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Using WordPress
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Using WordPress

by Tris Hussey
July 2011
Beginner
368 pages
10h 42m
English
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14. Understanding WordPress Security

This chapter’s goal is to help you keep your website safe and secure from hackers.

Throughout this book, I’ve been saying things like “WordPress makes great blogs and websites” or “A blog is just a website, albeit a cooler one,” but there is one thing that you cannot forget—websites are on the Internet. I’m not going to kid you; people are on the Internet who like to mess with other people’s websites. Hackers often aim for big targets, but no one is beneath a hacker to try to breach. Because your site is on the Internet, and bad people are out there, you need to be aware of security and things you need to do to keep from getting hacked. You should also know how to fix the damage done if a hacker strikes. ...

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