For those if you that were at the Blogging While Brown NYC presentation on Saturday, June 22, 1013 below are the files used. As well as a list of all links and plugins mentioned during the session.
Download the slides from Slideshare
http://www.slideshare.net/brandbuildsell/ten-easy-steps-to-hackproof-your-word-press-site
Links to Plugins and Resources. You can also download the list below as a PDF.
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Don’t Install Untrusted Plugins
WordPress Plugins – http://wordpress.org/plugins/
WooThemes – http://www.woothemes.com/
Codecanyon – http://www.codecanyon.net -
Be Familiar with Your Admin/FTP/MySQL
cPanel Demo – http://cpanel.net/demo/
Go Daddy – http://godaddy.com -
Use Strong Passwords
Strong Password Generator – http://www.strongpasswordgenerator.com -
Back Up Your Blog Regularly
WordPress to Dropbox – http://wpb2d.com
cPanel Demo – http://cpanel.net/demo/
VaultPress – http://www.vaultpress.com -
Install Security Plugins
WordPress File Monitor – http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-file-monitor-plus/
Wordfence – http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordfence/
WP Security Scan – http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-security-scan/
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Update WordPress and Plugins
Updating WordPress – http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress -
Use a Reputable Host
Go Daddy – http://www.godaddy.com
Hostgator – http://www.hostgator.com
Bluehost – http://www.bluehost.com
Media Temple – http://www.mediatemple.net -
Clean Your Site Files
WordPress Site Files – http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Files -
Remove the Admin Login
WordPress Admin – http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/ - 10. Be Vigilant!