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Security guides, uptime monitoring tips and best practices for keeping your website safe and available.

Status Pages Are Live: Uptime Your Customers Can Verify

Guardr status pages are live on every paid plan: components, incidents, maintenance windows, per-component email subscribers and JSON, RSS and Atom feeds.

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WordPress Uptime Monitoring Plugin: Guardr Is Now on WordPress.org

Guardr now ships a WordPress uptime monitoring plugin: security grade, uptime and response time in wp-admin, scanned externally with no agent on your server.

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FIFA World Cup 2026 Stadium Security Scan

We scanned all 16 official FIFA World Cup 2026 stadium websites for security misconfigurations. See the full grades, findings and results here.

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We Scanned 10 Shopify Agency Websites. Here Is What We Found.

A security posture audit of 10 leading Shopify agency websites - grades, patterns and what the top scorer gets right that the others do not.

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How to Fix Missing X-Frame-Options Header (Step-by-Step)

Your site is missing the X-Frame-Options header. Learn what clickjacking is, why X-Frame-Options stops it and how to add it on Cloudflare, Nginx and Apache.

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StatusCake Alternative for Security + Uptime Monitoring

Looking for a StatusCake alternative? Guardr adds security header scanning, DNS analysis and cookie checks to uptime monitoring with fix instructions per issue.

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UptimeRobot Alternative for Freelancers and Web Agencies

Looking for a UptimeRobot alternative? Guardr adds security header scanning, TLS checks and DNS monitoring to uptime alerts - same $7/mo price point.

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How to Fix Missing Content-Security-Policy Header (Step-by-Step)

Your site is missing a Content-Security-Policy header. Learn what CSP does, why it matters and exactly how to add it on Cloudflare, Nginx and Apache.

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The Guardr API: A Hands-On Tutorial with Real Examples

Automate website security scans with the Guardr REST API. Every endpoint covered, real JSON responses and a working GitHub Actions CI gate.

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SecurityHeaders.com API Shutdown: How to Migrate Your Scans

SecurityHeaders.com API is discontinued in April 2026. Here is a step-by-step guide for CI/CD security header checks, with examples and a drop-in replacement.

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Hardenize Alternative for Agencies and Freelance Developers

Hardenize moved to enterprise-only pricing ($5K+/year) after its acquisition by Red Sift. Here is what changed, who is affected and how to monitor your sites' security posture without an enterprise contract.

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SecurityHeaders.com Alternative for Continuous Security Monitoring.

SecurityHeaders.com's API is shutting down in April 2026. Here is what changes, who is affected and how to monitor your security headers automatically going forward.

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What Does a Website Security Score Mean?

Your site just got a C+. Should you panic? Here is what website security scores actually measure, how they are calculated and what you can do about yours.

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How to Fix Missing HSTS Header (Step-by-Step)

Your site is missing Strict-Transport-Security. Here is what HSTS does, why it matters and exactly how to enable it on Cloudflare, Nginx, Apache and more.

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Your Website Is Your Business - Is It Actually Working?

Downtime costs money, broken security erodes trust. Here is why every website owner should monitor uptime and security posture.

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How to Add Security Headers to Your Website (Complete Guide)

A practical guide to configuring HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options and other security headers - with copy-paste snippets for Cloudflare, Nginx and Apache.

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