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See every setback as a stepping stone

victoro

Published on November 1, 2015

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Change, the only thing that is constant in life. Everyone is afraid of change. But the truth is 'change is very essential in life'. Though it could take us out of our comfort zone for a while, at the end it's meant to make us better and stronger.

Have you heard? WordPress has decided to change the Akismet plugin from free to paid. This can be upsetting and seems like a setback. But in fact, it's a stepping stone to better and greater things to come.

We are made stronger as a community by this change and will continue to wax stronger. Instead of Akismet, we now use WP Spamshield. Spamshield is free and tested to be strong. Another good news is that Spamshield will be installed for you when you create a new website. For those of us who have been using Akismet, you can Uninstall it and then install Spamshield.

My friends what is meant to brake us can only make us stronger, for every setback is a stepping stone to greater heights. Enjoy.

Victor.

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