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WordPress is a pretty secure platform but it can still get hacked if you are not careful. Monitoring your site for file changes, protecting your login pages, updating themes/plugins, and preventing malicious requests are just a few ways to protect your site. WProtect is a plugin that checks your plugins and themes to let you know if there are any vulnerabilities.
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Continue ReadingWordPress sites are hacked and attacked all the time. You may not be able to stop every hack attack, but you can minimize your risk by hiding what you are running on your server. WP Hide & Security Enhancer is one plugin for the job. It hides your files, themes, and plugins paths from being shown.
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Continue ReadingPopular WordPress websites are a victim of brute force attacks, spam, and malicious requests all the time. While WordPress is a fairly secure platform right out of the box, there are many plugins you can use to harden it. Access Watch for WordPress lets you approach WordPress security in a more proactive fashion.
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Continue ReadingRunning plugins with vulnerabilities is one way to get your site hacked. Not everyone spends time to keep up with WordPress security news on a daily basis though. These 6 plugins help you identify and remove plugins with vulnerabilities fast:
Look-See Security Scanner: this plugin verifies the integrity of core WordPress plugins. Checks uploaded themes and plugins against WPScan vulnerabilities. [click to continue…]
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Continue ReadingIn the past few years, we have covered plenty of plugins and scripts that can protect your login page. This is one of the main pages hackers attack all the time. Changing its URL is one way to reduce the number of bot attacks against your site. Move Login lets you do just that. It lets you display an error message when people reach your old login page. [click to continue…]
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Continue ReadingMany of us use our WordPress username/password on multiple computers to access our website. What if you forget to log out after accessing your site on a computer? Prevent Concurrent Logins is a WordPress plugin that prevents users from staying logged into the same account on multiple computers. It destroys old sessions and discourages members from sharing their accounts with others.
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Continue ReadingMany of us use strong passwords to access our website. Have you ever wished there was an easier, more secure way to log into your site? Secure Pattern Lock for WordPress can help. It replaces your username/password with a custom signature that you will have an easier time remembering. You also get your own custom URL for the Pattern Login page.
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