wordpress security does not have to be frightening - 16ntc wordpress day

WordPress Security Does Not Have To Be

FrighteningApproachable steps to

securing your WordPress website

About Cornershop Creative• We offer a wide range of affordable

services for nonprofits and small businesses–Website design– Strategic planning– Campaign implementation– Salsa strategy and design–WordPress maintenance

Intended audience• Beginner to Intermediate WordPress

users– Have a WordPress site– Familiar with the WordPress admin

dashboard– Have installed plugins and themes

Goals for today• Understand why security matters for every

website• Learn basic steps to secure your WordPress– Consistently update– Install 1-2 security plugins– Disable comments & trackbacks

or install an anti-spam plugin or install a social commenting plugin

– Monitor– Optionally bring in the experts

1. Security matters: Spam

1. Security matters: Hacks

1. Security matters: Who’s attacking?!

2. Consistently Update• Core• Plugins• Themes• Premium plugins & themes

3. Install 1-2 security plugins

• Bad Behavior

• WordFence• iThemes Security

4. Disable comments & trackbacks

• Disable Comments– By Samir Shah

4. Install anti-spam plugin

4. Social commenting plugins

5. Monitor

6. Optionally: Bring in the experts

Review• Security matters for every website• Basic steps to secure your WordPress– Consistently update– Install 1-2 security plugins– Disable comments & trackbacks

or install an anti-spam plugin or install a social commenting plugin

–Monitor– Optionally bring in the experts

Resources: Plugins• Plugins– Bad Behavior–WordFence– iThemes Security– Disable Comments– Akismet– Disqus Comment System– Facebook Comments by Vivacity

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