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WordPress 3 Ultimate Security

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WordPress 3 Ultimate Security

Overview of this book

Most likely – today – some hacker tried to crack your WordPress site, its data and content – maybe once but, with automated tools, very likely dozens or hundreds of times. There's no silver bullet but if you want to cut the odds of a successful attack from practically inevitable to practically zero, read this book. WordPress 3 Ultimate Security shows you how to hack your site before someone else does. You'll uncover its weaknesses before sealing them off, securing your content and your day-to-day local-to-remote editorial process. This is more than some "10 Tips ..." guide. It's ultimate protection – because that's what you need. Survey your network, using the insight from this book to scan for and seal the holes before galvanizing the network with a rack of cool tools. Solid! The WordPress platform is only as safe as the weakest network link, administrator discipline, and your security knowledge. We'll cover the bases, underpinning your working process from any location, containing content, locking down the platform, your web files, the database, and the server. With that done, your ongoing security is infinitely more manageable. Covering deep-set security yet enjoyable to read, WordPress 3 Ultimate Security will multiply your understanding and fortify your site.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
WordPress 3 Ultimate Security
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 7. Galvanizing WordPress

Following on from Chapter 5 and Chapter 6, the WordPress platform, in itself, is fundamentally secure but we can't quite call it quits. Let's carry on by considering some lesser tips, some broader tips, and some darned highly advisable tips.

The server aside, by the end of Galvanizing WordPress, the platform will be encased in steel and you'll know how to keep it so. Here are the most vital tasks to tackle now:

  • Consider a security-assistive local web development solution

  • Know the disparity between obscurity and real-deal security

  • Use obscurity practices to hide WordPress more (or entirely)

  • Lift wp-config.php above the more vulnerable public web root

  • Extend htaccess defense against spam, scrapers, and hackers

  • Short circuit malbots with some honeypot trap techniques

  • Set up a simple yet effective WordPress anti-malware solution

  • Scrutinize plugins, themes, widgets, and third party code

First though, let's pore over a commonly used installation method, Fantastico.