{"id":24300,"date":"2022-02-02T14:29:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/wordpress-tips-to-secure-your-website\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T06:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T06:48:05","slug":"wordpress-tips-to-secure-your-website","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/wordpress-tips-to-secure-your-website\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Security Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>We are responsible for the server administration and network security, while you are responsible for the administration and WordPress security of your website. This guide will provide you with some WordPress security tips.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib aligncenter\" style=\"width: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33038611935\/original\/sIYodP3cXXZqFcdfcPRAibVsT1R5jqH3bQ.png?1584971509\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33038611935\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Keep your site updated<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">When a security vulnerability becomes known, it is quickly fixed and an update is released by the WordPress community. Older versions of WP are not maintained with WordPress security updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Update to the<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0latest version of WordPress<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Carefully choose which themes and plugins you download<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">It only takes one theme or one plugin to make your website vulnerable.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Update your plugins<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Delete unused plugins<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Don\u2019t use\u00a0unverified plugins and\/or themes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Use a strong password<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">A strong password protects your website content and prevents intruders from gaining access to your admin account\u00a0to compromise your entire website. Many potential vulnerabilities can be avoided with a strong password.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Use strong FTP passwords,\u00a0WordPress login passwords and\u00a0database passwords.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Should your domain be compromised, it\u2019s advisable you\u00a0change all passwords relating to that domain.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Use security applications<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">These applications provide\u00a0pro-active security. They scan your WordPress site for vulnerabilities and inform you if any are found. They can block\u00a0incorrect log-ins, notify you of new edits, and warn you when your site is vulnerable to attacks:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">We recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/website-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cwatch<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0Install a trusted security plugin, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordfence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordFence<\/a>. Use the plugin user ratings as a guide.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Avoid using default configurations<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Changing your default settings adds another thin layer of protection against intruders. The default WordPress login is \u201cadmin\u201d and most intruders know this.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Delete the\u00a0default admin and create a new\u00a0custom login.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Make backups<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Before you delete anything, make a\u00a0full backup of your site.\u00a0Our backups are only intended for disaster recovery purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 1em 0px 1.5em 0em; list-style: disc; color: #333d51; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Schedule regular backups<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Backup your data on read-only media, to ensure your data has not been tampered with.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>TIP:<\/strong> For more information on securing your WordPress site please see <a href=\"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/learn-how-to-improve-the-security-of-your-wordpress-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn how to improve security on your website.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are responsible for the server administration and network security, while you are responsible for the administration and WordPress security of your website. 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