{"id":2881,"date":"2023-04-15T11:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T05:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellardigital.in\/blog\/?p=2881"},"modified":"2023-04-17T10:17:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T04:47:11","slug":"how-do-you-keep-your-wordpress-website-safe-from-hackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellardigital.in\/blog\/how-do-you-keep-your-wordpress-website-safe-from-hackers\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Keep Your WordPress Website Safe From Hackers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a study on an average 30,000 new websites are hacked every day.<\/p>\n<p>And WordPress empower over 43% of the total websites on the internet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a> sites are at significantly in\u202fgreater danger because it is an open-source platform.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, in this article, we will highlight the ways to protect your WordPress site from being hacked.<\/p>\n<h2>Ways to prevent your WordPress site from being hacked<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Choose a secure hosting service provider<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Hosting service provider plays an important role in regard to the security aspects of your WordPress site. When selecting the hosting service provider, there are a number of things you need to consider.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">It is suggested that you pick the reputed hosting service providers like Bluehost, Hostinger, SiteGround etc. that take the additional steps to protect their server against common risks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Otherwise, if you have the budget then having a dedicated server for hosting is still the better choice. Especially if you have high-traffic levels that retain sensitive data on your site.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Update plugins and themes<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">At its core, WordPress is secure because there are developers who continuously update the CMS and also a wide community that assists in securing it further by publishing plugins to help out in these efforts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Due to the open source nature of the community that has grown up around WordPress, anyone can view the plugin and theme&#8217;s source code.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">If you don\u2019t want to become the target of hackers, then we suggest you choose a WordPress theme from its official repository of credible and authoritative developers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Update to the latest version of PHP<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The most important step you should take to increase the security of your WordPress site. Utilizing the most recent version of PHP is crucial because it forms the foundation of WordPress. The WordPress itself notifies you on your dashboard, whenever the update is released. All you have to do is monitor the dashboard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">After that, you need to visit your hosting account in order to upgrade to the PHP latest version. In case you don\u2019t have access to your hosting account then contact your web developer to upgrade.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Using strong passwords and management<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Weak passwords are one of the major reasons for WordPress site cyber-attacks. When you have a weak password for your WordPress site one way or other hackers find a way to access your website credentials which are called a \u201cBrute force attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">To lessen the chance of being the target of brute force attacks, choose a strong password.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Always develop complex passwords to tone down the risks of hacking. To securely store and encrypt passwords, use a password manager.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Updating WordPress<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Updating WordPress is essential for avoiding security threats. The WordPress software update comes on a regular basis to optimize any incurring performance and security threats. That\u2019s why you need to keep a check and install WordPress updates as early as possible to remove vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">In order to upgrade WordPress to the latest version, you need to back up your site and see whether your plugins are compatible with the latest version of WordPress. You also needed to update your plugins accordingly.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>These are some of the best ways to protect your WordPress site from being hacked. There are other ways as well but we have included the most essential ones. For better results take the assistance of a professional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellardigital.in\/website-development-company-in-delhi-ncr\">web design and development company in Delhi<\/a> and Gurgaon such as Stellar Digital offering comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellardigital.in\/wordpress-development-services\">wordpress development services<\/a>. We have an expert team of developers that can help you out with your project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a study on an average 30,000 new websites are hacked every day. And WordPress empower over 43% of the total websites on the internet. 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