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[Wordpress] 10 Steps to a Secure WordPress Installation

If your website or blog runs on Wordpress, you must and should always be interested in making sure that its secure from the prying eyes of the hackers.

Guvnr has done an amazing job by bringing out a easy and simple to understand video which illustrates the 10 steps to secure your wordpress installation.

Pre-Requisites before you start with the 10 Steps

1.) A Wordpress installation.

2.) WordPress plugin, wp-phpmyadmin

3.) WordPress plugin, wp-security-scan

4.) FTP access to the server on which your blog resides.

As Always, do backup your files before you start doing any stuff with your blog or website. 

 

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2 Responses to “[Wordpress] 10 Steps to a Secure WordPress Installation”

  1. Hey Technofriends,

    Pleased you like my blog post and video…

    http://www.guvnr.com/web/blogging/10-tips-to-make-wordpress-hack-proof/

    You should know, though, that I’ve ammended some of the notes, after some of my readers quite rightly corrected a point or three!

    So take a look for the very best practises. And read the comments, because they add more ideas too.

    Damn, these things are out of date pradctically before they’re published ;)

    the_guv

  2. Hey, I was looking around for a while searching for video security system and I happened upon this site and your post regarding ess] 10 Steps to a Secure WordPress Installation | Technofriends, I will definitely this to my video security system bookmarks!

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