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Protect Wordpress website??

by classic99
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I like WP theme to build a website, it's easy to add content too. But i worry about protect Wp website from hackers. saying that Wp is easy to be hacked.

How about Wp premium theme, does it protect well?
I really need some advices.
Thanks
#protect #website #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    Themes do NOT protect any website!

    Themes display the content - that's all.

    WP is easy to be hacked when the users are careless... Read this: Hardening WordPress « WordPress Codex
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    • Profile picture of the author classic99
      Some plugins won't work when update new version of WP, and i don't want a big website to go down.
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    • Profile picture of the author classic99
      and sometime hackers can hack with local attach, should i buy hosting account with Private SSL & IP?
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  • Profile picture of the author DJL
    Look up the following plugins to enhance WordPress security (all are free):
    Block Bad Queries (BBQ)
    Secure WordPress
    WordPress Firewall
    WP-DBManager
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  • Profile picture of the author haymanpl
    The best way to protect you site is to include full site backup every day which you keep on your own PC. Backing up your databases does very little as most of your content is in the files.

    Full backup protects you from everything.
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    • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
      Originally Posted by haymanpl View Post

      Backing up your databases does very little as most of your content is in the files.
      Since when?

      Last time I checked ALL the content (posts, Pages, comments, settings) were in the database... and "in the files" you have only your theme, the plugins and uploaded media, if any.
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      • Profile picture of the author haymanpl
        Back up your database if you think that's the case and don't backup your files.

        The fact is most bloggers backup their database if they backup at all and don't backup their files on a daily basis.
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        • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
          Originally Posted by haymanpl View Post

          and don't backup their files on a daily basis.
          And why should they?

          If you don't add (upload) new media or don't add new plugin/themes - you do NOT need to backup your files.

          Care to explain why one should backup files like the core WP engine that always can be downloaded from the WP site?
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