Belinda Owen - WordPress Website Design, Management & Training

19/07/2026

‼️ Action Required: Critical WordPress vulnerability detected

A critical vulnerability has been disclosed impacting several common WordPress versions. Our systems have detected that you have one or more active WordPress installations running these impacted versions.

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely against a default WordPress installation without requiring additional plugins making it particularly easy to exploit.

The full technical exploit details have not yet been released however additional details are available on CVE-2026-63030 here.

Who does this impact?

This specific vulnerability affects WordPress versions 6.9.0 through 6.9.4 and versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.1. Versions 6.8.0 through 6.8.5 are still vulnerable to SQL injections through a similar path outlined in this exploit.

WordPress Version Affected versions Fixed version
6.8 6.8.0 through 6.8.5 6.8.6
6.9 6.9.0 through 6.9.4 6.9.5
7.0 7.0.0 through 7.0.1 7.0.2
7.1 Beta All beta versions prior to 7.1 Beta 2 7.1 Beta 2

‼️‼️TLDR; Ensure your website is updated to the latest WordPress version - 7.0.2.

My clients: Websites hosted through me have already been updated and websites managed with me are in the process of being updated now. So you don't need to take any further action.

Thanks,
Belinda

16/06/2026

Tell me, how is your business going at the moment?
Are you flying or do you have tumble weeds rolling through the door?

I get it. Times are feeling a bit tough right now for a lot of us.

But, as they say. When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Hot off the press are my 5 tips to improve your website and encourage more leads.

And their relatively easy, quick wins! 🙌

https://www.belindaowen.com/how-to-get-more-leads-economic-downturn/

Business feeling slower than usual? 5 practical ways to generate more leads from your website, attract the right customers and make your website work harder for your business.

08/06/2026

MND is one of those horrible diseases that currently doesn't give people diagnosed with it much of a fighting chance. Let's hope that changes with more research and awareness and we can find a cure in the near future.

To donate head to: bigfreeze.com.au

22/05/2026

A little while ago, I met the lovely Emma. Emma came to me with a thought and feeling of how and what she wanted her new website to convey.

Emma is a successful screenwriter - writing and executive producing the original feature film screenplay Mary Shelley starring Elle Fanning - but her other love is Land Healing.

I was thrilled that Emma found me to help bring her second dream alive - Love for the Land. The brief was nature, calming and connected. Using nature and Emma's own photos as the inspiration, https://lovefortheland.com was born.

19/05/2026

Have you ever just thought, any website is better than nothing.

There's definitely times when something is better than nothing. I mean, getting one donut 🍩 from the box of 12 is better than missing out all together.

But when it comes to business, a bad website could be bad for business.

Think about it like this...

Your bestie says to you, “Go try Al’s Coffee & Cake Cafe — their coffee and mud cake is to die for.” So you drive to the address they gave you and you see a run-down building with peeling paint and no clear front entrance. You double check the address because surely this can’t be the place.

But it is.

So you drive off.

Now inside could have been the Taj Mahal. The service could have been incredible and the coffee and cake absolutely worth the trip. But the first impression was enough to put you off before you even walked through the door.

That’s exactly what a bad website is doing for your business.

People are taking one look and driving right on by.

Want to know why people are avoiding your website and how to fix it? 👇

A bad website could be turning customers away before they even contact you. Learn how an outdated website impacts trust, SEO and enquiries — and how a website refresh or redesign can help your business grow.

29/04/2026

A while ago I created this beautiful website for the lovely Gayle.

Her art work speaks for itself, so we wanted the website to compliment and showcase it, not overwhelm. We decided on calming, neutral colours and a minimalist style that was art gallery worthy, but not boring.

I was really happy with the end result and now Gayle can edit her site, add her new pieces freely and is doing great things with her art.

Take a look for yourself... and her animal portraits are as close to a photo as you'll get!

https://gaylenewcombefineart.com/

27/04/2026

Hey Hey 👋

Happy Tues-yay... see what I did there ...

So I'm just popping into your feed with something new that I'm introducing and it's just a bit exciting!

Over the past few months, I’ve had so many conversations with business owners who are looking at their website thinking:

👉 “It just needs a good tidy up…”
👉 “It’s a bit all over the place now, but I don't have the energy/budget for a whole new site"
👉 “I’ve been meaning to fix it for ages”
👉 “It's just crap” 😅

They don't need a full rebuild or a massive project that takes weeks.

Just someone to come in, clean it up, streamline it and make it feel right again after too many attempts "to fix it".

So I’ve created:

🚀 Done & Dusted Website VIP Day.

I set aside a full day to focus on one website... YOURS!

In that day we'll:

🌼 refresh the homepage
🌼 tidy up the layout across your pages
🌼 fix the little things that have built up over time
🌼 and get your site feeling consistent and polished again

No long timelines. No dragging things out.

Just more done than it is now ✔️

I’m opening up a small number of spots to start with for May and June, so if your website has been sitting on your to-do list for way too long, this might be exactly what you need. And don't forget, it's also a good tax deduction 😝

👉 Check out all the details here: https://www.belindaowen.com/website-vip-day/
👉 Or just send me a message if you’re not sure if it’s the right fit

21/04/2026

Well… it’s been a minute since I’ve posted on here 😅 If you know me or a long time follower, you'll notice I'm very intermittent on social media... we have a love/hate relationship! I keep forgetting about it and it keeps reminding me it's there with notifications 😂

But it's been anything but quiet in my little world. I’ve actually been busy behind the scenes working on a few websites - one I’ve just finished is for The Exchange Shed which I shared last week.

It really reminded me that not every business needs a full brand new website… sometimes a refresh or tidy up can make a massive difference (and not blow the budget either) 🚀

The before and after's are also on the post I shared, or you can just check out the new site here: www.theexchangeshed.com

If your website’s been sitting there looking a bit sad lately, feel free to have a stickybeak at what I do 👉 www.belindaowen.com or reach out to me.

Oh, and we also moved to Townsville!! 🏝️ I now get to walk to the beach rather than look at it on my screensaver! Of course, we also have to watch for 🐊🐊 too..... 🤣

Pic: Taken at The Strand in January (unfiltered).

14/04/2026

Tell me, what are you up to right now?

Me... I'm on my 3rd coffee trying to stay awake. Is it Friday yet??? 🤣🤣

14/04/2026

In the current climate, maybe a new website isn't quiet in your immediate grasp or budget. I get it. 😔

But a redesign of your existing website could be all you need to bring those clients back in or give you that much needed boost. 🚀
Like with a lot of things, websites become outdated, old, slow and just stop hitting the mark.

A website redesign can be as simple or complex as you need it to be - or as your budget allows. You might be wanting to rebrand and give it a facelift, or just fix the design so it flows better and looks more modern. It's amazing was some TLC, a few new images and a splash of design can do to a website.

Here's one I recently did for a client of mine - Megan from The Exchange Shed. As a Containers for Change authorised collector, their website needs to reflect the professionalism of the bigger business they are affiliated with.

A quick once over of all her pages, some new videos and a better use of the branding colours, and we've got a brand new website - for the fraction of the cost of a new one. All the bones are the same, but it has a whole new look and feel.

See the images below of the old site to compare. What do you think?

See the new site in all it's glory: www.theexchangeshed.com

Are you interested in revamping your existing site?

Reach out to me via my website or book in a chat.
www.belindaowen.com/contact-us/