Did you know over 30,000 WordPress blogs are hacked each day?
If you’re running a word press site and have done nothing about security, either your site has already been hacked or it likely will be. Today most WordPress hacks are done by bots which gather information from spiders crawling your site. They look for specific information so they know how to exploit your site. Here are 5 steps you should take on any blog you set up.
- Make sure your WordPress software is up to date (the most current version).
- Make sure all your plugins are up to date and remove any plugins or themes you’re not using.
- Install a good firewall plugin. There are a number of free plugins available in the Add Plugin search in the WP Admin section. (Popular Plugins: Bulletproof, Wordfence, Ninja Firewall)
- Make sure your backing up your WordPress database regularly, there are plugins to automate this task.
- Install a Core Scanner like Look-see available in the plugin add search which can tell you if any of your core WordPress files have been changed.
These simple steps can dramatically improve your website’s security, if you don’t feel you can perform these steps but realise the importance we do offer a WP security package to help you secure your blog which includes the installation of the plugins.