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WordPress All-in-One For Dummies, 5th Edition
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WordPress All-in-One For Dummies, 5th Edition

by Lisa Sabin-Wilson
February 2024
Beginner content levelBeginner
608 pages
14h 45m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 4

Configuring WordPress for Optimum Security

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Understanding today’s web threats and how you can protect yourself

Bullet Using sources you can trust

Bullet Managing users and passwords effectively

Bullet Reducing the risk of attack

In this chapter, you deal with web security and how it pertains to WordPress. There are a lot of scary threats on the Internet, but with this chapter — and WordPress, of course — you’ll have a much better chance at keeping your website safe and secure.

Part of being a website owner is keeping your website and subscribers safe from hackers. You can’t ever be 100 percent secure. But with a WordPress website, you’re in good hands. The WordPress developers understand the importance of security, and they built a highly effective system to address any vulnerabilities you’ll run across.

Tip Always have a reliable backup system in place so if something goes wrong with your website, you can reset it to the last version that you know worked. Book 2, Chapter 6 shows ...

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