Keeping WordPress up-to-date with the latest version of core files, theme, and plugin updates is one of the best ways to improve the security of your site. However, there are times when completing these simple chores can be maddening. Especially when you run into an error when trying to install an update. One error I…
I have domains, and specifically WordPress sites, on several different servers. Most of the time when I update plugins, its a simple click and the plugin updates automatically. However, on some domains the update process halts to ask for FTP server information including the server name, login username, and password. I have to type this…
Starting around April 11, 2013 Hostgator and a number of other hosting providers became aware of a brute force botnet attack against their servers and specifically targeting WordPress sites. What is a BotNet Attack? A botnet attack is an automated computer generated attack against a web server. This specific attack is enormous with security experts…
Two of the best ways to add more security to your WordPress site is to change the default administrator login username and to change the default database prefix. With these two changes, hackers won’t be invited to easily hack your site and modify your pages, deface your site or completely ruin it. Now both of…
A very important step in securing a WordPress site is to remember not to use the name ‘admin’ for the administrator account. Many automatic installers for WordPress will create an admin user as the log in administrative user for the entire site. Because of this, hackers have half of their job already done when they’ve…
