Sanitizing, Escaping and Validating Data in WordPress
When creating WordPress plugins and themes, which will be used across thousands of websites, you need to be cautious about how to handle both the data coming into WordPress, and the data that is being...
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Securing WordPress Against Hackers and DDoS Attacks
There’s no disputing the popularity of WordPress, which powers more than 74.6m sites around the world, with 48% of Technorati’s top 100 blogs being managed by the platform. In the online world though,...
View ArticleImprove your WordPress Theme Quality with VIP Scanner
Security is an important topic. Security is everyone's problem. In particular, if you're a developer, you should take responsibility for things you create. Even if you're just starting out as a...
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10 Tips to Secure WordPress
Keeping WordPress secure is important in order to ensure that your site isn’t compromised. Uptime is maximized, your data is safe, and your site runs as quickly and reliably as possible. Today we’ll...
View ArticleMore Tips to Further Secure WordPress
WordPress has often been seen as the unofficial scapegoat to blame various security breaches on. Like many other popular web applications, WordPress is an attractive target for attack. Obviously, the...
View ArticleWhat Are WordPress Nonces?
Keeping your WordPress theme or plugin code secure is important to prevent possible attacks from malicious users. We’ve previously covered how to sanitize, escape and validate form data in WordPress,...
View ArticleSetting IP Restrictions for the WordPress Login Page
According to a study conducted back in 2013, approximately 30,000 websites are hacked every day. It goes without saying that you need to take measures to protect your site from hackers. Securing your...
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Spreading the Word on WordPress Security
When I say website security, do you feel excited, anxious or just unsure? Most people find it hard to love security, even though we know it's something that shouldn't be neglected or overlooked....
View ArticleHead Slapping WordPress Security with Expert Chris Burgess
WordPress security isn't a term most people get excited about. It's a tricky topic which generally goes hand in hand with fear. Fear in wondering if you're doing enough for your site, whether it's done...
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What? Why Would Someone Hack My Small Business Website?
You are an entrepreneur, manager or a marketing pro responsible for the website in a company which is simply meant as a digital business card to introduce the company, its services, and the latest...
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48 Ways to Keep Your WordPress Site Secure
Hackers. Vulnerabilities. Brute-force. Malware. Denial of service. Man-in-the-middle. Phishing. All scary words. We live in a dangerous online world! Has your site been hacked? I have, and we’re not...
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How to Secure Your WordPress Site from the DDoS Attack Onslaught
This article was sponsored by Incapsula. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are rapidly ramping in scale. They’ve been on...
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Top 10 Tips to Fix Most Common WordPress Security Issues
This article was originally published by Torque Magazine, and is reproduced here with permission. Three out of every four WordPress websites are vulnerable to attacks. If your site is hacked, it will...
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