Remove WordPress Default Image Sizes

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WordPress image sizes contain defaults, small, medium and large as well as medium-large which is used in their implementation of responsive images. You can remove these default images with a WordPress filter intermediate_image_sizes_advanced Why you may want to do this could be that you definitely don’t need certain sizes or you are saving on web disk…

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Set Up LMD Maldet and ClamAV on ServerPilot and VULTR

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Set up a malware scanner with LMD Maldet and ClamAV on ServerPilot and an instance like Vultr or Digital Ocean. One of the key server malware scanners is Linux Malware Detect and works very nicely scanning any Linux distribution, it keeps an updated database of known malware exploits from an updated registry. The Linux Malware Detect tool can also integrate…

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Changing the SSH Port in ServerPilot

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ServerPilot comes with a default firewall which is enabled and comes in the form of a toggle in the ServerPilot control panel. The panel is a front for the ufw (uncomplicated firewall)  app which in turn is a front for ip tables but with a lower learning curve, by default the below rules are the…

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MacBook Pro 13-inch without Touch Bar Review 2017

Macbook Pro Alongside Macbook Air

Recently I updated to the MacBook Pro 13-inch without Touch Bar and TouchID, this is the lower end model in the MacBook Pro lineup with 2 Thunderbolt 3 (or USB-C) ports released in October 2016, model number A1708, MacBook Pro 13, 1. In 2017 this model had a speed bump and features more prominently on…

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