In a previous post on WordPress security best practices, we discussed ‘Security by obscurity’, which means that you should obscure the most commonly known paths to gain control of your website. For example, everyone knows that before WordPress 3.0 the default username was admin, and a lot of website owners didn’t…
Security is typically something that many of us don’t give a second’s thought to until it is too late. If we are lucky, someone else’s misfortune galvanizes us into action. For instance, the popular blog Famous Bloggers was recently subject to domain theft…
The open source nature of WordPress has one downside, and if you’re not careful it could ruin your online business. I know this because it happened to me. Just a few months ago, I had a hacker hijack a WordPress site that was consistently earning me several hundred…
WordPress has revolutionized the way websites are made and put the power of web design into the hands of anyone that would like it. Unfortunately, once an individual’s site is up and running, they are going to be at serious risk of having…
The importance of a secure blog can never be under-estimated – Securing your website allows you to make your readers/visitors/clients feel safer. Why risk damaging your reputation by getting hacked? You work hard on your website’s design…
In the past, we have shown a few techniques where you are required to use a SSL certificate to secure your WordPress page(s). The most popular one is creating a donate form for non-profit organizations in WordPress. A lot of the non-profits…
Getting hacked is one of the worst experiences one can go through as a webmaster. Unfortunately, no matter how careful you are, there is always a chance that a smart hacker might get around your defenses. That does not mean you should…
Plenty of web publishers spend the majority of their time creating killer content for their websites. There is nothing wrong with that approach. Content is king after all. But as a webmaster, you should also pay attention to…
The security of your website is something that most WordPress users tend to forgot about. That is, until your site gets hacked. WordPress forum member Kris recently advised that his own website had been hacked despite…
Many webmasters assume that as long as they use WordPress on their site and install a couple of security plugins on their site, their website will become hackerproof. No matter how strong your defenses…
WordPress is open source which means that everyone, including hackers with a malicious intent, can scour the source code looking for holes in its security. That is why I’m going to show you some good precautionary steps to take to protect you, your WordPress and most importantly, your users…
Web site running on WordPress has many benefits over other Content Management Systems, and the most important is wp-config.php file that contains very sensitive information about your WordPress…
Today I thought I would show you a few tips, hacks and tricks that will help make your WordPress install more secure, tidy and offer a little in the way…