Why Wordpress is Not Completely Safe

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Why Wordpress is Not Completely Safe
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Since its creation, Wordpress has gained much
popularity and rightly so, because it can be used
even by people who are not wizards at code
writing and website creation. Not only is it
free, but also customizable as per your needs.
However, in the recent past, there have been a
few security issues that have emerged with this
tool. But there is no need to worry, because
there are plenty of easy ways out too!
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What exactly is Wordpress?

• Even though you might have heard of Wordpress,
  there is a chance that you might not know what it
  exactly is.
• In very simple words, Wordpress is a free
  program that allows people to start their own
  blogs. However, on a deeper level, this is a tool
  that enables websites to manage all the content
  with ease. Wordpress is based on PHP and MySQL
  and functions on a web hosting service.

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Who uses Wordpress?

• Since Wordpress is a free program, it can be
  used by almost anyone however, it is people who
  are looking to set up websites or enable content
  management systems on their existing websites,
  who use it the most. In addition, many innovative
  bloggers, who are willing to get their minds and
  thoughts out there, are also using Wordpress.

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Benefits of Wordpress
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• There is no reason why you should not use
  Wordpress, because the number of benefits that
  come along with this tool are truly incredible.
  Just some of them include
• Very easy to use
• Extremely cost effective
• Websites can be accessed from anywhere
• Perfectly acclimatised for search engines and
  social networking sites

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• Completely customizable
• Plenty of plugins on offers
• Allows multiple users
• Built in blog
• Offers plenty of growth and modifications
  opportunities

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Security issues with Wordpress
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• Over the past few years, a few issues have
  cropped up with Wordpress and this has been a
  cause of alarm, mainly because this is such a
  widely used tool. There are primarily two issues
  and these are
• Concerns related to login attempts
• Concerns related to what could happen if the
  login succeed

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What Can Go Wrong

• You would have quite obviously put in a lot of
  love and effort into your website, and the last
  thing you would want is someone hacking into it
  and stealing it away from you. This could happen
  if someone tries to login into your account and
  someone who is smart enough could actually do it,
  especially if you are not careful enough.

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• Not lets imagine a scenario where someone
  actually manages to successfully login youre
  your website, there are plenty of things that
  could go horribly wrong. Just some of the things
  an unauthorised user could do are
• Add new files
• Modify the files that are already present
• Add more users, which could lead to more havoc

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• Change existing passwords to block out original
  users
• Introduce spyware or malware
• Turn a great website into a spam site

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How to Avoid the Loopholes

• There is no real need to panic because there are
  some ways of ensuring that a website remains safe
  at all times and is protected from a range of
  attacks. These methods include
• Creating a strong password, one which is not easy
  to hack

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• Ensure that are regular backups, so that all
  information and content is safe
• There is an add-on on offer, which will put a
  limit on the number of login attempts
• The admin user name should definitely be changed
• Sensitive files should always be kept secure

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• In conclusion, Wordpress, till date, remains one
  of the best tools for content management and
  online blogging, provided, users ensure they take
  all precautionary measures to keep their website
  safe. In addition, since the measures are quite
  easy to take, it would be outright silly not to
  induct the same.

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Thank You!