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California, United States · CaliforniaA few years ago, I got my first data deletion request from a user. I’ll admit, I panicked a little. I knew I needed to respect their privacy rights, but I had no idea how to actually remove their data from my WordPress site without breaking anything. That experience led me to discover something helpful: WordPress has built-in tools made for exactly this situation. Once you know where to find them, they make handling data requests surprisingly ea…Read Article
How to Export and Erase Personal Data in WordPress
Virginia, United States · VirginiaWhen I first learned about the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), I’ll admit I felt a bit overwhelmed. As someone who’s managed WordPress sites for many years, the idea of learning yet another privacy law felt like a lot. But when I dug into it, I realized it’s more straightforward than it looks. Still, I’ve seen plenty of site owners make compliance harder than it needs to be—either by overcomplicating the process or missing simple …Read Article
Beginner's Guide to VCDPA Compliance in WordPress
Google · United StatesLast month, I noticed crawlers from companies like OpenAI and Google in my website analytics. My first reaction was concern: Was my content being scraped without my permission? I also worried that too many requests from AI or search crawlers might slow down my site for visitors. But then I started thinking: What if I could actually turn this into an opportunity? What if I could guide AI tools—like ChatGPT—to the content I want them to see? That’…Read Article
