Keep Those Hackers Out of Your WordPress Blog !
Imagine the shock of waking up one morning to discover your blog had been hacked.
I can tell you – it makes you feel angry and violated.
Plus – you’ll lose all your search engine traffic because Google will blacklist your site, and getting them to clear it from the blacklist is a pain in the butt.
It’s not nice.
But here’s a solution…
WordPress is frequently accused of being weak on security.
The fact is, though, it’s no worse than any other platform – and every platform will be compromised if you don’t take precautions.
WordPress is no different.
The hackers target WordPress blogs – simply because WordPress is one of the most widely used web publishing platforms around.
So it only makes sense to take whatever steps you can to protect your site, all your hard work and your search engine rankings.
In addition to WordPress’ in-built security there are some extra, simple steps you can take to protect your blog as well as your entire online environment.
And you don’t need to be a techie to carry these out.
I’ve set out 7 effective steps you can take, step-by-step, that will make your WordPress site, and your computer, a lot more secure.
Discover how to:
- Easily change the default user name WordPress allocates (and which all the hackers know)
- Check your file access permissions and correct any that are wrong
- Protect your site against 'Brute Force' attacks
- Hide the plugins and themes you're using from prying eyes, so the hackers can't exploit any weaknesses
- Protect your FTP user name and password so the hackers can't steal them and access your site that way
- Protect your computer against intrusion attempts and download a great free tool to rid it of any malware that does get through
- Stop spammers before they even access your site
If you have any questions or need any clarifications, simply hit reply. It will come straight to my inbox and I'll get right back to you and clear things up.
Implementing these 7 steps is simple, it doesn't require any coding or technical knowledge and it will make your WordPress site a lot more secure.
That, in turn, will enable you to sleep easier at night, knowing that your site is protected and you're not going to be blacklisted by Google and the other search engines.To get hold of these tips drop your name and email address into the box below and I’ll have them on their way to you:
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I always enjoy getting your updates although some CSS and PHP talk is beyond my comprehension but I have little problems cropping up as I go about the various phases of posting, or using plugins and I come and take a look at your WordPress Tutorial once in a while.
Thank you Martin
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"...I appreciate you being gracious enough to extend yourself so readily. You know this stuff well, Martin. I am grateful for the help you’ve given me so far. (Some of it I get…and some goes right by me.)
All my best,
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"Really good advice, and am glad you sent me the this link as I am new to WordPress and all the help is much appreciated, Cheers
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It's not difficult to strengthen your WordPress site against hackers - but the penalty for failing to do so will be frustration, anger and a serious loss of search engine traffic.Cheers,
