Best Wordpress Security Settings and security practices
ValeriaMxc
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If you want to protect your wordpress sites from hackers or doubting it is getting malware/virus, try these ways to protect your wordpress sites
Protect your wp-admin with htaccess password
Change Your WordPress Keys & Salts in wp-config.php
Install Wordfence Security to scan and find security errors on your site
Strong password for your admin account.
Decrease number of using Plugins on your sites if possible
Don't use free themes, they are many risks
Always upgrade to latest wordpress version
Set plugins and Themes to Update Automatically
Protect Your Most Pertinent Files Using .htaccess
for example:
Code:
<files wp-config.php>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</files>
Code:
add_action('template_redirect', 'bwp_template_redirect');
function bwp_template_redirect()
{
if (is_author())
{
wp_redirect( home_url() ); exit;
}
}Hope to hear other opinions!
Just my 0.02 cents!
UltratechHost
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To Secure Wordpress Website you need to:
1. Secure your wp-config file
2. Adding some firewall rules set or you can use Wordpress Secuirity Plugins
3. Use VPS instate of Shared Hosting (For Better Performance)
4. Never use much Plugins use the required amount of plugins and regular updates needed
5. Use Custom/Free/Premium Themes but need regular updates
6. Use Server site security like Nginx/CSF Firewall/Mod Security
7. Have stronger password
8. Enable Two Factor Authentication
9. Add IP Based Authentication to Secure Directory/Files
1. Secure your wp-config file
2. Adding some firewall rules set or you can use Wordpress Secuirity Plugins
3. Use VPS instate of Shared Hosting (For Better Performance)
4. Never use much Plugins use the required amount of plugins and regular updates needed
5. Use Custom/Free/Premium Themes but need regular updates
6. Use Server site security like Nginx/CSF Firewall/Mod Security
7. Have stronger password
8. Enable Two Factor Authentication
9. Add IP Based Authentication to Secure Directory/Files
Optimidia
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While I agree a lot of these suggestions are great, one of the most important I would say is to use a strong password and keep WordPress updated. The other day I had to clean a clients website from a redirect script because the client was using the username as the password.
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