wordpress security does not have to be frightening - 16ntc wordpress day
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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
Creative Commons attributions
• Flickr photo by Stròlic Furlàn - Davide Gabino– https://www.flickr.com/photos/strolicfurlan/14
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• Flikr photo by andreas_fischler– https://www.flickr.com/photos/fischler/618129
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• Flikr photo by Rose Davies– https://www.flickr.com/photos/rosedavies/
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