happened overnight. wish me luck:-))Steph
Thanks, Loes. I will get on to sorting out that today., thank the lord that we are able to ask questions, I have been pulling my hair out with this one.:-))Steph
I am so sorry Loes, for not thanking you for answering my question as you did, sometimes I am so rude, my mother will be waving her index finger at me from atop her cloud in heaven I am sure:-))Steph
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Where do I go to find out why my website is adding pages?
Today I added two more pages to my website, my number of pages went from 836, which is wrong by the way, I have not been that busy on the website, I thought it had something to
I am seeing these numbers on the dashboard in the at a glance box. Thank you for talking too me
Are you seeing them in the list of pages when you click on Pages > All Pages? If the pages don't show up there but do appear in the "At A Glance" box count, I'd suggest opening up a support ticket. Something really strange is going on and I think that it will take tech support to figure it out.
I just found the at glance, I never paid attention to this part of the dashboard and I agree with Bob, this is an issue for site support
Yes, Bob, it did give me a load of pages in my list of pages, all published and with no title. I sat and deleted them all last night and I am about to go on to the website now to see what has happened overnight. wish me luck:-))Steph
Thanks, Loes. I will get on to sorting out that today., thank the lord that we are able to ask questions, I have been pulling my hair out with this one.:-))Steph
I am so sorry Loes, for not thanking you for answering my question as you did, sometimes I am so rude, my mother will be waving her index finger at me from atop her cloud in heaven I am sure:-))Steph
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How update to https please
Thanks so much
Vera