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I guess that happens to everybody – some leaves hundreds of spam messages in your comments section. I already discussed one method – to block that IP, username, email address in wordpress settings (under discussion). But sadly that doesn’t stop all of them. The last resort is to block their IP address through the .htaccess [...]
I would like to recommend to you also 2 great plugins that should help you secure your blog from hackers.
Wordpress Firewall plugin – which should block hacker attempts quite nicely. It will notify you by email if an suspicious activity occurred and show the attacker a 404 page.
Wordpress AntiVirus plugin – should help you from [...]
There are several ways you can get hacked but I want to tell you about a simple way to check if someone took control of your source code:
If you have Firefox installed just go: Tools – Page Info – Links There you see all the outgoing links from your website. If you don’t see the [...]
Before you go on, back up your Database. Description is found here.
Resetting your password through phpMyAdmin is useful if you suspect that your blog has been hacked. Please ensure first that your computer is up-to-date with Antivirus software, so your new password will be secure.
Log in. For a description on how to get there if [...]
I will show you 3 very simple steps that will protect your wordpress blog from Hackers. These are so simple but very effective, that don’t even involve installing additional plugins:
Pick a strong password.
When you sign up/log in for your blog you have to choose a password. Strong passwords are at least 7 digits long, have [...]
