Comments on: WordPress Security And A Plugin To Help You http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wordpress-security-plugin Internet Marketing Strategies, Techniques, Tips And Tricks Every Website Owner, New Or Experienced, Should Know, To Become Successful Too! Tue, 22 May 2012 06:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Titan http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22782 Titan Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:25:55 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22782 I got hacked before that's why I am more careful now. I regularly do back ups for my site content and I installed an intrusion detection system. but i will also try some of the tips you have mentioned here. Jedz I got hacked before that’s why I am more careful now. I regularly do back ups for my site content and I installed an intrusion detection system. but i will also try some of the tips you have mentioned here. Jedz

]]> By: Kim http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22698 Kim Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:43:10 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22698 It does seem that 1 out of 5 posts you run into lately are on Wordpress security issues. Thanks for the tips or reminders of areas that should be re-examined. I also wish Go Daddy would update their easy install/upgrade for WordPress more often - they seem to always be a couple of dot releases behind. It does seem that 1 out of 5 posts you run into lately are on WordPress security issues. Thanks for the tips or reminders of areas that should be re-examined. I also wish Go Daddy would update their easy install/upgrade for WordPress more often – they seem to always be a couple of dot releases behind.

]]> By: Skateboarding http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22667 Skateboarding Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:09:32 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22667 One of my blog got hacked and it managed to install malware on my site. Now whenever someone opens my blog, their system gets infected by malware. Google listed my blog as harmful and my rankings tanked. I then had to clean all the blog, and password protect the wp-admin directory to keep things rolling. One of my blog got hacked and it managed to install malware on my site. Now whenever someone opens my blog, their system gets infected by malware. Google listed my blog as harmful and my rankings tanked.
I then had to clean all the blog, and password protect the wp-admin directory to keep things rolling.

]]> By: Angel Moreno http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22666 Angel Moreno Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:46:22 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22666 I don't want to be hacked so I'm taking all the measures you have suggested. Thank you so much. If it may help I use the plug in WP-DBManager to regularly back up my blog. I just subscribed to your newsletter. I don’t want to be hacked so I’m taking all the measures you have suggested. Thank you so much. If it may help I use the plug in WP-DBManager to regularly back up my blog.

I just subscribed to your newsletter.

]]> By: Game Economy http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22607 Game Economy Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:43:54 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22607 Good call on these security issues. Re: passwords - I use keepass to generate strong and random keywords. A simple two click process brings up Keepass, I select the sight I want to log into, and copy/paste. Hasn't failed me yet. Keep up the great work! -Enzo Good call on these security issues. Re: passwords – I use keepass to generate strong and random keywords. A simple two click process brings up Keepass, I select the sight I want to log into, and copy/paste. Hasn’t failed me yet.

Keep up the great work!

-Enzo

]]> By: Jana http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22565 Jana Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:06:21 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22565 Thanks for the tips. They are very handy and I am off to download and install the plugin. I had someone hack into my hosting the other day so I am not going to take any more chances. Jana Thanks for the tips. They are very handy and I am off to download and install the plugin. I had someone hack into my hosting the other day so I am not going to take any more chances.

Jana

]]> By: Ann Jade http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22501 Ann Jade Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:47:46 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22501 I was hacked once, and never recovered from it, even though I did have all of the posts. But preventive measures are always the best. I'll get this installed right away. Ann Jade I was hacked once, and never recovered from it, even though I did have all of the posts. But preventive measures are always the best. I’ll get this installed right away.

Ann Jade

]]> By: Donna With Genewize http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22499 Donna With Genewize Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:49:48 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22499 WOW, this is an incredible find (this post). All great stuff here. i'm going to have to spend some time on this blog, because I have 3 Wordpress blogs now and I am not doing ANY of thee security measures! it's late, and I need to get to sleep, but I am wondering about the upgrading... I need to upgrade to 2.6.3, I have version 2.6. Is that worth it? Or wait for 7? Also, Does the Automatic Upgrade plugin take a backup first? Thanks everyone! i'll be back... WOW, this is an incredible find (this post). All great stuff here. i’m going to have to spend some time on this blog, because I have 3 WordPress blogs now and I am not doing ANY of thee security measures!

it’s late, and I need to get to sleep, but I am wondering about the upgrading… I need to upgrade to 2.6.3, I have version 2.6. Is that worth it? Or wait for 7?

Also, Does the Automatic Upgrade plugin take a backup first?

