WordPress has had AI features added recently, but do you know the built-in tools that have been there all along? Understanding the basics could save you if AI misinterprets your prompts.

In this episode, Charly covers:

How to change the number of items displayed per page using Screen Options
Filtering posts by category to find what you need quickly
Using Quick Edit to update a single post without opening the full editor
Bulk Edit for changing categories, tags, author, comments, status and more across multiple posts at once
How the same features work differently for Pages, Categories and Comments
Why knowing these base functions is your safety net as AI becomes more prevalent in WordPress

These are the classic WordPress admin features that many site owners overlook, and they could be exactly what you need when something goes sideways.

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When a service provider makes changes to your business infrastructure without your knowledge, who is actually in control? SiteGround’s decision to force-install their own AI agent plugin on over a million WordPress sites alongside the WordPress 7.0 update is a case study in what happens when that line gets crossed.

In this episode, Charly covers:
What SiteGround did with their AI plugin and why it matters for every site owner
The legal exposure you face when customer data leaves your site without your knowledge
How other hosting providers have made similar decisions about your infrastructure
Why “we emailed you” is not the same as consent
The difference between informing someone and deciding for them
What questions to start asking your hosting provider about what they’ve installed and why

Informed adults get to make their own decisions about their own businesses. Paying for a service doesn’t mean you’ve handed over control.

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Over the weekend, a run of high-value Instagram accounts - including brand accounts and a former White House page - were hijacked and resold within minutes. According to reports from those affected and footage posted by the attackers themselves, Meta’s own AI Support Assistant may have changed account recovery emails without verifying ownership, allowing hackers to reset passwords and take full control.

In this episode, Charly covers:

How the Instagram account hijackings allegedly occurred via Meta’s AI Support Assistant
Why your email address is the nucleus of your entire online identity
What a full account takeover really means - content loss, linked payment details, and ID theft risk
Why strong security hygiene may not be enough when the platform itself allegedly has a gap
What to do now: back up what you own, platform by platform, and build your email list

If your account is on a platform, plan for what happens if access is taken from you.

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Ever wondered which accounts you're using Sign in with Google with, and how to disconnect them?

Following on from Monday's episode about whether you really want to use Sign in with Google as an option, today's walkthrough shows you how to find and unlink those accounts.

In this episode, Charly covers:

How to find every account linked to your Google login at myaccount.google.com
Using the Linked Apps menu to see which accounts use Sign in with Google
A practical Pinterest demonstration, from settings through to security
Why your linked email address might differ from the one you sign in with
Checking your password and email access before you disconnect
Setting an alternate login so you keep access if your Google account is lost

It doesn't need to be difficult. You just follow the process one step at a time.

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If you use “Sign in with Google” to access other tools and websites, have you thought about what happens if that account is taken away from you? Google now uses AI to continuously scan accounts for policy violations, and since October 2025, accounts can be terminated in a single automated step with no warning.

In this episode, Charly covers:

How your Google account connects to every service you sign into with it
Real examples of accounts terminated by automated AI enforcement, including a manga artist, a developer, and a father cleared by police
Why the appeal process is largely a dead end, with first appeals routinely rejected within minutes
Charly’s own experience with a client’s paid Workspace account being terminated after a hack
The mindset shift: treat your provider like infrastructure you rent, not a relationship you have

Start auditing what you log into with your Google account today, because if that single point of failure goes, everything connected to it goes with it.

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Full names, dates of birth, places of birth, passport numbers, government account IDs - some of this data can never be changed. You can reset a password, but you cannot reset your date of birth. France Titres, the national digital ID system, was hacked in April, and the attacker was a 15-year-old. Now imagine what a nation state with serious money could do.

In this episode, Charly covers:

How France Titres was compromised and what data was exposed
Why some of that data is permanent and can never be reset
The whack-a-mole reality of keeping systems secure
How patch notes meant for developers also give hackers a roadmap
Why de-identification does not protect centralised data sets
Practical steps to reduce your blast radius as a business owner

Build it and they will come. When you centralise sensitive data into one system, you create a target worth hitting. The same principle applies at every scale, including your business.

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Your Google account keeps a detailed log of your activity - from map searches and phone calls to what you have been watching on TV. If you have not checked your privacy settings, there is a good chance all of that data is being collected right now.

In this episode, Charly covers:

How to access your Google activity log at myactivity.google.com
What Google tracks across Maps, Android TV, Assistant, and more
How to filter your activity by product and date
Turning off web and app activity and deleting old data
Setting up auto-delete so your history does not build up forever
The trade-offs between privacy and useful features like timeline
How to turn off personalised ads in your Google account

Take control of your Google privacy settings and make informed decisions about what you allow to be tracked.

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If your favourite WordPress plugins have changed hands in recent years, you may have noticed something shifting. Higher prices, slower support, and founders walking away from the products they built. In this episode, Charly covers:

Why private equity companies acquire plugins for profit, not passion
What you actually receive when you pay for a WordPress plugin licence
The difference between founder-led support and PE-backed help desks
How to audit your site and assess the risk profile of your plugins
Evaluating your return on investment on the tools your business depends on

This is about making informed decisions. Know what is on your site, who owns it, and whether you are still getting value for what you are paying.

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Cybercrime is on track to become a $12 trillion problem by 2031, and the criminals behind it are not just targeting your technology - they are targeting your brain. In this episode, Charly sits down with cybersecurity expert Robert Siciliano to unpack how organised crime exploits our natural instinct to trust, and what you can do to become a tougher target.

In this episode, Charly and Robert discuss:

What the “human blind spot” is and why scammers use it against you
How organised crime uses human trafficking to run global scam operations
Why manufactured urgency in emails, texts and calls bypasses your logic
The difference between security awareness and security appreciation
How to become a “strategic human firewall” in your business and life
Practical steps you can take right now to protect yourself and your team

Criminals want you to do nothing - so do something. Start with a password manager and two-factor authentication today.

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Google has quietly rolled out its new Cloud Fraud Defense system, replacing reCAPTCHA on over 14 million websites without notifying site owners. Instead of solving a puzzle, flagged visitors now have to scan a QR code with a Google-approved phone, tying their browsing session to a tracked account.

In this episode, Charly covers:

What Google's Cloud Fraud Defense system is and how it replaces reCAPTCHA
Why flagged traffic now requires a QR code scan from a Google-approved device
How this ties anonymous browsing sessions to tracked Google accounts
The 2023 Web Environment Integrity proposal that Mozilla and the EFF opposed - and how Google shipped it anyway
Why this means Google is now deciding who can visit your website
Alternatives like Cloudflare Turnstile that protect your site without restricting your visitors

If you are using Google reCAPTCHA on your website, now is the time to look at your options and consider removing it.

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