Wordpress security

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by mike4uuu, Feb 15, 2010.

  1. #1
    If a wordpress theme is not properly coded , or if i used a free wordpress theme ,is there a way/chance that a wordpress site can be hacked ?

    If so , How do i ckecked a theme !

    What abt the same case when it comes to a wordpress plugin ?

    Thanks in advance!
     
    mike4uuu, Feb 15, 2010 IP
  2. coolfriend

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    Take these 3 steps to secure your wordpress installation.

    1. Secure your /wp-admin/ directory.

    2. Make an empty wp-content/plugins/index.html file. Otherwise you leak information on which plug-ins you run. If someone wanted to hack your blog, they might be able to do it by discovering that you run an out-of-date plugin on your blog and then they could exploit that.

    3. Subscribe to the WordPress Development blog at http://wordpress.org/development/feed/ . When WordPress patches a security hole or releases a new version, they announce it on that blog.

    4. Install the plugin 'WP Security Scan"

    I think if you do all of these, you got nothing to worry about.
     
    coolfriend, Feb 15, 2010 IP
  3. madsane

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    any CMS can be hacked, and the more popular it is the more people will try to do it.
     
    madsane, Feb 15, 2010 IP