At the risk of sounding like a broken record we can't emphasise the importance of keeping your website secure. You might think its overkill and a risk you are willing to take but we can guarantee you after being hacked once you will change your mind very quickly.

Hackers can steal user information, passwords, install malicious software, and can even distribute malware to your users. And all that without taking into consideraton the costs involved in getting your website and information back online if taken down.

Useful Wordpress Extensions

There are free and paid versions available in most cases below. Its up to you to determine the best mix for your particular website. These are some of our personal trusted favorites.

The Basics

• Take regular site backups
• Only install plugins & extensions that are necessary
• Protect Administrator Login url by changing it
• Keep Wordpress and Extensions Up to Date
• Smart Usernames and Passwords
• Wordpress Security Extensions
• Block Bad Bots
• Secure Connections
• File Permissions
• Enable Search Engine Friendly URLs
• Enable SSL / HTTPS

Useful tools

There are free and paid versions available in most cases. Its up to you and your web hosts to determine the best mix for your particular website.

iThemes Security - https://ithemes.com/security/Wordfence Security - https://www.wordfence.com/iThemes Sync - https://sync.ithemes.com/

JCH Optimize - https://www.jch-optimize.net/WP Super Cache - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/Contact Form 7 - https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/Yoast SEO - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/