[MLA] MLA web site

Tue Nov 14 15:31:49 CET 2017

Can we agree that the first step here is to get an empty Wordpress instance
set up somewhere and establish a security and maintenance plan for it?

I have room to do this for no additional cost at Hostmonster. I am no
Wordpress expert but could set up a new empty instance based on the
web-based systems provided by Hostmonster. I am not watching things like a
hawk so it could get toasted again. But Hostmonster does regular automatic
backups for each account so it could be restored or rebuilt elsewhere from
backups.

Kevin Gross - AVA Networks

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 7:01 AM, Bob Katz <bobkatz at digido.com> wrote:

> Dear Eelco. Ultimately a professional is the best solution but my guy is
> too expensive for us I think. I'm paying around $500 a year for his
> maintenance and a few thousand for the initial design.
>
> My site runs on a highly-customized WordPress. We do have Wordfence
> running but I'm not a security expert. I do know there was more to our
> security, including capcha, and on my host I am running extra security. I
> have full access to the back-end and I have space for backup and am willing
> with our group to contribute to the cost of some necessary plugins,
> including updraft pro and maybe a few others.
>
> I advise if you/we can find a very astute student volunteer who likes
> audio and our goals, who is not into cookie cutter templates, who
> understands PHP and has experience with security. Those would be the
> economical ingredients. If he/she will keep the WordPress up and up to date
> as a volunteer then we ask a group can volunteer to maintain the articles.
> That's all I ask.
>
> I pay for the site and I host the domain. I pay for the domain. I'm more
> than happy to contribute to articles, but I have to draw the line before
> site design, maintenance and security. For that we must choose a pro or a
> pro equivalent, wisely and economically.
>
> Ian, I devised the original site in Joomla and then we got hacked because
> I was not maintaining the joomla. I'm through with Joomla. I would not
> advise using the way back machine or even my stored backup (if I could find
> it) because more people are into WordPress these days and Joomla or Drupal
> are long in the tooth. As Eelco points out, a good looking site in
> WordPress can be put up in no time. We just want a pro or a competent geek
> student to put it up, make it secure and keep it secure.
>
> Are you watching over the back end of your site like a hawk, Ian?
> Personally I feel quite a lot of peace of mind having my pro watch over my
> site for a measly $500 a year. But I think that's a bit too much for
> Music-Loudness to sustain, don't you?  Plus, my pro would not maintain a
> site he didn't design, which seems reasonable.
>
> Reminds me of the old rate sheet:
>
> $25 an hour if I do it
> $50 an hour if you watch
> $100 if I do it and you help
> $200 if you do it and I watch.
>
> Does this help?
>
>
> Bob
>
> My iPhone made me write this. Quotes only below this line. Nothing more to
> see here.
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> On Nov 13, 2017, at 7:37 PM, Ian Shepherd <ian at mastering-media.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> All my sites (5 or 6) are running on Wordpress. I got hacked several years
> ago so installed the free versions of Wordfence and iThemes Security and
> have been secure ever since. Maybe Eelco’s students would keep an eye on
> things for us ?
>
> Having said that, can we not pull the source code of the original site
> from the Wayback Machine and re-install it ?
>
> Ian
>
>
>
>
> On 13 Nov 2017, at 23:27, Grimm | Eelco <eelco at grimmaudio.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> What do you suggest as solution? Is your current website based upon
> Wordpress or some other CMS? We could maybe ask your professional to
> maintain the MLA pages too - I'm willing to contribute to that.
>
> Cheers,
> Eelco
>
> Guys. We have a domain, I've got control of it and I've been paying for
> the domain renewals ever since we put it up  However, I cannot spend the
> time to update it or spiff it up. If anyone would like to do the
> maintenance or design on it, just let me know and I'll send you all the
> particulars.
>
> The thing about Wordpress is it needs constant maintenance and the number
> of hackers and attacks have increased tremendously. All the bad guys want
> to take down vulnerable worpress sites. It takes more than just a website,
> it takes knowledge and experience. Anyone can write a wordpress site, but
> keeping it up is another story.  You need lots of good protections, a
> foolproof .htaccess file, etc.
>
> That's why I have a professional maintaining my site. Someone who spends
> every day pruning all the sites under his control. There was a time when I
> would maintain a site myself, but I realize that I wear too many hats
> already and that I cannot possibly beat his knowledge and expertise. To
> date, not one of his sites has ever been hacked.
>
>
> Bob
>
> On 11/11/17 4:48 PM, Grimm | Eelco wrote:
>
> What can se do to get the MLA site back in a presentable state? I am in
> the process of making contacts at tech companies (Amazon, Google) to get
> loudness normalization implemented in streaming services and am embarrassed
> to refer my contacts to our website - music-loudness.com
>
>
> Students of mine have build this site in just a day with a Wordpress
> template: http://tripleacompany.nl (it is for a 'virtual company' that
> they are running as a group proejct in their graduate year).
>
> I could ask if they are willing to make something like this for us. But we
> need a domain.
>
> Cheers,
> Eelco
>
>
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