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WordPress Tip #5 – Passwords

WordPress Tip number 5 – Passwords

This tip is one of the simplest one that we should be practicing/applying every time we create an account somewhere. This is one of the first attempts a hacker/bot/script will attempt for accessing an account (username & password) and unfortunately many still use the default password given by a system or choose very simple one such as password, 12345, “first name”, etc…

It is recommended you change password every couple of weeks/months.

Passwords

Always choose a strong password. Avoid using passwords that are short, a dictionary word, numeric or alphabetic only. Mixing both numeric and alphabetic is highly recommended for your WordPress login.

WordPress Tip #3 – Unnecessary files

Here is WordPress Tip #3 – A small tip but very important to maintaining a secured WP.

Don’t miss out on the prior 2 tips shared:

Tip #1 – Admin User login

Tip #2 – WordPress Nickname

 

Delete any unnecessary files

Remove any plugins and/or themes that you no longer use. Keeping any files that are no longer necessary might hold a vulnerability making it easy to gain access. Plugins and Themes are constantly been updated removing any files/folders/junk files is recommended.

WordPress Security Tip #2

Hello Everyone,

Today we are releasing WordPress tip numbero (#) 2.

WordPress Nickname

Malicious users might use scripts/bots to scrape authors tags to find usernames and proceed with a brute force attack to attempt to guess your username and password. Using a nickname will help mask your username login.

  1. Login to your WordPress
  2. Go to “users” on the left menu
  3. Click “Your Profile”
  4. Add a nickname or first name
  5. From the drop down menu “Display name publicly as” select something different than your username.

This will make it slightly harder for them to guess your credentials as now they won’t know what your username is.

Have a great weekend and be safe!

 

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WordPress Security Tip #1

Most of the time when I become involved in a conversation that include WordPress you might of see me bring up security. It is not because there is something wrong with WordPress but the fact that is easy to say ” just install WP and you will be online in no time”. Even though this statement is true you need to bee aware & understand that there are security measures you need to take to ensure you keep a strong secured install.

So, today we begin our first release of WordPress security tips. Once a month we will compile all security tips into one post. Should you want to discuss or share your own tips feel free to post a comment.

 

WordPress Admin User login

Changing your Admin user ID is highly recommended since as this will be the first attempt to getting access to a WP install. This can be done at time of install or after. Avoid a common user ID such as Administrator or Admin.

Fresh install – When installing WordPress choose another username other than Admin or Administrator. This help avoid been an easy exploit target.

Changing Admin (already installed WP) – If you already have wordpress installed with user admin or administrator you can easily change this by following the steps below:

  1. Login with the admin account
  2. Create a new user with the administrator privileges. (Located on the left menu -> Users –> Add New)
  3. Login with the new user and delete the admin/administrator user. (Located on the left menu -> Users –> All Users)