WordPress is the most popular content management system in the world, with over 60 million websites.
But what if someone hacked your website and you lost everything?
In this video I’m going to show you how to make your WordPress site more secure so that hackers can’t get in and steal all of your data or take down your website altogether.
Important Links
(Paid services but the video shows how to get much of the same for free)
Patchstack
Securi
WordFence (Paid)
Malcare
Setup Cloudways (Comes with Patchstack and Malcare features)
Tutorial
Savings (SAVE 20% Coupon WPCRAFTER)
Setup NameHero (Comes with Immunify360)
Tutorial
Savings (SAVE 70%)
Table Of Contents
00:00:00 Video Overview
00:00:32 What Makes Your Website Insecure
00:03:14 What Hackers Do To Your Website
00:06:12 How To Prevent Your Website From Hacks
00:18:00 Why You Can Still Be Hacked
00:22:52 How To Get Security For Free
00:27:27 How To Fix a Hacked Website
00:30:05 Problem With Free Security Plugins
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Hi, i don't mean to be picky, because this is an important video. But can I ask you to do a yearly update for us? It makes sense to keep it recent. Thanks for the awesome videos 🙂
Very helpful.
i have continue to enjoy your video, sitegroung host have you stop recommened it ? no mesion of it in this video
Allowing developers access to administrator accounts is a major security breach. Some developers claim they cannot solve bugs unless they have access. That is a lie. There are other ways to debug plugins. I do NOT allow them access. They have to fix their plugins some other way. Did not mention state-sponsored or commercial espionage which not includes spying but also sabotage. A good security scanning firm like Cleantalk will deal with many problems.
Why don't you like cPanel brother?
Does goDaddy purposely create issues and force customers to buy options to protect the sites or Sell anything?
Very thorough video about the rigors of modern website security.
Great video as always. Really appreciate your work.
I'm the 900 Like! =) Thanks for the great content you provide.
Why didnt you talk about VirusDie?
Hey, great vid as always!
It made me think of my next planned website. Can you tell what exactly is needed, how many plugins to make a (smallish) e-commerce website secure? Like what is needed to make a website secure as possible: SSL, Sucuri and so on. It would help lot of viewers to ease their minds as website creation or making a website as secure as possible can be really overwhelming.
I've noticed on the WP plugin repository that most of the 1-star reviews for the iTheme Security plugin are all recent, (and the 5-star reviews are months old) with most saying the update has ruined a great plugin and asking them to roll back to a previous version. Have you evaluated your glowing review of the plugin for current WP versions? Do you still feel the same, or did they make a misstep and it's no longer a good choice?
where is the way to secure when you talk and talk talk talk.. You should've shown that how many plugins to install, which one to install.. how to keep .htaccess file secure. which file is important, how to set permissions for the file.. but what is this.. time wasted nothing else.
Hi Adam,
What a great video! I have been thinking about improving the security of my website. I recently helped my sister set up a WordPress website as well, and I think she will appreciate this video as well. I gained a lot of information that will be very helpful in the process. I really appreciate you sharing the top problems with security. I realized I have been making some mistakes with the security of my website. Thanks a lot for sharing this, it was a great help.
Does either Sucuri or Malcare slow down your site? I run Kandence and want to get control of this. I am getting a few spam comments even as the Themes and WordPress comment features are disabled.
Awesome video, Adam you are the best!
my website got hacked and sending emails with my store email
Thank you.
What about itheme security??
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Hey Adam, what do you think about License Share websites like WP Spring? They aren't pirated, right? Just a legal license share? I mean, I know you have to update manually the plugins when they get a new version on the membership… and no support. but they aren't pirated with backdoors and skimmers and such, right?
Good tips. Also choosing the right hosting is crucial.
#1 tip: Beware of bad plugin and theme resellers. The $5.99 all access you see on Facebook and elsewhere is a scam!
Thanks Adam for this tip and all the others!
Is there some way to turn off the tutorial shown after every update, and save the layout preferences made for the editor?
How good is iThemes Pro Security plugin?
Nice one.
would you please share how to keep a device safe from hackers as well not just a website? and what about apps, please? thank you.
Thank you for putting in the time and effort to create these tutorials.
PS: I'm curious — has anyone here ever used one of the referral links and got rewarded with a premium course as promised? If you have, kindly reply.
My experience suggests that the offers might not work exactly as promised. So I would like to know if it's just me or if that's a general experience.
Well noted and thanks Adam
Thanks Adam
How about using GPL-licensed plugins or themes?
Thanks Adam for this great information. Do you prefer WPVivid vs Updraft for backup purposes?
Bye Bye Bluehost!!
Hey Adam.
Thanks for the video. What's your take on Itheme Security? Worth it?
Product again buy reminder email, like if user buy product after 45 days he get email again buy this product .. any plugin
How does that work with Privacy laws, specially GDPR, when you use Cloudways, a Pakistan Hosting company?
Is there a way to set an update time for the auto-update? It would be good if that is during the night….