Over 25 Million websites run on WordPress and no matter if you are running a blog, membership service, eCommerce website or any type of WordPress site the most critical part of your business is to simply keep your website running. (btw..if you are just starting out and need help getting your own WordPress website setup, checkout my step-by-step WordPress basics tutorial.) Staying on top of security can seem like a huge challenge and overwhelm many website owners, however this is an easy list of 4 essential tasks you should do (and I do) immediately to any WordPress website to protect it from a majority of attacks and vulnerabilities. There are many more security best practices and advanced measures I can list, but these 4 essential and simple steps will shield your website from numerous hacks, keep your site running, and should help you sleep better at night. :) 1. Create a unique Administrator user and remove the default "admin" user Leaving the default WordPress Administrator … Continue reading...
