{"id":4246,"date":"2020-06-07T18:37:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T13:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/?p=4246"},"modified":"2023-06-14T19:34:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T14:04:14","slug":"how-to-secure-wordpress-website-easy-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/how-to-secure-wordpress-website-easy-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to secure WordPress website [Easy guide]"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WordPress is a content management system(CMS) that can be used to your website or blog.<br \/>\nIts widely used to create websites and blogs and it can be modified to fit your needs to create a business website, portfolio website, shopping website, blog, etc.<br \/>\nIt is very easy to create a website in WordPress and <strong>over 35% of websites<\/strong> on the internet are built on WordPress.<\/p>\n<p><em>Once you have made a website on WordPress, it is very important to secure your website from hackers.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Points\u00a0 to remember before starting using WordPress<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before we start to securing a WordPress website, we first need to fulfill the <em>pre-requirement<\/em> for keeping our base for the website secure.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Choosing a Secure hosting<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Web hosting plays an important role in keeping your website secure. It is important to choose a hosting provider who provides a secure hosting environment for your website.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Use the latest PHP version<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Using an outdated PHP version is a risk factor for Webserver(hosting). Having outdated software at the server level can also be a reason for your website getting hacked.<br \/>\nAt the time of writing this tutorial, PHP 8.1 is the latest PHP version.<br \/>\nPHP version 8.1 should be used to run your website. We recommend that you at least using PHP 8.0 to run your website which is also secure to use.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Points\u00a0 to remember when installing WordPress<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before you start installing WordPress, below the important points to be followed.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Change Table Prefix<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Using default <strong>wp_<\/strong> table prefix is considered as a security risk. Always change the default table prefix to random for example, <strong>website_ <\/strong>when installing WordPress.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4269\" src=\"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/wordpress-table-prefix.png\" alt=\"Wordpress Table prefix\" width=\"470\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/wordpress-table-prefix.png 818w, https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/wordpress-table-prefix-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/wordpress-table-prefix-768x538.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Use Unique username and strong password<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>We recommend not to use that you do not use the common usernames &#8216;Administrator&#8217; user such as <em>admin, administrator, adm, admin1, hostname, manager, qwerty, root, support, sysadmin, test, user<\/em>, etc.<br \/>\nAlso, always use a <strong>strong password<\/strong> which is not easy to guess. Avoid using easy passwords such as <em>admin, 123456, 666666,111111, 12345678, qwerty, <\/em>etc.<br \/>\nOther common passwords include using phone number, Date of Birth, etc.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Securing WordPress site from hackers<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It might seem hard to secure WordPress website from hackers but it&#8217;s easy as 1,2,3.. if you follow the guide properly.<br \/>\nWordPress websites will be secure if these points are kept in mind.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Keep WordPress CMS updated<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Keeping the WordPress version updated is the &#8216;core&#8217; to keep your website secure. The updated version may have vulnerability fixes and other security bug fixes to keep your website up and running.<br \/>\nOlder version of WordPress may have 0-day or anything vulnerability that might have got fixed in the latest version, hence keeping WordPress CMS updated is the &#8216;core&#8217; to secure full website.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4258 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/update-wordpress-version.png\" alt=\"Keep WordPress version updated\" width=\"856\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/update-wordpress-version.png 856w, https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/update-wordpress-version-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/update-wordpress-version-768x241.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><em><strong>Keep Plugins and theme updated<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Once you are using updated WordPress CMS, it is now important to keep the extra things on your websites such as theme and plugins.<br \/>\nAlways keep your theme and plugins updated on your WordPress website.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4257\" src=\"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/outdated-plugins.png\" alt=\"outdated plugins\" width=\"1016\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/outdated-plugins.png 1739w, https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/outdated-plugins-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/outdated-plugins-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/outdated-plugins-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/outdated-plugins-1536x829.