{"id":2577,"date":"2016-10-18T09:43:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T06:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=2577"},"modified":"2023-09-19T16:31:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T13:31:23","slug":"wordpress-security-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-security-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"10 WordPress Security Tips to Keep Your Site Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why the topic of WordPress security tips? Because all sites are vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

No matter how much work you’ve put into launching your site, it can always find itself in harm’s way. Even though you might have done nothing wrong, random attacks do happen. Unfortunately, this is just how the internet works. That’s the bad news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 The good news is that most threats can be prevented if you just set aside a little bit of time to implement the following simple WordPress security tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Update WordPress regularly<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Update your themes and plugins<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Back up your site regularly<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Limit login attempts and change your password often<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Install a firewall<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Limit user access to your site<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Rename your login URL<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Enable security scans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Use SSL<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Protect your wp-config.php<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\t\t
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    10 WordPress security tips to keep your site secure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    There are a few things you should put on the list when it comes to doing a routine check. Reviewing these steps once a month or so should be enough to keep you safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We’re going to be focusing on certain, key site areas. To some extent, a website is like the human body. If a certain part is damaged, it affects the whole system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u231b Here’s what to do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Update WordPress regularly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    With any new release, WordPress gets improved and its security is improved too. Lots of bugs and vulnerabilities are fixed every time a new version comes out. Also, if any particularly malicious bug gets discovered, the WordPress core team will take care of it right away, and force a new safe version promptly. If you don’t update, you will be at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To update WordPress<\/a>, you first need to go to your dashboard. At the top of the page, you’ll see an announcement every time a new version is out. Click to update and then click on the blue “Update Now” button. It only takes a few seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    2. Update your themes and plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The same goes for plugins and themes. You should update your current theme and the plugins you have installed on your site. This helps you avoid vulnerabilities, bugs, and potential security breach points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Just like it is with most software products, every once in a while certain plugins might get breached or security holes might be discovered in them. For example, in the past, plugins such as Ninja Forms and WooCommerce<\/a> were hit with quite nasty problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So, how to update your themes and plugins?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Let’s start with the plugins. Go to Plugins \/ Installed Plugins<\/em> the list of all your plugins will appear. If a certain plugin is not on its latest version, WordPress will let you know:<\/p>\n\n\n

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    For example, I have two old plugin versions, so all I need to do is click on “update now” under each one, and they will be ready in a few seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To update your theme, go to Appearance \/ Themes<\/em>, and you’ll see all your installed themes there. The outdated ones will be marked just like plugins were. Simply click on “Update now.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Apart from updating every plugin and theme, keep in mind to also remove the plugins and themes that you don’t use at the moment<\/strong>. Those are just unneeded weight. Consider this a bonus one among these WordPress security tips<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    3. Back up your site regularly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Backing up your site is about creating a copy of all the site’s data, and storing it somewhere safe. That way, you can restore the site from that backup copy in case anything bad happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To back up your site, you need a plugin. There are lots of good backup solutions<\/a> out here. For example, Jetpack has some integrated backup features<\/a> that are priced affordably. Their backup plans offer daily backups, one-click restores, spam filtering, and a 30-day backup archive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There’s also a free alternative, UpdraftPlus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Here’s some more advice + how-to on backing up your WordPress site.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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    4. Limit login attempts and change your password often<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Don’t let your login form allow unlimited username and password attempts because this is exactly what helps a hacker succeed. If you let them try an infinite number of times, they will eventually discover your login data. Limiting the available attempts is the first thing you should do to prevent that.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    You can use certain specialized plugins to limit possible login attempts. There are two very popular solutions, for example, both free:<\/p>\n\n\n

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