WordPress is powering almost 43% of the website in the world and 52% market share of all Content Management systems, due to its popularity it is a soft target for attacks by hackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WordPress<\/a><\/strong> provides the facility to extend the existing or add a new feature through various themes and plugins, so it is not surprising that vulnerabilities exist there and are constantly being discovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this article, we are sharing some tips and techniques which you can use to secure your WordPress Website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are the 8 important pro security checklists for WordPress Website Security-<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to WP White Security, 41% of hacks happen because of a security vulnerability on their hosting platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s always best practice to use Managed WordPress hosting, which may cost a little more, but it will provide better service for backups, updates, security, and speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PHP is the base of your WordPress Website, so always use the latest version of PHP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Because each version of PHP provides support for almost two years, and within this period of time it fixes bugs and provides security patches, and other support, so you need to keep your PHP version updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Always use the generated password for admin, it\u2019s now by default provided by WordPress at the time when you set up your WordPress and reset the password. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Similarly, never use a predictable Username, always use an uncommon username. You can also use a\u00a0Strong password generator<\/a>\u00a0online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To protect WordPress, you can take the below steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Rename the URL of your WordPress Login Page. You can use the WPS Hide Login plugin to rename the login page. Another method to secure your WordPress website is, to keep updating WordPress Core, Theme, and Plugin, it secures your website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Apart from this always use a plugin from reputable sources, Delete unused and unwanted plugins from the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All the tables in WordPress start with the \u201cwp\u201d prefix. It\u2019s one of the best practices to change the Database prefix, it\u2019s a very simple way to protect your Database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You should also do a Schedule daily Backup of the WP database. In case of hacking or plugin error, it will very useful to restore your website. You can use\u00a0WP-DBManager<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0WP Database Backup<\/a>\u00a0for the backup and restore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the theme and plugin got a security breach then there is a lag time when the vulnerability is found and its fix will be made, this is called a \u201cWindow of vulnerability\u201d and to avoid it you need a Web Application Firewall.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n SiteLock\u00a0offers a very unique feature to avoid it and proactively protect against cyber-attack and distinguish between good and bad bots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a lot of security plugins available to protect the WordPress website. But The maximum plugin provides free features, and an estimated 74% of vulnerability is detected by free automated tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wordfence<\/a>,\u00a0Sucuri<\/a>, and\u00a0Defender<\/a>\u00a0are the top WordPress Security plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CONTACT US FOR SECURE YOUR WORDPRESS WEBSITE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For the last 15+ years, Minerva Infotech is a super-specialist in WordPress security service solutions in almost 19 countries In 1300+ projects for 235+ clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to ultra-secure your WordPress website, we can help you! Contact us<\/a><\/strong> today to get a free consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udcde Call \u2013\u00a0+91 8100 665964 (INDIA)<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0+1 720 738 1011 (US)<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WordPress is powering almost 43% of the website in the world and 52% market share of all Content Management systems, due to its popularity it is a soft target for attacks by hackers. 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1. USE A SECURE WORDPRESS HOSTING PROVIDER:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Here are some of the features your WordPress Hosting provider should provide<\/strong>–
<\/strong>\u2022SSL certificate and CDN
\u2022Data center security measures
\u2022Antivirus and anti-malware software
\u2022Server-side security systems like firewall and encryption
\u2022Automated or managed backups
\u2022On-site security systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n2. USER UPDATED PHP VERSION:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
3. USE A STRONG PASSWORD AND UNCOMMON USERNAME:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
4. PROTECT WORDPRESS LOGIN:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Login Lockdown on the failed attempt to Stop Hackers. You can use\u00a0WordFence<\/a>\u00a0Plugin for this.
\u2022 Enable Two-factor Authentication (2FA). You can use\u00a0WordFence<\/a>\u00a0Plugin for this.
\u2022Use an email address instead of a username for login
\u2022Change your WordPress credentials regularly
\u2022Disable the REST API on WordPress<\/p>\n\n\n\n5. UPDATE WORDPRESS AND PLUGINS REGULARLY:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
6. SECURE YOUR WORDPRESS DATABASE:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
7. USE A WEB APPLICATION FIREWALL(WAF):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
8. USE A WORDPRESS SECURITY PLUGIN:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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