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Is your WordPress site secured from hackers?
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In this tutorial, you will learn
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how to secure and protect your WordPress site
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using a highly recommended plugin.
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The All In One WP Security & Firewall Plugin
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It has over 400,000+ installs and 500 5 star ratings.
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First, install the plugin.
Open a new browser like Google Chrome.
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This will open a new window
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and bring you to your home page.
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My home page is a new tab.
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Your home page may be different than mine.
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For example, it can be Google.com.
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If it’s different, then open a new tab.
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Click this to open a new
tab.
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A new tab will open.
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Go to your WP Admin Dashboard.
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Type http://nameofyourdomain/wp-login.php in the address bar.
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Example:http://wpsecurity.com/wp-
login.php
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The extension wp-login.php is
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how you go to your WP Admin Dashboard.
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Click Log in with username and password.
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Enter your Username or Email and Password.
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Click Log In.
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Look for Plugins on the left sidebar.
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Click Add New.
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It will bring you to this page.
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Type all in one security in the search bar.
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You will see these results.
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This is the correct plugin.
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Click Install Now.
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After installing, click Activate.
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The plugin is now activated.
Let us now configure the plugin.
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The plugin’s function is to secure your website
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using a score based system.
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The higher points you get,
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the more secure your website is.
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Now look for WP Security on the left sidebar.
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Hover your mouse on it and then click Dashboard below.
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This is the plugin’s Dashboard.
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Click Settings below Dashboard on the left sidebar.
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You will see this page.Click WP Version Info.
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Check the box on this page and click Save Settings.
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You now have a score of 5/5 for this security setting.
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Now click User Accounts.
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This page checks if your username is admin.
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If it is admin, then click Edit User to change it.
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If your username is not admin or
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once you have changed it something else
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your score will be 15/15.
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Now click User Login.
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Check the 3 boxes and then click Save Settings.
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After that you will get a 20/20 score.
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Now go to User Registration.
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On the Manual Approval tab,
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Check this box and click Save Settings.
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That will give you 20 points.
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On the Registration Captcha tab,
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Check this box and click Save Settings.
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That’s another 20 points.
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Go to Database Security.
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Check this box and click Change DB Prefix.
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This will change your wp prefix on your site
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to a random one which will be more secured.
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Go to the DB Backup tab.
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Check Enable Automated Scheduled Backups.
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Enter 8 for the number of backup files to keep.
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Click Save Settings.
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Go to Filesystem Security.
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Go to the PHP File Editing tab.
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Check this box and click Save Settings.
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Go to the WP File Access tab.
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Check this box and click Save Settings.
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Go to Firewall.
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Check all boxes and click Save Basic Firewall Settings.
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Last one, go to Brute Force.
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Check this box so you can rename your login page URL.
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Enter your desired URL on this field.
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Example: http://wpsecurity.com/secretloginpage
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Just enter the extension after the .com/
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Write down your new login page URL
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so you won’t forget because
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this is very important.
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Once done, click Save Settings.
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That’s it.
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Go back to the WP Security Dashboard.
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Your Security Strength Meter should now be in the green zone.
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You have successfully secured your WordPress site.
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Thank you for visiting this tutorial!