Newbie here. Can you point me to some good articles on WordPress security?

by James Liberty

Posted: 8 years ago 5 replies

PROGRAMMING

Preferably articles that are easy to understand. I hardly know a thing about coding.

#articles #good #newbie #point #security #wordpress

whosjose

8 years ago

Here are a list of articles

https://codeable.io/quick-wordpress-security-tips/
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/hardening-wordpress-security/
https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/wordpress-security-tips/
http://www.business2community.com/infographics/improve-wordpress-security-infographic-01478542
https://www.woothemes.com/2016/02/woocommerce-security-first-steps/
https://www.dart-creations.com/wordpress/wordpress-tutorials/the-essential-checklist-to-prevent-your-wordpress-website-from-getting-hacked.html

Hope it helps.

Thanks
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James Liberty

8 years ago

Originally Posted by whosjose

Here are a list of articles

https://codeable.io/quick-wordpress-security-tips/
Hardening WordPress Security: 25 Essential Plugins + Tips - Hongkiat
https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/wor...security-tips/
http://www.business2community.com/in...aphic-01478542
https://www.woothemes.com/2016/02/wo...y-first-steps/
https://www.dart-creations.com/wordp...ng-hacked.html

Hope it helps.

How did you select these articles? Did you just now Google for them? Or did you have some other criteria?

Thanks

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broadsword 8 years ago

Just get WordFence. It rocks.
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- James Liberty 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by broadsword
  
  Just get WordFence. It rocks.
  
  I did... and my site still got hacked. I suspect WordFence alone is not sufficient... though I only used the free version. Perhaps others can comment...
  
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  broadsword 8 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by James Liberty
  
  I did... and my site still got hacked. I suspect WordFence alone is not sufficient... though I only used the free version. Perhaps others can comment...
  
  Well, you do need to configure it, the default settings might not be secure enough in terms of the number of attempted logins required before you blacklist someone.
  
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Newbie here. Can you point me to some good articles on WordPress security?

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