WordPress Lockdown
Posted by adminMAY 15, 2009
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WordPress – Lockdown procedure:
If you haven’t set up your security to block hackers here’s how you do it for a WordPress blogsite.
Step 1. How to Check if Your Blog has this Security Hole
Type into the browser the following URL for your site
http://www.YOUR-OWN-URL-HERE/wp-content/plugins
and if you see a simple page which lists all your plugins – congratulations! You have a problem. It means that anyone can download all your plugins (for which you paid money) – your folder is empty – this is a playground for a hack-minded person. Luckily there is a way to fix it quite easily without being a tech geek.
Step 2. How to Fix this Hole
To fix that issue and stop your blog from being naked, you need to do what is called “turn off the directory browsing” and this is a very easy thing to do.
You get into your CPanel account (where this blog is hosted) and look for an icon called Index Manager.
Click on this icon and get to the page which lists all folders on the blog and choose the folder which you wish to protect from directory browsing. You need to click on /public_html/ folder.
Once you have done it, you are on the page of settings. You should choose No Indexing from these settings.
Done! Now the folders and files inside your public_html are protected from stealing the files from them.
Once again, if you need a more advanced protection from hackers – check this out:
This is a product from the CLICKBANK MARKETPLACE. If you are affiliate marketing this is something you can offer clients – it uses a very smart idea to keeping the hackers away from your blogs. The hackers always look for the places of lesser resistance. If they see that you are protected, it is easier for them to find another prey rather than trying to break into your blog.
