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
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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
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Intended audience• Beginner to Intermediate WordPress
users– Have a WordPress site– Familiar with the WordPress admin
dashboard– Have installed plugins and themes
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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
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1. Security matters: Spam
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1. Security matters: Hacks
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1. Security matters: Who’s attacking?!
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2. Consistently Update• Core• Plugins• Themes• Premium plugins & themes
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3. Install 1-2 security plugins
• Bad Behavior
• WordFence• iThemes Security
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4. Disable comments & trackbacks
• Disable Comments– By Samir Shah
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4. Install anti-spam plugin
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4. Social commenting plugins
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5. Monitor
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6. Optionally: Bring in the experts
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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
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Resources: Plugins• Plugins– Bad Behavior–WordFence– iThemes Security– Disable Comments– Akismet– Disqus Comment System– Facebook Comments by Vivacity
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