Securing WordPress Blog
General recommendations
- Use the latest stable version of WordPress
- Rename “admin” user (using sql query)
- Use strong passwords (lEtTerS, numbers, special chars)
- Do not use “wp_” table prefix in your wordpress database
[TABLE=3]
Secure wp-content folder
.htaccess file:
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from all
<Files ~ ".(css|jpe?g|png|gif|js|doc|pdf)$">
Allow from all
</Files>
Secure wp-admin folder
.htaccess file:
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from my.ip.addr.ess1 my.ip.addr.ess2