Internet has taken over the world by storm and everyone who does business or wants to stay connected with the rest needs the help of internet. Every business wants and needs a website to stay in competition. Well, the initial challenge was to make a competitive website but now this challenge has been overcome with WordPress as the most ideal platform. But secure is your website with the WordPress platform? This article will try to help you cope with this challenge till an extent.
Security Plugins for WordPress
Like many other challenges securing WordPress is also a tough task. However it is possible to protect your new WordPress-based website. In order to make your WordPress theme based website more secure, there are several plugins that I will like to list and also explain a few key ones.
Limit Login Attempts
A very useful plugin for securing your website. The plugin simply blocks a user from entering your website for twenty odd minutes if he/she enters the wrong password more than thrice. The plugin is called as “Limit Login Attempts”.
Semisecure Login
If you still wish to increase the Login security to your website, then Semisecure is your choice. Using a simple public key for encrypting the client password, the plugin increases website security.
Sabre
The other useful plugin is that of “Sabre”. The plugin keeps fake users logins away from your website.
Secure WordPress
The name itself explains that this plugin has been made to protect your website. It secures your installation using a few functions. The plugin hides the details of your WordPress version from the various non-administrators.
Bad Behaviour
This plugin checks through the visitor’s IP address against a database called Project Honey Pot for possible spammers. If in case the visitor is malicious, it will soon block the IP from getting through your website.
Optional Methods
It is advisable to use all the above mentioned methods in order to secure your website. But, it is also important to keep certain other optional methods in mind while securing your website. A few other methods include:
Empty file index.html / index.php
By default, the WordPress system comes with an exposed directory thus allowing all viewers to see the various plugins used in the website. Thus, by uploading an empty index.php or empty index.html within the base plugin directory this can problem can be sorted.
Limiting Access to website Admin
You can always limit the access of various IP addresses to your website admin by using the .htaccess file. This is a basic server level file that restricts user access by interacting with the server even before interacting with the web browser.
Changing admin account
In the WordPress system, “admin” is by default your website account. Once a user knows this, he just needs to crack your password to enter your website admin. Hence, changing the admin account is the best way to secure your website.
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