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6 Ways to Keep Your WordPress Website Secure

Protect your WordPress website with six essential security measures. Safeguard against threats and maintain peace of mind with web design services in Dallas expert tips.

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6 Ways to Keep Your WordPress Website Secure

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  1. 6 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR WORDPRESS WEBSITE SECURE

  2. INTRODUCTION As more and more people rely on WordPress to manage their digital profiles, website security is now a prime concern. But without proper security measures, our sites are exposed to any cybercrime. So why take website security seriously? A compromised site can mean anything from minor annoyances like spam comments to major disasters like stolen customer data. By taking a few easy steps, we can avoid becoming victims. For WordPress users who want robust security, the experts at website development services in Dallas have your back. They'll thoroughly assess where your site is vulnerable, and then implement rock-solid security tailored to your specific needs. With a bit of care and a little help from website development services in Dallas, you can secure your websites easily!

  3. Regular Updates One of the best WordPress security guidelines is ensuring that your WP core, themes, and plugins are updated to the latest versions at all times. WordPress updates security fixes for core programs and well-known add-ons. Updating to the newest releases ensures your site has the fixes for known security issues. Enable automatic background updates for WordPress core, which allows minor releases containing security patches to be installed automatically. For plugins and themes, either enable auto-updates or manually update them regularly. Also, only use plugins and themes from reputable developers who release ongoing updates and have a proven track record. Abandoned plugins that are not updated pose a security risk.

  4. Strong Passwords and User Permissions Using strong, complex passwords is a must for securing the WordPress admin login and any user accounts with back-end access. Avoid common words and patterns. Implement two-factor authentication for an added layer of security. Limit login attempts to lock out brute-force attacks. Carefully manage WordPress user roles and permissions. Reduce unnecessary access by being selective in granting admin and editor roles. Avoid giving contributors and subscribers access to sensitive areas like plugin and theme editing. Conduct regular user audits to ensure only authorized users have back-end capabilities. You can partner with a web development agency in Dallas to help you with this!

  5. Secure Hosting Environment Your choice of hosting provider plays a big role in WordPress security. Select a host known for emphasizing security measures. Managed WordPress hosts often include extra hardening like server firewalls, login rate limiting, and DDoS mitigation. Managed WordPress hosts also take care of duties like software updates and backups on your behalf. The advantages of managed hosting are regular updates, daily backups, and around-the-clock monitoring. You should also include an SSL certificate to provide your WordPress site through HTTPS.

  6. Use of Security Plugins Installing dedicated WordPress security plugins provides real-time monitoring and protection. Wordfence and Sucuri Security are popular options with free and premium offerings. These plugins help lock down WordPress in various ways. Typical security plugin features include firewall protection, file change monitoring, malware scanning, DDoS prevention, brute force attack prevention, and limiting login attempts. They offer added layers of defense beyond what WordPress has built in. There are many website development services in Dallas that can help you with this!

  7. Regular Backups Complete and frequent backups are critical in case your site is compromised. Backups allow you to fully restore your site from a known clean state. Aim to perform backups daily or weekly at a minimum. Store backups both locally (external drives) and remotely (cloud storage) for redundancy. Popular backup plugins like UpdraftPlus and VaultPress make the process easy by handling scheduled backups to various locations automatically. Test restoring from backups periodically to verify the process works properly.

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  9. Contact us Phone: (214) 396-6276 Address: 3232 McKinney Avenue Suite 500 (5th Floor) Dallas, TX 75204 Website: www.webdesignsdallas.com

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