The normal WordPress installation process is easy but it doesn’t create an environment secure from hackers. For example, your blog has a user called “admin” that has control over the operation of the blog. But so does every other blog using the default installation process. And hackers know that. If they can get control of the admin userid, they can turn your blog into their plaything. If you get rid of “admin” and call your administrative ID something else they wouldn’t guess, that’s one less weakness for them to exploit.

Bryan Doyle’s new training, Secure Your WP, shows you how to make this change and many others to make your site nearly hacker-proof. (As long as there are hackers who constantly seek new ways to steal, your site will never be completely hacker-proof.)

Another example is that by default, WordPress tables are all named beginning with “wp_” and tables serving particular purposes have particular names, so hackers know what table contains permission records and other sensitive information. By changing the prefix to random characters, instead of wp_, these tables are hidden from hackers. These are just two of the many ways you need to block hackers from your system.

The heart of this training is a 28 page step-by-step guide to what vulnerabilities to watch out for, what plugins (mostly free) to install to correct the vulnerabilities, and how to set up those plugins for the best security.

This is a thorough look at an important topic. You can get a copy here: Secure Your WP

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