Here are some links I favourited today on Twitter, thought I would share.

• How to Protect Your WordPress Blog From Getting Hacked – Pretty self explanatory, unlike a lot of WordPress related posts, this isn’t just a list of plugins that are flavour of the month (although it does suggest some). An excellent read and essential if you have a WP blog.  I will definitely look into actioning some of the points. (via @designfollow).
• 5 WordPress Security Plugins To Check Hacked WordPress Blog – Along the same lines as the first post (although obviously just a list of 5 plugins to checkout) but it covers more about what to do if your server is compromised as opposed to stopping it from getting compromised.  Again, something I should really look at. (via @UCTweets).
• 40 Essential CSS Templates, Resources and Downloads – Not much to say about this, the title really sums it up, a fair bit of filler in the list but also some gems including a nice rule generator that will work as a shiv for IE when playing with CSS3 (via @designfollow)
• Essential JavaScript and jQuery design patterns – This is an article about a free ebook that I have just downloaded and skimmed through, at first glance it looks amazingly useful.  It explains many of the core design patterns and when to use them.  It also comes with printable materials. (via @elijahmanor)