Thanks everyone! i’ll be back…

]]> By: Jody Palmer Model http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22479 Jody Palmer Model Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:03:11 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22479 Hi, Thanks for the posts it's very helpful, I am a wordpress user and my previous blog has been hacked but before it was hacked wordpress banned my blog and I contacted them about banning my blog and they said that I was trying to create multiple blogs, then I explained and told them that I only have 1 blog. They made my blog live again and after 1 week I cannot access my account but the blog is still there, so I decided to create a new one and change all my password. http://jodypalmermodel.wordpress.com Hi,

Thanks for the posts it’s very helpful, I am a wordpress user and my previous blog has been hacked but before it was hacked wordpress banned my blog and I contacted them about banning my blog and they said that I was trying to create multiple blogs, then I explained and told them that I only have 1 blog. They made my blog live again and after 1 week I cannot access my account but the blog is still there, so I decided to create a new one and change all my password.
http://jodypalmermodel.wordpress.com

]]> By: Tom At The Home Business Archive http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22477 Tom At The Home Business Archive Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:03:53 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22477 Thanks for the tips.I downloaded the Wordpress security plugin and ran it, it seems that everything is ok. I take a backup every week of all my blog files and store them on a USB-hard drive, just to be safe. -Thanks, Tom Lindstrom Thanks for the tips.I downloaded the WordPress security plugin and ran it, it seems that everything is ok. I take a backup every week of all my blog files and store them on a USB-hard drive, just to be safe.

-Thanks,
Tom Lindstrom

]]> By: become a freelancer http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22475 become a freelancer Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:10:28 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22475 Thank you for clearing that up for me. Your original explanation was clear, but I had it stuck in my head that the permissions influenced the comments. Now I understand. This has been a very helpful article. Thanks. Kelli Workman Thank you for clearing that up for me. Your original explanation was clear, but I had it stuck in my head that the permissions influenced the comments. Now I understand. This has been a very helpful article.

Thanks.

Kelli Workman

]]> By: Busby SEO Test http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22460 Busby SEO Test Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:04:54 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22460 Well said! My blog was hacked 2 days a go by Turkish for the reason I know not, i never know them nor get in touched with them yet all of sudden when I was trying to access my blog the screen has changed into dark background with the words This blog belongs to cyber hack...really pain in the *** Well said! My blog was hacked 2 days a go by Turkish for the reason I know not, i never know them nor get in touched with them yet all of sudden when I was trying to access my blog the screen has changed into dark background with the words This blog belongs to cyber hack…really pain in the ***

]]> By: Case Stevens http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22449 Case Stevens Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:29:49 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22449 @Kelli Maybe I wasn't as clear as I should be, so I'll try again. Wordpress allows you to set commenting or not plus some options (e.g. logging in). For everyone who accesses your blog, you'll want them to pass the options you've set in the Admin area. And you want to block ANY access to your files directly. But... ...if the last digit of your file permissions on your server is a 7, then anyone can access that FILE directly, without going through your blog, thus bypassing all your Admin settings. In other words, using FTP anyone can access the files and data that you used in your Admin area and overwrite or delete them, rather than using http to access your blog. That makes you very vulnerable, or, as Tom says, "you might as well post your user name and password on your blog!". So, permission settings is NOT about who can comment in your blog. Hope this is a better explanation. Case @Kelli
Maybe I wasn’t as clear as I should be, so I’ll try again.

WordPress allows you to set commenting or not plus some options (e.g. logging in).
For everyone who accesses your blog, you’ll want them to pass the options you’ve set in the Admin area. And you want to block ANY access to your files directly.

But…

…if the last digit of your file permissions on your server is a 7, then anyone can access that FILE directly, without going through your blog, thus bypassing all your Admin settings.

In other words, using FTP anyone can access the files and data that you used in your Admin area and overwrite or delete them, rather than using http to access your blog.

That makes you very vulnerable, or, as Tom says, “you might as well post your user name and password on your blog!”.

So, permission settings is NOT about who can comment in your blog.
Hope this is a better explanation.
Case

]]> By: Case Stevens http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22437 Case Stevens Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:59:01 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22437 Hi Tom, Thanks for chiming in and answering some questions. Always great to have the Master explain the topic himself. :-) Hi Tom,
Thanks for chiming in and answering some questions. Always great to have the Master explain the topic himself. :-)

]]> By: become a freelancer http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/wordpress-security-plugin/#comment-22442 become a freelancer Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:53:50 +0000 http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/?p=924#comment-22442 Thank you for this great post. Would you please do just a little more explaining? When talking about permissions, you said that write has a value of 2. When you say write, are you talking about the ability to leave comments? I was told to set all my permissions to all sixes, but I wondered if that was really safe. You advised us to set the third number as a 4. Does that allow your visitors to comment on your blog? Thank you for your patience and assistance. Kelli Workman Thank you for this great post. Would you please do just a little more explaining? When talking about permissions, you said that write has a value of 2. When you say write, are you talking about the ability to leave comments? I was told to set all my permissions to all sixes, but I wondered if that was really safe. You advised us to set the third number as a 4. Does that allow your visitors to comment on your blog?

Thank you for your patience and assistance.

Kelli Workman

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