WordPress Security Essential Training

Course details

This course explains how to secure self-hosted WordPress sites, including site configuration, code modification, and the use of free plug-ins. We explain how to harden a WordPress site by configuring authentication keys, setting proper file permissions, and removing version numbers. The course shows how to implement a firewall, prevent automated spam, and control proxy access, and concludes with a series of advanced tips and site security best practices.

Topics include:

• Backing up and restoring your site
• Setting up strong passwords
• Choosing trusted plugins and themes
• Protecting the configuration file and the admin directory
• Securing the login page
• Fighting comment spam
• Blocking access and detecting hacks
• Finding and reporting vulnerabilities
• Much More