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Securing Your WordPress Website

Securing a WordPress website is a pressing concern for professionals and small businesses alike. Let us look at some of the basic steps you must take to make your WordPress website a bit more secure.

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Securing Your WordPress Website

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  1. Securing Your WordPress Website

  2. Vulnerabilities and Attacks • SQL Injections • Cross Scripting • Brute Force Attacks Recent Attacks • April 2013 • March 2012 • March 2011 http://rightmixtech.com

  3. Server Level Security • Modify the WP config file • Edit the root .htaccessfile to restrict access to directories and files • Add customized .htaccessfiles to /wp-contents/uploads folder • Protect the .htaccess file http://rightmixtech.com

  4. Website Level Security • Install security plugins such as Wordfence Security or Bulletproof Security – or any other • Use the security plugins to • Set up routine scans • Set up alerts to report vulnerabilities • Specify Maximum login attempts allowed • Update WordPress installation • Update plugins http://rightmixtech.com

  5. User Level Security • Create a new user with administrator privileges • Delete the default Admin account • Create Strong password • At least 8 characters • No dictionary words • At least one number • At least one special character • Assign appropriate roles and permissions to other website users • To read the complete post, see http://rightmixtech.com/security-for-wordpress/ http://rightmixtech.com

  6. Thank You For more information on WordPress, visit us at http://rightmixtech.com/blog

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