WordPress security is a topic of huge importance for every website owner. Google blacklists around 10,000+ websites every day for malware and around 50,000 for phishing every week.

If you are serious about your website, then you need to pay attention to the WordPress security best practices. In this video, we will share all the top WordPress security tips to help you protect your website against hackers and malware.

0:00 What we’ll cover
0:31 Always keep things up-to-date!
1:24 What’s your hosting provider?
2:33 Back things up
4:22 Security plugins
5:43 Web app firewalls
6:51 HTTP & SSL
8:17 Change default admin settings
9:35 Disable file editing options
10:41 Disable PHP
11:42 Limit login attempts
12:55 Enable 2-factor authentication
14:11 Change database prefix
15:28 Disable file indexing and XML RPC
17:34 Idle logout

Links to Stuff Mentioned in this Video

►SiteGround https://www.wpbeginner.com/refer/siteground/
►Bluehost https://www.wpbeginner.com/refer/bluehost/
►Hostinger https://www.wpbeginner.com/refer/hostinger/
►Duplicator https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/
►Sucuri https://www.wpbeginner.com/refer/sucuri-free-wordpress-scanner-plugin/
►Cloudflare https://www.cloudflare.com/
►WP Login Lockdown https://wordpress.org/plugins/login-lockdown/
►Inactive Logout https://wordpress.org/plugins/inactive-logout/
►How to Disable XML-RPC in WordPress (Secure Method) https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-disable-xml-rpc-in-wordpress/
►How to Disable Directory Browsing in WordPress https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/disable-directory-browsing-wordpress/
►How to Password Protect Your WordPress Admin (wp-admin) Directory https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-password-protect-your-wordpress-admin-wp-admin-directory/
►The Ultimate WordPress Security Guide – Step by Step (2024) Article
https://www.wpbeginner.com/wordpress-security/

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