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Wordfence Tutorial: How to Keep Your WordPress Site Safe from Hackers

7 June 2018 / 10 Comments

[This article was updated on 7 June 2018 to cover Wordfence 7.1.]

Hundreds of WordPress sites get hacked each day. How can you make sure yours isn’t one of them?

Let’s face it: WordPress security is a big topic. It can also seem a little scary at first glance. There are so many different ways that hackers can break into sites. How can you begin to protect your site against all these attacks?

Well, you can stop worrying! In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to install and configure a WordPress plugin that will dramatically beef up your site’s security, with very little effort on your part. The whole caboodle takes about 20 minutes to set up.

By the time you’re done, you’ll be able to relax, safe in the knowledge that your WordPress site is well-protected against those pesky hackers!

But first, let’s take a look at exactly how hackers do what they do — and why they do it.

UpdraftPlus Tutorial: How to Set Up Backups to Keep Your WordPress Site Safe

18 November 2016 / 8 Comments

So you have a WordPress site, and you know you should be backing it up. You know that WordPress backups are essential for keeping your site safe and secure.

You’ve heard about the free UpdraftPlus backup plugin and decided it to try it out on your site. Hey, good decision! UpdraftPlus is one of the world’s most popular and respected plugins for backing up WordPress sites.

But like all complex technology, UpdraftPlus can be a bit of a minefield. First you have to install it and work out all the settings. You need to link it up to your Dropbox or other cloud storage; set up schedules; and check it’s all working OK.

There are also tons of paid add-ons for UpdraftPlus. Are they worth it? Which ones should you buy?

Finally, if the worst happens and your site breaks, how do you use UpdraftPlus to restore everything and get it all working again?

You’ll learn all this — and more — in this tutorial. I’ll guide you through the process of installing UpdraftPlus; linking it to your Dropbox; setting up backup schedules; choosing add-ons; and restoring your site if disaster strikes.

By the time you’ve finished reading, you’ll understand exactly how to set up and manage your backups with UpdraftPlus, and you’ll be confident that your WordPress site is nice and safe!

Let’s start by taking a quick look at UpdraftPlus’s features.

WordPress Backups: The Ultimate Guide to Backing Up Your WordPress Site

4 November 2016 / 2 Comments

Your WordPress website is central to your business. If it disappeared tomorrow, you’d have a big problem on your hands!

That’s why it’s so important to have a full, working backup of your site. If the site crashes or gets hacked, you can restore it from the backup and be up and running again in an hour.

However, setting up WordPress backups can be confusing. How do they work? What do you need to back up? Where should you store the backups, and how long should you keep backups for? Which backup system should you choose, and how can you make sure your backups work properly?

This guide answers all of these questions. Once you’ve read it, you’ll understand how WordPress backups work, you’ll be able to choose the right backup system for your site, and you’ll be ready to start backing up your WordPress site safely and securely.

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