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><em><strong>Do not use nulled\/cracked version of theme\/plugin<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Always use theme\/plugin downloaded from &#8216;their&#8217; official website. Using theme\/plugin downloaded from websites providing paid theme\/plugin for free may harm your website.<br \/>\nAvoid using anything which is named as &#8216;nulled&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>A possibility is, it may contain a virus, malware, trojan, backdoor, etc which can be used by the hacker to damage\/hack your website.<br \/>\nNulled\/cracked things are free but they may harm your website later(99% chances).<br \/>\n<em>Below is an example of websites providing &#8216;nulled themes\/plugins&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4260\" src=\"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nulled-plugin-download.png\" alt=\"nulled-plugin-download\" width=\"523\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nulled-plugin-download.png 779w, https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nulled-plugin-download-243x300.png 243w, https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/nulled-plugin-download-768x946.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><em><strong>Change default wp-login page<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Using the default WordPress login link is like you are providing theft the door to your home(website).<br \/>\nHacker is just one step away from gaining access to your website if you have used a <strong>weak username and password.<br \/>\n<\/strong>You can do it by simply installing <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wps-hide-login\/\">WPS Hide Login<\/a> plugin.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/span> If you have an e-commerce or a website where your customer login into your website, you should skip this step<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4284\" src=\"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wordpress-login-page.png\" alt=\"Wordpress login page\" width=\"407\" height=\"449\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><em><strong>Add limit on login attempts<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>A hacker when trying brute-force attack to hack into your website, he attempts a lot of passwords and username combination to find the correct one.<br \/>\nThis results in getting hacked when you have used an easy username and password.<br \/>\nAlso when brute-force attack is carried on login page, a lot of hosting resources are used resulting in slow website or full website down.<\/p>\n<p>Adding a limit to the login page removes the chances of a brute-force attack.<br \/>\nIt can be simply done by installing <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/limit-login-attempts-reloaded\/\">Limit Login Attempts Reloaded<\/a> plugin.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4289 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/login-limit.png\" alt=\"Login limit in wordpress\" width=\"432\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/login-limit.png 432w, https:\/\/hostathash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/login-limit-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Disable xmlrpc<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>WordPress <strong>xmlrpc.php<\/strong> can also be used to carry out <em>brute-force attacks<\/em> resulting in the same issues such as the WordPress login page mentioned above.<br \/>\nWe recommend disabling it if you want to keep your WordPress website secure from a brute-force attack.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Warning:<\/strong><\/span> This should not create any issues if you are running a simple WordPress website without any &#8216;automation&#8217;.<br \/>\nIf you use remote software to post on your WordPress website, it will stop it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To disable XML-RPC, add the below code in your <em>.htaccess<\/em> file located normally under <strong>public_html<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>#XMLRPC protection by HostatHash\r\n&lt;Files xmlrpc.php&gt;\r\norder deny,allow\r\ndeny from all\r\n&lt;\/Files&gt;<\/pre>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><em><strong>Enable Two-Factor Authentication<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Last but not least, enable Two Factor Authentication in your website.<br \/>\nEnabling this will add one more security layer to your website.<br \/>\nWe highly recommend enabling Two-factor authentication<br \/>\nYou can install <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/miniorange-2-factor-authentication\/\">Google Authenticator<\/a> plugin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Disable File editing and plugin add\/update option in WordPress<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Add the below code in your wp-config.php file just above the line &#8220;<em>\/* That&#8217;s all, stop editing! Happy publishing. *\/<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<pre>define( 'DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true ); \/** Blocks edit plugin and theme code in WP Dashboard *\/\r\ndefine( 'DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true ); \/** Blocks add\/update theme and plugin in WP Dashboard *\/<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Once you have followed all the above mention points carefully, your &#8216;core&#8217; website is secure from hacking.<br \/>\nIt simply means that chances of getting your website hacked due to &#8216;vulnerabilities&#8217; are fixed.<br \/>\nAlso, strongly recommend updating the theme\/plugin on a daily basis but do not forget to take a backup first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction WordPress is a content management system(CMS) that can be used to your website or blog. 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