10 basic tips to improve WordPress security

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A website created with any CMS (content management system) is susceptible to being attacked by hackers in the same way that we are all susceptible to being run over when walking through a city. However, if we look both ways before crossing and make sure the sign is green, we will reduce the chances in the same way as if we apply certain maintenance and security measures to our websites.

Today, 43.1% of the websites on the ceo email list Internet are built with WordPress, making it the most widely used CMS with a 63.1% market share . That's why today I'm here to talk to you about the essential measures and tips that we can apply to improve WordPress security .

Why do you need to improve the security of your WordPress?
It is common to find yourself in the situation of having to explain that a website is not something you build, pay for and then leave it behind . To avoid scares, subsequent and periodic maintenance of both content and security is necessary , although many times threats are not suspected until they actually occur (and believe me, if we are not careful, they do happen, oh yes, they do happen!).

To try to be illustrative, I liked to use this analogy: “Imagine that you are planning to build a wooden house. You will have to design it and build it. Then you can enjoy it but you will have to worry about maintaining it, since wood needs certain treatments to withstand the passage of time or else it will rot and the house will end up falling down.” Well, the same thing happens with a website, nobody wants it to fall down anymore…

So WordPress isn’t secure? In fact, it is a secure content management system, but like any CMS, it is susceptible to attacks if not properly protected . The problematic part is not the core of WordPress, as its engineers work daily to protect it from vulnerabilities. The “problem” (note the quotation marks) is that since it is open source software, its source code is available to everyone, and this is what makes it so great but, at the same time, so dependent on good security efforts.