In a single incident last year alone, almost a million websites were attacked in a single month.
But there are some things you can do that will harden a WordPress site against attacks that will stop all but the most sophisticated threats.
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Here are seven security steps to take on every WordPress site you work with.
1️⃣Update WordPress to the Latest Version
2️⃣Remove Unused Plugins and Update the Rest
3️⃣Minimize User Permissions and Secure Logins
4️⃣Disable PHP Execution in Untrusted Folders
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5️⃣Disable PHP Error Display
6️⃣Disable Theme and Plugin Editing
7️⃣Change site database default table prefix to something obscure
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