{"id":50237,"date":"2019-11-13T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T16:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=50237"},"modified":"2024-04-12T12:49:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T16:49:29","slug":"additional-steps-to-protect-your-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/additional-steps-to-protect-your-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional Steps to Protect Your Website"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the most dominant content management system (CMS) on the internet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/\">WordPress<\/a> is appealing to hackers, putting your website at risk. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/10-ways-to-secure-wordpress\/\">Securing your WordPress<\/a> website is vitally important. Not only can you lose your entire site, but if you\u2019ve been hacked, Google can deter visitors from visiting it as well. The developers behind WordPress know this and that\u2019s part of the reason they roll out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/update-wordpress-from-admin-dashboard\/\">regular updates<\/a> &#8212; to fix vulnerabilities. However, there are also additional steps you can take to protect a small business website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below we\u2019ll cover additional steps to protect your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#hosting\">Web Hosting<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#themes\">Premium Themes<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#security\">Security<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#login\">Login Page<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#backup\">Backups<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Ask how our NGINX-powered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress Hosting<\/a> can improve your WordPress performance today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hosting\">Hire the Best Web Hosting Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step you can take in securing your website is to ensure you pick a web hosting company that\u2019s as committed to your site security as you are. A good host will have several security barriers in place to fend off intrusion, preventing your site from being wiped out or your domain hijacked. InMotion Hosting is invested in both hardware and software resources, making upgrades, updates and backups regularly, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/amp\/how-to-get-great-technical-support\/\">offering users 24\/7 Live Support<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"theme\">Don\u2019t Skimp on Your Theme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Skip the jailbroken null theme and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/themes\/troubleshooting-a-wordpress-theme-you-bought-online\/\">pick a premium theme<\/a>. A premium theme typically has some security features built into the code. Not only that, when you pay for a premium theme, you also get the updates as they\u2019re rolled out, which can include critical patches for security holes. A nulled theme doesn\u2019t get these updates, and what\u2019s more, it may have malicious code included, risking your secure WordPress website and content.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"plugin\">Use a Security Plugin&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/recommended-security-plugins\/\">WordPress security plugins<\/a>, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/email\/wp-cerber-security-antispam-bot-detection-settings\/\">WP Cerber<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/wordfence\/\">Wordfence<\/a>, help you manage the day-to-day monitoring of your small business website for security purposes. While it isn\u2019t a complete substitute for your attention and awareness, it is a useful tool, alerting you as soon as a problem like malware is detected. A critical aspect of using a security plugin &#8212; or any plugin &#8212; is making sure it\u2019s kept up-to-date as new versions are released.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"login\">Tighten Up Your Website Login Procedures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/change-url-in-admin-dashboard\/\">changing the default log-in URL<\/a> manually, or with a security plugin, that\u2019s established with every WordPress installation to something else. This will help cut down on the chance that a brute force attack on your website will be successful. In addition, WordPress gives users the option of limiting the number of log-in attempts to their small business website through the settings screen, which can also help lock out hacking attempts. Requiring two-factor authentication can also ensure only those authorized to log in can do so. And don\u2019t forget to use good username and password habits; change the given \u201cadmin\u201d username to something else and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/security\/password-strength\/\">pick a strong password<\/a>, changing it regularly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"backup\">Make Site Backups a Part of Your Routine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the best security planning, hackers may at some point get the best of your site or your hosting company. If it ever happens to you, you\u2019ll be glad you have a current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/recommended-wordpress-backup-plugins\/\">copy of your website backed up<\/a> instead of having to start from scratch with the design and content changes you\u2019ve made over time.&nbsp;While WordPress is a secure and well-supported platform for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/security\/why-security-is-important-for-small-businesses\/\">building your small business website<\/a>, it\u2019s a good idea to supplement those efforts through action. From choosing InMotion Hosting to buying premium themes to restricting user access, there are concrete steps you can take to minimize your risk and secure your WordPress website. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/contact\">Call us today<\/a> today to discuss your website security needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the most dominant content management system (CMS) on the internet, WordPress is appealing to hackers, putting your website at risk. Securing your WordPress website is vitally important. Not only can you lose your entire site, but if you\u2019ve been hacked, Google can deter visitors from visiting it as well. The developers behind WordPress know<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/additional-steps-to-protect-your-website\/\"> Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57014,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wordpress"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Additional Steps to Protect Your Website<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Website security is important. 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