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Secure Wordpress Installation and Website

Secure WordPress Installation and Website

Posted on January 7, 2020January 7, 2020

Many website owners complain about WordPress security. The thought is that an open source script can be vulnerable to a great many attacks.
Is this a fact? And if so, how do you secure your WordPress website?

The absence of built-in WordPress security is a untrue. In fact, WordPress websites are often much more secure than their online counterparts.

In this article we will give you a few simple tricks to help secure your WordPress website.

After implementing these tactics and following up with continual security checks, you’ll have a secure WordPress website for good.

Secure your WordPress website by protecting the login page and preventing brute force attacks.

  1. Set up a website lockdown feature and ban users.
  2. Use two-factor authentication for WordPress security.
  3. Use your email to login.
  4. Rename your login URL to secure your WordPress website.
  5. Adjust your passwords.
  6. Automatically log idle users out of your site.

Secure your WordPress website through the admin dashboard

  1. Protect the wp-admin directory.
  2. Use SSL to encrypt data.
  3. Add user accounts with care.
  4. Change the admin username.
  5. Monitor your files.

Secure your WordPress website through the database

  1. Change the WordPress database table prefix.
  2. Make backups regularly to secure your WordPress website.
  3. Set strong passwords for your database.
  4. Monitor your audit logs.

Let the host handle your WordPress security

  1. Protect the wp-config.php file.
  2. Disallow file editing.
  3. Set directory permissions carefully.
  4. Disable directory listing with .htaccess.
  5. Block all hotlinking.
  6. Understand, and protect, against DDoS attacks.

Secure your WordPress website through themes and plugins

  1. Update regularly for WordPress security.
  2. Remove your WordPress version number.

If you have any questions on how to secure your WordPress website, contact us.
See what is included in our WordPress Security Protection Plans.

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