Protect Your WordPress Website

• Always update your WordPress core, themes, and plugins to patch security vulnerabilities.
• Use complex passwords for all accounts (admin, FTP, database) and enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for an extra layer of security.
• Use plugins like Wordfence, Sucuri, or iThemes Security to monitor for malicious activity and block threats.
• Schedule automatic backups of your files and database to ensure you can restore your site in case of an attack.
• To prevent unauthorized login attempts, you can limit the number of times someone can try to log in with the wrong password. Plugins like Limit Login Attempts Reloaded make it easy to set this up, adding an extra layer of security to your site.
• Secure your site with an SSL certificate to encrypt data transmitted between your site and users.
• Make sure your file permissions are configured correctly to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive files.
• To prevent hackers from viewing the files in your website’s directories, you can add a simple security rule to your site’s settings. This rule blocks directory listings, making it harder for attackers to see the contents of folders on your site. You can do this by adding the following line to a file called .htaccess: Options-Indexes
• Keep track of who’s logging into your site and what changes are being made with activity log plugins.
• Move your wp-config.php file one directory level up from your WordPress root, and make sure it’s not accessible via the web.