Keeping a WordPress site up to date is vital. Some fear that updating WordPress or plugins will break things, but a hacked site is the most common outcome. Having backups is vital for ensuring your website can recover from any issue. Test your backups, make sure that you not only know how to restore your site, but that the backups were successful. Store them off-site in a cloud storage account as well. Having a password that is long, complex, and not easily guessable is the best security practice of all. Change your passwords every three months to limit the possibility of someone hacking or using old passwords. Periodically go through and clean out your WordPress users. Many times there are old users that still have unlimited access.
TonyD Reviewed by TonyD on . Security Tips - Protect Your Site Keeping a WordPress site up to date is vital. Some fear that updating WordPress or plugins will break things, but a hacked site is the most common outcome. Having backups is vital for ensuring your website can recover from any issue. Test your backups, make sure that you not only know how to restore your site, but that the backups were successful. Store them off-site in a cloud storage account as well. Having a password that is long, complex, and not easily guessable is the best security Rating: 5