{"id":2228,"date":"2020-10-03T22:36:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T05:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2020-10-03T22:36:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T05:36:55","slug":"is-plugsandpixels-com-safe-oh-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/is-plugsandpixels-com-safe-oh-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"Is plugsandpixels.com SAFE? Oh yes!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the past 16 years (since 2004) I have run the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.plugsandpixels.com\" target=\"_blank\">Plugs &#8216;n Pixels website<\/a><\/strong>, first at URL www.plugsnpixels.com and shortly thereafter at www.plugsandpixels.com (both still valid). The idea was to be an information resource dedicated to <strong>Photoshop-compatible plug-ins and related digital imaging applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At present my main goal (besides offering digital imaging industry updates) is to <strong>save you money<\/strong> when buying this expensive software. My longtime relationships with the major as well as independent software developers enable me to offer various ongoing <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.plugsandpixels.com\/discounts.html\" target=\"_blank\">discounts<\/a><\/strong>, some of which are exclusive to this site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully you&#8217;ve been taking advantage of these opportunities! In some cases you can stack my coupon code (for a <strong>double-discount<\/strong>) when a developer is having a launch special or holiday sale. Subscribe at right to be notified immediately of any current sale, or bookmark the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.plugsandpixels.com\/discounts.html\" target=\"_blank\">Discounts page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, is Plugs &#8216;n Pixels a <strong>safe site<\/strong> through which to access software discounts and place your orders? <em>Yes it is!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recently discovered a website which lists many online tools and services for checking the validity, safety and reputation of any URL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-lenny-zeltser\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VMnG9qXNd4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zeltser.com\/lookup-malicious-websites\/\">Free Online Tools for Looking up Potentially Malicious Websites<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Free Online Tools for Looking up Potentially Malicious Websites&#8221; &#8212; Lenny Zeltser\" src=\"https:\/\/zeltser.com\/lookup-malicious-websites\/embed\/#?secret=ECJlPMFZqU#?secret=VMnG9qXNd4\" data-secret=\"VMnG9qXNd4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While I wrote this post, I clicked randomly through this list, inputting the plugsandpixels.com URL into several of the engines (this blog is a subfolder of that top URL and is included in the scans along with my other social media sites). And what were the results for the Plugs &#8216;n Pixels-related sites? <strong>&#8220;No unsafe content&#8221;, &#8220;Benign&#8221;, &#8220;OK\/Safe&#8221;, &#8220;Clean&#8221;, &#8220;Trustworthy&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See for yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1151\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result1-2.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result1-2-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1151px) 100vw, 1151px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result2-1.jpg 804w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result2-1-768x479.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result3-1.jpg 954w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result3-1-768x638.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1126\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result4-1.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result4-1-768x583.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1027\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result5-1.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result5-1-768x274.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1027px) 100vw, 1027px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result6-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result6-1.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result6-1-768x183.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result7-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2244\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/result8-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2245\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for reading and thanks for using this blog and website to acquire your digital tools. <em>Your purchase of any software through the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/discounts.html\">Plugs \u2018n Pixels website<\/a> or this blog gets you the best deal available and also helps generate a small commission to help keep these resources online. Thanks again!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past 16 years (since 2004) I have run the Plugs &#8216;n Pixels website, first at URL www.plugsnpixels.com and shortly thereafter at www.plugsandpixels.com (both still valid). The idea was to be an information resource dedicated to Photoshop-compatible plug-ins and related digital imaging applications. At present my main goal (besides offering digital imaging industry updates) <a href=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/is-plugsandpixels-com-safe-oh-yes\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Read more about Is plugsandpixels.com SAFE? 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