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🚫 Tired of spam filling up your web forms? Bots and spammers exploit vulnerabilities in contact forms, blog comments, and sign-up fields—causing security risks and cluttering your inbox.
In this episode, Charly breaks down how spam bots operate and the best ways to stop them without frustrating real users.
Learn about:
🤖 How bots submit forms and why they target WordPress comments and contact forms
⚠️ The pitfalls of CAPTCHA—why it’s not always the best solution for stopping spam
🛠️ Better alternatives like Honeypots—tricking bots while keeping forms user-friendly
🔧 WordPress solutions—using Zero Spam for WordPress and extensions for popular form builders
💡 The David Walsh Method for Zero Spam—an effective, code-based approach to blocking spam
đź’ˇ Get additional protection by joining Project Honeypot: https://www.projecthoneypot.org/
Protect your website the smart way—without making users jump through hoops. Listen now to learn the best spam prevention techniques!...
Life is busy and there's just so many things to remember. What tools do you use to help you keep on top of ALL the things?
It's easy to react or respond quickly to messages and the like. It's better to do that mindfully. That's why I try to Practice The Pause.
Scam emails are getting sneakier — especially ones that pretend to be from Microsoft 365. In this episode, Charly breaks down a real phishing attempt forwarded by a client and explains why this time of year is peak season for attacks.
📌 You’ll learn:
✅ What red flags to spot in “Microsoft” scam emails
âś… Why end-of-year fatigue makes people easier targets
âś… The role of compromised WordPress sites in phishing
âś… What NOT to click and why even legit-looking messages can be fake
âś… How to build a safe process for checking suspicious emails
🛡️ If in doubt, always ask your tech team or support pro before clicking anything.
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Charly nearly fell for a scam email that looked like it came from Cloudflare — until he took a breath and had a proper look. In this episode, he walks through how he spotted it and what to do if you receive one just like it.
📌 You’ll learn:
âś… The telltale signs of a phishing email (even the sneaky ones)
âś… Why acting too quickly is a trap scammers count on
âś… What you should never click on without checking
âś… How to report scams and protect others
âś… Why even secure businesses can get hijacked
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Think uploading big, beautiful photos helps your website? It might be slowing it down and killing your SEO.
In this episode, Charly dives deep into how compressing and resizing your images can drastically improve your page load speed, boost search rankings, and lower bandwidth use — all without sacrificing quality.
📌 You’ll discover:
âś… The difference between lossy and lossless compression
âś… Why image size impacts SEO, bandwidth, and mobile user experience
âś… Which formats to use: JPEG, PNG, WebP, or AVIF?
🛡️ Real tools to optimize:
- TinyPNG, ImageOptim, Smush for WordPress
- Lazy loading, responsive image sizes, and CDNs
🔗 Learn how Google’s Core Web Vitals factor in image size
Set it up once and let image optimization silently boost your site’s performance — every single day.
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