website security

Fake Googlebot Traffic: Your Visitor Log Is Full of Liars

Bots dressed as Googlebot are scraping small business sites for AI. How to spot a fake, why robots.txt won't stop it, and what's actually worth fixing.

PHP Security Update: Updating WordPress Doesn’t Fix It

PHP pushed a critical security update Oct 21, and updating WordPress didn't install it. How to check your PHP version and what to ask your host.