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Ten Steps to Hackproof Your WordPress Website

by • Jun. 24, 2013 • Conferences, Mistakes to Avoid, Resources, WordpressComments (0)3163


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.

  1. Don’t Install Untrusted Plugins
    WordPress Plugins – http://wordpress.org/plugins/
    WooThemes – http://www.woothemes.com/
    Codecanyon – http://www.codecanyon.net
  2. Be Familiar with Your Admin/FTP/MySQL
    cPanel Demo – http://cpanel.net/demo/
    Go Daddy – http://godaddy.com
  3. Use Strong Passwords
    Strong Password Generator – http://www.strongpasswordgenerator.com
  4. Back Up Your Blog Regularly
    WordPress to Dropbox – http://wpb2d.com
    cPanel Demo – http://cpanel.net/demo/
    VaultPress – http://www.vaultpress.com
  5. 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/
  6. Update WordPress and Plugins
    Updating WordPress – http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress
  7. 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
  8. Clean Your Site Files
    WordPress Site Files – http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Files
  9. Remove the Admin Login
    WordPress Admin – http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/
  10. 10.   Be Vigilant!