Every website needs a reliable backup plan in order to keep it from getting obliterated, off the face of the web in case of a catastrophic failure such as hacked WordPress. For WordPress websites, backup solutions are easily available as plugins and help safeguard your website’s files from malware, hacks, user errors, server crashes and […]
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WordPress is the most popular Content Management System (CMS) and now it powers over 30% of websites in the world. While it is growing rapidly, hackers mostly target WordPress websites. As a site owner, you don’t want hackers to ruin your website. No websites are 100% safe, but you can always tighten up your site […]
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If you are running a multi-author WordPress site, you should set WordPress to automatically log out idle users. Idle or inactive users can cause brute force attacks. When a user stays inactive for too long after logging in, hackers may run a session or cookie hijacking method to gain unauthorized access to your site. This is […]
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WordPress updates are so important and you should always update your WordPress version, plugins, and themes. With every update, WordPress adds some features, improves security, fixes bugs and much more. The good thing about self-hosted WordPress is that you will be automatically notified if there is an update available. It is very easy to update […]
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In the earlier, XML-RPC was disabled in WordPress for security purpose and there was an option to turn it on. After WordPress version 3.5, XML-RPC is enabled by default and developers also removed the option from WordPress admin dashboard. Where XML-RPC function is used for many purposes but it can be the cause of brute-force attack […]
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