Help with security plugins

  • aliceemmett7

    (@aliceemmett7)


    8 years, 3 months ago

    Hi there,

    Newbie blogger here with no understanding of all the technical side of things (sorry). Just wondering when it comes to security plugins – I’ve got the following free versions installed/activated:

    WP Spamshield
    Wordfence Security
    Securi Security
    iThemes Security
    Akismet Antispam

    My questions is: do I need all of these? Which ones could I remove without losing any security function for my site? I really have no idea what I’m doing (as I’m sure will be obvious to many people in here) so would be super grateful to know what ones I need to ensure my site is safely protected, without adding unnecessary plugins to slow my site down.

    Thanks so much in advance!

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  • apsolut

    (@apsolut)

    8 years, 3 months ago

    Hi @aliceemmett7 (Im just a normal member),
    You can combine 2 plugins like (WordFence + iThemes Security) without issues, so you dont need other plugins for the same security – but you need something good for SPAM (like Aksimet – if you are using WordPress comments on your website?),

    Even just with WordFence you will have good security / the same as with iThemes Security -> it have some good extra premium features like 2FA (2Factor Auth), and can enable Captcha for comments, login, registration (that will kill 60% of comment spam).

    If you dont use comments (then you dont need SPAM, comments etc plugins)…
    If you need security then iThemes + WordFence is good free mix, if you go premium, then I would go with iThemes Security or even Securi Security (its great plugin).

    + Before anything else, the important part is secure password and some good Password Manager (like LastPass)

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    8 years, 3 months ago

    I’d use just one, lest they fight it out and break or slow down your site. More security plugins does not mean more better security.

    For spam, I like “Antispam Bee” and I use Google invisible recaptchas on all forms.

    Thread Starter aliceemmett7

    (@aliceemmett7)

    8 years, 3 months ago

    Thank you both so so much for taking the time to reply. I really appreciate your help 🙂

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