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WordPress for Education

You're reading from   WordPress for Education Create interactive and engaging e-learning websites with WordPress book and ebook

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2012
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849518208
Length 144 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Adam Scott Adam Scott
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The popularity of the WordPress platform has led to attempts by hackers to exploit WordPress security vulnerabilities. While the instances of hacked WordPress installations which are up-to-date is uncommon, it is important to take preventative security measures.

The most important security precaution we can take is to make sure our WordPress installation is kept up-to-date. The WordPress team works to quickly patch security vulnerabilities. Whenever an update is available, we are notified through the WordPress dashboard. Follow the update process as described later in the chapter to ensure your WordPress installation is updated and secure.

Secure WordPress

Secure WordPress is a plugin that will automatically make a number of security tweaks to our WordPress installation. To use Secure WordPress, simply install and activate the plugin. The plugin works by automatically removing some of the WordPress security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers, such as the WordPress...

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