Thursday, December 11, 2014
Protect Your Blog With ‘Better WP Security’ Plugin
I have been using this wonderful plugin on my blog for the last 2 months and till now, it has stopped about 80 brute-force attacks to break into my blog. As a blogger, you must be aware how important it is to secure your blogagainst all attacks. The reason why blogs are so easily hacked is because of vulnerabilities which we, as bloggers with not much technological knowledge, can never comprehend so it is necessary to take adequate protection for any blog.
The plugin I am talking about is the Better WP Securityplugin. If you are using this security plugin, you need no other.
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Better WP Security Plugin
Created by ‘Bit51’, this plugin combines all the techniques and features that can help prevent any unwarranted access to your blog through any methods.
It will suffice to say that the developer has patched up enough security loopholes that were previously there in WP blogs. In case you are wondering, the plugin does not clash with any other widgets of plugins already installed on a blog or those which will be installed in future.
Installing the Better WP Security Plugin
Before installing any new software, it is essential to take backup of the WP database and configuration file and the .htaccess files because if anything goes wrong, the old files can be restored. After you have taken backup, do the following steps:
Login to your dashboard. Click on Plugins > Install Plugins > Upload. Once its uploaded, activate it through the plugins menu in WP. Visit Settings > Better WP Security and edit the settings.Visit here for helpwith adjusting the settings.
Features of Better WP Security Plugin:
Some of the features of this wonderful plugin are as follows:
Changing the URL of WP dashboard, admin, login and others so that an attacker is misdirected. Scans your whole blog and detects the vulnerabilities, along with suggestions for fixing them in seconds. Effectively bans troublesome user agents, hosts and other bots. You can activate IP lockdown of any user who tries to enter your blog more than the designated number of times. It will monitor all your files for any changes and let you know the same. Strengthen server security and enforce SSL for admin pages.These are just some of the features. For a complete list, you can visit the first link given and read the benefits.
Endnote
Use this plugin for better WP security. If you have already used it, I would like to know your experiences.
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