Security help qustion

  • Ariel2

    (@ariel2-1)


    11 years, 1 month ago

    Hello, what do you think about this type of security measure:

    Install wordpress by using “fantastico”, then install the plugin “better WP security” and do regular backups

    Of course I’d use an strong password, not admin user name, a trusted theme and plugins

    The question is, will that be enough?

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  • catacaustic

    (@catacaustic)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    There’s a good article about hardening WordPress that will tell you pretty much all that you need to know. There’s a few different security plugins out there so which one you use will depend on your own prioroties and comfort level.

    My only other suggestion would be to not use the Fantastico installer. From what I’ve seen Fantastico doesn’t keep up-to-date with the latest releases of WordPress as well as it should, so when new versions are released they can’t be updated in the same way as that breaks Fantastico. This means that there’s a possibility that any potential vunerability that’s been found and patched in te new version would remain open until your hosting company updates their Fantastico program.

    Thread Starter Ariel2

    (@ariel2-1)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks for your reply catacaustic, and yes, I was taking a fast look at “hardering wordpress” but then I wondered: maybe a security plugin takes care of this…so that was the reason of my doubt.

    And about fantastico what if after I install wordpress install to the new version? will solve the problem?

    catacaustic

    (@catacaustic)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    I don’t know if they’ve improved the system since I last tried it, but when I tried ot do an upgrade of WordPress from the Fantastico installed version, Fantastico broke. Woudln’t work any more for that site. So I gave up on using it and did all of the installations from that time on myself and avoided all of the hassles of using those sort of automated installers.

    Thread Starter Ariel2

    (@ariel2-1)

    11 years, 1 month ago

    Very apprecited your comments, thanks

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