Use WordPress Security Plugins

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And of course, we have to mention some WordPress security plugins . There are many great developers and companies that offer great solutions to better protect your WordPress site. Here are a few of them.

Sucuri Security
iThemes Security
WordFence Security
WP fail2ban
SecuPress
Kinsta has hardware firewalls, active and passive protection, up-to-the-minute health checks, and many other advanced features to prevent attackers from accessing your data. If, despite our best efforts, your site gets hacked, we'll fix it for free . Here are some typical features and uses of the above plugins:

Generate and enforce strong passwords when creating user profiles
Force password expiration and regular reset
Logging user actions
Easily Update WordPress Security Keys
Malware Scanning
Two-factor authentication
reCAPTCHAs
WordPress Security Firewalls
IP Whitelists
IP Blacklisting
File change logs
Monitoring DNS changes
Block malicious networks
View WHOIS information about visitors
A very important feature of many security plugins advertising database is the checksum utility . This means that they check your WordPress installation and look for changes in the core files provided by WordPress.org (via the API ). Any changes or modifications to these files could indicate a hack . You can also use WP-CLI to run your own checksum. Be sure to read our detailed guide on file integrity monitoring. Another great plugin that deserves an honorable mention is the WP Security Audit Log plugin. It is great for those who work with multi-site WordPress sites or just multi-author sites. It helps ensure user productivity and allows admins to see all changes such as logins, password changes, theme changes, widget changes, new post creation, WordPress updates, etc. It is a complete WordPress activity logging solution. At the time of writing, the WP Security Audit Log plugin has over 80,000+ active installations with a rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars. This is a great choice if you are looking for a WordPress security solution that is compatible with multiple sites.