A lot of people think that people who are working with the Internet are not having serious problems on their own. Honestly, the Internet is more troublesome than what you imagine. For example, a business person decided to set up a blog on the Internet by using WordPress. Since WordPress is a popular platform for bloggers, it is already targeted by various hackers around the globe. So what happens if your website is suddenly attacked by hackers and you do not have tight security?
Once your website is hacked, these hackers will have access to your posts. The worst thing happens when your website is already earning a lot of money. Once your website is hacked, your lifetime investments will surely turn into ruins. Everything that you worked for will suddenly disappear. Even if you manage to recover your site, the damage that it caused including the disappointments of your readers or customers will not be replaced.
How does WordPress deal with these Issues?
WordPress does not simply sit back and relax while most of their users are suffering from hackings and exploits. From time to time, the company does security upgrades to make sure that their users will not be affected by the same kind of hackings in the future. Since WordPress is doing their job, you also need to do yours as the user. You need to update regularly whenever an update is available. WordPress also released security plug-ins to help their clients. One of these is the WordPress secure login feature.
How does "WP Login Security Plug-in" Works?
The "WP Login Security Plug-in" adds another layer of security on your login process. It means that aside from the username and password that you use to access the page, they added more security in case someone found out about your login information. The plug-in will record the IP addresses that are being used by the administrators. It means that if you want your WordPress to open, you need to use the IP address recorded on the security plugin.
If the administrator account tried to log in from an IP address that is not recorded on the security plug-in, an activation link will be sent directly to the registered e-mail address of the administrator. The administration panel will be blocked until the activation link sent on the e-mail address is clicked. It means that anyone who tries to open your administrator account will not be successful unless they know the email that you registered and have access to that email account.
Before you decide to put up any security measures on your WordPress account, make sure that you handle any login concerns first. Your log in information is very important. It is also advisable to check out the other security plug-ins released by WordPress.
Hi my name is Robert Vance. I have been working with WordPress sites for over 7 years, since early 2005, when it was version 1.5 and i have the experience in Website security, repair, installation and upkeep. During that time I have managed and secured over 250 WordPress sites. I have been a programmer for 35 years and worked for several Fortune 500 companies and Government agencies. I am a certified Computer Crime Investigator and know the methods and tricks that the "bad guys" use to gain entry into your blog.
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