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Presented By Andrea Kalli
Top 10 Wordpress
Security Tips
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#1: Stay Up-to-Date
Always keep your Wordpress and plugin installations up-to-date. You’ll see a notice when you log into your
dashboard if you need to update.
Andrea Kalli – Internet Marketing Virtual Assistant Services www.virtualassist.net
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#2: Make Backups
Always back up your site. You can use a variety of Wordpress plugins to help you,
including UpdraftPlus Backup.
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#3: Don’t Use “Admin”
By using the standard “admin” username, it makes it all the easier for hackers to get into your site. Use a name that no one can guess.
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#4: Block Failed Logins
Using a plugin like Simple Login Lockdown allows you to block repeated failed logins
to your Wordpress site.
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#5: Secure Themes
Themes can include malicious code…check that yours doesn’t. Theme Authenticity Checker can do this for
you by showing you potentially harmful code.
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#6: Login Authentification
There are a number of plugins that can give you an extra layer of login security.
Login Dongle installs a bookmarklet in your browser and has you create a secret challenge and response
text you need to enter before logging in.
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#7: Do a Security Scan
A variety of plugins can help you do a security scan. Exploit Scanner scans your site files and
shows you potentially harmful files.
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#8: Multi-Tier Security
Wordfence Security is a multi-pronged security plugin that includes a firewall, virus scanning, real-time traffic
analysis, changes to your core Wordpress files and more.
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#9: Secure wp-config.php
This file includes information that you need to keep secure. Make sure your wp-config.php file is secure.
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#10: Protect Your Directories
You should also protect the various directories of your site. Adding the code “Options –indexes” to your .htaccess will keep people from seeing the contents of your directories.
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Wordpress Help?
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Give us a call 303-857-5228
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