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WebsiteDefender WordPress Security

Helps you secure your WordPress installation and provides detailed reporting on discovered vulnerabilities and how to fix them.

The WebsiteDefender WordPress Security plugin is the ultimate must-have tool when it comes to WordPress security. The plugin is free and monitors your website for security weaknesses that hackers might exploit and tells you how to easily fix them. You can also sign up for a full 15 day WebsiteDefender trial which includes includes extra security checks and daily malware scans. WebsiteDefender integrates with the plugin which allows you to see all your security alerts from your WordPress dashboard.

Key security features:

  • Removal of error information on login page
  • Automatically adds index.php to WordPress directories to avoid information disclosure
  • Removal or WordPress version
  • Removal of Really Simple Discovery meta tag
  • Removal of Windows Live Writer meta tag
  • Removal of WordPress update information to non admin wordpress users
  • Removal of WordPress plugins update information to non admin wordpress users
  • Removal of WordPress theme update information to non admin wordpress users
  • Hides the WordPress version in the backend dashboard for non admin wordpress users
  • Disables database error reporting
  • Disables PHP error reporting

Security tools:

  • Strong Password Generator which you can use to protect your WordPress from brute force attacks.
  • Database tool which you can use to automatically rename the WordPress database table prefix to protect WordPress from zero day vulnerabilities.

Integration with WebsiteDefender:

If you are a WebsiteDefender user you can check out all WebsiteDefender WordPress Security alerts from your WordPress dashboard. WebsiteDefender scans your website daily for security issues and malware and creates automated backups, making sure you are fully covered. If you're new to WebsiteDefender, you can try it out for free for 15 days. Simply download the plugin and sign up for your 15 day trial, and join the vast community of WordPress users that are enjoying peace of mind when it comes to their WordPress security!

For more information on the WebsiteDefender WordPress Security plugin and other WordPress security news, visit the WebsiteDefender Blog. Post any questions or feedback on the WebsiteDefender WordPress Security plug-in forum.

Requires: 3.0 or higher
Compatible up to: 3.5.1
Last Updated: 2013-2-19
Downloads: 49,890

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3.1 out of 5 stars

Support

3 of 3 support threads in the last two months have been resolved.

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