How to do it...

Use the following steps to check the security strength of the site and identify the steps to improve the security of the site:

  1. Log in to the Dashboard as an administrator.
  2. Click the WP Security menu item in the left menu to get a screen similar to the following. The plugin shows a security score for the site and the features that contribute to the score:
  1. Go to the Critical Feature Status section on the bottom of the screen to see a screen similar to the following. In this case, Admin Username and File Permissions are enabled. Depending on the way you installed WordPress, these options might be disabled as well. In such a ...

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