Tag Archives: WordPress

Tempus fugit

Posted on 28/03/2022 by Jouni Rinne

Today is the 10th anniversary of when I started this – way too occasional – WordPress-based blog. The server hardware is on its third version, software is still courtesy of Larry the Cow… er, that is, Gentoo Linux. Ten years. … Continue reading →

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WordPress backups to a remote server

Posted on 08/03/2022 by Jouni Rinne

Earlier, I used a WordPress plugin to do periodic backups of the sites I’m hosting, but I came to a conclusion that it would be more reliable, flexible and fun to do the backups via a system script instead, sending … Continue reading →

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Light in a Box

Posted on 14/02/2021 by Jouni Rinne

Added a lightbox plugin to the site for easier viewing of the pictures. Should have done that years ago…

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A new domain name and a new theme

Posted on 05/12/2018 by Jouni Rinne

Got a long overdue proper domain name for this site instead of relying on a dynamic DNS service. The new URL is: figuregeek.eu Please update your bookmarks! Also, I had to change the theme. The previous “Pixiv Custom”-theme looked really … Continue reading →

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Securing WordPress with Fail2Ban

Posted on 27/12/2013 by Jouni Rinne

On Christmas some bored Latvian (according to whois) ‘script kid’ decided to try-and-break into one of my WordPress installations with brute force login attempts. Not a problem as such, because I had already taken precautions against such attempts, but his … Continue reading →

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