One of the scariest things is getting your website hacked because of the poor website security. It’s important to have a WordPress security guide which has every possible way to harden the security of your website.

Though WordPress itself is one of the trustable and secure platforms but still there are many things which can add more security layers.

Have you ever even thought about losing the hard work you have been doing for years? Isn’t that scary?

Well, this fear needs to get away. You should apply all the possible WordPress tips and tricks which can save your website.

This article consists an ultimate WordPress security guide which can help you run a safe website.

Why WordPress Website Security Is Important

There are millions of websites running on this world wide web and many of them get hacked every year.

People start their website and within a few days, they get hacked. What’s the reason? It’s because of the poor website security.

You may be thinking about why would anyone hack your website. You should know that the bots seek for the website having the vulnerabilities and it can be yours on the list.

There are different methods to hack a website. They can inject any malicious code in any of your website’s file or maybe direct hack the login to your website by breaking your password.

It can be anything. You should harden every possible part of your website where there is any vulnerability.

The List of the Tips Included in this WordPress Security Guide

It consists of the basic security tips to the pro. You have to make sure you follow each according to your needs.

#1. Keep Everything Updated

It’s not a new thing to hear. There are thousands of security posts and every post contains this point.

You should always keep your WordPress core updated. Always use the latest version of WordPress and update the plugins and the themes accordingly.

This isn’t only about the security, outdated plugins can conflict with the latest WordPress version which can break your website.

It may be the design or anything else.

Many people even enable automatic updates in WordPress for plugins and themes too. Though if you can manage it manually, you don’t need to choose to enable automatic updates, but still, make sure everything is up to date.

#2. Strong Password

Whenever you create the user for your WordPress website, it’s always recommended to choose a strong password.

It’s not only for the login page, it’s about the FTP account, your web hosting account or any account you create related to your WordPress website.

Most of the people ignore this simple aspect and regret it later.

This may seem to be the simplest yet the most common thing but it means so much.

#3. Change The Default “Admin” Username

When you install WordPress for the first time, you will see the default username as “admin”.

It’s always recommended to change it on the same day your complete your website setup. Just a few days ago, one of my clients faced some issues with her website.

It’s because of her default username. She was lucky that nothing went wrong.

But not everyone is too lucky. Just like the password, you should change admin username and choose something which is known only to you.

#4. Always Have A Backup Tool

Having the backup of your website and the database is the first thing you should write in your to-do list.

In case your website gets hacked, you can restore your website from the backup within a few minutes. But only if you have any backup tool.

There are many WordPress plugins which directly sends the backup file to your Gmail inbox, Dropbox, Google Drive etc.

And you can also backup your WordPress website without any plugin.

#5. Install A WordPress Security Plugin

The plugins like Sucuri, BulletProof Security, iTheme Security etc can help you maintain the security of your website.

Most of these plugins help you secure your website from the brute force attack by enabling a firewall. They will scan your website regularly.

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