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How to fix common WordPress security issues?

Do Son July 13, 2022 3 minutes read
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Is WordPress secure? Well, nothing’s perfect. A WordPress website is no exception. In this article, we will shed some light on dealing with security problems typically associated with the WordPress content management system.

When a hacker looks at your WordPress site…

Since WordPress is so popular and common within the website industry, many hackers pointed it as a target. These guys can be crafty, you know, so WordPress security vulnerabilities are often explored in order to conduct illegal activities like extracting some personal data of your clients, for example, or cross-site scripting attacks. Sometimes a distributed denial of service (DDOS) is applied, which means the server is given too many requests to handle. As a result, it slows down and eventually crashes. A hacker comes in right through the whole…

There are many forms of hostile actions that can happen on a webpage, just as there are many purposes they can serve. One thing is certain, though – hackers won’t go away. That means web developers are in the need of creating better security solutions, and this is what we should really talk about.

A WordPress security plugin and more…

There are ways for a web admin to protect your WordPress website. The first of them is to use the latest PHP available. This is important because an outdated PHP is explored by hackers on so many levels that it’s hard to expect an old page to be unbreachable. A PHP update is actually one of the best ways to prevent a break-in.

It is also very important to update or install the newest version of a widely recommended WordPress security plugin, like the iThemes Security Pro. It is a rather nifty contraption, this plugin. It not only protects a webpage but also locks it in more than 30 ways when a breach is detected. Fixing simple security issues, blocking brute force attacks in addition to the automated ones… All in a small digital package.

But when a skillful hacker tries to breach the wall, WordPress security issues are often visible right after the attack, when a hostile code is implemented on your WordPress site. Therefore, it is a generally good idea to disable editing of plugins and themes that are working. The bad guy won’t gain access to that feature, and that will most certainly prevent him from doing much harm.

Of course, these are only the basic solutions you can use to fix some WordPress security issues. But the best course of action is to find decent hosting services with their own web application firewall etc.

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