CHF site admin work log 2017

Site Admin information

1. general info https://www.caretohelpusa.org/site-admin-work-log-2017/ (require site login)
2. hosting vendor https://panel.dreamhost.com/ = caretohelpusa@gmail.com
3. site monitor https://uptimerobot.com/ ID= caretohelpusa@gmail.com
4. ssh host: ftp.caretohelpusa.org – ID=cthadmin

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Server

1. enable site protection – done 2/6/2017
2. purchase and setup SSL certificate for caretohelpusa.org – done 2/23/2017
3. ask users to change password via https – done
4. change super user password – done
5. check and change file permission – done
   1. find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
   2. find .  -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
   3. chmod 444 wp-config.php .htaccess
6. site uptime monitoring: done  https://uptimerobot.com/

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Site

1. disable http altogether and replace it with https – done
2. site pages and posts clean up – done. only pages were affected; search all pages with embedded scripts (e.g. about-us page was plugin with scripts)
3. replace site theme – done. use discover trial theme
4. move photo site to google photo: Ann
5. reconfigure nextgen gallery for slideshow – done
6. remove all other sites: beta, photo, dev – done except photo site

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• SSL setup https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/218428687-How-do-I-use-an-SSL-certificate-with-WordPress-
• SSL setup https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/215089118-Adding-an-SSL-certificate-overview
• iTheme security unlock https://ithemes.com/security/fixing-ithemes-security-lockouts/
• WordPress Site SSL: https://make.wordpress.org/support/user-manual/web-publishing/https-for-wordpress/

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