Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
1 Hour(s) 21 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Christine Maisel
Rating
Course Overview
Take WordPress security into your own hands with this comprehensive course and lock down your site from hackers.
"The instructor gives a comprehensive review of WP tools and techniques to secure your WP website better. No website is invulnerable to attack but this course will put you way ahead of the game in a short time. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and I plan to use the downloadable code to secure my websites. Excellent course worth the cost many times over!" - Brian Crane
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Every single day tens of thousands of WordPress websites are attacked. Hackers inject spam on your website, redirect your site visitors to other sites, delete your website files or take over complete control of your website.
It's quite scary what a hacker can do once they have access to your website.
If you're a WordPress website owner who thinks their website is too small or too insignificant for a hacker to target, think again. You see, most of the WordPress website attacks these days are completely automated which means no website is safe.
Hackers look for vulnerable websites that make it easy for them to gain access. It's your responsibility as a website owner to take security into your own hands and make a hackers job as difficult as possible so they go elsewhere.
By the end of this course you'll know and be able to implement the exact steps needed to protect your WordPress website from a variety of common attacks.
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"Have whipped through the course, I understand how vulnerable my site is and that I need to take steps to protect it. The explanations of which tools I would need and how I would apply them are clear and there is a useful checklist at the end." - Sharon Ghouila
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We'll cover steps you can take to better protect your website including:
- Two-step verification
- Using security keys
- Changing WordPress defaults
- Hiding, password protecting & denying access to core WordPress files and directories
- How to keep hackers from gaining access to your site through comments
- Selecting the right host
- Selecting the right themes and plugins
- and many other security measures
Not sure what these are? Not only will you learn about these security measures here, I'll show you exactly how to implement each one.
On top of that, we'll discuss:
- How to know if you website has been infected
- How to know if Google has blacklisted your website
- And the exact steps to take if your website is hacked
On top of that, I welcome any questions you have as you go through the process of securing your WordPress website.
Having your website hacked means you will lose time, money and possibly even your organic rankings. Don't leave another day to chance and secure your WordPress website today.
Course Content
- 7 section(s)
- 44 lecture(s)
- Section 1 An Introduction to This Course & WordPress Website Security
- Section 2 Top Techniques For Protecting Your WordPress Site
- Section 3 What's Hosting Got To Do With Website Security?
- Section 4 Easy WordPress Website Updates For More Security
- Section 5 IS YOUR WEBSITE ALREADY INFECTED?
- Section 6 WP PLUGINS, TOOLS & SERVICES
- Section 7 PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER
What You’ll Learn
- Take WordPress security measures into your own hands, Understand the most common WordPress attacks and how to protect your website from them, Know what hackers look for so you can close the loopholes that would otherwise give them easy access to your website, Know the exact steps to take in the event your website is hacked
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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TTeam member 1
Very basic things discussed in this course. We already have implemented higher security on what is mentioned in this course. Some of the steps can be Fatal, like moving config.php file to another directory. Very basic course.
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AAlain Pellicari
Very good, clear and precise training which enabled me to fully understand the various aspects of wordpress security. Thank you
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DDoug Grim
Well presented, and easy to understand, it would be nice if the course would include updates for 2022. The course mentions WordPress 4.3.1, and as of today, the version is 6.1.1. This means the course is close to 2017, and while many things may be the same, many things are not. Tech changes at a fast pace, and so should this course to stay relevant.
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LLisa EA
I asked a question to the instructor two weeks ago and never had an a reply. Also, I struggled to implement a lot of security measures recommended by the instructor.
