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The content management system (CMS) that has the most users is WordPress. It is easy to use, it does not cost anything, and it is open source. Therefore, it is also chosen for web hosting. There are multiple benefits to using WordPress web hosting<\/a>. But if it gets hacked, it will be very difficult to remove a hack from a WordPress website.<\/p>\n

In this article, we will discuss the top tips to prevent a WordPress website hack.<\/p>\n

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How Hackers Get into WordPress<\/strong><\/h2>\n

No matter if it’s a phpBB discussion or a WordPress website, hackers are always trying to get into them. Hackers often look at tens of thousands of pages or try to log in hundreds of times every day.<\/p>\n

That’s just one hacker. A lot of hackers are attacking websites at the same time.<\/p>\n

Most of the time, it’s not someone trying to hack you. Hackers use software that automatically “crawls” the web to look for specific flaws in websites.<\/p>\n

Bots are the names for these computer programs that automatically browse the web. I call them hacker bots to tell them apart from scraper bots, which are programs that try to copy information.<\/p>\n

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Preventing a WordPress Website Hack<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The tips that follow are not listed in order of how important they are; they are all of equivalent significance. Just like with any other security step, every extra thing you do makes you safer overall.<\/p>\n

You can make the best safe and secure setting for your WordPress website if you make it your goal to do everything we talk about here.<\/p>\n

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Change your WordPress password again and again.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

First, let’s talk about something that is only sometimes related to WordPress: passwords. We might not be exaggerating when we say that passwords are an important part of our lives. That being said, it’s easy to get lazy when you have a lot of passwords to remember.<\/p>\n

We use the same passwords over and over, weaken them to make them easier to remember, and usually don’t care about “rules” about password security.<\/p>\n

There are many ways to hack into a WordPress website<\/a>, but the second most popular way is to use your username and password to log in.<\/p>\n

You can be hacked in a number of ways, but one way is known as a “brute force” attack. That means using automatic programs that try to log in dozens of times every second.<\/p>\n

It may be tempting to stop being careful with our passwords, but keep in mind that people are working around the clock to find people who use weak passwords.<\/p>\n

Most password managers can also make strong passwords for you. A password manager can store your login information for you. On top of that, it instantly logs you into websites.<\/p>\n

You might find it strange the first time you go to your bank’s website and are already logged in. But password managers can make your life a lot easier.<\/p>\n

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Keep plugins and themes up-to-date<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We know that the second most popular way to hack a WordPress website is to use weak passwords. But plugins are by far the most common way that WordPress websites are broken into. Check that all of your WordPress themes and add-ons are current. That’s all you need to do to make it less likely that someone will hack into your app or theme.<\/p>\n

Obviously, there is a significant amount of labour involved in doing it.<\/p>\n