SecuPress is a security plugin for WordPress. With its 30,000+ active installations, SecuPress may not be the most well-known security plugin, especially compared to iThemes Security with 1+ million installations and WordFence with over 4+ million active users. However, we still want to highlight SecuPress because it appears to be a very good security plugin […]
Wordfence is a plugin that protects WordPress websites against malware and hackers. Wordfence works proactively by using a firewall and includes a file scanner to check your WordPress site for hacks, backdoors, and viruses. What does Wordfence do? Wordfence uses a firewall to block attacks on your website Wordfence has a built-in scanner to scan […]
The strength of Wordfence lies in the team behind it, which is Defiant. Defiant is the company behind Wordfence, and the team currently consists of 35 developers, each with 5-20 years of experience in websites, programming, and communications. Team Defiant has various analysts (such as Ram Gall, Giles Wright, Marco Wotschka, Gregory Bloom, Matt Sinagra, […]
You can install Wordfence in three different ways: Via the plugin installer in your admin area: This method allows you to retrieve Wordfence from the reliable WordPress.org plugin database. In your admin area, go to “Plugins” and then “Add New.” Type “Wordfence” in the search field. Make sure you do NOT install the assistant version […]
Many people install Wordfence and then happily continue developing their websites. Voila! Security is taken care of, right?! However, I still have a few tips if you want to properly secure your website. Here are some important steps to take: Review Wordfence settings: When you first install Wordfence, not all settings are configured optimally. This […]
 Wordfence FREE is well-known, right? It’s the free security plugin from Wordfence, currently used on at least 4 million websites. Then there’s Wordfence Premium, which currently costs $100 per year. Premium offers enhanced security with faster firewall/threat updates. And now, Wordfence has introduced two additional services: Wordfence Care Installation and configuration of the Wordfence […]
iThemes has brought back the import and export of settings that disappeared in the major 7.0 update!  This is great news if you have multiple websites that you want to secure. There are quite a few settings to go through, so having the ability to import and export them is very helpful. […]
WordPress updating can be a challenge! That’s true for most WordPress website owners. Many people hesitate and postpone updating their WordPress websites month after month, and eventually even for a year or longer. We understand why. The fear of changes to the website design, concerns about non-functioning plugins, or the cost and effort of updating. […]
Link spam, you may have never heard of it, and that’s a good thing! It’s a technique that hackers and online criminals use to make money at the expense of a website’s reputation. How does it work? A hacker, or in most cases, a script, discovers that you are using an outdated or risky plugin […]
That your website is vulnerable when you are highly visible on Google, and that more plugins increase the risk of being hacked, we know. But being hacked even before you have logged in yourself? That happened to several websites that didn’t complete the installation quickly enough. How is that possible?! During a new WordPress installation, […]
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