We’re happy to announce the launch of a new site in the Linchpin network of websites, linchpin.tools. This site is a set of useful tools for IP lookup, domain WHOIS, and one-time use/expiring content/secret sharing. This is primarily a set of tools for our clients to quickly share information without having to do a Google search, but feel free to utilize or provide feedback. We have noticed that the WHOIS[…]
We recently came across an issue with one of our clients that brought to our attention a gap in our monitoring services. What prompted this improvement While we monitor many aspects of our clients’ sites, until recently we were not actively monitoring SSL certificate validity or certificate expiration. Due to this gap in monitoring, we had an unforeseen and unfortunate incident, where a client website was unavailable in the early[…]
At Linchpin we work on a lot of different projects that are in varying state of development. This presents challenges when switching between branches of a project’s .git repo that may not have your theme merge into it. Additionally, this issue can come up if you move your theme directory or rename the theme directory. If you ever come across this situation with your Magento 2 theme and the theme[…]
The Up in Your Business Podcast interviewed our very own Aaron Ware, on the history of Linchpin, touching on some of the challenges of small business ownership. Check it out!
Website and as an extension WordPress Security is a never ending journey. Here are my slides from a recent WordPress Rhode Island Meetup.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and now is a great time to talk about site security and the pitfalls that can often lead to hacking. WordPress is unquestionably one of biggest names amongst website builders, powering an astonishing 32 percent of websites on the net. However, having over 400 million people viewing more than 20 billion pages each month means WordPress is a massive target for hackers. With all[…]
